Not so much.  I like the black but would like the control markings to contrast 
the background....or better yet be backlit...LEDs are cheap.
I dislike metallic plated plastics for something like a front panel and the 
days of metal panels has passed I think.
Just an opinion...
Cecil
K5DL
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On Jan 21, 2014, at 12:01 PM, John Farler <k4avx1@windstream.net> wrote:
> The biggest thing in design that should be easy to fix is the "Black Box" 
> syndrone.  I know it's
> just a surface thing - not important to the operation of the radio. But it 
> makes a complex
> transceiver look almost like a common comsumer electronic device. Might be 
> something
> to attatch to a TV, or anything else.   Some brands seem to consider their 
> gear consumer
> grade, since they seem to bring out a new model every two or three months.
> 
> Changing  the color back to  aluminum or some other lighter color would also
> distinguish TT from all the Japanese Black Boxes, not to mention making the 
> markings
> more visible to us older guys.  That and bringing the orange dot would make a
> distinction that we TT owners appreciate (I think).
> 
> This should not be a big change...so not much time involved.  How important is
> this to other TT owners looking for some new models??
> 
> 73,
> John, K4AVX
> 
>> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of John Henry
>> Sent: Tuesday, January 21, 2014 8:35 AM
>> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
>> Subject: [TenTec] What's going to be next?
>> 
>> TEN-TEC is reevaluating a lot of things right now.
>> Yes, there will still be future rigs, yes, we will still maintain the
>> software for current production and some out of production. e.g. the
>> 565/Orion is being worked on a bit right now, the 588/OMNI-VII is being
>> worked on right now. Please, don't ask me to do more to them than what we
>> have already planned, because I will try to fit it in and it will delay
>> getting them out even further.
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