[TenTec] (no subject)

[Simmons, Reid W]

My reply thoughts and comments:


I, for one, have had no trouble with the Ten Tec web site.  I rarely 
have found it to be down and I visit it quite often.  As far as website 
content goes, I have no problem with that either.  Ten Tec is, after 
all, a small company and I have seen some really HUGE companies put out 
some really POOR web sites.  There are also many mega-companies out 
there that have NO website at all.

I look at owning a Ten Tec rig as "enlightenment".  If owning a Ten Tec 
rig is a cult, then I confess to being a "cultist".  I have owned many 
YeaComWoods in my 36+ years of hamming, and one thing I can say for sure 
is "I like rice but I don't like rice boxes".

I have found Ten Tec service to be far more than "a bit better" than 
other companies in the same field.  For one thing I enjoy talking to 
someone who speaks English as their native language (albeit with a 
Tennessee accent!), and I have found their response to be quick and 
their advice very good.  My experience with service from the "other 
companies" has been, in most cases, a nightmare that never ends... can 
you spell "S-T-U-P-I-D  P-E-O-P-L-E", boys and girls?  If I had a 
complaint about the Ten Tec Service Department it might be that it 
closes at 4:00 PM Eastern time, which is only 1:00 PM out here in 
Oregon.

As far as a larger product selection goes the only area I see for 
improvement might be a CW/SSB/AM (FM purposely omitted) transceiver for 
6 & 2 and maybe some UHF bands.

Oh, and by the way, if the rumors of Kenwood exiting the Amateur Radio 
market prove to be true, how long will it be before Yeasu and Icom 
follow suit?  Japanese companies are highly profit motivated and will 
often "fall on their swords" rather surrender profit or market share.

Pardon my ramblings, I accidentally overdosed on my medication last 
night.

Reid, K7YX


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Subject: [TenTec] (no subject)
Author:  "KMerzel" [SMTP:KMerzel@aol.com] at MSXGATE
Date:    5/13/98 7:12 AM


Hello All:
   I would like to know if anyone else out there is a bit put off by the Ten
Tec web site. If it is running - as I find it to be down most of the time-
it 
loads very slow and does not display all of the graphics.  I hate to mention

the competition but I find the TT web site to be a reflection of the
company.
    I am the proud owner of a 100% TT station and yes the service is a bit
better than others but I think TT has a "cult" following and the company 
cannot break out of this mind set.
    The competition certainly has a larger product selection and I do
believe
TT has a very high quality factor but I cannot help feeling that somehow 
owning TT is a compromise of sorts. Oh, well with that off my chest I look 
forward to any thoughts and comments.
    73   Ken

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