[TenTec] Orion Anodized Face Plate?

[kb0pe]

Yes, put me on the the list for titty pink with nipple brown trim!

Dave - KB0PE

----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen" <paulc@mediaone.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2002 3:36 AM
Subject: [TenTec] Orion Anodized Face Plate?


> Since Ten-Tec has led the way in the use of aluminum during its entire
> products' history, I suggest something completely radical for the Orion...
>
> How about an anodized front panel with a choice of anodized colors?
Kinda'
> like the Nokia approach to cell phones where different color aluminum
plates
> can be snapped on to the front depending on your current operating mood!
>
> Anodizing front panels is truly the ne-plus-ultra when it comes to
> electronic equipment industrial design.  Witness the use of bold, anodized
> colors in the high-end audiophile Hi-Fi world.  Almost all of my custom
> projects go through anodizing.  On a one-piece set-up basis, it is not
> cost-effective.  But for an operation like Ten-Tec, this could be a whole
> new competitive edge to that nasty consumer black plastic that all the
other
> manufacturers are using.
>
> Think of it...anodized panels for the Orion in your choice of brilliant
red,
> blue, gold, black, teal...Whoa!
>
> -Paul, W9AC
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Troy Wideman" <w6hv@surfbest.net>
> To: <jimr.reid@verizon.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>; "Jim Miller"
> <k4sqr@juno.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 22:19 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re: [Ten-Tec] Serious stuff!! Changed Logo Color??
>
>
> > Jim,
> > Guess that explains the black 238A that I got recently.
> > 73,
> > Troy, W6HV
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jim Miller" <k4sqr@juno.com>
> > To: <jimr.reid@verizon.net>; <tentec@contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, February 01, 2002 3:08 PM
> > Subject: [TenTec] Re: [Ten-Tec] Serious stuff!! Changed Logo Color??
> >
> >
> > > Jim and Ten-Tec'ers;
> > >
> > > When I questioned Ten-Tec's decision on a Black case for the Orion,
the
> > > reply stated there will be a changeover to Black on other models
during
> > > 2002, to shed any "Omni" connection. So this is why the Jupiter and
> > > RX-350 are darker now.
> > >
> > > Personally, I prefer Omni Gray.
> > >
> > > 73,
> > > Jim, K4SQR
> > >
> > > On Fri, 1 Feb 2002 11:29:39 -1000 "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
> > > writes:
> > > > Had the gear here a few weeks now,  and have just
> > > > noticed the little red/orange dot in the center of the
> > > > TT logo is BLACK on both my Pegasus and RX-340!!
> > > >
> > > > That dot has been a shade of red or orange ever since
> > > > my Triton 544 of the late 70's era, and still is on my
> > > > Corsair II and both 961 and 962 power supplies.  Am
> > > > sure it was red on my Omni VI+  now sold and gone,
> > > > wasn't it??
> > > >
> > > > A bit concerned....
> > > >
> > > > 73,  Jim  KH7M
> > > >
> > > >
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