[TenTec] Public Opinion

[W1GOR]

Hey...!  Get a grip on reality and stop posturing your alleged EE's, CPA's,
LLD's, ESQ's and the rest of your academic nonsense and FIND THE CAUSE OF
THE SHUTTLE DISASTER...  Your overly simplistic opinions of Ten-Tec's
difficulties in delivering the Orion are boring the heck out of the rest of
the readers.   Everything that you two, and George have written about
Ten-Tec are based on pure conjecture and absolutely no fact whatever...

If you cannot wait for the Orion, spend your efforts building some QRP rigs
and exchange your nonsense on the novice bands...

73, with no apologies or excuses... Larry, W1GOR


----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul Christensen, Esq." <w9ac at arrl.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, February 04, 2003 1:41 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Public Opinion


> > Anyone have feelings or thoughts on this?
> >
> > Bob I sure do.
> > First I'm not a techie but business type with two degrees and a CPA
> > certificate.
> > I am astonished that TT would announce a product so far in advance of
> > production and testing. I keep wondering how they survive financially.
>
> Rebuttal:
>
> First, I hold a J.D. law degree, a fully accredited MBA, and a
double-baccalaureate in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science.
> Big deal and so what?  In my opinion, it's Ten-Tec's prerogative to
pre-announce the release of anything they want...on any terms
> they want; they are the masters of their own business plan.
>
> Ten-Tec survives simply because they are obviously providing products and
service that meet the demands of their customers.
> Notwithstanding a plethora of "nit-pick" issues on this reflector, I
believe it's fair to say that most folks who have tried
> Ten-Tec....like Ten-Tec.  Ten-Tec offers many unique features in their
products and a return plan that cannot be found elsewhere.
> Even those on this group who endlessly complain about micro-chirps,
black-colored face panels, silver trim rings, 100-watt power
> blocks, and internal antenna tuners somehow manage to stay with this
reflector.  I'm assuming its because despite the fact that
> their products are not designed exactly and specifically to their needs,
they nevertheless remain Ten-Tec users.  I don't think
> there is any other group out there who is as passionate about their
equipment as the Ten-Tec user.  (BTW - A close friend of mine
> owns a Harley-Davidson motorcycle and guess what?  Their most dedicated
owners are also their biggest critics...sound familiar?). My
> take on this is that the equipment generally comes very close to their
personal demands, but its that 5% of the total package that
> we cannot seem to live with and generates the nonsensical feedback.
>
> The alternative is for Ten-Tec to keep absolutely everything a
closely-guarded secret....just like Yaesu, Kenwood, and ICOM; they
> are the masters of disguise and manipulation.   Instead of pre-release
announcements on forthcoming products, let's just wait until
> we see the ads on the inner cover of QST....just like the other three.
Which would you prefer?
>
> As to pre-payments, were all big boys and girls once we begin seriously
considering the Orion class of equipment.  Seriously, if
> you're having this much anxiety over an order placement (an order that is
not executed until delivery), then you need to step back
> and re-assess where you are in all of this.
>
> -Paul, W9AC
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