$%&*#@* ! ! ! Re: [TenTec] contesting.com now has an Orion list

[Jim Miller]

I concur with Paul & John's comments.
With Orion owners not wishing to stay on the Ten-Tec reflector, tips,
mods, etc. will take longer for comments in general to be made to the
Ten-Tec group.
Too bad.
 de K4SQR
  
On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:55:54 -0400 "John L Merrill"
<jmerrill1 at adelphia.net> writes:
> Amen.
> 
> John N1JM
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Paul Valko - 
> W8KC
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 8:52 PM
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> Subject: $%&*#@* ! ! ! Re: [TenTec] contesting.com now has an Orion 
> list
> 
> 
> I sent the contesting.com list admin a strongly worded statement 
> for
> allowing a Ten*Tec subgroup on contesting.com.
> 
> Unfortunately, it's too late to stop this action, but let's hope 
> they do not
> allow more balkanization of the Ten-Tec reflector on 
> contesting.com.
> 
> Just what is it with the Orion owners?  They own what is arguably 
> the finest
> radio in the world and it just seems they don't want to be part of 
> this
> "family."  I hope to own one eventually too, but I'll be damned if I 
> will
> subscribe to yet-another-reflector just to hear about that radio.  
> This list
> is just fine and has been for many years.  This is a sad day for all 
> Ten Tec
> fans.
> 
> You know, it's interesting that a HUGE manufacturer like Yaesu can 
> get by
> with just one reflector, but Orion owners insist on having their 
> own.
> 
> Very sad indeed.
> 
> =paul= W8KC
> Collector of Ten*Tecs and other fine plastics.
> Visit the Virtual Ten*Tec Museum at 
> http://mywebpages.comcast.net/w8kc
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Eric Scace K3NA" <eric at k3na.org>
> To: "TenTec mailing list" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Monday, October 06, 2003 5:48 PM
> Subject: [TenTec] contesting.com now has an Orion list
> 
> 
> >    Based on the earlier discussion, it seems apparent that more 
> than a few
> people would like a separate e-mail list devoted to the
> > Orion transceiver.
> >
> >    It also seems apparent that more than a few people prefer such 
> a list
> NOT to be on Yahoo.
> >
> >    W4AN has graciously agreed to host an Orion e-mail list on
> contesting.com, the same place which hosts the TenTec list.  And,
> > since I feel responsible for originally creating such a mess by 
> grumping
> publicly about the Yahoo privacy policy, I volunteered to
> > handle the administrative chores for this Orion list.
> >
> >    Click on over to 
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/orion to
> subscribe.
> >
> > 73,
> >    -- Eric K3NA
> >
> >
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