[TenTec] IC7800 Review: Why is this getting covered here?

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Finally, someone with a sense of humor! Frank, K4VMO
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed and Janet" <janed at burgoyne.com>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 2:20 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] IC7800 Review: Why is this getting covered here?


> Nice going Al.  Ed K7UC
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: <al_lorona at agilent.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2004 11:05 AM
> Subject: RE: [TenTec] IC7800 Review: Why is this getting covered here?
> 
> 
> > 
> > Why is a review of the IC7800 being discussed on the Ten Tec 
> > mail list?
> > 
> > Rob Atkinson
> > K5UJ
> > 
> > 
> > i agree...  please move it to some icom list....
> > 
> > bill
> > 
> >
> > I repeat the question -- why is this being discussed at such great on
> the 
> > TenTec list?  Isn't this list devoted to the operation, use, and
> maintenance of 
> > TenTec gear? 
> >
> > Jim Brown  K9YC
> 
> Right on! I joined this list to talk about TEN TEC, darn it, and I don't
> want any mention of anything else cluttering up my inbox! Ten Tec only,
> understand?
> 
> >From now on, let's keep any discussion of any non-Ten Tec equipment off
> of this list. That includes Kensucom, Ameritron, LDG, MFJ, Inrad, all of
> the antenna manufacturers, all tower brands, any and all batteries,
> non-Ten Tec power supplies, any references to Radio Shack parts, Mouser,
> Digi-Key, RigRunner, computer equipment, software, Hustler, SGC,
> SteppIR, Gap, Cushcraft, M2, Hy-Gain, Force 12, all of the myriad audio
> "hi-fi" stuff, non-Ten Tec microphones, headsets, boatanchors, Bencher
> (and all other makers of keys, bugs, paddles, iambic paddles, keyers,
> and morse readers), speakers, amplifiers, rotators, coax cables,
> open-wire line, transmitting tubes, baluns, all of the hundreds of
> brands of non-Ten Tec antenna tuners, non-Ten Tec kits, furniture,
> books, and all else. No references to magazines in which Ten Tec does
> not advertise. I don't want to hear about your dipole if it isn't made
> with Ten Tec wire!
> 
> When discussing Ten Tec rigs, let's stay away from many of the topics
> that bore me, like "receiver performance" and "transmitter cleanliness".
> Let's try to keep it to amiable discussions of aesthetics like size of
> S-meters and 'feel' of on-off switches. Let's try to stay away from
> potentially contentious topics like phase noise and dit-chopping.
> 
> I don't want you to compare my Ten Tec with any other rig. I believe
> that my Ten Tec is the best, and I don't want you to burst my bubble.
> 
> In addition, if a particular topic does not interest me, even if it is
> Ten Tec-related, I will notify the list and discussion should cease
> immediately. I know I am just one person, but if I am offended by a
> particular topic, I expect you all to drop the thread straightaway. And
> no telling me to "use the delete key" or whatever. I don't want to be
> inconvenienced in the least.
> 
> Examples of threads that are very offensive to me include, but are not
> limited to:
> 
> 1. Did Faraday invent the dBm, or was that Fessenden?
> 
> 2. How many angels can dance on the tip of a quarter-wave vertical?
> 
> 3. Which amplifier is best color-coordinated with my orange-dot Ten Tec?
> 
> 4. How come I get no output when I speak into my $500 mic?
> 
> 5. Are three 400 Hz filters really better than four 600 Hz filters in
> cascade?
> 
> 6. Has anyone tried a steel dome over their house for grounding?
> 
> 7. Compare and contrast 2-tube regen with Ten Tec Orion.
> 
> 8. I want to sound just like W4PA in the contest. What do I have to do?
> 
> 9. Does a Beverage really hear better than my attic dipole?
> 
> 10. And, my all-time favorite, "Gee, my radio doesn't do that."
> 
> I expect strict compliance to this rule. Although I am reluctant to
> pursue legal action, I will keep all options open to protect my American
> civil liberties. Let's keep this a friendly list, and may I remind you
> that 'friendly' implies that we are tolerant of intolerance.
> 
> Al  W6LX
> 
> 
> 
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