[TenTec] Contest Data and Conclusions

[Tommy]

I really would like to respond to this, however, in the spirit of 
this Christmas time, I have no wish to further embarass anyone at 
Ten Tec. I will just tell you Bill, if my problem were unique, you 
can rest assured that by now this entire station would have been 
torn down and  rebuilt in search of a solution. However, it was 
extremely difficult to do that in light of the fact that if I just 
removed the Orion, and replaced it with an Omni 6, an Omni 6 Plus, 
or an IC-781, the set up worked flawless, using, in most cases, the 
same interface cableing. Nevertheless, that possibility still exist, 
however slim. I bought my Orion and my Titan 3 with the full 
intention of enjoying another fabulous transceive design from Ten 
Tec and to keep it turned on and to operate it long and often during 
my retirement years. I did not put out almost eight  thousand bucks 
just to sit on this reflector sending emails.

There is a lot more to this, in terms of my communication with Ten 
Tec that just should not be publically published.

As for the loaner unit, I doubt if anyone noticed it, but my emails 
to this reflector, stating the Orion/Titan 3 problem,  effectively 
stopped during the time I had the loaner. You may read what you wish 
into that. I am not moving on as I  intend to keep all of my other 
Ten Tec gear, and just continue to enjoy their comparative flawless 
operation.

Thanks  you, as always, industurious input and helpful suggestions.

Tom - W4BQF

>         My question was:
>
> "do all Orion - Titan 3's eshibit the problem you had?"
>
> If yes, then there is a generic problem which **SHOULD** be
> addressed by Ten-Tec.  If no, then there is something unique
> to your application causing your unique problem.  If the latter,
> I'm not sure it is Ten-Tec's problem to solve unique user
> problems.  They should certainly try to help, as I'm
> sure they have (i.e. your loaner unit), but being in
> business to make a profit, I doubt they can hand-hold
> every unique problem that comes their way.  Do you think
> one of the 3 majors would have sent you a loaner to test?
> I frankly doubt it.  It seems to me Ten-Tec has gone out
> of their way to help you resolve your problem.  Having
> failed, I think you did the right thing to move on, but
> don't now blame Ten-Tec because they couldn't solve your
> unique problem.
>
>         Merry Christmas to you and your family, everyone on
> the reflector and to everyone at Ten-Tec!
>
>                                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV


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