[TenTec] Ten Tec and Orion Year End Thoughts

[John Sheeley]

Well said John
another John
WB4QDA
--- N0KHQ at aol.com wrote:

> Hello Group and Happy Holidays,
>  
> Over the last year we have all sat at our
> comfortable operating positions  
> reading email concerning Ten-Tec and the Orion.
>  
> As this year comes to an end, I cant help to think
> about the wonderful  
> accomplishments Ten Tec has made with the design and
> development of the Orion  and 
> as a world class leader in the market of HF
> communications  equipment.
>  
> Ten-Tec has set a new standard for other
> manufacturers to follow. I'm very  
> happy that it is an American manufacturer that has
> laid it all on the  line.
>  
> The technology that you see today in other
> manufactured HF equipment did  not 
> come from its country of origin. This technology was
> developed by very  
> bright and capable engineers right here in the USA
> many years ago. But, due to  USA 
> investors seeking immediate returns on their
> investment and not willing to  
> invest in the future, this technology was sold, by
> Americans, to country's  
> like Japan and Germany. And, this is a fact! (check
> it out)
>  
> Now, it would be very easy, and probably very
> profitable for Ten-Tec to  say, 
> "the hell with this, we're selling the whole thing
> to Japan or Germany or  
> even China".
>  
> Ten-Tec is the last USA HF communications equipment
> manufacturer. If  they 
> should decide to give it up.............we're
> screwed.
>  
> I, like many others, chose to purchase equipment
> from Ten-Tec for many  
> different reasons. 
>  
> Reasons why I go with Ten-Tec:
> 1. If you dont like it, you can send it back. (30
> day return policy. This  is 
> a big one with me)
> 2. The service department is great and fast. (got
> some stories to tell on  
> this one)
> 3. Ten-Tec makes every effort to address purchasers
> concerns.
> 4. Ten-Tec will voluntarily make design changes to
> your rig, when in for  
> service, at no charge to you. (this has happened to
> me  several times)
> 5. The folks at Ten-Tec speak the same language as I
> do........English Its  
> Smokey Mountain English......but its understandable.
>  
> I've been a ham for a while and have owned and
> operated many rigs. I've  
> always found something that I didnt really care for
> in I/K/Y rigs, but I learned  
> to live with their annoyances.
>  
> There have been only a handful of hams on this list
> that dont care for the  
> Orion, and its a shame that possible future
> purchasers of the Orion are basing  
> their decision not to buy on the negative remarks of
> 4 or 5  hams.
>  
> I'm sure that Ten-Tec has sold 1000 Orion's or maybe
> more. To have only 4  or 
> 5 hams complain about the operation of the Orion
> isnt bad when you consider  
> the number sold. We would all like to see 100%
> satisfaction, but it aint gonna 
>  happen.....you know and I know it.
>  
> I personally feel honored to be a part of the
> evolution of ham radio  
> equipment. Imagine what it must have been like to
> see ham radio equipment go  from 
> tubes to solid state electronics. I'm sure that some
> of the old timers  freaked 
> out. Now we move along to ham radio equipment that
> is 10% solid state  
> electronics and 90% software. The old timers are
> really freaking out  now!
>  
> Future hams coming into the family will look back on
> all of this and wonder  
> what all the fuss was about.
>  
> So, to the 4 or 5 hams that dont care for the Orion,
> I wish you well in you  
> pursuit of the perfect rig. I'm sure that if you
> dont like it, you can  return 
> it for a refund.
>  
> To the other 99% of us happy Orion owners, may your
> Christmas stocking be  
> filled with a Titan lll, and yes it does work with
> the Orion, for those  that 
> know what their doing.
>  
> Happy Holidays All
>  
> 73 & Out
>  
> John / N0KHQ
>  
>  
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