[TenTec] Re: Digital Ten*Tec Manuals

[Clark Savage Turner]

This is an important point, even for us non-cultists :-)

There is at least one of the manual selling websites that offers to 
copy Ten Tec manuals for a price after being asked not to do so by Ten 
Tec.  I found the website had disguised its offering of Ten Tec manuals 
by using various names.  I was a bit disconcerted by this.

I've sometimes copied manuals for friends in need (for free), and I 
know Ten Tec does not oppose this, but I think I'll recommend just 
buying from one from Ten Tec in the future.  If it was my business, I'd 
like to sell my own manuals.

Clark
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On Sep 13, 2004, at 10:49 PM, Paul Valko - W8KC wrote:
>
> Ten*Tec politely told me that they would prefer that I do not scan the
> manuals because they still are under copyright and available for a 
> nominal
> fee.
>
> Think about how well Ten*Tec supports the amateur community.  Consider 
> that
> frequently they will just ship you some small part for free because 
> it's too
> much trouble to create an invoice and process it.  Try and order ANY 
> small
> parts from the other ham manufacturers that is more than a few years 
> old.
>
> In the long run, it's probably in our best interest to let them make a 
> few
> bucks by selling a manual.  The ham who buys one gets his or her money 
> back
> in the end with a higher resale value anyway.
>
> Keep in mind that I am a cultist though.  Your mileage may vary.