[TenTec] FT-9000 Series

[Jim McDonald]

Maybe they now have the ultimate key clicks!  Or the ultimate noise blanker?

Jim N7US

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On Behalf Of Bill Tippett
Sent: Monday, September 20, 2004 7:07 PM
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Subject: [TenTec] FT-9000 Series


         Uh oh...first we had  the IC-7800, and now
another "ultimate" from Yaesu.  I like definition 1a.

                                 73,  Bill W4ZV
Main Entry: 1ul.ti.mate
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Pronunciation: '&l-t&-m&t
Function: adjective
Etymology: Medieval Latin ultimatus last, final, from Late Latin, past 
participle of ultimare to come to an end, be last, from Latin ultimus 
farthest, last, final, superlative of (assumed) Latin ulter situated beyond
1 a : most remote in space or time : 
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=farthest>FARTHEST 
b : last in a progression or series <their ultimate destination was Paris> 
c : 
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=eventual>EVENTUAL 
<they hoped for ultimate success> d : the best or most extreme of its kind 
: <http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=utmost>UTMOST 
<the ultimate sacrifice>
2 : arrived at as the last result <the ultimate question>
3 a : 
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=basic>BASIC, 
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=fundamental>FUNDAM
ENTAL 
<the ultimate nature of things -- A. N. Whitehead> b : 
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=original>ORIGINAL 
<the ultimate source> c : incapable of further analysis, division, or 
separation
4 :
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=maximum>MAXIMUM
synonym see
<http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va=last>LAST
- ul.ti.mate.ness noun
   

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