[TenTec] hardware vs software / Japanese Radios

[Clark Savage Turner]

Just a point of interest.  I've known Al Kahn (he talked me into full 
QSK at Dayton in 1971 as I recall...) and had the pleasure of the Ten 
Tec service crew.  However, I've similarly enjoyed good relationships 
with other companies.

I've been on the phone with high level Kenwood guys and they sent me 
free parts and helped me over the phone to fix an old TS 440, several 
times.  I've gotten other free parts and advice from the Yaesu crowd.  
I haven't had any trouble with my Icom rig (the 703) so far, so no 
experience there yet....

There is more than one good company out there.

Clark
WA3JPG


On Sep 26, 2004, at 4:52 PM, Bill NY9H wrote:

> At 11:11 PM 9/23/2004, you wrote:
>
>> > I have owned a lot of Jap radio's over my 40 + years in Ham radio. 
>> I never
>> > once talked to the president of there companies
>>
>> And of course it's unlikely you never will :-)
>
> perhaps you never bothered to call them or write them....
>
> Three years ago I wrote a letter ( a long 2 pages) to Mr. T. Inoue 
> founder and President of  Inoue COMmunications. I received back a very 
> nice lengthy personal letter three weeks later. I never bothered to 
> try calling him....