[TenTec] Orions and the CFO (aka XYL): was Re: Tuner forCenturion tobalanced antenna

[Gregory J Knapp]

Hey Rick, my wife agrees with your wife...my wife loves animals too, and she says why in the world would she want a fir coat when she has plenty of them at her feet (our Chihuahuas and adopted feral cats outside)! 
Actually, I asked her what it would take for her to clear me for an Orion II, and she said "Easy, a kitchen remodel"!  Wow, that's BIG money...that stopped me dead cold, and I walked off mumbling, "I guess I am lucky to have the Ten Tec I do now!"  Actually, I'm getting worried all this discussion might adversely influence my current negotiations with her for a new tuner.
73, Greg, N6GK

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of NJ0IP
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:48 PM
To: wb5jnc at qsl.net; 'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orions and the CFO (aka XYL): was Re: Tuner forCenturion tobalanced antenna

Well Al, this might work for Joe ham but I'm going to have a couple of
problems with this approach.

First of all, my wife loves animals and despises anyone who would wear a fur
coat.  In fact, I do too.

Second, Scott's been over here to Europe twice in the last two years and
both times he stayed here at the house.  My wife knows him.  She doesn't
trust either one of us.

We gotta come up with something better than that.

In the meantime, I was just upstairs to fetch a glass of wine and told my
xyl that we men were speculating about how to gain XYL's approval for buying
an O2.

Her response:  "Have you thought about house work?"

Here's a tip: Never marry a German woman! ;-)

73
Rick

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Al Gulseth
Sent: Wednesday, July 20, 2005 1:27 PM
To: TenTec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Orions and the CFO (aka XYL): was Re: Tuner for Centurion
tobalanced antenna

Rick and Greg,

Ten-Tec is aware of your dilemma. Consider the following:

It has become obvious to me that the driving force behind the development of

the IC7800 and the Yaesu FTDX9000 series was in fact none other than
Ten-Tec. 
(OK, Scott, "confession time": we're onto your plot, which has paid off 
handsomely as noted below.)

Here's a fictionalized account of the events: Ten-Tec's marketing
department, 
when reviewing the Orion (and now Orion II) project, realized that price 
point could be an issue for many hams. After due consideration, a brilliant 
plot was launched. Ten-Tec recruited high level double agents (aka "moles") 
at the "big three" import radio manufacturers. These "moles" were given the 
task of planting the idea of producing "the ultimate" radio (with an 
extremely high price point) in the upper levels of YaeComWood management and

making it look like the upper management folks were the ones who had come up

with the idea. (The success of this plan can already be seen in the '7800
and 
the FTDX9Ks; look for the possible appearance of a new TS-$$$$$ [aka "the 
megabux"] in the forseeable future.) With the announcement of the 
'7800/FTDX9Ks, hams who had been desiring to purchase an Orion (or now Orion

II) but who had been vetoed by the CFO (aka XYL) had a new weapon. A typical

conversation follows:

OM Joe Ham: Honey, look at this wonderful radio from Icom (Yaesu, Kenwood)
-- 
it has all kinds of whistles and bells and it's only about $10,000 or so. 
Wouldn't that be wonderful?

XYL (giving icy stare capable of reversing global warming) What about that
fur 
coat I wanted that you said we couldn't afford?

OM (trying to look contrite): You're right, honey. I'm sorry.

(A few days elapse.)

OM: (being careful to catch XYL in good mood): Honey, look at what I found. 
It's a new rig from Ten-Tec. It doesn't have all those fancy gizmos but it 
works just as well or even better than the other rig -- and it's only about
a 
third to half of the price. We could buy it AND your fur coat about what
that 
other radio costs. What say we splurge and call it an anniversary present?

XYL: (throws arms around OM's neck) Oh honey, you're so wonderful. Yes, that

sounds like a great idea!

Epilogue: Happy OM places order for Orion (which is what he wanted in the 
first place) and Scott sends another sales spiff to the "moles".

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On an unrelated subject: "Mayodee" would have loved it...

The pictures of the knob-encrusted high-end rigs of today remind me of an 
incident my mom used to chuckle about. Seems as though a ham friend of dad's

many years ago in the AM days retained the services of a maid/cleaning lady 
named "Mayodee" (I'm guessing at the spelling here.) One day in the course
of 
carrying out her duties "Mayodee" concluded that "Mr. Cliff's" radio needed 
dusting. So dust she did, turning every knob in the process. Needless to 
say,"Mr. Cliff" had quite a time getting everything readjusted on his rig. 
His final words to her on the subject were reportedly "If you ever touch my 
radio again I'll come back to 'haint' you!"

Bet she'd have a ball if she could get her hands on a modern "bells and 
whistles" rig to clean....

73, Al

"NJ0IP" Rick wrote:
>To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>

>Greg, your problem is not unique.  I suppose most of us have it.

Here's what I did when I wanted to buy my Orion:

Take her out for candlelight dinner in a romantic restaurant (with no TVs
playing), buy a bottle of good wine (and be sure she drinks most of it).
Tell here she is even more lovely than she was the day you married, and then
as you're getting ready to leave, "honey, theirs is one little thing I'd
like to ask you..." :-)

Gud Luk.

Reality.  Well my wife said yes.  I ordered the Orion.  When it came, she
couldn't remember ever agreeing to it.  Perhaps you should use chocolates
instead of wine!

73
Rick

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