[TenTec] On being a contrarian

[Bwana Bob]

That was the Delta II and its QRP counterpart, the Argonaut II. QST did not
like them. Also, they were higher priced than competitive Japanese radios of
the time.

Many Ten Tec fans feel that QST is biased in favor of Japanese radios. I
feel that Consumer Reports magazine is biased in favor of Japanese cars.
True or not, the fact is that most radio amateurs use Yaesu, Icom, or
Kenwood radios, and the most popular car in the USA is the Toyota Camry.

Fortunately, for those who still want to "buy American" or want a radio with
a design that focuses on getting the basics right, like receiver performance
and QSK, rather than emphasizing the bells and whistles, there is still the
Ten Tec choice. (And, I can still get a Ford truck!).

The Paragon got good reviews. As I recall, QST found a problem with phase
noise, for which Ten Tec developed a simple fix.


					73,

					Bob  WB2VUF
-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of Donald Watters
Sent: Wednesday, August 02, 2006 8:45 AM
To: gsm at mendelson.com; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] On being a contrarian

Geoff -

What T-T radio was this?  The Paragon?

I have a Paragon II but never saw a QST review for it, only the original
Paragon review.

73/shalom

Don,  VE1BN  dwatters at ns.sympatico.ca

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Geoffrey S. Mendelson" <gsm at mendelson.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 8:34 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] On being a contrarian


> On Tue, Aug 01, 2006 at 11:44:16AM -0500, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
>> Hey gang?  About the QST Review?
>
>> This review will neither make nor break the company.
>
> No it won't, but I have read here many times about one TT radio that was
> panned by QST. Very few were sold and it is now a rare item.
>
> Geoff.
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