[TenTec] My rare Ten Tec microphone

[Ten-Tec Inc. Amateur Radio Sales]

Good morning,

We've made an error in the way the microphone was designated on our 
website and literature - the 708 and 709 series microphones are 
omni-directionals.  Everywhere I've looked, it says "uni-directional" 
except on the base of the production microphone itself, which reads 
(correctly) "omni-directional".

The picture that reads uni-directional on the base of the microphone on 
our website is even wrong - that picture was taken (by me...) of an 
earlier prototype version of the 708 with a different element installed. 
  We did not use a uni-directional in the 708.

I'm going to fix the website later this morning.  I'm not sure where the 
blame lies, but since I proofread both the website copy and the 
information sheet enclosed in the product box and took the picture on 
the website I suppose I get my share :-)

Scott Robbins W4PA

Peter Connors wrote:
> Together with my excellent O2 I purchased an excellent Ten Tec 708A 
> unidirectional microphone which an informal test shows as indeed being a 
> cardioid or 'uni-directional' microphone. The Ten Tec website includes a 
> graphic at http://images.tentec.com/radio/products/708/708Base.png which 
> shows 'UNI-DIRECTIONAL' on the base yet *my* 708A contradicts this, 
> having 'OMNI-DIRECTIONAL' printed on it.
> 
> I am awaiting Ten Tec's verdict on this anomaly but I hope this proves 
> to be incredibly rare, like a postage stamp printed upside down and will 
> eventually be worth millions. Once a provisional valuation has been 
> established I will eventually consider bids which recognise the extreme 
> rarity of this article (dollars, pounds or euros accepted provided there 
> are enough 0s in the figure).
> :-)
> 
> Pete, G4PLZ
> Or I might just use it...
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