[TenTec] The ORION II sure makes me happy

[Sam Bridges]

Hello Bill:
    I get it. They are so envious. Of course, I am also envious of anyone 
can spend $4000 for a radio and get the performance of a $7800 radio.
    73s de KJ4ZM Sam retired with my Omni 6+!

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Tippett" <btippett at alum.mit.edu>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, March 31, 2006 8:14 PM
Subject: [TenTec] The ORION II sure makes me happy


> HI Dan,
>
> K6KDK wrote:
>
> >I once got VIP pit passes to a formula I race. My ears just rolled up 
> >when I
> heard a top driver cursing and swearing about some archane technical issue
> with the car to one of the engineers. I remember thinking, "wow he's in
> first place, going almost 200mph and he's bitching about the way the car
> handles!"
>
>         Nothing wrong with giving feedback
> to the engineers who can improve the product.
> But what is the point of the public weeping
> and gnashing of teeth?  That would be equivalent
> to your driver above grabbing the track's PA
> system and griping to the spectators rather than
> the engineer, who can actually do something about
> the problem.  ;-)  I still don't get it.
>
>                                 73,  Bill  W4ZV
>
>
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