[TenTec] Lightning Strike Results...

[Jim]

Kim,

If you decide to get rid of your rig due to lightning damage, then you owe
it to the amateur community to be ethical.

Please do not push a "bench queen" on an unsuspecting amateur radio
operator.

This means it is only probably only worth 50% of what you paid for the
radio. So if you bought the Orion for $4,000, then it should only be sold
for 2,000.

Please don't try and dump a damaged radio at the same price or value that
you bough the radio.

K4PV

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]On
Behalf Of The Big Guy in the Chair
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 7:11 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Lightning Strike Results...

Nope
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kimberly Elmore" <cw_de_n5op at sbcglobal.net>
To: <orion565 at yahoogroups.com>; <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Friday, June 15, 2007 6:10 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Lightning Strike Results...


> My O II arrived at TenTec service and Paul called today about TenTec's
> findings. He said that a hole was blown out of an IC on the logic board.
> They replaced the logic board and the rig appears to be fine. They will
> place it in the test rack over the weekend to see how it fares.
>
> Assuming it checks out OK during the 48-72 h burn-in test, I'm faced with
> a dilemma: the rig has a bit of sentimental value (it's the rig reviewed
> by the ARRL from whom I bought it in their on-line auction), but there may
> be more, hidden damage that will not be revealed for some time. Then
> again, there may not be. I'd like to keep it going if I can, but I don't
> want to own the equivalent of a white elephant or a "bench queen" (a radio
> that spends most of its time on the repair bench).
>
> I'm open to the collective wisdom. I have ARRL insurance plus whatever my
> homeowners insurace will cover.  Am I being foolish to even consider
> keeping it?
>
> Kim Elmore, N5OP
>
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