[TenTec] Final Firmware O2

[Scott Harwood]

Good response, Douglas, and well deserved.  I responded without thinking.  I didn’t mean to belittle the honest criticism that occurs here.  My dig was at those who criticize everything and are never (or will be) satisfied.  I think Ten-Tec does a great job and does respond to suggestions; they have their priorities, however, and that is understandable.

Thanks for your response.

Scott K4VWK



-----Original Message-----
>From: Douglas Shock <douglas.shock at gmail.com>
>Sent: Nov 11, 2009 11:01 AM
>To: Scott Harwood <scotthsr at earthlink.net>, Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment <tentec at contesting.com>
>Subject: Re: [TenTec] Final Firmware O2
>
>Whiners? Do you really feel that was required Scott? So your level of
>expectation on a delivered product is different than others. I personally
>find no fault in OI-OII  owners holding TenTec's feet to the fire on the
>marketing campaign they used for both radios. that hardly makes me a whiner.
>If it was such a great and finished product then why did most if not all of
>the Ham Radio's Top contest-DX operators bail on TenTec? Maybe they knew
>something you don't?
>
>Sure, in its base form it is a fair radio. But face the facts man...you
>really believe they got the firmware right? And to release a beta with
>enhancements that in themselves are broke but no fixes and then are never
>heard from again? Sounds like the joke is on the operator if you support
>this business practice.
>
>So drive on if you still drink the TenTec coolaid or just find it necessary
>to defend your spent monies. But respect the rights of others homie...
>
>Hiding behind your keyboard with big mouth and no accountability is not a
>good thing.
>
>
>
>On Wed, Nov 11, 2009 at 7:25 AM, Scott Harwood <scotthsr at earthlink.net>wrote:
>
>> I couldn't have said it better, Dennis.
>>
>> Good job.  I hope enough "whiners" read it.
>>
>> Palstar does have great stuff.  I have two tuners.  They could improve on
>> answering emails, though.
>>
>> Scott K4VWK
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> >From: Dennis OConnor <ad4hk2004 at yahoo.com>
>> >Sent: Nov 11, 2009 8:37 AM
>> >To: tentec at contesting.com
>> >Subject: [TenTec]  Final Firmware O2
>> >
>> >Hmmm, some of you need to cut back on the coffee...
>> >
>> >The O2 is a fine radio, well positioned in the upper reaches of ham radio
>> transceivers...
>> >The biggest whine I see is that they are not producing enough firmware
>> changes to make you happy..
>> >It appears that some believe the K3 radio with its rapid parade of
>> firmware revisions is somehow superior because it needs frequent revising -
>> this does not bespeak superior, to me; adaptable maybe, a secondary hobby in
>> it's own right, but not necessarily superior......
>> >
>> >Then I read the moaning about the O2 sweep; and they didn't do this, they
>> didn't do that, etc...
>> >Last time I checked the ads the K3 does not have a sweep screen...  But
>> somehow, not having a sweep screen makes it the superior radio, because
>> Orion is not upgrading its sweep screen fast enough - the logic of that
>> escapes me...
>> >If you want a radio with a fancy sweep screen get a Pro III...
>> >If you want an even fancier sweep screen get an LP PAN for your Orion /
>> K3...
>> >
>> >If you want an even fancier radio get one of the $11K to $13K  models from
>> the land of the rising sun - but don't expect the factory to answer the
>> phone and put the technician that built and aligned your radio on the phone
>> to talk you through a problem - which both Orion and Elecraft do
>> routinely...
>> >
>> >I happen to have the O2... I have looked hard at the K3 with the more
>> capable sub receiver - as recently as 2 weeks ago...  But, the less
>> desirable ergonomics of the radio outweigh the receiver advantage and I
>> opted to stay with the Orion for the third year... The O2 has the best
>> combination of receiver and ergonomics I have found in 45 years of ham
>> radio...
>> >
>> >Lastly, I am thrilled to have Ten Tec and Elecraft slugging it out in the
>> ham radio arena... A vast improvement over the import radios that have
>> dominated the ham business for some time..
>> >And while I am mentioning US companies, let me point out that PALSTAR
>> acquired the Commander amplifiers and has put considerable time, innovation,
>> and money, into improving those amps until they appear to me, to be the best
>> amps in the business...  They now have a complete line of tuners, meters and
>> high quality amps...  You could do a lot worse than spend your ham dollars
>> with them - and drive that amp with a new O2 or K3...
>> >
>> >denny / k8do
>> >
>> >
>> >
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