[TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 83, Issue 11

[Gary Hoffman]

Personally I'm offended by the tone and the language of this entire thread.

I think it should be stopped.

73 de Gary, AA2IZ


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <tlp1 at vzavenue.net>
To: <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 83, Issue 11


> HAR, HAR!!!
> 
> Yeah certainly so if you are an "appliance operator". Is that
> what you are? Don't "real hams" know radio electronics, at
> least enough to repair and modify their own equipment. By your
> reply I bet you don't. If you did, you wouldn't be offended.
> 
> But then again, who knows. You brag about restoring vintage
> junk. Wouldn't the Orion II have better performance than some
> (most) of those antiques.
> 
> Some of YOU "hams" are a witless lot.....
> 
> KU5Q
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john [mailto:johnmb at nc.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:26 PM
> To: tlp1 at vzavenue.net
> Subject: Orion II
> 
> That is simply the most ridiculous argument in this entire thread.
> 
> Apparently NOBODY can criticize Tentec, unless you can build
> your own station.
> 
> That's like saying you can't claim Toyota made a lemon unless
> you can build your own car.  There's no linkage between the
> two in the real world.
> 
> John K5MO
> 
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:09:33 -0500
> From: john <johnmb at nc.rr.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] OII
> To: tentec at contesting.com
> 
> I think it's a shame that a well thought out posting about the
> lack of 
> ongoing support for the OII is labelled as "whining".  Calling
> it that is 
> as childish as it is inaccurate.
> 
> Though the OII is a fine rig (as all posters have said) times
> change, usage 
> changes,  technology changes and for a company to stay in the
> marketplace, 
> they're obliged to change too. TT has  made promises of
> support that they 
> can't or won't keep and it is costing  them in market share
> and repeat 
> customers.
> 
> I own  numerous pieces of  both TT and Elecraft gear and
> they're both fine 
> companies. There is however a dramatically different
> relationship between 
> user and designers with Elecraft. There's excitement in owning
> a radio that 
> truly *is* updated to keep pace with developments as TT
> claimed to do with 
> the Orions but in fact has not. They have a  responsive
> organization that 
> reads and replies to inquiries and suggestions and in general
> continues to 
> advance the capability of their product line through this ongoing 
> interaction with their customers.
> 
> I really wish TenTec the best, but they're not helping their
> cause by 
> making promises they don't keep and refusing to communicate
> regularly with 
> their customers.
> 
> 73
> John K5MO
> 
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