[TenTec] OT: 459 is not always an RST

[Ron Notarius W3WN]

Thanks Gary.

I should clarify that when I said "an earful" I was trying to be humorous; I
don't want that mistaken out of context.  You have to picture the scene...
we had a 20 minute wait for our turn, there were a good dozen or more
families lined up behind us, all waiting to talk to the agent about their
future.  And we're discussing how well the Dollyland folks think of a
manufacturer down the street from them?  

I got quite a few dirty looks, but the gentleman (I don't have his name in
front of me at the moment) was impressed that I knew of Ten-Tec and wanted
to make sure I knew how they felt about the company and their town.  All
very positive, and if he was trying to reinforce that I'd feel welcome when
we come down... it worked!

As far as the 30 day trial, well, right now with an Omni VI+, a Corsair II,
and a PM-2B in the shack (plus a Swan 3Drifty up for restoration), I think
I'm set with rigs for awhile.  Besides, after attending the Expo, until I
pay down the credit cards, I'm not going to be able to buy so much as a mike
connector for the next few weeks! < g >

73, ron w3wn

-----Original Message-----
From: tentec-bounces at contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com]
On Behalf Of CSM(r) Gary Huber
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 2:04 PM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] OT: 459 is not always an RST

The Ten-Tec - Dolly Parton relationship seems to be one of mutual high 
regard with both organizations having employees with family employed by the 
other.  When I mentioned Dolly Parton to a Ten-Tec representative at Dayton 
this past year he told me of Dolly Parton's benevolence with employee family

appreciation events and causes.

When you visit Sevierville, it seems like almost every one knows Dolly or 
went to school with her. Its similar with Ten-Tec, there is a lot of local 
pride in the organization. I grew up in a small town and once off the "strip

of music halls, fast food restaurants, and chain hotels" in Sevierville, I 
found the local people to be very much the friendly, honest, hard working, 
country folk, I knew as a kid. Back to Ten-Tec, you may not be able to try 
out a new radio on just a hand shake "contract but the thirty day home trial

of new equipment is unique these days.

If you have questions about the Ten-Tec "home trial", please contact me 
directly.

73,

Gary - AB9M

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From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 11:57 AM
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Subject: [TenTec] OT:  459 is not always an RST

> This is slightly OT, so if you're not interested, please accept my
> apologies, hit the delete key, and move onwards.  I just have to brag, 
> just
> a little bit.
>
> I mentioned a few months back that there was a good chance that my son 
> would
> be taking a job in Memphis, and as a result was wondering how far away
> Sevierville was.  And again, my thanks to all who responded and gave me a
> lot of good information.  The bad news is that due to a family situation, 
> he
> is passing on the opportunity for the time being (medical issues in his
> wife's family).  But the good news is that it won't all be for naught.
>
> We just got back from Dallas, where my daughter attended a convention for
> aspiring models, dancers, actors and singers.  She did very well (was
> selected 2nd runner up as a singer in her age group, out of ~150 attendees
> in that group, not bad!), but more importantly, she has two agencies
> interested in signing her up as a singer.
>
> One of them is an agency called Dollywood in TN.  Yes, it is connected to
> Dolly Parton's theme park... and we all know what manufacturer of high
> quality amateur radio gear is located right down the street from them...
>
> So sometime in the near future, it looks like I'm going to get a chance to
> visit the factory after all!
>
> When we were talking, I did ask how close the two were.  I got an 
> earful...
> a good one, the people at the agency think very highly of Ten-Tec.
>
> Funny how things work out sometimes!
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
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