[TenTec] TEN-TEC announces new amplifier

[chacuff]

The fact is radio's are not test equipment.  It is unreasonable to expect 
perfectly calibrated S meters and ultimate accuracy in the spectrum display. 
It's not a calibrated spectrum analyzer.  You want one of those go drop $30K 
and get you one.  It won't help you work not one more DX station or make one 
more multi in the next contest.

And no I'm not a Ten-Tec Groupie...I participate in many groups.  The 
Ten-Tec products are under appreciated by the main stream ham community for 
the most part...and I am qualified to make that statement since I have been 
a Yaesu follower and Icom follower for years.  You want to see some bitching 
about poor factory support go over to the Yaesu reflector and read up on the 
problems with the firmware in the 5000 and the problems with the organic LED 
displays and the glitches and hickups and then go over to the Icom reflector 
and listen to the issues with the final transistors in the 7800 or the 
display and back light problems in the 746 and then check both lists for how 
many posts there are on parts that are no longer available to fix rigs that 
are broken.  I repair them I know the issues and the parts availability 
problems.  Some of you guys come across like Ten-Tec are the only guys that 
have these sort of problems...when in my experience they are doing a better 
job than any of the Jap companies in supporting their products.  And the 
fact is it's your experience too or you would have already moved on.

I believe I have spent my last money on a Yaesu, Kenwood or Icom and won't 
spend any money of any of the new rigs coming out of China or Korea.  Just 
won't do it...

Life is too short for this stuff...if you don't like the rig you have or 
don't feel it is supported like you would like...sell it...find one that 
makes you happy, with a company that supports you like you want to be 
supported...and join a support group and help others make the best of their 
purchases.  Find a way to be a positive influence...instead of hiding in the 
weeds and waiting to jump out at every opportunity and pounce on the next 
unsuspecting guy trying to be a positive influence on this group.

See you in the pileups...

Cecil
K5DL

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jerry, N9AW" <n9aw at sbcglobal.net>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 6:19 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC announces new amplifier


> So, if you had this big issue fixed tomorrow would you be able to work
> anything that you can't now?   Would the receiver or transmitter somehow
> work better.  How about that state of the art DSP...would that be better 
> if
> you didn't have that display offset problem.
>
> I own an Orion II and others by TT, love all of them.  I also have no idea
> what you're even talking about.  You act like they sold you some kind of
> defective product.
>
> Life is about choices.  If this display offset upsets you so much maybe 
> its
> time for you to make a choice and switch to one of those other companies
> that are perfect.
>
> Jerry, N9AW
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Mike Stricker" <info4mjs at yahoo.com>
> To: <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, August 11, 2012 3:45 PM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] TEN-TEC announces new amplifier
>
>
> I wonder who else is getting tired hearing about new products when Ten Tec
> still hasn't finished the simple things on their old products. John Henry
> told me at the Orlando Hamcation that it was an easy fix to correct the
> display offset problem for LSB on the Orion 2. Wow! That was 6 months ago
> and it still isn't fixed. Unbelievable.
>
> I'd love to consider another TT product but putting up with this lack of
> support is very, very frustrating.
>
> Anyone else feel this way?
>
> WA1SEO
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