[TenTec] BACK FROM MY PILGRIMAGE TO HQ ...

[Richards]

HI GANG -

BACK FROM A PILGRIMAGE TO TT HQ ...

My friend Tom (an engine design engineer for Chrysler...) and I visited 
TenTec HQ, and received a warm welcome from Stan Brock, who gave us a 
nice slow tour of the plant, and it was nice to see Garry and Jim 
working hard in the Service Dept.  I thanked Garry for his kind guidance 
as I have built several TT kits in the past year or so.  My friend Tom 
enjoyed the tour as much as I did, as he works in manufacturing, and 
understood what much of the tooling and die and similar equipment does.

I purchased some goodies:

*  A Model 238C Antenna Tuner
*  500 Hz CW filter for my Omni VII
*  300 Hz CW Filter for my Omni VII
*  A pair of red knob rings - just for fun, I like the
      color accent they provide
*  A pile of different size metal project boxes
      for future use.

Nice visit... great service... Stan was cordial and patient as I 
hesitated and worried and fretted before pulling the trigger on the 
Model 238C tuner.   (I have two large sized Palstar tuners, so it is not 
like I don't have a tuner...)   I was pleased to briefly see our good 
friend John Henry and thank him for his work, and for the personalized 
treatment he has given me.

Yep... my only regret was that I was 9 days ahead of the big TT hamfest, 
and could not meet some of the guys on this list.  Maybe next year.

Happy days, y'all.
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