[TenTec] Orion 2 Situation

Richards jrichards at k8jhr.com
Wed Jul 10 22:22:55 EDT 2013



On 7/10/2013 3:08 PM, chacuff at cableone.net wrote:

> It’s entirely reasonable that some things from that era are not repairable

> Disappointing but a fact of life.

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	Well said, CA.

	I am amazed how long these radios last,
	and how hard TT works to maintain so
	many models which are out of production.

	I suspect TenTec would be on better fiscal
	footing if could sell more new radios, and
	spend less time keeping the old fleet
	afloat indefinitely.


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> Cecil Acuff
> Gulfport MS
> K5DL
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> From: Al Sirois
> Sent: ‎July‎ ‎10‎, ‎2013 ‎8‎:‎33‎ ‎AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Situation
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> Wednesday
> 0930 EDT
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> I agree with this STRING about the QUESTIONABLE T-T STELLAR SERVICE.
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> I too had the same and surprising service response with my Delta-II request.
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> I lost maybe $300.- just trying to get T-T to do the work; it never got
> done.
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> I was dissapointed.
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> Just three months after I purchased a NEW OMNI-VII.
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> One would think that they would service a good customer.
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> 73
> N1MHC
> alsirois at roadrunner.com
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Barry N1EU
> Sent: Wednesday, July 10, 2013 8:52 AM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 Situation
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> It was unfortunate that many Orion users jumped ship a few years back.  A
> radical turn-around started two years ago  with John Henry's involvement
> and version 3 firmware development.  I have no doubt that it will
> continue.  I'm glad I held on through thick and thin.
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> 73,
> Barry N1EU
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> On Wed, Jul 10, 2013 at 12:34 PM, Mike Stricker <info4mjs at yahoo.com> wrote:
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>> Several people that I know, including myself, were very happy with the O2
>> for quite a while.  We became disenchanted with the upgrades because they
>> added features but also broke things along the way.  The time to fix the
>> broken things began taking longer and longer.
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