[TenTec] Brand Loyalty

Sat Jun 15 12:15:45 EDT 2013

As a Novice ( way back when ) I remember straying outside of the alloted
bandwidth just once. We didn't have Digital Radio's and frequency counters
from China accurate to 5 Hz. back then. Instead of  a lot of bad mouthing,
hate and discontent. One old fellow sent a nice slow transmission ( one
that I was sure to copy 100% ) He was moving to 1 Khz below the top of the
Novice Band. After finding him again, we had at least a 3 hour QSO which I
am sure Ruined his ability to run high speed ..... at least for a while. I
was told to mark my Dial on the Transmitter to keep from being out of band
again on 80 Meters. Although he could have easily Scolded me for not being R

On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 10:22 AM, <d.e.warnick at comcast.net> wrote:

>
>
> Time for one of my favorite rants.
>
> I miss the novice bands. It's not about CW vs. Phone. It's about giving
> new hams a set of frequencies with reduced privileges where new hams and
> experienced hams could be sure to connect. I learned a lot from the old
> timers on those novice bands with reduced power, before I was allowed to
> move on to everywhere. Many of us earned our stripes there and learned to
> listen and operate correctly.
>
> I wish we could go back to an entry level license. It could be SSB if you
> like, but limit power and frequency availibility for a mandatory year. Say
> 100 watts on the old novice CW frequencies and a matching set of phone
> frequencies on 80, 40 & 15. A place for new guys to get their feet wet.
> Yes, there would have to be tolerance and Elmering by those of us who are
> now old timers.
>
> We've dummied down our tests and then opened up the whole world to those
> who are not ready for that. It's not the fault of the new guy who hasn't
> learned. The FCC took away the training ground
>
> Just my rant. That's OK, I'm 69 and will go away in time
>
> Thanks for the bandwidth .
>
> Oh, yes, Bob. I loved the story. You always have great input and info.
> Maybe there is something to having been at it a long time. And I am happy
> with the audio on my Omni VII & Orion II & still learning from others
>
> 73
>
> Dave
>
> WA3F
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
>
> From: "Reed Krenn" <reed.krenn at gmail.com>
> To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 9:49:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] Brand Loyalty
>
> I think I'll go buy a new computer so my emails will look better.....
>
> Reed / WW3A
>
>
> On Sat, Jun 15, 2013 at 3:49 AM, Rick - DJ0IP / NJ0IP <Rick at dj0ip.de>
> wrote:
>
> > Yes, "Joe Ham" is alive and well and reproducing at a faster rate than we
> > are!
> > (hi)
> >
> > Lovely story, Bob!
> >
> > Cheers!
> > Rick, DJ0IP
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob
> > McGraw
> > - K4TAX
> > Sent: Saturday, June 15, 2013 6:01 AM
> > To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> > Subject: [TenTec] Brand Loyalty
> >
> > Recently a close friend and one that is on the frequency where myself and
> > several others settle to "rag chew" on a very regular or daily basis
> stated
> > that he may sell the radio he had been using as he wasn't satisfied with
> > the
> >
> > audio.  He was using his Omni VII and a 705 mike and dipole antenna.
> One
> > day he announced to the group that he had sold his Omni VII and had
> > purchased a brand XX/model radio.  {The actual brand & model is not
> > important here.} Over the next two weeks he used the new radio on the
> air.
> > The "rag chew" group made clear and definitive statements that the new
> > brand
> > XX radio had much better audio than the Omni VII.  He "settled" on the
> > suggested adjustments that were offered for that model and continued
> daily
> > to join in the "rag chew" sessions.  Frequently he was honored with the
> > comment "that new radio sure sounds better than the Omni VII" type
> reports.
> >
> > After two weeks, he couldn't stand the pressure and announced to the
> group
> > "well fellows you are all full of crap, as I've been using the same Omni
> > VII, same mike and same antenna for the past two weeks.   There has been
> > and
> >
> > is no new radio".  Many of the fellows were totally embarrassed and
> grossly
> > had proverbial "egg on their faces" as they had boldly and lavishly
> > complemented  the "alleged new radio" and its audio quality.
> >
> > Frankly, being in on the joke from the start and hearing these exchanges,
> > when he disclosed the prank,  I laughed until I thought my trousers would
> > need laundry service.
> >
> > I suppose this goes to somewhat prove that folks give reports seemingly
> > based on radio model and brand and not of actual and accurate signal
> > evaluation.  In other words, they aren't capable of hearing and reporting
> > any real or significant difference, although they claim to hear dramatic
> > improvements when indeed there were none.
> >
> > The general word is "HYPE" that feeds one's ego.
> >
> > 73
> > Bob, K4TAX
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Richards" <jrichards at k8jhr.com>
> > To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec at contesting.com>
> > Sent: Friday, June 14, 2013 5:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [TenTec] RF Speech Processor
> >
> >
> > > Personally, Gary, after reading your comments over the past couple of
> > > years, and reviewing your setup procedure, I am confident you have
> > managed
> >
> > > to ring the most out of the rig and processor, pushing it to the max,
> > > while maintaining a narrow, clean, and intelligible signal.
> > >
> >
> >
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