[TenTec] Orion 2 situation

[Ted Bryant]

Will there be a new flagship product??  Traditionally, the  new one  is announced/released before discontinuing the old one.

Ted W4NZ


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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of chacuff at cableone.net
Sent: Sunday, June 30, 2013 10:33 AM
To: Roger Rippy; Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion 2 situation

I have two Omni IV+s, one a parts radio that I have hopes of repairing...hate to see good gear sitting sadly not working.  
 
Love my Orion II...  Would like to play with an Eagle and the new Argo and will be buying the new Rebel...what an interesting concept.

I don't imagine Icom is selling too many 7800’s.  A buddy of mine is the local Icom dealer and he has sold two in the several years he has been a dealer...both were discounted repacks and one was for his wife.  As far as the FT-5000 I expect that product to go the way of the FT-2000 in a year or two due to the changes of ownership and leadership direction at Yaesu.  Right now I don’t know what that company's direction is...not wild about the new products they are delivering.  The Kenwood TS-990 looks great but....too many questions yet.

I’m a big fan of the Icom 7700/7800 build quality...but that said it has it’s problems too...

Would offer to sit on a focus group for a new flagship Ten-Tec rig and am always open to Beta test work.  Have done both before for business band products.  Hope to retire to the east TN area in the next 5 years...tired of the humidity and the hurricanes....😊

Cecil Acuff
Gulfport MS
K5DL


From: Roger Rippy
Sent: ‎June‎ ‎30‎, ‎2013 ‎7‎:‎21‎ ‎AM
To: TenTec at contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Orion 2 situation

I have re-read Jim Wharton's open letter to the group a couple of times and I cannot help but wonder what the details were that led to this decision. Typically, a business will continue with a product as long as there is sufficient demand (Supply & Demand = Cost). With the Kenwood 990 at $8K; the Icom 7800 at $13K; and the Yaseu FTDX at whatever $$$, I might suspect that the demand for this fine radio did not warrant a price increase and continued production. Oh well, the Omni 6 and Triton 4 are running well at the moment and my next new radio is in the UPS pipeline this weekend. Now to deal with this weekend's propagation! hi hi  I certainly hope that TT produces another high quality radio in the not-too-distant future. 73s W7RIP