[TenTec] [TenTec_Eagle] Re: Why is Eagle #2 on order?

[Bob McGraw - K4TAX]

Well the real crux of the story.  There's 2 parts, of which this is the 2nd 
part.

Yes I shipped the Eagle 599 and manual to a friend in FL.    Later that 
evening while trying to answer a question on one of the reflectors about the 
Omni VII, I reached for the manual and guess what?   I discovered the Omni 
VII 588 manual was not present and thus I shipped it with the Eagle and the 
Eagle 599 manual was on the shelf.   I have all of my manuals in white three 
ring binders with custom covers and spine labels.

Now the fact that I shipped the manual in error was bad enough, but that was 
not the concern.  I can loose the radio and replace it.  However my manuals 
have information and my personal test data, alignment procedures,  along 
with my notes pertaining to my activities as a beta test person for Tentec. 
That frankly is information that I do not want to loose.   And then, to make 
matters worse,  I get the message from my friend that the radio package did 
not arrive.  In the mean time I did send the Eagle 599 manual to him by 
USPS.  So now I have neither manual and the radio package appears to be 
lost.

Talk about being snake bit on this deal.  Man I felt as though I'd been 
eaten alive.

Oh well, it has all worked out, he received the Eagle with the Omni VII 
manual and then the Eagle manual.  The radio and manuals will "vacation" in 
South Florida for August and then will return home.  FYI - He is an officer 
in South Florida DX Association so you have an idea what kind and type of 
workout the radio will see.  I'll be eagerly awaiting  his report.

73
Bob, K4TAX


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ron Notarius W3WN" <wn3vaw at verizon.net>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec at contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 8:47 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] [TenTec_Eagle] Re: Why is Eagle #2 on order?


> Excellent news Bob, and thanks for letting us know.
>
> Unfortunately, some delivery drivers -- regardless of which service they
> work for, be it UPS, USPS, FedEx Express, FedEx Ground, or whomever... 
> just
> plain don't give a darn.
>
> I still remember the day that my Omni VI+ was SUPPOSED to arrive.  The 
> boss
> was home, had the day off, but the UPS driver never knocked or rang the
> bell, just left a note.  When I got wind of it, I called and raised 
> heck...
> they got a hold of him and told him to try again... and he did the exact
> same thing again!  (I ended up going to the local UPS depot that evening 
> and
> picking it up myself)
>
> I've had FedEx packages for my neighbors delivered to my home.
>
> I once got a package addressed to a (would-be teenage rapper)
> "N.O.T.O.R.I.O.U.S  T.E.D" at a totally different address on the other 
> side
> of town... because the postal carrier saw that 'gag' name and somehow
> thought it was meant for me.
>
> And, it's a running joke in my club that Roadway STILL has our tower 
> trailer
> "on the books" as lost and never delivered... even though it arrived
> (without packaging crate, go figure that one) on the very day that N3ZK 
> was
> being told that it was lost... in fact, it was being delivered as he was 
> on
> the phone getting that news.  But Roadway tells us that they are still
> looking for it, and one of these days, they will find it...
>
> Never mind.  The important thing is that the Eagle has been found and all 
> is
> well.
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces at contesting.com] On Behalf Of Bob 
> McGraw
> - K4TAX
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2014 6:37 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment; TenTec_Eagle at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] [TenTec_Eagle] Re: Why is Eagle #2 on order?
>
> The good news is that the Eagle has been located and retrieved.  So all is
> well and UPS has been so notified.
>
> The bad news, apparently the UPS driver does not know street names or
> numbers or doesn't care.  Yet their system shows it was delivered to the
> correct address, which indeed it was not.   Fortunately the caretaker of 
> the
>
> unoccupied property where the packages were left found the items and
> arranged to get them to the proper person and correct address.
>
> Yes, we find there are a few honest and respectable folks still left in 
> the
> world.  I am thankful for that.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
>
>
> DISCLOSURE:
> This is to inform all persons, I am a Tentec Ambassador and I receive
> compensation according to the Tentec Ambassador program.  In addition, I
> serve as a volunteer beta test person to Tentec for the Omni VII, Eagle
> and Argonaut VI radios.  I hold no employment relationship, no financial
> interests nor do I conduct any commercial business, direct or indirect,
> with Tentec.
>
>
>
>
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