[TenTec] Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC Merge

[Mike Pagel, K9UW]

Has anyone else seen this? I received it as an email newsletter from
Alpha.

73, de Mike, K9UW

ALPHA AMPLIFIERS AND TEN-TEC MERGE UNDER RF
CONCEPTS BANNER 

LONGMONT, Colo.- May 9, 2014 - Announcing today the
merger of Longmont, Colorado -based RF Concepts LLC / Alpha Amplifiers
and Sevierville, Tenn.-based TEN-TEC Inc., RF Concepts Chairman Michael
Seedman, AA6DY, declared the union the perfect combination of amateur
radio brands. The merger creates a multi-million-dollar company with
products that span QRP transceivers to full-legal-limit amplifiers and
establishes an organization with the size and scale to continue to
innovate into the next decade and beyond. 

RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers
has been building amplifiers continuously since the early 1970s and has
put more than 13,000 amplifiers in the hands of demanding amateur radio
operators. Alpha Amplifiers are considered "the finest line of linear
amplifiers in the world" by the ham community. TEN-TEC, founded in 1968,
produces top-of-the-line receivers, transceivers, amplifiers and tuners
and is known worldwide for the reliability and performance of its
products. 

"For more than 40 years, Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC have
shared a reputation in the amateur radio market for offering
exceptionally well-engineered, American-made products backed by
extraordinary customer service," said Seedman. "Alpha Amplifiers is
known for 'key down performance,' and TEN-TEC is known for pushing the
boundaries of transceiver performance and capabilities. 

"The merger of
these brands under the RF Concepts banner makes perfect sense," added
Seedman, "not only in terms of creating a powerful product line, but
also in terms of positioning our company for the future. This merger
more than doubles the size of our business allowing us to invest more
capital in innovative engineering and customer-driven product
development." 

RF Concepts' operations will now be shared between its
Longmont Colorado facility and its Sevierville Tennessee facility. The
company is currently seeking a new operations facility in the
Sevierville area to more efficiently house factory operations, part of
the engineering resources, and technical and customer support services.
The Colorado facility will house engineering resources, technical and
customer support services, and much of the front-office operations.


Both Jim Wharton, NO4A, who in January of this year took the reins of
TEN-TEC upon the retirement of founder Jack Burchfield, K4JU and Ken
Long, N0QO, who has been overseeing the operations at Alpha Amplifiers
will be Presidents of their respective group, working together to build
a strong, innovative company. 

"Ken and I have spent quite a bit of
time discussing our short- and long-term focus over the last few weeks
and I feel our responsibilities are very clearly defined.", said
Wharton. 

"Jim and I have a lot of work to do to make sure the merging
of these two brands goes as smoothly as possible." added Long. 

The
merger announcement comes just days before one of the signature amateur
radio events in North America-the Dayton (Ohio) Hamvention-where more
than 75,000 hams are expected to converge on the Hara Arena Complex to
discover the latest innovations in amateur radio. Both Alpha Amplifiers
and TEN-TEC will operate separate booths at this years show (May 16 -
18). Both booths will feature new products and special offers to
commemorate the merger. At booths 209-210 in the North Hall, Alpha
Amplifiers will be demonstrating the soon-to-be released DreamTuner 4040
Automatic Antenna Tuner, a graphically based, 4KW Autotuner. At booths
458-450 in the East Hall, TEN-TEC will unveil the Patriot, an open
source, arduino-based SSB transceiver. 

About RF Concepts/Alpha
Amplifiers 

RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers manufactures high-end linear
amplifiers for ham radio enthusiasts. Based in Longmont, Colo., the
company is known worldwide for its quality amplifiers. Alpha Amplifiers
have been continuously manufactured in the United States since the early
1970s. 

About TEN-TEC 

TEN-TEC Inc. was founded in 1968 to provide
beautifully engineered, well-crafted, well-supported and high-performing
products to the amateur radio market. For 46 years the Sevierville,
Tenn.-based company has passionately designed, crafted and tested
premium products which have earned the company a solid reputation and
loyal brand followers throughout the world.