[TenTec] Service

[Jim Brown]

On Wed,1/6/2016 2:12 PM, Mike Stricker via TenTec wrote:
> If a company relies up revenue for repairs to stay in business, then they don't deserve to be in business.

But if they LOSE money on service, they won't stay in business either.

Note that the discussions on this topic on this reflector have mostly 
been about radios that are old enough to be considered ancient by most 
manufacturers. YOU may think it's reasonable to maintain a 30 year old 
rig, but don't be surprised if it turns out to be expensive. I've 
managed to keep my 35 year old Ten Tec Titan amps running by working on 
them myself, and they have proven to be VERY dependable amps. But I can 
do that because they 1) are very well designed, 2) built with good 
components, 3) are well documented, and  4) use only generic discrete 
transistors. But I'd probably be SOL if I had to replace band switches!

Think about it -- when you do enough damage to your 10 year old vehicle 
in an accident that it costs more than it's market value to repair, the 
insurance company is going to pay you that market value, which will be a 
pretty small fraction of what you paid for it.

73, Jim K9YC