[TenTec] Wondering.......mind wandering.
Ron Notarius W3WN
wn3vaw at verizon.net
Thu Jan 7 15:00:38 EST 2016
Does it have to be an Orange dot, in this ecologically correct day and age?
Shouldn't it be... Green? (Green is the "in" color these days, after all)
73
[ PS: Yes, I know why it was Orange. I'm just kidding, college football fans]
On 01/07/16, Barry N1EU wrote:
Someone needs to start an Internet campaign to bring back the Orange Dot.
The Orange Dot was lost between June 2000 and October 2000. Omni VI+'s
made in the last year of their production lack the orange dot.
73, Barry N1EU
On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 2:44 PM, John Farler <k4avx1 at windstream.net> wrote:
> Well, lots of great discussion lately.....it has jarred my mind.
>
> Makes me wonder how many angels would fit on the Ten-Tec
> emblem? (Including the orange dot, if yours has one)
>
> I wonder whether Ten-Tec went askew when they took the
> orange dot out of the emblem on most of their rigs?
> Could have been the beginning of the end. I kinda like
> the led in the middle of the emblem on my Argo VI.
>
> Seriously, I would like to see a rig 50 or 100 watts, that
> is designed strictly for mobile use. To me that means
> something like the old 540 and the Scout, that can
> be operated without looking at the rig.
>
> With all the distracted cell phone users these days, I
> find it best to keep an eye on the road. Plus, like some
> of you, I'm getting to an age where I need to keep my
> eyes on the road, and concentrate without having to
> look at a complex front panel.
>
> I don't care about the electronics - that should be no
> problem (I'm not trying to take the hobby backwards).
> Cost would probably be about the same, but please
> just a few controls - AF and/or RF gain, Band, Tuning, mode,
> power out and noise blanker/reducer should do it.
> Oh, yes, an audio annunciator for some functions
> would be great.
>
> I think the other manufacturers should look at this
> concept, too, even with VHF radios. Would it fly?
> (Roll, I mean)
>
> John, K4AVX
>
> Not interesting in the down side of the Scout...I know.
>
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