[TenTec] Wondering.......mind wandering.

[bill NY9H]

University of Tennessee    ORANGE

as in Tennessee Technical  Ten Tec


At 03:00 PM 1/7/2016, Ron Notarius W3WN wrote:
>  Does it have to be an Orange dot, in this ecologically correct day and age?
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>Shouldn't it be... Green?  (Green is the "in" color these days, after all)
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>[ PS:  Yes, I know why it was Orange.  I'm just kidding, college 
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>On 01/07/16, Barry N1EU wrote:
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>Someone needs to start an Internet campaign to bring back the Orange Dot.
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>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.
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>73, Barry N1EU
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>On Thu, Jan 7, 2016 at 2:44 PM, John Farler <k4avx1 at windstream.net> wrote:
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> > Well, lots of great discussion lately.....it has jarred my mind.
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> > Makes me wonder how many angels would fit on the Ten-Tec
> > emblem? (Including the orange dot, if yours has one)
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > 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.
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> > I think the other manufacturers should look at this
> > concept, too, even with VHF radios. Would it fly?
> > (Roll, I mean)
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> > John, K4AVX
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> > Not interesting in the down side of the Scout...I know.
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