[Yaesu] Ten Tec owners who hate Yaesu and all Japanese
radios!
Jim Parsons
k5rov@worldnet.att.net
Sun, 19 Oct 1997 14:31:18 -0500
Here are the words of a very unhappy person...
t 07:07 PM 10/19/97 +0000, you wrote:
>Jim I saw your msg or should I say reply but but deleted it to the garbage
>can as you are such a hypocrite. You send me your garbage about lighten up
>have a sense of humor but you couldn't see a sense of humor if it bit you in
>the butt. You are a 70 year old who needs to grow up and quit taking radios
>wether they be Ten Tec which is what I think you really are, is a Techie as
>they call themselves, so serioulsy. That was what the just of my posting was
>about but I guess you failed to see that too. I can understand that from a
>70 year old Techie. I read part of your E-mail until it made me laugh to see
>what a hyprocrite you are just like a handfull of other people that you have
>in all these groups, but more so in the Ten Tec reflector. If you were the
>positive happy person with a Great sense of humor as you claim to be you
>would have not responded to my postig the way you did nor reply the way you
>did. I do enjoy life very much Jim but the one thing my Grandmother taught
>me and by the way se lived a very long life was that never take in crap off
>anybody especially bitter hypocritical people. I enjoy life alot by laughing
>alot and taking people like you for what you are jokes, humor, get it Jim,
>Hi Hi. Any further E-mail from you has been blocked so please Jim for your
>own sake, take your biterness, hypocrisy, and sense of humor in your own
>mind some where else because through the wonder of modern technology I won't
>have to look at it anymore, and being the bitter hypocrite you are I can
>chuckle and know you will try, you wouldn't be a Techie if you didn't. 73,so
>long and learn not to judge othersJim until you get the board out of your
>own eyes. DE-KS4HK, Steve
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Jim Parsons <k5rov@worldnet.att.net>
>To: jsjones <jsjones@rev.net>
>Date: Sunday, October 19, 1997 10:14 AM
>Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Ten Tec owners who hate Yaesu and all Japanese radios!
>
>
>>Good gosh, Steve, if there was humor in either of your messages, I failed
>>to see it. And I am known for having a great sense of humor.
>>
>>It seems to be you are taking everything much too seriously. Keep that up
>>and you will never reach my age of 70. You seem to get very upset when
>>people express an opinion to which you are opposed. Lighten up....its not
>>worth the stress. You appear to be feeling the same way about your Yaesu
>>that makes you unhappy with Ten-Tec owners.
>>
>>Folks are just expressing their opinion. Hear/read it, form your own
>>opinion, smile, and go on with a happy life/
>>
>>73,
>>
>>Jim, K5ROV
>>
>>At 06:06 AM 10/19/97 +0000, you wrote:
>>>Gosh Jim the only life I take serious is my little girl and wife. That was
>>>the purpose and the just of my posting. I am sorry you didn't inderstand
>>>that but you must not have read my posting very well. I don't have a
>problem
>>>with peoples opinion either which is why I subscribe to both the Ten Tec
>>>reflector and the Yaesu and the Icom etc etc. but I don't appreciate
>people
>>>trying to jam their opinions down my throat by their personal E-mails
>which
>>>get childish and very old. I don't know you and nor do you know me but
>I'll
>>>bet you wouldn't appreciate attacks on your choice of equipment in the way
>>>of constant personal E-mails. So before you judge my posting and making
>>>comments as you did to me walk in my shoes and I'll be willing to bet you
>>>would get a little tired of it to after awhile also. I enjoy a good
>hearted
>>>debate as much as anybody and objective opinions as long as they don't
>>>become personal or insulting. Personal attacks are not the purpose of any
>of
>>>these reflectors which was the just and meaning of my posting. Sounds like
>>>to me you that you took my posting too serious. Lighten up Jim and I agree
>>>that the Kenwood FT940 was a nice rig as well as the others you listed and
>>>so is the Drake TR7, etc etc. Have a great weekend Jim and lighten up man.
>>>Wether you understood it or not there was some humor intended in the
>posting
>>>and some needed feedback for the Yaesu FT920. I guess you were taking me
>too
>>>serious to see that though. 73, DE-KS4HK, Steve
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jim Parsons <k5rov@worldnet.att.net>
>>>To: jsjones <jsjones@rev.net>; Yaesu Reflector <yaesu@contesting.com>
>>>Date: Sunday, October 19, 1997 1:24 AM
>>>Subject: Re: [Yaesu] Ten Tec owners who hate Yaesu and all Japanese
>radios!
>>>
>>>
>>>>Well, I have been a Yaesu owner for years. I own the FT-1000, FT-890 and
>>>>have owned more pieces of Yaesu equipment than I want to mention here.
>>>>
>>>>Yaesu is good equipment, but it is not great equipment in my opinion. I
>>>>have also owned top of the line Kenwood, and also Icom. I can say the
>same
>>>>thing about them. And, I have found my faults with Ten-Tec. All these
>>>>manufacturers have put out good products and some bad products. And, how
>we
>>>>like a piece of equipment can be very subjective. To each his own.
>>>>
>>>>For my part, I do not care for the FT-1000. I found the old TS-940s a far
>>>>better rig, minus some of the bells and whistles. I also found the old
>>>>Yaesu FT-980, and the FT-1 to be great rigs (my opinion).
>>>>
>>>>I don't fault Ten-Tec owners for sticking by their product any more than
>I
>>>>do owners of other equipments. I do think the Ten-Tec Corsair-2, though
>>>>old, is the best rig I have ever used. But, I think the Ten-Tec Scout is
>>>>one of the worst.
>>>>
>>>>I don't take issue with anyone on any of the reflectors for feeling the
>way
>>>>they do. I enjoy reading all the opinions, whether I agree with them or
>>>not.
>>>>
>>>>Hey, its a hobby. I have been a ham for 57 years, and I will continue to
>>>>enjoy it as long as I can laugh and disagree in good humor. I may not
>like
>>>>the same car you like, but I can still like you. So, I will stay on the
>>>>Ten-Tec reflector, stay here, and enjoy them all.
>>>>
>>>>Enjoy life and don't take it so seriously....
>>>>
>>>>Jim, K5ROV
>>>>
>>>>At 04:48 AM 10/19/97 +0000, jsjones wrote:
>>>>> I just recieved some childish response from a ham named Chris
>Robson
>>>>>who didn't like the fact or the thought that someone besides Ten Tec
>can
>>>>>build a quality product for amateur radio. This was in resposne to the
>>>>>constant slaming I get from the Ten Tec reflector and a small handfull
>of
>>>>>idiots over there who think that the QST review of the fine Omni VI
>plus
>>>>>was biased and was not fair. It is one of the reasons I enjoy the
>reviews
>>>>>done in QST being that they tell it like it is like it or not and some
>>>>>people especially that group can't stand it. I have owned Ten Tec and
>>>>>every kind of equipment made and currently use the fine FT1000/D and
>>>after
>>>>>a side by side comparrison found the Omni VI plus to be no better and
>>>like
>>>>>QST had a problem right out of the box with the rig so the FT1000 still
>>>>>sets in the operating position were thank the good Lord has been for
>the
>>>>>last 4 years. I am very thankfull to live in a country were I still
>have
>>>>>freedom of choice to buy whatever equipment I like but if it was left
>up
>>>>>to the Techies the only choice would be Ten Tec. I have enjoyed this
>>>>>reflector very much and I am glad that the hams here overall enjoy
>Yaesu
>>>>>gear without the constant attacks and childish remarks made about other
>>>>>equipment as in my radio is better than your radio. Thank goodness
>there
>>>>>is alot of great gear out there to choose from good and bad, new and
>old.
>>>>>By the way I would love to hear from some users of the new FT920 and
>what
>>>>>you think as this radio did not get a good report from QST either in
>some
>>>>>areas but I have not seen anybody crying about it yet like the are about
>>>>>the truthfull review QST just did on their unbeatable Omni VI plus. 73,
>>>>>DE-KS4HK, Steve
>>>>
>>>>James (Jim), Parsons, K5ROV USAF, Ret.
>>>>k5rov@worldnet.att.net QCWA, NWQRP, Fists, ARRL
>>>>EX: W1RLA, K5FBB, K4FEO, SV0WN (CRETE), SV0WN (RHODES),
>>>>DL4NC, DL4JP, KA2FC (JAPAN), KA2JP (JAPAN).
>>>>JOHN 3:16
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>James (Jim), Parsons, K5ROV USAF, Ret.
>>k5rov@worldnet.att.net QCWA, NWQRP, Fists, ARRL
>>EX: W1RLA, K5FBB, K4FEO, SV0WN (CRETE), SV0WN (RHODES),
>>DL4NC, DL4JP, KA2FC (JAPAN), KA2JP (JAPAN).
>>JOHN 3:16
>>
>>
>
>
James (Jim), Parsons, K5ROV USAF, Ret.
k5rov@worldnet.att.net QCWA, NWQRP, Fists, ARRL
EX: W1RLA, K5FBB, K4FEO, SV0WN (CRETE), SV0WN (RHODES),
DL4NC, DL4JP, KA2FC (JAPAN), KA2JP (JAPAN).
JOHN 3:16
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