I think the quote "a house divided against itself cannot stand." comes from
the bible.
But a family man said "A house not divided into separate rooms makes it
difficult to sleep while the wife is cooking..to say nothing of bathroom
privacy"
As a Ten-Tec "fan" and owner from the $7.95 PM boards to my Omni-V/Titan
today I was considering purchasing the Orion. It was for that reason I
joined the tentec@contesting group...to get info on a very pricey Version
1.0 rig before I plopped down my hard-earned cash.
After an initial flurry of postings about the Orion, some including stories
of returning the unit...not ready for prime-time etc and when a website that
previously proudly displayed Ten-Tec gear says he'd never buy a Ten-Tec
again...I began to rethink my order.
When the chatter stopped suddenly I pictured a group of unhappy Orion owners
regretting their purchase being painfully shy about talking publicly. (AN
INCORRECT PICTURE TO SAY THE LEAST!)
I'm SO glad to find out that it is a dedicated Orion newsgroup that is the
cause. I will be signing up for that group and re-thinking my decision not
to purchase the Orion.
The e-mails from the tentec@contesting go to my Ten-Tec folder.... The Orion
newsgroup on Yahoo will get its own dedicated folder as well.
Thanks to all the individuals who give their personal time to maintain both
groups. Between spam and virus complaints I don't envy their jobs at all
(but my appreciation for their work is astronomical)
73 to all my Ten-Tec friends,
Tom K2TA
Greenwood Lake, NY
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jim Reid" <jimr.reid@verizon.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>; "Orion Discussion Group"
<TenTec_Orion@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:18 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Yahoo Orion Group
> Hi, It has been written:
>
>
> > I am sorry that Jim (who began the Yahoo group) didn't
> > realize that a house divided against itself cannot stand.
>
> Anyway, I didn't start the Yahoo Orion discussion group,
> Ken Hopper, N9VV did back in February of 2002, not long
> after Ten Tec announced the coming of Orion a few weeks
> earlier. Ken also authored a very comprehensive web site
> about Orion and eventually was a bit "whelmed" with keeping
> it up to date as well as "moderating" the discussion group.
> He asked for some help, and I agreed to take on the Yahoo
> chore.
>
> We are now, as of just a few minutes ago up to 346 group
> participants. And, I hope I am successfully keeping the
> spamers/porno promoters out! It is a daily task, but does
> not usually take too long. I can usually check on the validity
> of the request one way or another since on QRZ you can look
> up names as well as call signs. If I cannot find a legitimate
> call sign, then I will send an email asking why the person
> is interested in joining the group. Usually I get back a short
> note AND a call sign also.
>
> I do not monitor the mail submitted before it is posted, and
> you can opt out of the Yahoo marketing program. It is part
> of your Yahoo sign up process.
>
> BTW, Ken's Orion web site has shrunk back in content now
> that the rig is widely shipped, many in use on the bands and
> a new manual out as of today also. Have you downloaded
> the .pdf file yet; is much different from the original.
>
> Maybe now that Ken is not so busy posting new info about
> the Orion, he wants to take the discussion group chore
> back, as he originated it. I would have no problem with that
> at all, hi.
>
> While propagation to/from out here in KH6 land has been so
> poor for the last many weeks, at least during my ham radio
> hours, I have been busy with my "other" hobby: theatre
> organs and their music. Have a nice large Allen here and
> have spent a lot of time this summer restoring it to service,
> including replacing/having the factory repair most of the
> many circuit boards within the console. It is now making
> might wonderful theatre music!!
>
> Fall is practically here; my GeoClock program shows the center
> of the Sun is only 0.17 degrees North of the Equator now
> (0013 UTC); not sure if that is when Summer ends/Fall begins,
> or if it was when the "bottom" of the Sun touched the E line,
> or how that is determined. Anyway, propagation from down
> here in the tropics is going to be improving rapidly now. Am
> looking forward to same.
>
> Hope those of you using the Yahoo Orion discussion group are
> finding it of some use; if not, let me know. It is remarkably easy
> to cause it to vanish -- just a couple clicks. Or maybe, Ken
> would take it back, hi.
>
> 73, Jim KH7M
> On the Garden Island of Kauai
>
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