Hi Yuri,
Sorry to see you go, but I do not blame you (again). TenTec reflector is a
bit strange as you might have noticed.
There are people who are genuinely involved and interested in the technical
aspects of TT products, their operation, improvements. They would like to see
the best value for their money, see the American manufacturer succeed and be
comfortable that TT will be around for a long time and support their equipment.
They join reflector for that purpose.
But unfortunately there are few behaving like a members of religious cult who
would blindly defend "holy" TT regardless of the reality and truth. They
would launch personal attacks on anyone who dares to point out deficiencies or
areas for improvement. They for some reason are trying to pretend that "emperor
has new clothes" to their own and other's detriment. They might be happy with
the status quo, love their radios with deficiencies and police the reflector f
or any dissidents and hunt them down if they dare to say anything against their
"momma."
Now when TT is portraying Orion as THE contester's rig, and contesters dare
to point out shortcomings, it is time for cult to attack. But the reality is
that (most) contesters are not dummies. Couple contests operation with Orion
will demonstrate the suitability of the rig for that task and operator will
decide if the rig is a keeper or just another TT curiosity. There are some good
points and some bad ones, it will come down to this: "is it worth the money and
will it do the job for me." If the radio keeps quitting, is awkward to operate,
takes weeks to figure out AGC/DSP/NR, then you might think twice about
plunging your buck for the design in progress. Hallelujahs from the cultists
will
not help. Internet propagates the news quickly and one can fool people only for
so long.
You will not "win" with the cult crowd here, they seem to be vocal and in
attack mode. The rest of the TTecian will not oppose them publicly, but will
express their opinions and support "secretly" by private emails. So the result
is,
"the emperor still has new clothes" and everything is fine and chorus sings
hallelujahs. There should be warning for the newcomers: "if you dare to say
anything not praising TT radios, this is not the place for you!"
I hope you will continue with the rest of the review and present the true
picture about Orion. Contest community will be especially grateful for honest
review. TT reflector can either let the bullies maintain dominance, or they can
counter cultist's barking with arguments and support for those who try to be
real and honest. I see that some object to your "style," but knowing you, I can
see that you are trying to drive the point by using bit of exaggeration.
We will miss you, but I don't blame you. You will spend your time more wisely
by doing reviews of new radios, rather than argue and deflect personal
attacks on the reflector.
Good luck and looking forward to more stuff on your web site.
Yuri, VE3BMV
ooops, this supposed to be a personal mail and not to go through reflector
(if you know what I mean :-)
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