Isn't there room on the XYL's side of the bed for an Orion? ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rick Westerman" <Rick@dj0ip.de>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:14 AM
Subject: RE: [TenTec] An Icom 7800 Conspiracy Theory
> Jeff has just brought up a very interesting point.
>
> Although I've been a TEN-TEC fanatic for 30 years, it took me
> nearly one year to buy the ORION after it came out.
> The reason of course was "Peace with the XYL".
>
> For normal people, the price of the ORION is pushing the limit
> for a "Snap decision".
> It's more into the range that you plan for and buy next year.
>
> The 7800 is in the range of "sell your motorcycle first" or
> something like that.
> It's just difficult to justify to your family that spending
> $10,000 on a little black box is in the interest of your family!
>
> Now, in my bachelor days, it would have been a "No brainier" to
> buy either of the above immediately, but I prefer to keep the XYL
> and wait for the rig !!!
>
> 73
> Rick (with Orion and happy XYL)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com
> [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]On Behalf Of Jeff Casey
> Sent: Sunday, March 14, 2004 4:13 AM
> To: tentec@contesting.com; wb8wtu@yahoo.com
> Subject: [TenTec] An Icom 7800 Conspiracy Theory
>
>
> My Fellow Ten-Tec'ers,
>
> At "under $11,000" (as mentioned in the latest ARRL Letter), if
> Icom 7800
> sales really take off, then the divorce rate in the U.S. will
> skyrocket.
> Therefore, this rig is plainly an element of a vast Asian
> conspiracy to
> undermine America's sociocultural stability.
>
> Join me now in resisting this grave threat!
>
> Tonight, my Ten-Tec Argonaut V is at my operating position and my
> XYL and I
> are at peace. Long live the American Family and long live
> Ten-Tec!!
>
> 73 and Goodnight,
>
> Jeff
> WB5GWB@ARRL.NET
> Long Island, NY
>
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