Personally I'm offended by the tone and the language of this entire thread.
I think it should be stopped.
73 de Gary, AA2IZ
----- Original Message -----
From: <tlp1@vzavenue.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 9:25 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] TenTec Digest, Vol 83, Issue 11
> HAR, HAR!!!
>
> Yeah certainly so if you are an "appliance operator". Is that
> what you are? Don't "real hams" know radio electronics, at
> least enough to repair and modify their own equipment. By your
> reply I bet you don't. If you did, you wouldn't be offended.
>
> But then again, who knows. You brag about restoring vintage
> junk. Wouldn't the Orion II have better performance than some
> (most) of those antiques.
>
> Some of YOU "hams" are a witless lot.....
>
> KU5Q
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: john [mailto:johnmb@nc.rr.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 11, 2009 4:26 PM
> To: tlp1@vzavenue.net
> Subject: Orion II
>
> That is simply the most ridiculous argument in this entire thread.
>
> Apparently NOBODY can criticize Tentec, unless you can build
> your own station.
>
> That's like saying you can't claim Toyota made a lemon unless
> you can build your own car. There's no linkage between the
> two in the real world.
>
> John K5MO
>
> Date: Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:09:33 -0500
> From: john <johnmb@nc.rr.com>
> Subject: [TenTec] OII
> To: tentec@contesting.com
>
> I think it's a shame that a well thought out posting about the
> lack of
> ongoing support for the OII is labelled as "whining". Calling
> it that is
> as childish as it is inaccurate.
>
> Though the OII is a fine rig (as all posters have said) times
> change, usage
> changes, technology changes and for a company to stay in the
> marketplace,
> they're obliged to change too. TT has made promises of
> support that they
> can't or won't keep and it is costing them in market share
> and repeat
> customers.
>
> I own numerous pieces of both TT and Elecraft gear and
> they're both fine
> companies. There is however a dramatically different
> relationship between
> user and designers with Elecraft. There's excitement in owning
> a radio that
> truly *is* updated to keep pace with developments as TT
> claimed to do with
> the Orions but in fact has not. They have a responsive
> organization that
> reads and replies to inquiries and suggestions and in general
> continues to
> advance the capability of their product line through this ongoing
> interaction with their customers.
>
> I really wish TenTec the best, but they're not helping their
> cause by
> making promises they don't keep and refusing to communicate
> regularly with
> their customers.
>
> 73
> John K5MO
>
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