HI PAUL! VERY BEST WISHES FOR SUCCESS-WILL MISS YOU ON TT/TV-OR WILL IT
CONTINUE? 73 GM0LTQ
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robb Urie" <rurie@mywdo.com>
To: "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 2:32 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ARRLWeb: ARRL NEWS: Scott Robbins, W4PA,to Purchase
Vibroplex
Well at least MFJ did'nt buy them out!
Robb NØRU
----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan" <w4ag@mindspring.com>
To: "'Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment'" <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 7:12 PM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] ARRLWeb: ARRL NEWS: Scott Robbins, W4PA,to Purchase
Vibroplex
>I wish Scott the best too, although I do worry about what now happens to
>the
> Ten-Tec Amateur line.
>
> Also wonder about the business case for a company that makes keys,
> although
> maybe Scott has some new ideas in mind. My first QSO, almost 50 years ago,
> was with a Vibroplex key, and I have used many of their bugs and paddles
> since. I am also now using a Begali Simplex that I love, but some new
> offerings from Vibroplex might coax me to try something else.
>
> 73,
> Stan, W4AG
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tentec-bounces@contesting.com [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com]
> On Behalf Of Martin Ewing
> Sent: Monday, December 07, 2009 5:56 PM
> To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
> Subject: Re: [TenTec] ARRLWeb: ARRL NEWS: Scott Robbins, W4PA, to Purchase
> Vibroplex
>
> I wish him the best, of course. Just wondering what the business case
> is for taking on that portfolio of century old key designs? It's not
> exactly a growth market. Maybe there's something going on in the back
> room? I hope so!
>
> I write as a happy owner of a Begali Simplex. There is a nice
> boutique market for products like that, but I don't expect many people
> are getting rich selling Morse keys.
>
> 73 Martin AA6E
>
> --
> Dr. Martin S. Ewing, AA6E
> Member IEEE, URSI, AAS, ARRL
> Branford, Connecticut
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