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Re: [TenTec] new amp

To: <k9yc@arrl.net>, "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment" <tentec@contesting.com>
Subject: Re: [TenTec] new amp
From: "chacuff" <chacuff@cableone.net>
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Date: Thu, 16 Aug 2012 12:07:31 -0500
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Jim I agree with you but the MS amps are a decent value...what you get for 
what you pay...and I think most agree that you get what you pay for...made 
in USA or not.  I've repaired a few as well....  I've also fixed a few 
Alphas too.

Cecil
K5DL
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Brown" <k9yc@audiosystemsgroup.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 16, 2012 11:42 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] new amp


> On 8/16/2012 8:52 AM, Doug S wrote:
>> IMHO $800 is just crazy to pay for a 100w amp. I can hear the naysayers 
>> already and how other companies offer less etc but I just don't see much 
>> of a market for an 100w amp for $800.00.
>
> Why do you say that?  Is it because a company in MS well known for
> producing low quality products that also have serious reliability
> problems sells cheap amps for less? I've had to repair those MS amps in
> the middle of a contest, and I can tell you that their quality is well
> below that of Ten Tec.   Is it because you don't know enough about
> electrical engineering to realize the COST of producing a clean amp, and
> one that is reliable?  Is it because you are equating dollars and watts?
>
> Ten Tec is well known for quality products that are clean and reliable.
> I own four Ten Tec power amps that were designed and built in the 1980s
> -- three Titan 425s and a Hercules II. All are working fine, 30 years
> later, and I can still find parts if I need to repair them. When I look
> inside I see good engineering and quality components. Ten Tec products
> are designed and built in the USA, by people making a living wage, not
> imported from low wage countries where they are built by people in sweat
> shops.  If you want to be ABLE to buy American, put your money where
> your mouth is and buy American quality while you can still find it.
>
> 73, Jim Brown K9YC
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