Yes. I received just a little bit ago Mike.
This will prove interesting.
Steve - W5JK
On May 12, 2014, at 9:55 AM, Mike Pagel, K9UW <k9uw@wi-net.com> wrote:
>
>
> Has anyone else seen this? I received it as an email newsletter from
> Alpha.
>
> 73, de Mike, K9UW
>
> ALPHA AMPLIFIERS AND TEN-TEC MERGE UNDER RF
> CONCEPTS BANNER
>
> LONGMONT, Colo.- May 9, 2014 - Announcing today the
> merger of Longmont, Colorado -based RF Concepts LLC / Alpha Amplifiers
> and Sevierville, Tenn.-based TEN-TEC Inc., RF Concepts Chairman Michael
> Seedman, AA6DY, declared the union the perfect combination of amateur
> radio brands. The merger creates a multi-million-dollar company with
> products that span QRP transceivers to full-legal-limit amplifiers and
> establishes an organization with the size and scale to continue to
> innovate into the next decade and beyond.
>
> RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers
> has been building amplifiers continuously since the early 1970s and has
> put more than 13,000 amplifiers in the hands of demanding amateur radio
> operators. Alpha Amplifiers are considered "the finest line of linear
> amplifiers in the world" by the ham community. TEN-TEC, founded in 1968,
> produces top-of-the-line receivers, transceivers, amplifiers and tuners
> and is known worldwide for the reliability and performance of its
> products.
>
> "For more than 40 years, Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC have
> shared a reputation in the amateur radio market for offering
> exceptionally well-engineered, American-made products backed by
> extraordinary customer service," said Seedman. "Alpha Amplifiers is
> known for 'key down performance,' and TEN-TEC is known for pushing the
> boundaries of transceiver performance and capabilities.
>
> "The merger of
> these brands under the RF Concepts banner makes perfect sense," added
> Seedman, "not only in terms of creating a powerful product line, but
> also in terms of positioning our company for the future. This merger
> more than doubles the size of our business allowing us to invest more
> capital in innovative engineering and customer-driven product
> development."
>
> RF Concepts' operations will now be shared between its
> Longmont Colorado facility and its Sevierville Tennessee facility. The
> company is currently seeking a new operations facility in the
> Sevierville area to more efficiently house factory operations, part of
> the engineering resources, and technical and customer support services.
> The Colorado facility will house engineering resources, technical and
> customer support services, and much of the front-office operations.
>
>
> Both Jim Wharton, NO4A, who in January of this year took the reins of
> TEN-TEC upon the retirement of founder Jack Burchfield, K4JU and Ken
> Long, N0QO, who has been overseeing the operations at Alpha Amplifiers
> will be Presidents of their respective group, working together to build
> a strong, innovative company.
>
> "Ken and I have spent quite a bit of
> time discussing our short- and long-term focus over the last few weeks
> and I feel our responsibilities are very clearly defined.", said
> Wharton.
>
> "Jim and I have a lot of work to do to make sure the merging
> of these two brands goes as smoothly as possible." added Long.
>
> The
> merger announcement comes just days before one of the signature amateur
> radio events in North America-the Dayton (Ohio) Hamvention-where more
> than 75,000 hams are expected to converge on the Hara Arena Complex to
> discover the latest innovations in amateur radio. Both Alpha Amplifiers
> and TEN-TEC will operate separate booths at this years show (May 16 -
> 18). Both booths will feature new products and special offers to
> commemorate the merger. At booths 209-210 in the North Hall, Alpha
> Amplifiers will be demonstrating the soon-to-be released DreamTuner 4040
> Automatic Antenna Tuner, a graphically based, 4KW Autotuner. At booths
> 458-450 in the East Hall, TEN-TEC will unveil the Patriot, an open
> source, arduino-based SSB transceiver.
>
> About RF Concepts/Alpha
> Amplifiers
>
> RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers manufactures high-end linear
> amplifiers for ham radio enthusiasts. Based in Longmont, Colo., the
> company is known worldwide for its quality amplifiers. Alpha Amplifiers
> have been continuously manufactured in the United States since the early
> 1970s.
>
> About TEN-TEC
>
> TEN-TEC Inc. was founded in 1968 to provide
> beautifully engineered, well-crafted, well-supported and high-performing
> products to the amateur radio market. For 46 years the Sevierville,
> Tenn.-based company has passionately designed, crafted and tested
> premium products which have earned the company a solid reputation and
> loyal brand followers throughout the world.
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