I believe it is a good move and will create a company that can develop
products across the board for amateurs instead of just focusing on one item.
Across the board means... offering a complete integrated station package to
Hams.
Eric
W9WLW
On May 12, 2014 1:38:26 PM EDT, Ron via TenTec <tentec@contesting.com> wrote:
|I agree with you Robb.
|I think it it'll be a good fit with possibly a nice sleek future radio
|and amplifier combo.
|It will take some time to interface the two companies as it is
|happening with us at EF Johnson , being purchased by JVC/KENWOOD this
|year.
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|Ron/N5QV
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|To: tentec@contesting.com
|Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 10:06 AM
|Subject: [TenTec] Fw: Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC Merge
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|Interesting...better than an MFJ merger.
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|N0RU
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| Announcing the Merger of Alpha Amplifiers
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| Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC Merge Under
|RF Concepts Banner
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| "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.
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| "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."
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| 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.
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| 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.
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| "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.
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| "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.
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| 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.
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| About RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers
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| 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.
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| About TEN-TEC
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| 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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