One could hope that the enclosures division would be sold to someone (possibly
one or more of the current managers of the division) to run as a stand-alone
company.
On 05/21/14, John & Diana Beckner wrote:
BIG mistake!
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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Bryce
Sent: Tuesday, May 20, 2014 8:40 AM
To: Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Re "merger": color me puzzled
Gang,
With all that's been said, there is a casuality already.
I market several small projects to the ham radio community, and it looks
like I'll have to source the cabinets from a different company.
here's a snippet from Tom Salvetti, from Ten Tec
Dear OEM Customers:
Announced this week, Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC merged under the RF
Concepts banner. The merger creates a multi-million-dollar communications
company offering a span of high power RF Amplifiers, Transceivers,
Surveillance Receivers and more.
Our strategic vision for the combined companies is to focus 100% of our
efforts and capital investment in engineering an ever expanding line of
innovative and customer-driven communications products. We've made the
difficult decision to curtail operation of our much smaller division
offering custom enclosures.
Mike Bryce WB8VGE
prosolar@sssnet.com
On May 20, 2014, at 8:28 AM, Ron Notarius W3WN <wn3vaw@verizon.net> wrote:
> John,
>
> Forget the press release. It's half a puff piece anyway.
>
> RF Concepts purchased Ten-Tec. They then merged the two business units
(Ten-Tec and Alpha) into one, from a corporate standpoint, and are in the
process of integrating them.
>
> The important thing is that the company & brand will survive, and with any
luck, thrive.
>
> In any event, I spoke to several people at both the Ten-Tec and Alpha
exhibits at Dayton, as well as several former Ten-Tec staff members. The
WORST I can say is that they are all cautiously optimistic, and quite a few
are excited at the possibilities.
>
> This is not the same thing as a bank merger, where the federal government,
or an agency thereof, forced an insolvent or failing bank into an unwanted
purchase by another, more successful bank, with the usual integration
headaches.
>
> The reality is that of the two presumed main shareholders of this private
corporation, ie the two founders, one has been a Silent Key for some time
now, and the other had retired. So, the company is now in the hands of
someone with the interest, energy, and money to keep the company going.
What's the alternative, after all? That Ten-Tec continued with indifferent
ownership, and eventually ended up in the hands of people who didn't care?
Or worse, in the hands of a third party that accumulates fine companies and
turns them into more outlets for fine junk?
>
> Oh, and I was told that because the combination of the two firms happened
so quickly and so soon before Hamvention, it was not possible to combine the
two exhibit spaces on short notice. So, not to worry on that score, either.
>
> I'm more impressed that of all the manufacturers present, someone chose
Ten-Tec & Alpha equipment at the heart of the W100AW/8 Special Event
Station. And from what I saw, quite a few of the people operating the
station, or watching them operate, were equally impressed -- or more. Now
that's publicity & good will you can't buy!
>
> 73, ron w3wn
>
>
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