You seem to be doing a fine job too after alot of reading I've decided to
get rid of my Rice Boxes and go with almost all TenTec they are the older
models Omni D, Paragon, Peg and Juprter. Anyway hang in there and keep up
the good work----KD8BTQ
On Sat, Jul 26, 2014 at 8:15 AM, Bob McGraw - K4TAX <RMcGraw@blomand.net>
wrote:
> Like most of you, my mailbox is frequently loaded with comments about the
> Mega Sale, when orders were received, when they were acknowledged and then
> the ultimate, when the new radio was shipped and then received. I'll
> admit, some of these e-mails originate as questions about a new radio and
> come to me privately. That's OK too. I'm a Tentec Ambassador and
> consider it my role and privilege to assist others.
>
> I've looked back through my collection of e-mails received and have been
> amazed at the numbers. Now folks, we all know that business is business
> and with any business the numbers are always held close to the table. I
> don't have an OUIJA board for projections. Small company production and
> procurement is always a challenging managerial balancing act. Component
> lead time procurement can easily get to be several weeks if not months.
> This means if the parts aren't in house today it may be several weeks
> before production can begin or be completed. One component short and there
> is a non-shippable unit.
>
> What's further amazing it seems that Tentec is shipping radios every day.
> They are successfully dealing with the huge influx of orders. Based on
> e-mails that I see, the orders still seem to be coming in {"I ordered mine
> today"} and radios are still being shipped {"I received mine today"} . Yet
> as orders are received, parts must be ordered and paid for. And then the
> merchandise does not get billed until the product ships. Talk about cash
> flow concerns, yep they must be huge while running with some 8 to 12 week
> backlog. Yet, radios are get shipped every day. I'm not at all implying
> that one can order a radio today or tomorrow and expect it next week. The
> latest e-mails seems to indicated the backlog of orders is in the 8 to 12
> week time period.
>
> I did some math, some projections, and applied the famous economic SWAG
> factor. My speculation is that the MEGA SALE event will likely produce
> more shipped products during the month of July than likely occurred during
> 2013. That's simply amazing as I know how many questions I received in
> 2013 and how many I've received during July this year alone. What's
> next? Well the MEGA SALE pricing ends July 31st and that's only 6 days.
> Based on a projected order rate and delivery cycle, not knowing what was
> in finished goods inventory at the beginning, it is easy to project that
> there could be more units shipped in 2014 than in the past 10 years. Huh,
> you say. Perhaps an overly optimistic speculation on my part. Could be
> true as the actual orders, confirmations and "my new radio is to ships
> today" types of communications pass along the data waves.
>
> Now where am I going with all of this? As a Tentec Ambassador it is my
> role and my pleasure to assist any of you with any questions you may have,
> be they before you place your order, you may need suggestions on
> configuration or maybe just operating guidelines. I am here along with
> the other Ambassadors to assist. You are welcome to post on the reflector
> or to my personal e-mail. I'll try to answer each one in a timely manner.
>
> Now back to my radios, I have QSO's to make.
>
> 73
> Bob, K4TAX
>
> P.S. -- I'll send this individually to several lists. Pardon if you may
> receive it more than once.
>
>
> DISCLOSURE:
> This is to inform all persons, I am a Tentec Ambassador and I receive
> compensation according to the Tentec Ambassador program. In addition, I
> serve as a volunteer beta test person to Tentec for the Omni VII, Eagle
> and Argonaut VI radios. I hold no employment relationship, no financial
> interests nor do I conduct any commercial business, direct or indirect,
> with Tentec.
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