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Re: [TenTec] Looks like company is fading away

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Subject: Re: [TenTec] Looks like company is fading away
From: Steve Berg <wa9jml@frontier.com>
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Date: Sun, 25 Jan 2015 20:15:16 -0600
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In the past year I have bought a new Argonaut VI and a new Omni VII. I am very happy with both radios. I would not consider any of the Orions because they do not cover my favorite band, 6 meters.
The Argo VI was used a lot during the ARRL Centennial, and with the 
WRTC.  It is now waiting for spring when I will be using it as the IF 
for my 2 meter setup, once I get my feedline problems fixed.
The Omni VII is a very nice radio, and I am really enjoying it while on 
the learning curve.  I have also worked some new countries with it.  It 
is a worthy successor to my Corsair II, which I am keeping as a backup.
I have a Centaur amp, but have not used it much due to my living in a 
very tightly packed subdivision.  I don't need the RFI headaches from 
running that much power.  I have learned to make plenty of contacts, 
even with only 10 watts, and that has added to the fun this past year.
Ten Tec is doing fine, despite a really lousy economy.  I am hoping that 
they will continue to produce their outstanding products for many more 
years.  I will be helping them with this by making purchases as my 
finances permit.  Their merger with Alpha will likely be a help in 
keeping them open.  And, they seem to still be responsive to inquiries, 
and also fixing older products despite the problems in sourcing needed 
parts.
73,

Steve WA9JML
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