Kim, where do you get such inside info?? Is someone confiding with you against
Ten Tec's policy or are you just. clairvoyant and all seeing or knowing??? I am
really impressed.!! 73, John, K5PGW
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On Tue, 1/27/15, Kimberly Elmore <cw_de_n5op@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Let us have HOPE and SUPPORT
To: "John King" <k5pgw@yahoo.com>, "tentec@contesting.com"
<tentec@contesting.com>, "Discussion of Ten-Tec Equipment"
<tentec@contesting.com>
Date: Tuesday, January 27, 2015, 3:14 PM
Any news of TenTec's
demise is premature (with apologies to Mark Twain).
Did you not see John
Henry's response to this claptrap? You may, of course,
dismiss John Henry's response with "Of course
he'd say that! He works there!" That response is
akin to that from conspiracy theorists: anyone denying a
conspiracy is, de factor, part of the conspiracy.
TT is alive and well. If you
want something that will last forever and be supported
forever, you'll have to home-brew it and collect an
inventory of all necessary pasts yourself. Nothing and no
one keeps a product going forever.
TenTec, however, is a long ways from death,
demise, dissolution or liquidation.
Kim N5OP
On
Tuesday, January 27, 2015 2:53 PM, John King via TenTec
<tentec@contesting.com>
wrote:
I have five Ten Tec
transceivers and have been a true blue believer and
supporter of Ten Tec since my first 544 station with remote
VFO and power supply speaker, purchased new in 1977. Just a
word about what used to be: In the mid 1980s lightning
struck my home and took out my 544 and SB220. I explained
to my wife, K5MOL, that the 544 was history because it was
solid state and probably fried beyond recovery. She said
"Well just buy another rig". The next day I
shipped the 544 to Ten Tec for the "repair" or sad
OBITUARY that "it was damaged unto death" and must
be laid to rest. About two days later, I learned of a
Collins KWM 380 for ONLY $2,200, which I promptly bought
from an estate. Two days after purchasing the KWM 380, I
received the typical "Ten Tec post card" advising
that my beloved 544 was repaired and that upon receipt of
slightly over $30.00 including parts, labor and shipping,
they would ship it back to me.
I revealed the thrilling "good news"
to K5MOL and her response was at least I had misled her to
get a new transceiver. Well the marriage survived and after
54 years continues to survive. I ended up with two KWM 380
transceivers and then Rockwell announced that it was
disposing of all parts for Collins Amateur gear and no
longer offering any support for Collins Amateur gear. Well,
there I am with about $5000.00 worth of Rockwell Collins
gear with no support from Rockwell whatsoever!! Well I
promptly sold them because parts and service was no longer
available from Rockwell. I then bought my OMNI VI which I
still use daily and dearly LOVE!!!
I would like to buy an Eagle (which my brother
K5QDA bought, on my recommendation just before the
acquisition of Ten Tec by Alpha), but I am afraid of an
early demise of available replacement parts and thus service
by Ten Tec.. I have been told by engineer types that the
Eagle receiver will out perform most transceivers from the
Far East costing two to three times that of the Eagle. I am
sure that you can understand my concern after my
Rockwell/Collins experience. I have three Icom HF
transceivers, but my confidence that affordable parts and
service will be available is weak. The Icoms are used mobile
in my Coach and for backup. In conclusion, I really am in a
limbo as to future radios. Elecraft maybe? Please accept my
apologies for the long email, but maybe you can identify
with it. 73, John, K5PGW
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