John posted to the list. I have no inside information at all.
Kim N5OP
"People that make music together cannot be enemies, at least as long as the
music lasts." -- Paul Hindemith
> On Jan 27, 2015, at 17:29, John King <k5pgw@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
> --------------------------------------------
>
> 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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