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[TenTec] Re: [Ten-Tec] Orion - Recommendations

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Subject: [TenTec] Re: [Ten-Tec] Orion - Recommendations
From: k4sqr@juno.com (Jim Miller)
Date: Wed, 13 Mar 2002 05:50:20 -0500
Glenn;

The Orion's features/performance will, I believe, please most Ten-Tec and
non Tec-Tec owners.

The complaint about Black is justified. I have owned/currently own:
Paragon, SN:090; Titan, Omni V/301,
252 auto Tuner, Centurion and Omni VI Plus/301. After 15 years of light
gray Ten-Tec's, how many matching stations will no longer match if a
Black Ugly Orion is placed on the bench/desk? 
Ten-Tec changed from the dark Corsair color many years ago, and Gray has
become their benchmark.
The obvious difference of the Orion painted gray would still place it "in
a different category than the Omni series" per reps reasoning for black
last weekend.

The Orion's appearance last weekend looks cheap next to the RX-340
receiver adjacent to it. 

73,
Jim, K4SQR

On Tue, 12 Mar 2002 13:15:52 EST Wa4aos@aol.com writes:
> I wonder if some are making an ASS of themselves. If Ten Tec listened 
> to all 
> of the suggestions, they would never get the Orion to market. Maybe 
> they 
> should offer it in every imaginable color, front panel configuration 
> and send 
> out an order form so that each person can chose and pick what 
> features, 
> hardware and specifications they want.
> Only one problem, to custom built each unit to suite every ham will 
> slightly 
> increase the price. No, that want do either. No one will be willing 
> to pay 
> $1000,000.00 per unit. Guess it's better to just offer idle 
> suggestions and 
> criticism...
> 
> 73,
> Glenn
> WA4AOS
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