IF TenTec actually gets the opportunity to select the evaluation set
( they do sell direct, not thru dealers, where ARRL usually purchases a set
to review) TT has an inherent advantage in the process.
TenTec gets to PICK AND TEST AND SHAKE TABLE FOR TWO WEEKS THE UNIT THEY
ARE SENDING TO ARRL.....
If this is the case, not to get nervous. Unless TT somehow lets one out the
door that isn't quite right. Then we know where the Darwin award should be
sent.
And the short order...
bill
object: [TenTec] I get nervous when . . .
It looks like the first Orions are just around the corner, and I get
nervous when I think that the rig's reputation will to a considerable
extent stand or fall on what the ARRL's lab reports. Since the report
will
be based on lab tests of a single early production unit, it is a dicey
(i.e., Las Vegas crapshoot) business for Ten-Tec. Recall that the QST
review of the OMNI VI Plus some years back had several nits to pick that
detracted substantially from the overall report on the rig. Those nits
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