what embossed lettering? ;>)
73
----- Original Message -----
From: "Duane A Calvin" <ac5aa@juno.com>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 4:31 AM
Subject: Re: [TenTec] Orion panel readibility
> Frankly, I don't understand why TT doesn't do this at the factory. The
> embossed lettering is impossible to read in almost any light. Think I'll
> look for a white or silver marker this weekend!
>
> 73, Duane
>
>
> On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 22:48:50 EDT CATFISHTWO@aol.com writes:
> >
> > I almost never buy radios, cars or any thing else for resale value.
> > I use
> > my gear and if sold, it goes the way it is, I don't abuse it but I
> > do use it.
> > some of my gear has scratches form other rigs sitting on top, but
> > it's mine
> > so I do as I choose.
> >
> > The fellow was asking about a previous post from someone who used a
> > silver
> > marker to make the raised letters on the orion to stand out for his
> > old eyes
> > ( getting old is not for sissies), and I think if done well its
> > probably a
> > no impact change. A lot of the time I am known to give stuff away,
> > and I have
> > yet to have a complaint of too many scratches on a gift.
> >
> > I understand that some folks like to buy excellent old rigs and keep
> > them as
> > a piece of history, but I am one who uses his stuff. I find buying
> > and
> > selling gear as much fun as using it and have got a fairly decent
> > and very usable
> > station ( with a little help from my friends), a couple of hundred
> > dx
> > entities on the log and a nice computer controlled multi -multi
> > station going
> > together.
> >
> > I guess that is what is great about this hobby, there is more than a
> > few
> > ways to do it.
> >
> > Your milage may vary!!
> >
> > tom N6AJR
> >
> >
> > In a message dated 6/15/2005 7:32:22 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
> > martin.ewing@gmail.com writes:
> >
> > Voids the warranty and ruins the resale value, of course.
> >
> > ;-)
> >
> > Martin
> >
> > On 6/15/05, CATFISHTWO@aol.com <CATFISHTWO@aol.com> wrote:
> > > I remember he said to dab it on the raised part of the letters,
> > and do it
> > > before having the evenings libation..
> >
> >
> >
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> --------------------------------------
> Duane Calvin, AC5AA
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