Interesting that we never heard anything from Ten-Tec.
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From: TenTec [mailto:tentec-bounces@contesting.com] On Behalf Of Mike Pagel,
K9UW
Sent: Monday, May 12, 2014 10:56 AM
To: tentec@contesting.com
Subject: [TenTec] Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC Merge
Has anyone else seen this? I received it as an email newsletter from Alpha.
73, de Mike, K9UW
ALPHA AMPLIFIERS AND TEN-TEC MERGE UNDER RF CONCEPTS BANNER
LONGMONT, Colo.- May 9, 2014 - Announcing today the merger of Longmont,
Colorado -based RF Concepts LLC / Alpha Amplifiers and Sevierville,
Tenn.-based TEN-TEC Inc., RF Concepts Chairman Michael Seedman, AA6DY,
declared the union the perfect combination of amateur radio brands. The
merger creates a multi-million-dollar company with products that span QRP
transceivers to full-legal-limit amplifiers and establishes an organization
with the size and scale to continue to innovate into the next decade and
beyond.
RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers
has been building amplifiers continuously since the early 1970s and has put
more than 13,000 amplifiers in the hands of demanding amateur radio
operators. Alpha Amplifiers are considered "the finest line of linear
amplifiers in the world" by the ham community. TEN-TEC, founded in 1968,
produces top-of-the-line receivers, transceivers, amplifiers and tuners and
is known worldwide for the reliability and performance of its products.
"For more than 40 years, Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC have shared a
reputation in the amateur radio market for offering exceptionally
well-engineered, American-made products backed by extraordinary customer
service," said Seedman. "Alpha Amplifiers is known for 'key down
performance,' and TEN-TEC is known for pushing the boundaries of transceiver
performance and capabilities.
"The merger of
these brands under the RF Concepts banner makes perfect sense," added
Seedman, "not only in terms of creating a powerful product line, but also in
terms of positioning our company for the future. This merger more than
doubles the size of our business allowing us to invest more capital in
innovative engineering and customer-driven product development."
RF Concepts' operations will now be shared between its Longmont Colorado
facility and its Sevierville Tennessee facility. The company is currently
seeking a new operations facility in the Sevierville area to more
efficiently house factory operations, part of the engineering resources, and
technical and customer support services.
The Colorado facility will house engineering resources, technical and
customer support services, and much of the front-office operations.
Both Jim Wharton, NO4A, who in January of this year took the reins of
TEN-TEC upon the retirement of founder Jack Burchfield, K4JU and Ken Long,
N0QO, who has been overseeing the operations at Alpha Amplifiers will be
Presidents of their respective group, working together to build a strong,
innovative company.
"Ken and I have spent quite a bit of
time discussing our short- and long-term focus over the last few weeks and I
feel our responsibilities are very clearly defined.", said Wharton.
"Jim and I have a lot of work to do to make sure the merging of these two
brands goes as smoothly as possible." added Long.
The
merger announcement comes just days before one of the signature amateur
radio events in North America-the Dayton (Ohio) Hamvention-where more than
75,000 hams are expected to converge on the Hara Arena Complex to discover
the latest innovations in amateur radio. Both Alpha Amplifiers and TEN-TEC
will operate separate booths at this years show (May 16 - 18). Both booths
will feature new products and special offers to commemorate the merger. At
booths 209-210 in the North Hall, Alpha Amplifiers will be demonstrating the
soon-to-be released DreamTuner 4040 Automatic Antenna Tuner, a graphically
based, 4KW Autotuner. At booths
458-450 in the East Hall, TEN-TEC will unveil the Patriot, an open source,
arduino-based SSB transceiver.
About RF Concepts/Alpha
Amplifiers
RF Concepts/Alpha Amplifiers manufactures high-end linear amplifiers for ham
radio enthusiasts. Based in Longmont, Colo., the company is known worldwide
for its quality amplifiers. Alpha Amplifiers have been continuously
manufactured in the United States since the early 1970s.
About TEN-TEC
TEN-TEC Inc. was founded in 1968 to provide beautifully engineered,
well-crafted, well-supported and high-performing products to the amateur
radio market. For 46 years the Sevierville, Tenn.-based company has
passionately designed, crafted and tested premium products which have earned
the company a solid reputation and loyal brand followers throughout the
world.
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