I received the same notice from TenTec that I got from RF
Concepts/Alpha, but it arrived about an hour later. It appears that
TenTec sent the notice to their newsletter subscribers.
73, de Mike,
K9UW
Amherst, WI
On May 12, 2014, John & Diana Beckner wrote:
>
Interesting that we never heard anything from Ten-Tec.
>
>
-----Original Message-----
> 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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