[Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 116, Issue 45

[Richard Knoppow]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Cromwell" <wrcromwell at gmail.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Friday, September 27, 2013 4:56 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Boatanchors Digest, Vol 116, 
Issue 45


> On 09/27/2013 08:53 AM, Bry Carling wrote:
>> Perhaps they were talking about some of the low 
>> resolution spectroscopes, so-called, like the one in the 
>> ICOM 746?
>>
>> Bry Carling
>> http://af4k.com
>>
>>
> Hi Bry,
>
> Most likely the original poster had a real bad experience 
> when he called Ten Tec. I'm sure his original call wasn't 
> dripping with vitriol like this post so as to tip over 
> whomever it was he called at Ten Tec. I don't do any 
> business with MFJ because my first experience with them 
> was a horrid disappointment. I *know* from the testimony 
> of many others that MFJ has cleaned up their act. I am 
> still not going there.
>
> The guy who doesn't like Ten Tec has many other choices 
> and since he feels the way he does he should choose 
> somebody else. Ranting about what happened back whenever 
> doesn't negate the many, more favorable experiences we 
> have read and experienced for ourselves. The original 
> poster was so upset he attached unrelated complaints to 
> Ten Tec. I should have tweaked him but I just couldn't 
> help it. My apologies for that.
>
> So... are there links to crummy scope specs? <me bad>
>
> 73,
>
> Bill  KU8H
     FWIW, I talked to MFJ perhaps a couple of years ago
about obtaining a replacement dummy load resistor.  I don't
remember the call well but my impression is that  they
handled it competently.  One can have a bad experience with
any business on occasion. The problem is when it happens all
the time.


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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles
WB6KBL
dickburk at ix.netcom.com