[Elecraft] OT: the gods must be crazy

[juergen]

Hi Jay

They have time to develop mickey mouse products and yet they dont have the time and resources to write decent firmware for the Orion! 

Ten Tec have lost sight of their obligations to the many Orion owners whose radios are full of firmware bugs. If it sounds like sour grapes it is in regards to the Orion for me.

At least Elecraft have their firmware under control and dont need Halloween trinkets to distract customers from their failings.

73
John


--- On Sat, 8/21/10, Jay <k2ttt at optonline.net> wrote:

> From: Jay <k2ttt at optonline.net>
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] OT: the gods must be crazy
> To: "'DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL'" <dougzzz at gmail.com>, "'Elecraft Reflector'" <elecraft at mailman.qth.net>
> Date: Saturday, August 21, 2010, 3:36 AM
> Doug
> 
> They have not lost sight of their original mission.
> 
> They sell a $12 "glow in the dark" trim ring and maybe a
>  Dick Tracy decoder ring comes in the same box..
> 
> 73
> 
> Jay
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net]
> On Behalf Of DOUGLAS ZWIEBEL
> Sent: Friday, August 20, 2010 8:49 PM
> To: Elecraft Reflector
> Subject: [Elecraft] OT: the gods must be crazy
> 
> 1.  When I was a kid (a long time ago), TenTec was
> known as the CW
> man's radio.
> 2.  As tubes faded away, the lament often heard was
> "real radios glow
> in the dark."
> 
> Well, check out tentec.com
> 
> 1.  They now say, "The SSB Company"  ????
> 
> 2.  You won't believe their approach to "glow in the
> dark" radios.
> Wonder how Elecraft will face this unique approach????
> 
> I guess you can never tell what marketing approach will
> work.  :-)
> 
> Enjoy
> 
> de Doug KR2Q
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