[Icom] What is an Orion?

Sun, 10 Mar 2002 19:38:59 -0500

Well said....73, Steve

----- Original Message -----
From: "Dave" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 7:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Icom] What is an Orion?


> Absolutely Dave.
>
> It is easy to forget the problems which other manufacturers have had over
> the years, and let's face it those other companies are much bigger than
Ten
> Tec. I believe that you should not knock your own countries producs in
> public anyhow, and I'm not an American.
>
> Give them the chance they deserve, they have a history of excellence. Not
> bad at all considering they brought themselves to this point by their boot
> straps so to say.
>
> Long may Ten Tec give excellent service to Amateur Radio. For the margins
of
> profit involved they deserve a medal.
>
> Regards,
>
> Dave G3VFP
>
> www.g3vfp.com
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dave Wood" <[email protected]>
> To: <[email protected]>
> Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 10:57 PM
> Subject: Re: [Icom] What is an Orion?
>
>
> > Caity is quite right.  Let's not forget the entire decade of Icom radios
> > with the infamous plastic trimmer cap quality control problem!!!!!!!!!!
> 73
> > Dave
> >
> >
> >
> > At 04:31 PM 3/10/02 -0500, you wrote:
> > >On Sun, 10 Mar 2002 16:27:50 -0500
> > >"Steve Jones" <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >
> > > >  If Ten Tec gets
> > > > the QC right and keeps it there...
> > >
> > ><snip>
> > >
> > > > and the QC issue is resolved.
> > >
> > >Just because you keep saying, over and over again, in 20 different
> > >posts, that Ten Tec has quality control problems does *NOT* make it so.
> > >Or, to put it another way, all the major manufacturers have QC
problems,
> > >and Ten Tec has them too, but too no greater degree than anyone else.
> > >
> > >You got a bad radio from Ten Tec.  I accept that.  That is an
> > >unscientific sample of exactly one.
> > >
> > >Horse, beaten, dead.
> > >
> > >-Caity
> > >KU4QD
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> > Dave Wood
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> >
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