TEN TEC IS NO LONGER REPAIRING EQUIPMENT

326 views
Skip to first unread message

CARMEN DROGO

unread,
Feb 9, 2022, 8:29:22 PM2/9/22
to Chicken-Fat-Operators-Club CFO

D.J.J. Ring, Jr.

unread,
Feb 10, 2022, 12:29:54 AM2/10/22
to Chicken-Fat-O...@googlegroups.com

Parts and Service is Discontinued in Sevierville

February 8, 2022B Admin0 Comments

CATEGORIESNEWS

Undoubtedly everyone has heard of the so called “chip” shortage by now.  The shortage isn’t just microprocessors and memory but extends to all levels of the electronics industry, even including even  very basic parts such as linear voltage regulators.

No one has ever seen anything like this in the history of the electronics industry.  The status of some critical parts like DSP processors are unknown if they will be produced again.  Other parts like encoders are 36 weeks  delivery. Some microcontrollers are showing more than a year delivery. Some transistors are showing 67 weeks delivery!   It isn’t possible to repair units or build radios without parts.  Irate customers are calling and emailing Dishtronix and complaining that units are not repaired and demanding returns.  All repair radios are being returned to respective owners unrepaired. We do not have recommendations for anyone to do repairs. The inventory is not for sale.

 As there are no guarantees that the shortages won’t extend further into the future, there is no alternative except to suspend operations in Sevierville.  Unfortunately we will no longer be able to answer email or telephone calls regarding Ten Tec amateur radio products.   Ten Tec is not out of business.  We are developing new products and will introduce them if and when we can obtain components.  When we have resources, we might put some of the parts online in the parts store, but this will not be anytime soon.


Richard Langford

unread,
Feb 10, 2022, 11:54:45 AM2/10/22
to Chicken-Fat-O...@googlegroups.com
Hi Carmen,

This is very sad news I had hoped that Ten Tec would be bringing out new models, I talked to Mr Dishop when I went to the Ham fest at Dayton in 2018 and he was very upbeat about the company and said they would be bringing out new Ham Radio models I guess the market place has changed since then.

I have had a Jupiter and an Omni 7 which I sold last year. These rigs in my humble opinion are the best CW rigs on the market, the QSK is wonderful to use and they are very hard act to follow.

I am now using a Kenwood TS 890 S and, in many respects, it is better overall than my Omni 7 but the QSK is not good in comparison and these days I have the delay set well back in order to stop the relays noise. I wonder why it was possible to make a rig 40 years ago that had a QSK that worked and today they can't.

Sad day for CW operators, Kind regards Rich G4FAD..

From: chicken-fat-o...@googlegroups.com <chicken-fat-o...@googlegroups.com> on behalf of CARMEN DROGO <k1...@comcast.net>
Sent: 10 February 2022 01:28
To: Chicken-Fat-Operators-Club CFO <Chicken-Fat-O...@googlegroups.com>
Subject: [Chicken Fat Operators-6041] TEN TEC IS NO LONGER REPAIRING EQUIPMENT
 
--
--
Cluck, cluck, cluck, cluck, CLUCK! - CFO Lives!
Chicken Fat Operators at Google Groups
Post: Chicken-Fat-O...@googlegroups.com
Home: http://groups.google.com/group/Chicken-Fat-Operators-Club
Our ANCIENT Web Page: https://web.archive.org/web/20070602150935/http://home.aurora.edu/~bdillon/cfo/cfo.html
 
Our FACEBOOK Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/chickenfatoperatorsclub
Subscribe: chicken-fat-operat...@googlegroups.com
Unsubscribe: chicken-fat-operato...@googlegroups.com
CFO ROOSTER (Member List) http://tinyurl.com/cfocwclub
CFO Sked Page: http://n8fq.org/sked/mobile.php?board=cfo
---
You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Chicken Fat Operators Club - CFO" group.
To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to Chicken-Fat-Operato...@googlegroups.com.
To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/Chicken-Fat-Operators-Club/132425017.596896.1644456537747%40connect.xfinity.com.

D.J.J. Ring, Jr.

unread,
Feb 10, 2022, 1:29:49 PM2/10/22
to Chicken-Fat-O...@googlegroups.com
Ten-Tec isn't out of business, and they are actively developing new products, they are only discontinuing repairs because the lead time on the parts often is over one year.

73
DR

CARMEN DROGO

unread,
Feb 10, 2022, 7:37:48 PM2/10/22
to Chicken Fat Operators Club - CFO
write THANK TOU.gif
===DAVID

CARMEN DROGO

unread,
Feb 10, 2022, 7:52:43 PM2/10/22
to Chicken Fat Operators Club - CFO
HI RICH - G4FAD

GREAT TO HEAR FROM YOU. 

REGARDING YOUR QUESTION ????

I wonder why it was possible to make a rig

 40 years ago that had a QSK that worked and today they can't.

RICH, THE RASCAL MANUFACTURES DO NOT WANT TO SPEND
THE MONEY IT WUD TAKE FOR THE ADDITIONAL CIRCUITRY
TO MAKE THE QSK WORK LIKE THE OLE DAYS.

IF YOU TAKE A LOOK AT SOME OF THE RECENT PRODUCT
REVIEWS PERFORMED BY THE ARRL THEY ALL POINT OUT
THE SHORTCOMINGS OF THE UNIT IN THE CW MODE.

THE MANUFACTURES GET AROUND THIS ISSUE BY SAYING
IN THE SPECIFICATIONS -  "NOT SPECIFIED"

THE MANUFACTURES DON'T CARE BECAUSE THEY KNOW
THAT MORSE CODE IS NO LONGER A REQUIREMENT TO 
OBTAIN A HAM LICENSE. 

IT'S NOT LIKE THE OLE DAYS

first_ham_radio_ticket.jpg

RICH, TAKE GOOD CARE OF YOURSELF AND ALWAYS A PLEASURE TO
HEAR FROM YOU.

73 - K1LKP
Reply all
Reply to author
Forward
0 new messages