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Been a long time since I have said howdy to everyone, so, howdy, and hope all are doing well.

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I have not been in the amateur community in quite a while, and am thinking of dusting off my 588 and seeing if it still works.

I'm still just a lowly no CW tech, I am honestly going to look at upgrading, and learning a bit of dit dah.

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Funny, how long have I been a Tech? a LONG time, but, well, time gets in the way a LOT for me.

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Those that don't know, I am a freelance software developer and run my own LLC out of my home, and have several clients, 1 mainly that keeps me so busy I can't even breathe at times, that is a good thing.

And to those others that don't know, I worked at TenTec when it was Jack Burchfield days at the old Sevierville location (which is now a Walmart, ugh, hurts when I see that, oh well), and I wrote a most of the 588 software (all except the DSP details that Gary Barbour did before me). I left just after it was bought by RFC and the big hemorrhage occurred. That was extremely tough to see.

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Anyway, I heard the news of the new rig, and I want to wish Dishop all the success in the world, and hope y'all understand what it has taken for him to get to this point.?

I'm extremely impressed he is still afloat, but that old cuss (funny, I'm about his exact age, history, etc) he just won't quit. And I hope y'all will like that new rig as much as I understand it to be from one discussion with him.

Nope, no details.

Nope, not the class.

Nope, not the style.

Nada, that is his toy, and his new starting point.

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It has a lot of extremely interesting new features built in and should be a great starting block for TenTec to get going again.

PROVIDING Y'ALL SHELL OUT SOME SHECKLES for it.... lol

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I honestly think he is going to charge too little, but I know a lot of you will say too much (and no, I won't divulge anything we've chatted on, he speaks more with Lloyd than me, but, we chat off and on once every 3 to 6 months or so)

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I also don't know if he had any of his better rigs (e.g. 588+, 599, 565, etc), if they would sell, is price ok, is featuring ok, I know there is a LOT of competition in terms of 73xx's, and the benefits the newer style rigs bring. But to me, nothing beats the "sound" from an old Jupiter then the OMNI-VII or Orions or Eagles when properly tuned and set up, but I'm biased.

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I know internet connectivity on the 588 worked great at times and then had issues at times, well, it is what it is now, and for me, I always had more network available than what was needed so for me, they just purred on Rx and Tx remote times, of course there are better easier more plug n play today.?

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If he holds an open house any time at the factory, please stop by and say howdy to him, I know he mentioned going to Dayton or whatever it is called now, so, at least say howdy then.

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John Henry