[ARC5] Fair Radio pulling the plug.

[kn7sfz]

Well put, Joe and fully agree.  Now our houses are full of 'consumer 
electronics' spewing RF garbage to the extent that even if there 
_/were/_ SW stations to listen to, they'd have to be across the street 
to break through the noise floor.

Man, I miss those days of listening far into the night for distant 
signals....sigh...

And how loved going through the Fair Radio catalogs looking at all the 
neat military gear.  Largest thing I ever got from them was a heavy 
power supply for my GRC-9 set.

Richard kn7sfz now 61 years in the hobby.


On 8/3/2023 5:53 AM, Joe Connor via ARC5 wrote:
> Every one of these closings is a punch in the gut, whether it's a 
> big-time operation like Fair Radio or a small local parts store.
>
> It just reminds us that the days are gone when radio was cool and 
> cutting edge, when the AM band was alive with good music, when you 
> could spend an evening listening to a variety of interesting SW 
> broadcasts, and when people actually fixed their own electronics and 
> had fun doing it.
>
> Don't kid yourself. As we get older, there's also a strong aspect of 
> "Ask not for whom the bell tolls...."
>
>                                           Joe Connor
>
> On Thursday, August 3, 2023 at 08:49:33 AM EDT, 
> <releazer at earthlink.net> wrote:
>
>
> Sad to hear.  Note that they still have some "ARC-5" coils in stock. 
> including oscillator and IF.
>
> Wayne
> WB5WSV
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