[Boatanchors] Walter Ash Radio

Wed, 18 Jun 2003 18:18:01 -0400

Of course many will remember Walter Ashe Radio Company.  I got my novice in
1954 and unless I am seriously mistaken, I would estimate that 9 of every 10
QSL cards I received back then were those printed by Walter Ashe.  Who could
forget the white stock, red call letters and the blue inked info? I believe
we all received a "sample" card, free and without asking, with our own
callsign on the sample card.  I've kept all of my QSLs and have a couple of
shoeboxes full of those cards, hi.

I believe it was Walter Ashe (with an e on the end).

73
Tony, W4FOA

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Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
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                         -Frank Outlaw

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of R.J. Keller
Sent: Wednesday, June 18, 2003 5:56 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Boatanchors] Walter Ash Radio

I was going through some of my old catalogs recently (Allied, Lafayette,
Burstein-Applebee, World Radio, etc.) and noticed I was missing my Walter
Ash
catalog. I lost so many things in Hurricane Elena in 1985 and I guess that
was
just another one.

Using Google I tried to research the company and no matter how I tried, I
came
up with nothing. Does anybody remember this company? What brought it to mind
was a recent TV ad for a company here in Florida called Sam Ash who has a
logo
that looks almost identical to what I remember was used by Walter. It is
orange with a unique font.

Anyway, dig into the deep recesses of your minds and tell me what you
remember.
73, Dick KF4NS
1700 52nd Ave N
St. Petersburg, FL 33714 USA
Keep the glow!

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