[ETS/PARC List] Burghardt to No Longer Sell Amateur Radio Equipment

[Drew Moore]

Burghardt to No Longer Sell Amateur Radio Equipment: On March 16, Jim
Smith, W0MJY, owner of Burghardt Amateur Center in Watertown, South
Dakota <http://www.burghardt-amateur.com/>, announced that the company
will no longer sell Amateur Radio transceivers and accessories. The
company, now called Burghardt Radio Repair, has canceled all backorders.
In an e-mail, Smith blamed the current economic conditions for the
change that forced the company "to re-evaluate our goals and direction.
We will continue to provide radio repair service as it has become a very
busy business. Our technicians are very experienced and parts
inventories are good. Thank you for your support in the past and we look
forward to continuing our relationships through our servicing facility."
Jim Smith's son, Mike Smith, KC0FTM, told the ARRL that even though the
company has had to lay off employees in the past couple of months,
"Burghardt will concentrate on service, just like we have been doing
since 1973." Burghardt was founded in 1937 by Stan Burghardt, W0IT (SK),
as Burghardt Radio Supply. He sold the company to Smith in 1982,
remaining active in the company until January 2002. Burghardt passed
away in 2004 at the age of 93.