[FPARC] Fw: [PBC ARES] Ham Accessories-Unscrupulous Vendor

[Joe Lenartiene]

I got this ferom N1XC, Our EC here in Martin County.

Joe
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steven Blary" <sblary at yahoo.com>
To: "Joe Lenartiene" <kd4btdjoe at adelphia.net>
Sent: Friday, September 08, 2006 3:13 PM
Subject: Fwd: [PBC ARES] Ham Accessories-Unscrupulous Vendor


> Just an FYI ...  I only forwarded to you because of your
> connection with the ft pierce club  I didn't forward to anyone
> else as a "warning".
> 
> 73
> Steve
> 
> --- "R. M. Purrinson" <purrins1 at adelphia.net> wrote:
> 
>> From: "R. M. Purrinson" <purrins1 at adelphia.net>
>> Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2006 14:36:07 -0400
>> Subject: [PBC ARES] Ham Accessories-Unscrupulous Vendor
>> 
>> 
>> I bought a dual band Pocket J Pole on 8-12-06 at the Ft Pierce
>> Ham Fest 
>> from a company called Bob-and-Linda's Amateur Accessories. 
>> Upon testing 
>> it that evening I discovered it had a short. I wrote to the
>> company at 
>> their web site www.n7wwk.com <http://www.n7wwk.com>. I never
>> got a reply 
>> which should have been an indication of things to come.
>>  
>> I subsequently obtained another email address for one of the
>> pricipals 
>> of the company-Bob (Robert) Elder and wrote again. I received
>> a rather 
>> curt reply to send the item back.
>>  
>> I returned the item and in addition to regular postage, I paid
>> for 
>> delivery confirmation. The item was received on 8-24-06, three
>> days 
>> after I sent it, at the address provided by Bob Elder. In the
>> package I 
>> included my name, phone number and a note asking for a fast
>> turn around 
>> as I needed the antenna for e comms and we are right in the
>> middle of 
>> hurricane season.
>>  
>> A week passed and nothing came-no refund and no replacement
>> antenna. I 
>> again wrote to the company at both their web site store (via
>> the 
>> "contact us" option)and the personal address for Bob Elder. No
>> reply has 
>> been received.
>>  
>> On 9-05-06 I called Bob Elder at a number given to me by
>> someone 
>> connected with the Ft Pierce Ham Fest and left a message.
>>  
>> To date I have not had the courtesy of a return phone call or
>> email. I 
>> also have not received a refund or replacement for the item
>> purchased.
>> 
>> I intend to post a warning about this company on all of the
>> ham sites I 
>> frequent. Do you have any other suggestions?
>>  
>> Bev
>> K1BEV
>> 
> 
> 
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