[Hallicrafters] Tubes and more (AES Tempe and an alternative)

[DW Holtman]

I have written several E-Mails to Radio Daze asking a simple question 
and have never received an answer. I will find somewhere more responsive 
to get parts.

Best,
DW Holtman


Bruce Wright wrote:

> Dave, Peter, et al...
>
> The Antique Electronic Supply (Tempe) situation hasn't gone unnoticed 
> by a large number of "radio" folks who have depended on them for tubes 
> and parts for many years...You could see the shift gradually taking 
> place over the past few years by the product offerings within their 
> catalog...More recent reports from numerous folks as posted on 
> Internet forums seem to cast a clouded picture concerning the attitude 
> there as manifest in their policies and offerings.
>
> For those who are perhaps unaware, there is a somewhat smaller-sized 
> tubes and parts vendor in Upstate New York called RadioDaze...Not 
> quite the comprehensive selection of radio parts available from AES in 
> the days of old but never-the-less, a decent one that somewhat mimics 
> the AES offerings of old...Although they don't have an on-line 
> "shopping cart" order process at this point-in-time, they are nice 
> folks that put forth a good selection at good prices with fast 
> delivery plus a good attitude toward the "radio" customer...Prompt 
> replies to e-mail inquiries are the rule there.
>
> http://www.radiodaze.com
>
> FWIW and as per standard operating procedure, no connection to AES or 
> RadioDaze.
>
> Bruce
> WC5CW
>
>
> Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2006 21:19:05 -0700
> From: David Hollander <n7rk at cox.net>
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] History
> To: Peter Markavage <manualman at juno.com>
> Cc: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
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> Antique Electronics Supply has always been in Tempe since they opened.
> It was never in Mesa. It's been many, many years since they let people
> behind the counter. The guy who started it sold it to some non-radio
> people quite a few years ago and things changed drastically. As of the
> last 12 months, they really don't even want to deal with walk-ins and
> the local people. You have to phone in your order in the morning and you
> can pick it up between 3:30 and 4 pm. Sad! They appear more interested
> in selling audio stuff...
>
> It's such a hassle, I rather give my business to someone who is out of
> state.
>
> I grew up in Southern California and my dad and I used to go into Henry
> radio in Anaheim. This was 1964 to 1972. I recall piles of used
> equipment and for some reason what stands out in my mind were stacks of
> used RME converters, the ones that match the RME 45. Walt Henry was
> retired military and all of the guys working behind the counter were
> also retired military. I believe the requiremnts for working there were
> to be required military with no people skills. In the late 60's me and
> my other ham friend all had long hair and the employee were pretty awful
> to us when we came in the store to buy parts or whatever. They always
> had everything you could want if you were going to build a project from
> QST or the handbook.
>
> One last memory from Henry Radio. I used to meet my dad, N6UC who was
> than WB6UDC for lunch every Friday after I started driving. We always
> went to Henry Radio to look around after we ate. One time we went into
> the showroom where the new equipment was displayed. Their was an
> overweight, sloppily dressed really disheveled looking guy playing with
> an very expensive receiver. My dad whispered to me "look, that Marlon
> Brando. I said "yea, sure it is. That guy looks like a homeless person."
>  I went back in the room about 10 minutes later and he was gone. I
> walked over to the receiver he had been playing with and their was a
> sold tag on it. It said sold to Marlon Brando. For those who are newer
> hams, Marlon Brandon now SK had a "6" call and and FO5GJ call for his
> island in French Polynesia. He is still listed in QRZ.
>
> http://www.qrz.com/callsign/FO5GJ
>
> The two other stores that were in Orange County in the mid 1960's were
> Santa Ana Electronics which had some ham equipment and Robinson
> Electronics which closed shortly after I got my license. I don't recall
> anything about those two places.
>
> Coincidentally, HRO in Anaheim, CA is in the same strip shop center that
> Henry Radio was in.
>
> Dave N7RK
>
>
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