[ICOM] ham radio industry

[K8RI]

On 3/16/2011 7:23 PM, Alan Leith wrote:
> Thanks, Adam.  I knew you'd come through.  I think there may be some
> interruptions in the supply line of ham radio gear but I think also that
> won't have much of an effect on us.

In addition to those directly affected in this tragedy, there will be a 
lot of secondary effects within their own industries and world wide.  
There are (according to the news) major power grid outages, 
transportation problems and little, if any, of the country that has not 
been affected in some way.

  Try and think of a US industry that will not be affected.  This is the 
major failing of the "just in time" delivery process throughout 
industry. Add to that the Yen reached an all time high compared to the 
USD today.   Look at the stock market...world wide.  It's not the price 
of gas that has caused the market to lose all the points recovered since 
2008 and we are in better shape than much of the world.

Japan has the world's third largest economy and they have the largest 
debt load. They own a lot of our debt/bonds. I think they are going to 
need some, or a lot of that to use and probably soon.

(No one) We...and they...do not know how this is going to play out over 
the next few weeks and months, or even years, or how it will come to a 
conclusion.

Unlike Alan, I would expect this to impact the entire electronics 
industry as well as many others in the US from both availability and 
price, likely for some time to come.

I wish them all the best,

73

Roger (K8RI)