[Lafayette] Still works

[peter markavage]

You should have seen all the fun we had with "models" and model numbers"
on the CB, Hi-Fi, and radio monitor line.

Pete

On Tue, 10 Jan 2006 07:37:03 +0900 "Toshikazu \"dan\" Sakakibara"
<nootaro at bay.wind.ne.jp> writes:
> Pete, thank you for the very interesting story. I think Trio,
> as well as all other JA manufacturers, was also chaotic then.
> 
> My observation of those two receivers was only from one sample
> of each model - there might be a "running change" variation.
> It may not be a big surprise if I see a receiver with HA-225's
> chassis and HE-80 coil pack...
> 
> dan JE1IIA
> 
> http://www.noobowsystems.com/
> 
> peter markavage wrote:
> 
> > 
> > So the bottom line, HE-80 was supposed to have come first. I 
> don't
> > believe the HA-225 was ever meant to be a follow on product to the 
> HE-80.
> > HA-225 appeared on the U.S. market first because HE-80's weren't
> > available in the time frame that they thought they would be 
> available.