[OKDXA] RE: [tdxs-list] Re: Buyout

[Bob, N5RP]

finite !!



At 14:56 11/6/2007, John K5XA wrote:
>So I'm about ready to sell my FT1000D and FT-920 (keeping my 
>FT1000MP) to make room (and raise cash) for an Elecraft K3!
>
>So what do you think? Am I too late to get a decent price???
>
>K5XA
>
>
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>From: tdxs-list-bounces at moonbounce.n5iq.org 
>[mailto:tdxs-list-bounces at moonbounce.n5iq.org] On Behalf Of W5KU at aol.com
>Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 12:30 AM
>To: tom at k5rc.cc; tdxs-list at moonbounce.n5iq.org
>Subject: Re: [tdxs-list] Re: Buyout
>
>I have never known a buyout to be positive. Every Ham equipment 
>manufacturer you ever remember, once bought out are now GONE. GONE 
>forever.... Drake, Johnson, Collins, Hammarlund, Kenwood, Heathkit, 
>....shall I go on. I predict that Yaesu will drop the Ham line of 
>equipment as soon as inventories are gone. There will be no repair 
>service and no spare parts available in the future either.
>
>Hope I am 1,000% wrong. I own too much Yaesu equipment.
>
>Dennis