[TVARC] Fwd: Nearly 9 years. One price. That changes
Greg Weisheipl
gweisheipl at gmail.com
Wed Apr 1 20:52:35 EDT 2026
Not likely!
Greg
KA9WPG
On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 7:43 PM Jim Shaw via TVARC <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
wrote:
> Alan,
>
> Here was my experience when I lived in Fenney in 2019 that I sent to an OM
> back 2023 when he was considering Greyline:
>
> "I lived in TV (Village of Fenney) for almost three years before moving
> back
> to OH. I used the 20' Greyline OCF Flagpole with the MFJ-998RT remote
> tuner
> at the base of the pole. Didn't have anything to compare it to, so I would
> say the performance was OK for what it was. Installation was fairly
> straightforward.
>
> Now, for the dealings with the company and particularly Jon Kimball, KL2A.
> He is not the best communicator.many unanswered phone calls and voice
> mails.
> At times, his voice mail was full and couldn't accept any new messages.
> Had
> some missing parts that took some persistence on my part to obtain them.
> Sent me the wrong screws to assemble the poles together. Went back and
> forth several time to try to get the proper ones. He finally sent me
> another box of screws.the same incorrect ones he sent me the first time.
> Told me to buy what I needed and he'd reimburse me. Did that, sent the
> invoice and never heard about it again nor saw any refund. Primarily, it
> was just trying to catch him with questions and missing parts. Very poor
> customer service. I think he was trying to do too much with not enough
> workers. And, I don't think he was physically where the warehouse was
> located.
>
> All of this was in the spring of 2019. Hopefully, things have gotten
> better
> by now."
>
> 73
> Jim Shaw
> AL7BA/8
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net <tvarc-bounces at mailman.qth.net> On
> Behalf Of Alan Fletcher - K8AXF via TVARC
> Sent: Wednesday, April 1, 2026 10:37
> To: tvarc at mailman.qth.net; tvarc at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: [TVARC] Fwd: Nearly 9 years. One price. That changes
>
>
> I have been a happy customer for years and cannot understand why you are
> complaining. I'm on my second Flagpole antenna and have nothing but good
> things to say.
>
> Can you be a bit more explicit of why you dislike them?
>
> 73
>
> K8AXF
>
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> > 1. Re: Fwd: Nearly 9 years. One price. That changes April 16.
> > (Greg Weisheipl)
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> >Message: 1
> >Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 08:24:06 -0500
> >From: Greg Weisheipl <gweisheipl at gmail.com>
> >To: Marty Santic <marty.santic at gmail.com>
> >Cc: TVARC Group Email <tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> >Subject: Re: [TVARC] Fwd: Nearly 9 years. One price. That changes
> > April 16.
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> >Do not order anything from Greyline! They have scammed people including
> me.
> >Had to contact my bank to get my money back! In the end I built my own
> >antenna and ended up with something much better and also much cheaper!
> >Check Better Business Bureau reviews on Greyline.
> >
> >Greg Weisheipl
> >KA9WPG
> >
> >
> >
> >On Wed, Apr 1, 2026 at 8:19?AM Marty Santic via TVARC
> ><tvarc at mailman.qth.net>
> >wrote:
> >
> >> An FYI. Price increase April 15.
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> >> From: Greyline Performance - FlagpoleAntenna.com <
> >> flagpoleantennas at 13377571.mailchimpapp.com>
> >> Date: Tue, Mar 31, 2026 at 6:56?PM
> >> Subject: Nearly 9 years. One price. That changes April 16.
> >> To: Martin <marty.santic at gmail.com>
> >>
> >>
> >> A note from Jon KL2A on what held, what's changing, and why now.
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> >>
> >> Greyline Performance ? Sun Valley, Idaho
> >>
> >> A note from Jon KL2A
> >> We have held our price for nearly nine years. That changes April 16.
> >>
> >> I want to tell you directly, because you deserve to hear it from me
> >> before you see it on the site.
> >>
> >> When we started, the DX Flagpole was $699. We moved it to $999, then
> >> to $1,250. At each step, demand held. We kept it there. Through a
> >> global pandemic. Through supply chain failures that put other
> >> antenna companies out of business entirely. Through material costs
> >> that climbed every year while our price sat still. We held it
> >> because we could, and because we believed our customers deserved
> stability.
> >>
> >> That run ends April 16.
> >>
> >> New Pricing ? Effective April 16
> >> 20' DX Flagpole / Vertical $999 ? $1,250 $1,495 24' DX Flagpole /
> >> Vertical $999 ? $1,250 $1,595 28' DX Flagpole / Vertical $999 ?
> >> $1,250 $1,695
> >>
> >> Free shipping USA. 7-year guarantee. No code required.
> >>
> >> *April 15 is the last day to order at the current price.* If you
> >> have been on the fence, this is your window. Order before midnight
> >> April 1 for the deep sale price seen today, return to regular
> >> pricing April 2-15 - your price is locked at what you see on the
> >> site. April 16 we raise the price for our exciting new summer season.
> >>
> >> There is one more thing worth knowing about the antennas shipping
> >> right now.
> >>
> >> Limited Edition ? Artisan Production Run
> >>
> >> Every antenna currently shipping was built by hand ? start to finish
> >> ? by a single engineer with deep mastery of this design. Same
> >> 6061-T6 aircraft aluminum. Same ASCE 7-10 wind ratings. Same 7-year
> >> guarantee. What changed is the joint: threaded metal-to-metal
> >> transitions at each section marriage, replacing the compression collar
> system. Self-aligning. No through-bolting.
> >> Less total weight. The joint is cleaner than what came before it.
> >>
> >> Operators who order now receive a hand-built unit at a price that
> >> will not exist after April 15. That is not a combination that comes
> around often.
> >>
> >> Greyline is expanding. There are things coming this year I am
> >> genuinely proud of. The price increase funds that next chapter. It
> >> is earned and it is overdue.
> >>
> >> Thank you for nine years of trust. See you on the air.
> >>
> >> *Jon KL2A*
> >>
> >> Founder, Greyline Performance ? Sun Valley, Idaho Order Before
> >> April 15 ?
> >>
> >>
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> >>
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