Cameron,
I am truly sorry to hear of the decline in the sales of Kachina's... My
condolences...
Cheers ... Denny
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ken Hopper" <khopper@uchicago.edu>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>; "QRP-L" <qrp-l@Lehigh.EDU>; <tentec@qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, May 16, 2001 3:02 PM
Subject: [TenTec] Kachina discontinued
>
> From: <kachina@sedona.net>
To: <tentec@contesting.com>
> Date: Wed, 16 May 2001 12:41:24 -0400
> Subject: [Kachina] 505DSP to be Discontinued
> Message-Id: <200105161641.MAA12318@swiftwireless.net>
>
>
>
> Hello All,
>
> Yes, it's true. I am sorry to report to you that effective 5/24/01,
Kachina
> Communications, Inc. will discontinue production of all HF radio products,
> including the 505DSP and its related accessories. As you may know, many
of
> the top management of Kachina are hams, so this has not been an easy
> decision to make. However, given the reduced worldwide demand for amateur
> radio in general, and HF radio in particular, it seems the only sensible
> choice for us to make.
>
> From discussions with some of the top contacts in our industry over the
last
> several years, it has become obvious that most companies manufacturing
> amateur radio products these days (including the top Japanese brands) do
so
> out of a labor of love, supporting the losses from other more-profitable
> ventures. Unfortunately, we do not have the resources of a Kenwood or
> Yaesu, and simply cannot afford to support an unprofitable product line
> indefinitely.
>
> Kachina Communications, Inc. will remain in business in Arizona, as we
have
> done for the past 25 years. In future we will concentrate on our Swift
> Wireless line of broadband wireless Internet products and services. Swift
> Wireless operates a wireless Internet service in several Arizona
communities
> and provides turn-key services to other ISPs throughout the Southwest.
We
> will continue to provide service and spares for all Kachina HF radio
> products for the forseeable future, and will honor all factory warranties
> through the duration of the warranty period.
>
> The amateur radio products remaining in our inventory will be made
available
> through our web side at clearance prices, so if you are looking for a
> bargain, check there (http://kachina-az.com) beginning May 25th.
>
> I would like to thank all of those who purchased the 505DSP over the last
> several years. I am sorry that we could not continue to manufacture the
> 505DSP, but we will do our best to continue to provide service to you in
the
> future. I would also like thank Sherman Leifer of M&S Computers, who was
a
> big supporter of the 505DSP for a number of years, and singlehandedly sold
> more 505DSP than all the HRO and AES outlets combined. Sherman and I do
> not always see eye-to-eye on everything, but his efforts and abilities
kept
> the 505DSP alive for a lot longer than it might have otherwise been.
>
> Thanks and best regards,
>
>
> Cameron Earnshaw
> Vice President
> Kachina Communications, Inc.
>
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