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21. Re: [TowerTalk] cheap hams (score: 1): Author: "Kelly Taylor" <ve4xt@mts.net>; Date: Fri, 18 Aug 2006 21:37:57 -0500; Keith has put together a pretty good list, and for a Cadillac system at 70 feet, probably the definitive resource. But there remains plenty of hamming fun to be had at less than this, and that doesn'; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00622.html (14,150 bytes)
22. Re: [TowerTalk] cheap hams (score: 1): Author: Mike <k4gmh@arrl.net>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 10:09:53 -0400; Maximum Use. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listin; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00635.html (10,193 bytes)
23. [TowerTalk] Cheap hams (score: 1): Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>; Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 18:54:18 +0100; I like the term Recycled parts myself. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ TowerTalk mailing list TowerTalk@contesting.com http://lists.con; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00639.html (7,579 bytes)
24. Re: [TowerTalk] cheap hams (score: 1): Author: "Jim Brown" <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 09:34:02 -0700; I strongly agree. Several months ago, I helped a local ham pick up a used tower from another ham and drive it 50 miles or so to his QTH. Two weeks ago, I was part of a crew of local hams who helped h; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00649.html (8,789 bytes)
25. [TowerTalk] Cheap hams (score: 1): Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 19:22:53 +0100; The 40' tower I have now, granted it is modest in size, is built from recycled rhon 25-g. I repainted the sections (camo so it blends in quite well) and it has a 15' mast pole mounted on top for my 2; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00654.html (8,304 bytes)
26. [TowerTalk] Cheap hams (score: 1): Author: "Merlin-7 KI4ILB" <merlin-7@sc.rr.com>; Date: Sun, 20 Aug 2006 21:04:32 +0100; We are still Radio Amateurs aren't we JOE ! Jos on4kj os5n Yes we are! After all, if you can set up a ham station with little or no money, just your rig, a bit of wire etc. all the better. I know for; /archives//html/Towertalk/2006-08/msg00655.html (8,338 bytes)
27. [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: greenacres113@charter.net; Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 18:04:13 -0500; In Tn the sales tax is 9.25% & local gov. can add theirs. In my rural town it's 9.75%. KY is 12 miles away from here & no tax on food. NADA. Figure it out. Nothing about quality or locally made goods; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00343.html (6,673 bytes)
28. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: "Bert Almemo" <balmemo@sympatico.ca>; Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2017 20:12:35 -0400; Hi guys, You're still ahead of the game. Here in Canada most provinces charge 11-15%. We're lucky we're not living in Sweden, my country of origin, where they charge 25% on almost all sales!! Bert, V; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00345.html (7,722 bytes)
29. [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: "Paul F. Merrill" <marinesvcs@gmail.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 03:31:04 +0000; It is amazing that more hams don't kill themselves every year. I knew a guy. Really a wonderful man, but he constantly cut corners mechanically and wondered why his antennas kept failing. Or falling.; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00353.html (7,408 bytes)
30. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 16:34:18 +0000 (UTC); Hams are indeed cheap. However, commercial success depends both on the buyer and the merchant. I'd argue that ham merchants simply don't know how to run a profitable businesses. Let me offer some exa; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00358.html (9,136 bytes)
31. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 11:29:12 -0700; Good suggestions, Rudy. But have you ever run a biz with employees? Ever done retail? I've done both, and I can say that it's cut-throat, both with vendors of the products you sell and with other sel; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00360.html (10,085 bytes)
32. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: Rudy Bakalov via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 15:14:26 -0400; Yes, the retail world has changed, but the ham radio market is trying to ignore the changes and pretend the 21 century does not apply to them. Products do indeed have slim to non-existing margins and; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00361.html (12,603 bytes)
33. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: GEO Badger via TowerTalk <towertalk@contesting.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:12:05 +0000 (UTC); Makes sense, he wanted to vacuum up the DX. lol <My favorite was the time the small mast for the boom truss was constructed Ciao baby, catch you on the flip side. GEO http://www.w3ab.org Time; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00362.html (8,365 bytes)
34. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: WILLIAM MARX <bmarx@bellsouth.net>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 19:29:43 +0000 (UTC); Knowing that now won't you be inclined to wait on your next order until offered the Discount. That's the danger the merchant faces.Bill W2CQ Makes sense, he wanted to vacuum up the DX. lol <My favor; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00363.html (8,795 bytes)
35. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: W0MU Mike Fatchett <w0mu@w0mu.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 14:25:44 -0600; I don't think you realize how razor thin the margins are in ham gear. I worked at HRO Denver for a long time and the margins on radios is in the dollars range. I am sure that DXE has better margins o; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00364.html (14,035 bytes)
36. Re: [TowerTalk] Cheap Hams (score: 1): Author: Jim Brown <jim@audiosystemsgroup.com>; Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2017 23:30:20 -0700; The problem, Rudy, is one of scale. The ham biz is less than a pimple on the butt of a flea as compared to niche consumer markets. The programmer who lit up your email with those incentives costs mon; /archives//html/Towertalk/2017-03/msg00367.html (10,633 bytes)

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