good news for Alpha!!!!!
--- "Reichow, Gary J." <gary.reichow@unisys.com>
wrote:
>
> ALPHA POWERS ON!!
>
> Longmont, Colorado - December 22, 2000
>
> ALPHA/POWER Chairman and CEO Richard W. Ehrhorn
> today announced that the
> manufacturer of high power rf linear amplifiers, and
> CrossLink, Inc., of
> Boulder, CO, expect to complete a definitive
> agreement by the end of the
> year. Under the anticipated agreement, CrossLink
> will acquire all assets
> of, and rights to, the ALPHA amateur radio product
> line, and expects to
> resume production at the CrossLink facility early in
> 2001.
>
> "I'm extremely pleased to be entrusting ALPHA to the
> capable hands of two
> enthusiastic, licensed amateurs, Gary Zarlengo and
> Gordon Hardman," said
> Ehrhorn. "CrossLink's experience in rf/wireless and
> digital communications
> and control technology is an excellent fit for
> ALPHA."
>
> Said CrossLink President/CEO Gary Zarlengo, WA0KLP,
> and Chief Technical
> Officer Gordon Hardman, KE3D, "We are very pleased
> to have the opportunity
> to continue bringing the world-renowned ALPHA name
> and product line to the
> amateur radio community. We have long recognized
> ALPHA as the ultimate in
> rf power amplifiers for amateur radio, industrial
> and commercial
> applications. We look forward to providing the same
> top-quality products
> and services that have made ALPHA the industry
> leader for three decades,
> including full factory warranty and post-warranty
> service for existing
> ALPHA owners."
>
> Because CrossLink is located only 25 miles from the
> present ALPHA/POWER
> facility, relocation is expected to be completed
> quickly. Also, a nucleus
> of ALPHA/POWER personnel, including Business Vice
> President Scott Ehrhorn
> and Customer Service Manager Glenn Pladsen, AE0Q,
> will join CrossLink.
> Ehrhorn will become ALPHA Product Line Manager,
> while Pladsen will continue
> to handle ALPHA customer service. According to
> Hardman, additional space
> and facilities available at CrossLink will allow
> ongoing ALPHA production
> at previous rates or greater.
>
> Additional details, including the new ALPHA address
> as well as phone, FAX,
> and e-mail information, will be posted on the ALPHA
> website,
> www.alpha-power-inc.com, as they become available.
>
> CrossLink, founded in 1995, is a wireless
> communications company with a
> strong track record in HF, VHF, UHF and Microwave
> engineering for household
> name companies such as Boeing, NASA, Shell Oil and
> others. CrossLink senior
> staff, most of who are also ham radio enthusiasts,
> has decades of direct
> experience in design and construction of
> sophisticated, rugged and reliable
> satellite and terrestrial wireless communications
> systems. CrossLink
> products have flown on Lockheed Martin's Atlas and
> Boeing's Delta II
> satellite launch missiles and will soon be flying on
> NASA's Space Shuttle.
> CrossLink also uses satellite telemetry
> communications for delivering
> remote data to customers in the transportation
> industry.
>
>
>
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