You may be right, sad to say. The price of the gear might become (more)
stratospheric, then the bean counters will want the ham product line dropped
"due to poor consumer demand".
I hope not, but I do hope for better than shabby treatment.
I own some Yaesu but I am not a die hard fan of due to their lack of reined
and problem free equipment. (Read Ft9k and Ft2k.)
3's to all,
Gary...wa6fgi
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Fatchett W0MU" <w0mu@w0mu.com>
To: "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi@sbcglobal.net>; <k2xx@swva.net>; "Untitled"
<towertalk@contesting.com>; <amps@contesting.com>;
<FTdx-9000@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 5:17 PM
Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] [Amps] Interesting Merger in the Works?
> More like nomoreyaesu or You thought ham gear was pricey before...
>
>
> On 11/5/07 3:55 PM, "Gary Smith" <wa6fgi@sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>
>> Motor-asu? Yaesu-rola? Eh?
>> Gary
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx@swva.net>
>> To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <amps@contesting.com>;
>> <FTdx-9000@yahoogroups.com>
>> Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 1:53 PM
>> Subject: [Amps] Interesting Merger in the Works?
>>
>>
>>> TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Motorola Inc., (MOT
>>> <http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/mot>:
>>> Motorola, Inc. the Schaumburg, Ill., communications-equipment giant,
>>> said on Monday that it bid $108 million for 80% of Japan's Vertex
>>> Standard Co., a provider of two-way-radio-communications solutions.
>>> Motorola also said it would form a goint venture with Tokogiken, a
>>> company controlled by Vertex President and Chief Executive Jun Hasegawa,
>>> which will hold the other 20% oof Vertex. The deal price is 2,214 yen
>>> ($19.38) a share, reflecting a premium of 38% over Vertex Standard's
>>> closing price on Friday and 41% over the three-month average closing
>>> price. Vertex Standard's board has approved the terms, Motorola said.
>>>
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