* Hustler is owned by New-Tronics Antenna Corporation, and their only HF
antennas are verticals ... not yagis. New-Tronics is a small enough
operation that I couldn't find an annual report for them.
* HyGain and Cushcraft are owned by MFJ, and if I remember correctly
both previously changed hands at least once before MFJ bought them.
* GAP doesn't make any HF yagis ... only verticals, and only a few
versions of those.
* Cubex makes only quads and is owned by Tennadyne. Neither are listed
so it was not possible to see sales or profit data.
* Mosley still makes, and vigorously defends, metal-enclosed trapped
yagis of decades-old design. Enough said.
* Comet is owned by NCG and doesn't make any HF antennas at all.
* Larson doesn't make any ham antennas at all anymore and is owned by
Pulse Electronics, which is currently in the process of being acquired
by a private capital management company.
* GEM Quad is currently for sale without a buyer.
* Arrow does not make any HF antennas any more.
How's THAT for laughable?
Dave AB7E
On 4/10/2015 1:26 PM, Bry Carling AF4K wrote:
I disagree. You don't think I have a clue. I think you have less than zero
clues.
OK that's an imaginary number, but it's as laughable as this argument!!
Those companies have been sold but they are still in business under new owners.
In fact more antenna companies have been starting in recent years like M2,
Spiderbeam, etc.
Hustler
HyGain
Cushcraft
GAP
Cubex
Mosley
Comet
Larsen
Gem
Arrow
and many more.
These all still exist. Gotham is gone. So what? You claim a lot of them are
gone. Evidence
shows otherwise. They are still selling and succeeding. Next?
On 10 Apr 2015 at 10:26, David Gilbert wrote:
For mass production you need a mass market. I don't think there is one
anymore. Optibeam pretty much builds to order (although of course they
stock parts and tubing), and given the variety of models required to be
credible I suspect other companies do mostly the same. I don't think
you have a clue about the scale of the market or the costs involved.
Stop and consider all the antenna companies that have folded or been
sold in the decade or two ... some several times. If selling cheaper
antennas on a large scale was as lucrative as you claim somebody would
be doing it, but reality is headed in the other direction.
Dave AB7E
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