[Amps] Richardson Seeking Global Monopoly?

[R.Measures]

On Apr 12, 2005, at 5:15 PM, Will Matney wrote:

> I think, I do believe, that I said they would do this in the not to 
> recent past on here. I had heard they had been a while back but 
> couldn't prove it. There was a Chinese tube maker I e-mailed, forget 
> the name, who advertized new 6LF6 sweep tubes. Anyhow, they mentioned 
> Richardson in an e-mail and I told um I would NOT buy through them at 
> all, either direct or through any other importer. If they get their 
> way, they'd like to tie up all the RF parts in the US. Now that China 
> is probably the largest if not only maker of the 3-500ZG and several 
> others, they'll sure tie it up if possible. Eddies gonna keep it up 
> and find his self in front of a hearing in D.C.. Hopefully sooner than 
> later IMHO.

As I understand it, Eddie's monopoly-deal with Eimac-Varian resulted in 
the DoJ making him an offer he could not refuse.    IMO, there is much 
truth in Randy Newman's song "Short People".
>
> Best,
>
> Will
>
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> On 4/12/05 at 4:53 PM Bill Fuqua wrote:
>
>> If it is not bad enough that just about all power tubes are sold thru
>> Richardson Electronics, now I see a headline that reads "Richardson 
>> Opens
>> New RF/Microwave Office In Nanjing, China".
>> From RF Glogalnet News.
>>
>>
>> 73
>> Bill wa4lav
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