[SEDXC] Sad Deal

[chasrussell73 at charter.net]

When I was a young Ham in the Atlanta Teenag Radio Club Tommy allowed
me to buy a Globe King 400 (or it could have been a 500...years do
things to memory) on an installment plan. I had not been to ACK since
sometime in the late 60s.
Sad to see the old stores disappear. I remember South Eastern Radio
Supply in Hapeville. There was a store on Juniper St downtown Atlanta
I went to often, the name I cannot recall.
Whit, K4EEK

	-----------------------------------------From: "Hugh Valentine" 
To: "Ken Byers", D.M.D."
Cc: "Harry Saunders", "Dave Thompson", "James Kauten",
"sedxc at contesting.com", "Steve McElroy"
Sent: Friday August 17 2018 2:14:53PM
Subject: Re: [SEDXC] Sad Deal

 I hate to say…or maybe better to say…I only visited ACKs
once…since I was in Macon and had no car.
 That walk was a long one…..
 A part of history gone…

 Val

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 ________________________________
 From: Ken Byers 
 Sent: Friday, August 17, 2018 7:16:39 AM
 To: John Harden, D.M.D.
 Cc: Steve McElroy; Hugh Valentine; sedxc at contesting.com; Dave
Thompson; James Kauten; Harry Saunders
 Subject: Re: Sad Deal

 Tommy was always jealous of my call since it is his initials

 K4TEA

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 On Aug 16, 2018, at 18:28, John Harden, D.M.D.  wrote:

 I have been doing business with Ack Radio since around 1970... It was
started by Everett Atkerson (W4ECI) in Birmingham in the 1940's. His
son Tommy (W4RRW) opened up a store on Lucky St. in Atlanta in the
late 1950's. The grandson (Steve) took over the business when Tommy
passed away in August of 1998. Steve was not a ham.

 W4ECI was one of the QSL managers for Gus Browning, W4BPD, and and a
big DXer. He had a big Telrex 20 meter monobander on a tower on a
mountain in Birmingham, AL.

 73,

 John, W4NU

 K4JAG (1959 to 1998)

 ACK Radio Supply Company of Georgia will be closing its doors
permanently on Friday, July 20th.

 Until that time, all inventory is being offered at 50% off with $100
purchase. It's a great time for deals!

 All of us at ACK, and all of the family who owned it since it was
founded, would like to express sincere appreciation for your patronage
over the past seven decades.

 Unfortunately, being a brick and mortar electronic supplier, in the
world of on-line sales, where competition is fierce, and with
compeditors such as Amazon or eBay, this is no longer a profitable
business venture.

 Again, we thank you for your loyalty and hope you will drop by for
some great discounts.

 50% Off! - On all purchases over $100.

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