[SEDXC] Sad Deal

[Chaz Cone]

When I came to Georgia Tech in 1957 I brought with me my DX100 and SX-99.  Over the years I traded used ham gear with Tommy Ack many times.  In each case, he got the better of the deal.  Once I bought a Heathkit mobile rig from him (Cheyenne and Comanche) where I paid too much, traded them back to him for a Hallicrafters SX-101 and HT-37 and later traded those back for a Collins 75-S3 and 32-S1 — and paid too much.  Nevertheless, i loved that guy!


Chaz W4GKF
 


> On Aug 18, 2018, at 4:25 PM, chasrussell73 at charter.net wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> Sent from Mail [1] for Windows 10
> 
> ________________________________
> 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
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> 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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