[TowerTalk] Lightning Bolt Antennas QRT

[Joe Giacobello]

Truly sad.  I use a lot of their parts and spent a lot of time on the 
phone talking quads with Mike.  I think his wire-to-spreader fasteners 
are the best I've used.

73, Joe

D. Scott MacKenzie wrote:

>In the quest for greater profitability, many companies are dropping smaller
>customers, as the cost of paperwork, stocking and customer service cost
>greater than the money they make from the smaller customer.  Many companies
>either charge additional fees or charge extremely high rates for small
>quantities....Often the only alternative is to find other suppliers or go
>out of business....this is true of ham-related equipment, or industrial
>equipment....
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: towertalk-bounces at contesting.com
>[mailto:towertalk-bounces at contesting.com]On Behalf Of Brad Pioveson
>Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 4:26 PM
>To: towertalk at contesting.com
>Subject: [TowerTalk] Lightning Bolt Antennas QRT
>
>
>I recently recommended Lightning Bolt Quads as being cost effective,
>moderate sized, HF antennas to a couple of new ham friends.  Seems, tho,
>that neither they, nor I, once I was alerted to same, could find the
>'Lightning Bolt Antennas' website...so, I called the number I had for
>Lightning Bolt Antennas this afternoon and was saddened to be told that they
>went out of the antenna business effective Dec. 12, 2005.  The lady I spoke
>with said that they were forced to drop the antenna line as their suppliers
>had been purchased by larger companies that refused to do business with
>companies that buy only small quantities.
>
>It's always a sad day to see a ham radio manufacturer die.
>
>73, Brad, W9FX
>www.fxrotorworks.com
>
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