[TowerTalk] re AES SK

[J. Hunt]

Very surprised and saddened to read AES SK.
My first transceiver, Yaesu Ft-101zd and gear was purchased from Milwaukee AES while I was a young teenager.

73,
James
ki5dq
(ka9fhf)
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On Wed, 7/6/16, Jerry France <grf at npgcable.com> wrote:

 Subject: Re: [TowerTalk] re AES SK
 To: towertalk at contesting.com
 Date: Wednesday, July 6, 2016, 8:32 PM
 
 I'll sure miss them here in Lake Havasu City, AZ....when ever I needed  something in time before a contest weekend they
 were there for a quick  in-time delivery....great, quick service.
 
 Jerry
  K7lY
 
 
 On 7/6/2016
 6:15 PM, Matthew King - KK4CPS wrote:
 > I've been a ham for about 5 years now, and I've seen their website many times.
 >
 > I've never ordered from them as they've never been particularly competitive on price or shipping.
 >
 > I think in today's market of competing primarily on price with quality customer service being a given and not something that you "pay a little
 > extra for", they were unwilling or unable to lower their prices. There's other retail pricing outlets (DX Engineering, HRO, etc...) that are still
 > going strong (and growing, it seems) so I'm not sure what was different in their business model to prevent them from being able to
 persevere.
 >
 > It's always sad to see a company go by the wayside, to be sure.
 >
 > Best of luck to their employees!
 >
 > 73
 >
 > Matt
 > KW4VY
 >
 > On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 8:34 PM, <john at kk9a.com> wrote:
 >
 >> Sad news. I do not recall seeing a catalog in a while. Many years ago while living in Chicago I used to buy from the Milwaukee store frequently and I would have the item(s) the next day.
 >>
 >> John
 KK9A
 >>
 >>
 From:   K7LXC--- via TowerTalk <towertalk at contesting.com>
 >> Reply-to:       K7LXC at aol.com
 >> Date:   Wed, 6 Jul 2016 17:57:33 -0400
 >>
 >> I just got an email from the sales manager of AES  that they're closing the doors at the end of the month. Hard to believe since  they used to be one of two 800 pound gorillas in the ham market. Apparently  stuff happens.
 >>
 >> Cheers,
 >> Steve     K7LXC
 >>
 >>
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