Great point. Let¡¯s buy China because it¡¯s cheaper than our made products. A choice. One we¡¯ve all made but to what extent does it indirectly or directly affect our lives. Every choice we make matters. To not make a choice is a choice. Regardless of which side of the fence we are on only pits us to blame each other instead of our original choices of the past. This WORLD changed for ever during Y2K and most were to busy to notice and so now we live it. We are all changing and most either don¡¯t realize it or acknowledge it. It¡¯s what we do well. Our most important social component in life is ignorance and don¡¯t anyone try to take that away from us. I hope the MFJ owner enjoys his retirement as he should, I¡¯m sure he worked for it putting up with all of us. Hah! ?I¡¯m a Drake and Elecraft fan. I like where they came from and those who designed them but I¡¯ve had others as well.?
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On Apr 26, 2024, at 3:44 PM, DavidC KD4E via groups.io <qrv@...> wrote:
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Shrinking?
New licensees are happening daily, preppers, and others.
Contesting (which drives a lot of upscale buying) seems to be
healthy.
The problem for most businesses are cheap products one may buy,
directly,
from Chinese companies online (bypassing the middleman and
markup),
and a weaking economy.
On 4/26/24 16:26, Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
via groups.io wrote:
I like to think that Martin gave the added
companies a new lease of life for awhile. The market has been
shrinking, long-term, and there¡¯s only so much you can do
against demographics.?
Steve Wedge, W1ES/4
Time flies like an arrow. Fruit flies like a banana.
On Fri, Apr 26, 2024 at 15:16, Joe - W7RKN <w7rkn.7@...> wrote:
What
does that have to do with MFJ going out of business? The owner is 80 years
old, he doesn¡¯t wish to continue. Can¡¯t say as I
disagree with him!
I
just hate to see all those major brands they accumulated
over the years, being hung out into the wind! Ameritron,
Hygain, Cushcraft,
etc.
?
Joe
¨C W7RKN
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?
Most will
find a one to blame but really it¡¯s our own fault for not
keeping and eye and hear on problems and speaking up until
it¡¯s after the fact. We always find someone else to blame
while disregarding the issues onto others or their
institutions. We should have, could have, and now it¡¯s to
late while the herd is pushed out of the past it ignored.
The things you blame for now were put in motion 20 plus
years ago. Civility is everything. The world is changing
and change is the essence of life. Deal with it!
