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From : Daryl Stout
Date : Sat Jul 16 2016 01:48 pm
Amateur Radio Newsline Report 2020, July 15, 2016
Amateur Radio Newsline Report Number 2020, with a release date of Friday,
July 15, 2016 to follow in 5-4-3-2-1.
The following is a QST. BREAKING NEWS: Amateur Electronic Supply's
Milwaukee location is reopening -- as a Ham Radio Outlet. American
Indian tribes prepare for an emergency earthquake drill. Hams celebrate
U.S. Route 52 with - what else? - a mobile station, and Portugal hams get
a mountaintop repeater. All this and more, in Amateur Radio Newsline
Report Number 2020 coming your way right now.
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BREAKING NEWS: HRO BUYS AMATEUR ELECTRONIC SUPPLY'S MILWAUKEE STORE
STEPHEN/ANCHOR: We begin this week with an announcement that the
Milwaukee location of Amateur Electronic Supply is reopening - as the
newest Ham Radio Outlet. We hear more from Paul Braun, WD9GCO.
PAUL BRAUN: U.S. amateur radio operators were shocked last week to hear
the news that Amateur Electronic Supply had decided to close its doors
at the end of July after 59 years in business.
Many were equally surprised, however, to hear the news mid-week that Ham
Radio Outlet had come to an agreement to purchase the Milwaukee store and
take on many of AES's employees.
According to Steve Gilmore, W4SHG, National Sales Manager for HRO, the
decision to discuss acquisition of some AES personnel was made as soon
as the news broke that they were going to close at the end of July.
"The most important thing to us was to acquire that knowledge and
experience in customer service," said Gilmore.
Gilmore said that they had approval of AES's senior management to conduct
the interviews, and while they were onsite in Milwaukee, they came to the
conclusion that having a centralized location would not only serve an
area where they previously had no presence, but would also allow them to
have much quicker shipping times to more of the country. That brought
about the agreement to purchase the facility after the end of the month.
The company's plan is to completely remodel the Milwaukee store, at which
time they believe they will have the largest physical amateur radio store
in the country, possibly the world, with merchandise from every major
manufacturer in the field.
It's a big job, Gilmore said, since they are also relocating their
Portland, Oregon location to a newer, and much larger facility at the
same time. The logistics of relocating a lot of personnel and merchandise
are challenging. But, he added, they're up to the challenge. Once both
locations are finished, they plan on having month-long grand opening
celebrations in both cities. Dates and details will be announced at a
later date.
When I asked Gilmore about the other AES locations, he said that
mathematically, the Milwaukee location was the only one that made sense
right now. He stated that the decisions are made based on customer/
population density, and also tax rates.
Ham Radio Outlet has been in business since 1971, and currently has 13
locations across the United States.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Paul Braun, WD9GCO in Valparaiso, Indiana.
(HAM RADIO OUTLET)
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EARTHQUAKE EXERCISE INVOLVES AMERICAN TRIBES
STEPHEN: Emergency preparedness is important no matter where you are, but
it's even more critical for American Indians living on often-remote
tribal lands. There's an emergency drill coming up for the tribes, and
organizers need your help. Here's Amateur Radio Newsline's Neil Rapp,
WB9VPG, with more.
NEIL'S REPORT: The National Tribal Emergency Management Council and the
National Tribal Amateur Radio Association are calling Wednesday, September
21, the Day of the Quake. And they're hoping to get some of the ham radio
stations in American Indian Country involved in an important exercise that
day. Working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, and the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, the groups will collaborate on an emergency
communications drill, passing messages from the Tachi Nation in Leemore,
California to New York about a simulated West Coast earthquake and its
aftermath, a well-scripted scenario which will include a building collapse,
evacuations, and a search-and-rescue operation for those missing.
For the exercise to work best, however, it will need the involvement of
amateur radio relay stations and, in this case, the relays should be
stations based in tribal communities, or tribal members who are hams
wanting to participate. The involvement of hams in Indian country is a key
component of this drill.
Any tribal Amateur Radio clubs or individuals within Tribal communities
wanting a role in this event should contact Nathan Nixon at
[email protected] for details. The Day of the Quake will be here
before you know it.
For Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Neil Rapp, WB9VPG, in Bloomington, Indiana.
(NATIONAL TRIBAL AMATEUR RADIO ASSOCIATION)
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