Amateur Electronic Supply (AES) signs off. Among ham radio operators, it’s known as the candy store. Amateur Electronic Supply sells radios, antennas and equipment that help hams connect with other hams throughout the world. It opened in Milwaukee in the late 1950s, attracted amateur radio enthusiasts from throughout the Midwest and eventually spawned stores in Cleveland, Orlando, Fla., and Las Vegas. Now AES is closing its doors after almost six decades in business, and the stunned ham radio community is reeling.
That’s bad news, but the ARRL reports that HRO will be taking over the Milwaukee store….Dan
Utah County ham radio club draws statewide attention. The Utah Valley Amateur Radio Club officially organized Feb. 5 with the call sign K7UVA. In less than six months, the club has amassed more than 340 members who hail from Lehi to Payson, and it has already passed one of the oldest and largest clubs in the state in membership numbers.
It’s amazing that a club could go from zero to 340 members in less than a year. This is a club that someone should study. Are you listening, ARRL?...Dan
Morse Code whiz. When Merle Taylor joined the Royal Canadian Air Force in 1942, she proved to be such a whiz at Morse Code that she was assigned to train the air crews. Now almost 93, she still practises her dots and dashes every day!
I hope that I’m still sending code at 93!…Dan
RickB KA8BMA says
Did you know that QRZ.com lists 1242 radio amateurs in Washtenaw county? Shouldn’t club membership be measured against the available pool?
Dave New, N8SBE says
I remember back in the 70’s helping our radio club in Murfreesboro, TN to contact all radio amateurs in the county. The only tool we had at the time was the Callbook, and we split out the the number four call area, and went through the Callbook line by line, looking for local addresses.
Compare that to today’s simple searches on QRZ.com, etc., and it is now dead simple to contact all area amateurs for a recruiting effort.