This looks like a Canadian company, based in BC somewhere. I really
don't know any more about it than that, however. Still, it's good
news, although I do wish that someone here in the U.S. would pick it
up. (BTW...who *is* the manufacturer, anyway?)(
On Jul 13, 2006, at 12:23 PM, Colin McDonald wrote:
> hi buddy:
> this is great news.
> Its interesting though, since when i researched this very issue, i
> talked to
> both circuit city, the source by circuit city, and even as far as the
> supplier of these units, and the actual manufacturer. They all
> said it
> couldn't be shipped across the boarder or made availible in the US
> unless a
> large store, such as circuit city, or radio shack bought it in bulk.
> They have obviously changed their mind, or now have some direct
> supplier in
> the US that is willing to ship on an individual basis.
> Again, excellent news for you guys south of the boarder.
> Its interesting sometimes how even the folks who are supposed to be
> in the
> know, don't know about certain things, like in this case...all of
> the sales
> personnel and the marketting guy who works with the manufacturer
> didn't have
> a clue.
> 73
> Colin, V A6BKX
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 8:31 AM
> Subject: Talking Multimeter
>
>
>> Hey y'all,
>>
>> Some time ago, I found out about this talking multimeter available
>> cheap cheap cheap from Canada (thanks to the Handi-Hams E-letter),
>> and I actually got ahold of one (thanks to a friend of mine in
>> Toronto).
>>
>> Well, today, some anonymous person reading through my Livejournal
>> found the note I posted abouut the Omega Research talking multimeter
>> flap (forwarded from this list's previous incarnation) and responded
>> with a link where us U.S.-based folk can get this meter directly,
>> rather than finding a nice canadian to send one to us:
>> http://www.kmstools.com/scripts/products/cat.php?835&142
>>
>> It looks like these guys will, in fact, ship this meter across the
>> border, and it's still reasonably priced. Of course, I don't need
>> another one, so I haven't bought one and can't say anything about
>> this company, but there it is. ...
>>
>>
>> --
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