sorry, didn't get the point of this?
how does the movement of this individual to heil make their products
suddenly unaccessible?
Unless the article wasn't complete, i didn't see anything regarding changes
to the products.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ham Steve" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Sunday, September 17, 2006 9:22 AM
Subject: Better Get Your Heil Microphones Soon!


> Well Folks,
>
> I recommend if anybody is considering buying a Heil Mike, best do it soon
> before they become inaccessible for blind operators.  See the following
> article:
>
>
> Chip Margelli, K7JA, Moves to Heil Sound Ltd:
> from The ARRL Letter, Vol 25, No 37
> Website:
> http://www.arrl.org/
> on September 15, 2006
> View comments about this article!
>
> Chip Margelli, K7JA, Moves to Heil Sound Ltd:
>
> Well-known Amateur Radio industry personality Chip Margelli, K7JA, has
> joined Heil Sound Ltd
> http://www.heilsound.com/
> as vice president of sales and marketing. Heil Sound President Bob Heil,
> K9EID, and his wife Sarah announced September 14 that Margelli will be
> responsible
> for all national and international Amateur Radio sales and marketing
plans.
> Margelli, who for many years has been associated with the Yaesu Amateur
> Radio
> brand and regularly fronted that manufacturer's hamfest concessions all
over
> the US, says he's "honored and excited" to be making the move to Heil
Sound.
>
> "Heil Sound is a dynamic, growing, and creative enterprise, and I look
> forward to being a part of their bright future," Margelli commented.
>
> Calling it "an historic day for Amateur Radio," Heil said Margelli "brings
> his great passion and knowledge of Amateur Radio to this new post." He
cited
> Margelli's more than 40 years of experience and expertise as a DXer,
> DXpeditioner, contester and top-notch CW operator "along with his great
> knowledge
> of just about every radio in existence" as assets that will benefit Heil
> Sound's dealers and customers worldwide.
>
> Licensed since 1963, Margelli is an ARRL Life Member. He also belongs to
> AMSAT and the Quarter Century Wireless Association (QCWA). He and his wife
> Janet,
> KL7MF, live in Garden Grove, California.
>
> Margelli has authored articles for QST, QCWA Journal, CQ and CQ VHF
> magazines. His most recent contribution for QST was "Field Day 2003 from
> Cuba," which
> appeared in the December 2003 issue. Margelli enjoys operating on all
> amateur bands from HF through UHF -- including "weak-signal" terrestrial
and
> moonbounce
> work and satellite operation -- and has a special fondness for 6 meters.
> Beyond ham radio, Margelli enjoys photography, astronomy and running
> marathons.
>
> Margelli holds both bachelor's and master's degrees (political science and
> business administration, respectively) from the University of Washington.
He
> speaks fluent Japanese.
>
> In May 2005, Margelli and partner Ken Miller, K6CTW, enjoyed their "15
> minutes of Amateur Radio fame" with an appearance on The Tonight Show with
> Jay Leno
> on NBC. Using Morse code, the two radio amateurs went head to head with US
> cell-phone text messaging champ Ben Cook and his partner to see which mode
> would
> get the message through in the shortest time. Margelli, Miller and Morse
won
> hands down.
>
> Outside of the realm of the Amateur Radio industry, Margelli and Heil are
> longtime friends. An industry personality in his own right, Heil was
> inducted
> into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in June on the basis of his pioneering
> sound work with a variety of rock bands, including The James Gang and The
> Eagles
> (see "Hall of Famer Bob Heil, K9EID: "It's all Because of Ham Radio!" in
Oct
> 2006 QST, p 49). Another Heil friend, Joe Walsh, WB6ACU, plays in both
> bands.
>
> Contact Margelli via e-mail
> [log in to unmask]
>
>
> Don't worry about what people think; they don't do it very often.
>
> Steve, K8SP
>