when i was in Austin all the hams i talked to said to stay away from that
particular store as well....wonder how they stay in business.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Buddy Brannan" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 2:43 PM
Subject: Re: tw1 talking watt/swr meter


> I have purchased from HRO, Gigaparts.com in Alabama, and Austin
> Amateur Radio Supply (when I lived, strangely enough, in Austin). It
> must be a local ham radio store thing: Austing Amateur Radio Supply
> didn't seem to care whether a local customer came in or didn't,
> whether they bought something or didn't, or even seem to care about
> what they were selling. I certainly didn't buy from them for their
> service--only because they were convenient and I could have whatever
> it was right now. I don't know how they are with their mail order
> customers, but they sure didn't care about the locals at all!
>