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RADIO BUSINESS: GRE QUITS THE SCANNER BUSINESS BUR ALINCO
NOT AFFECTED
GRE, the radio manufacturer which also represents Alinco
here in the United States, has ceased all manufacture of
scanner radios. The good news is that Alinco product sales
and service will continue. Amateur Radio Newsline's Mark
Abramowicz, NT3V, has the details:
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The news was a bit of a shock to the GRE group in Belmont,
California - word from Japan earlier this month that the GRE
personnel in Asia and the United States were being dismissed
and scanner operations were being discontinued.
It was October 16th when the official word was released by
GRE-employed U.S. managers of the shutdown in Japan.
But there was a pledge to keep the California office open
because of its distribution affiliation with Alinco.
Michael Herbert, WB6JKV, a service technician and engineer
for GRE's Belmont office, officially confirmed for Amateur
Radio Newsline that things are still go for Alinco.
"GRE America will continue to market, service and support
Alinco's radio products without any interruption," Herbert
says. "So, for us amateurs, it will be business as usual."
And, Herbert continues: "No worries for warranty repairs. We
have a great parts supply. We have a direct line with the
factory and they are really eager to go forward with us and
proceed."
Herbert says he's not authorized to say much more.
However, he says GRE is waiting on Alinco's new SDR, 100
watt HF radio due for delivery by Christmas. And, is
expecting to distribute the new 900 megahertz /220 megahertz
mobile radio about Dayton time next May.
For the Amateur Radio Newsline, I'm Mark Abramowicz, NT3V,
in Philadelphia.
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The bottom line. If you own or are planning to purchase an
Alinco brand piece of radio gear you have nothing to worry
about. However at airtime the future of GRE manufactured
scanner radios is unknown. (ARNewslineT)
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RESCUE RADIO: ISABELLA COUNTY MICHIGAN WANTS RADIO AMATEURS
An Emergency Management Director in Michigan, is seeking the
assistance of the local ham radio community. This to be
ready to provide solid emergency communications assistance
in time of crisis.
Isabella County's Marc Griffis is actively recruiting
licensed ham radio operators to help out in a variety of
situations including training exercises. According to
Griffis, there are more than fifty ham radio operators in
Isabella County and he wants those who are interested to
attend a Community Emergency Response Team training meeting.
Griffis says there is a potential in Isabella County for
emergency management to call upon those with expertise in
ham radio operation, and he wants them to be prepared for
any situation. Examples of the types of assistance Griffis
is referring to include assisting in the coordination of
search and rescue perimeters. Also, communications between
shelters and in other situations where other forms of
communication have failed.
Isabella County is a located in central Michigan. As of
the 2000 census, the population was 63,351. Its county
seat is Mt. Pleasant. (Michigan Morning Sun)
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