With the loss of my/our connection to the Viking/Kenwood --small customer ham user-- friendly dealer, I’m looking for a replacement. I’m guessing any dealer interested probably doesn’t want any internet attention (complete confidentiality) so private message probably best. You would be doing me a favor since single person (non gov/corp) customers are basically a nuisance and retail price adverse to boot
(not a winning combination). I just want to know that I can keep my gear running with a goto dealer. At my age I have no idea how much longer I will be involved with PS/EM (health good so far, but things can change rapidly past 70 as well as owning/maintaining $40k+ gear). I do have access to our state contract dealer but it is tedious, slow, and my last single radio purchase was practically beneath him- you can imagine how enthusiastically he jumps on a few feature licenses or programming cable! Only attraction is the +/- 20% off state price if and when he gets around to it. At this point a smart guy would turn in his ID, dump the gear and go scuba Fiji…maybe get rebreather certified...
I have working Vault and Sharefile accounts but don’t know if they are in anyway married to my original purchase dealer.
(not a winning combination). I just want to know that I can keep my gear running with a goto dealer. At my age I have no idea how much longer I will be involved with PS/EM (health good so far, but things can change rapidly past 70 as well as owning/maintaining $40k+ gear). I do have access to our state contract dealer but it is tedious, slow, and my last single radio purchase was practically beneath him- you can imagine how enthusiastically he jumps on a few feature licenses or programming cable! Only attraction is the +/- 20% off state price if and when he gets around to it. At this point a smart guy would turn in his ID, dump the gear and go scuba Fiji…maybe get rebreather certified...I have working Vault and Sharefile accounts but don’t know if they are in anyway married to my original purchase dealer.
