Roger G3XBM's (Mainly) Amateur Radio Blog

The price of amateur gear surprises me.  A major UK dealer is advertising a second hand receiver for £3299.  I am not judging others who ha...

One of the biggest UK dealers is advertising B stock at considerable savings. To me, these still look expensive when you look at exchange ra...

 This came from a local friend yesterday. "Your crystal ball is working well. I rang the telephone number on the Waters & Stanton w...

After the news of some UK dealers merging, I checked RadCom and PW for dealer adverts.  MLS have many pages whereas Nevada had none in RadCo...

On the back of the latest RadCom is an advert by a UK dealer for a certain brand of antennas. Now I have no doubt these will be good.   Then...

For a long time I have thought dealers aimed to make excessive profits. We all know that they have costs such as wages, premises etc. Maybe ...

This afternoon, I rang the main UK suppliers requesting the best price with free delivery for cash on a major amateur transceiver. I get the...

Sorry if I sound like the grim reaper! There is little doubt that many (most?) radio amateurs are getting old. Yes, there are younger peo...

My friend Steve G1KQH has sent me this: http://blog.hamradiostore.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/IHSG.pdf Is this the end for W&S as we k...

A large USA dealer has closed according to a message from Steve G1KQH . As I have said many times, we are (in the main) an ageing population...

As I grow older I think I am becoming a "grumpy old man" and a cynic. This morning I see my email has yet another "somethin...

Many of the larger dealers are offering special deals in the lead up to Christmas. But, are you really getting a bargain? For example, MLS ...

The exchange rate (Sterling to Yen) has improved enormously in the last few years and was around 195 Yen to the UK Pound in recent days. Not...