Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-06 Thread Jim
Ronny Julian wrote: I just bought a Yaesy 817ND. Maybe I bought one of the last of the good ones. Time will tell. I don't see any short term changes in the Yaesu amateur/marine/avionics line. Long term, it's hard to say. They may keep the LMR and sell off the ham stuff. Motorola has

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-06 Thread Paul Finch
-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu) Ronny Julian wrote: I just bought a Yaesy 817ND. Maybe I bought one of the last of the good ones. Time will tell. I don't see any short term changes in the Yaesu amateur/marine/avionics line. Long term, it's hard to say

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-06 Thread Paul Plack
: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu) At 08:37 AM 11/05/07, you wrote: Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu) http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b9EE2DFC5-414E-4210-956A-2ACDC840E4CE

[Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Mark Thompson
Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu) http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b9EE2DFC5-414E-4210-956A-2ACDC840E4CE%7dsiteid=yhoodist=yhoo http://www.motorola.com/mediacenter/news/detail.jsp?globalObjectId=8909_ 8838_23 For Information Discussion

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Mike Morris WA6ILQ
At 08:37 AM 11/05/07, you wrote: Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Jay Urish
great.. That could mean that the moto nazis go form 0 to stupid on vertex programming software next.. Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: At 08:37 AM 11/05/07, you wrote: Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Nate Duehr
Mike Morris WA6ILQ wrote: At 08:37 AM 11/05/07, you wrote: Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu) http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b9EE2DFC5-414E-4210-956A-2ACDC840E4CE%7dsiteid=yhoodist=yhoo

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread DCFluX
Motorola buying Yaseu would be great for the land mobile market but don't forget that Motorola specifically goes out of its way to not make amateur products.

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Nate Duehr
DCFluX wrote: Motorola buying Yaseu would be great for the land mobile market but don't forget that Motorola specifically goes out of its way to not make amateur products. Thinking some more about it, another thing makes sense... Agencies and others buying them, can say goodbye to the cheap

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Jim
Does this mean the first radio that comes out of the duo will be called the Mo-Tex? Or the Ver-torola? or a Yae-torola? or a Mo-sue? I vote for MoTrex-sounds like Motrac! -- Jim Barbour WD8CHL

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Ronny Julian
I just bought a Yaesy 817ND. Maybe I bought one of the last of the good ones. Time will tell. Jim wrote: Does this mean the first radio that comes out of the duo will be called the Mo-Tex? Or the Ver-torola? or a Yae-torola? or a Mo-sue? I vote for MoTrex-sounds like Motrac!

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Nate Bargmann
* Nate Duehr [EMAIL PROTECTED] [2007 Nov 05 16:55 -0600]: DCFluX wrote: Motorola buying Yaseu would be great for the land mobile market but don't forget that Motorola specifically goes out of its way to not make amateur products. Thinking some more about it, another thing makes sense...

Re: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Bob M.
You mean you have to ASK what Motorola will do to the company once they buy it? First thing will be to out-source it and move it to Mexico; then they'll close it down, thus removing yet one more piece of competition. Then they'll probably try to buy Kenwood and do the same with them. Just think

RE: [Repeater-Builder] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu)

2007-11-05 Thread Barry C'
] Motorola Bidding to Acquire Control of Vertex Standard (Yaesu) I just bought a Yaesy 817ND. Maybe I bought one of the last of the good ones. Time will tell. Jim wrote: Does this mean the first radio that comes out of the duo will be called