It'll be interesting to see how this affects their ham radio and shortwave radio gear. 73, Curt Curt Phillips, CEM CMVP W4CP ex-KD4YU; WB4LHI ARRL Life; QCWA; SKCC; NASWA Tar Heel Scanner/SWL Group WTSB AM1090- Sat. Mornings 6AM-10AM Raleigh, NC w4cp<at>arrl.net -- "Stupidity cannot be cured. Stupidity is the only universal capital crime; the sentence is death. There is no appeal, and execution is carried out automatically and without pity." Thus spake Lazarus Long in Time Enough for Love by Robert Heinlein.
ARRL Web site <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Subject: ARLX007 Motorola buys Yaesu Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2007 17:07:44 -0500 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: Subscribed ARRL Members:; From: "ARRL Web site" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> SB SPCL @ ARL $ARLX007 ARLX007 Motorola buys Yaesu ZCZC AX07 QST de W1AW Special Bulletin 7 ARLX007 >From ARRL Headquarters Newington CT November 5, 2007 To all radio amateurs SB SPCL ARL ARLX007 ARLX007 Motorola buys Yaesu Motorola USA has announced its intention to launch a tender offer to acquire a controlling interest in Vertex Standard Co, Ltd. Vertex Standard is the parent company of Yaesu. Motorola will own 80 percent of Vertex Standard; Tokogiken, a privately held Japanese company, controlled by current president and CEO of Vertex Standard Jun Hasegawa, will retain 20 percent, forming a joint venture. The total purchase price for 80 percent of the outstanding shares on a fully diluted basis will be approximately US $108 million. NNNN /EX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
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