Gotta remember - Hams are cheap -- they visit the local store -- try out the
gear - ask a zillion questions, then go away and mail order off the web to
save a measly dollar or two. Then they go back to the local store and ask
them to help program the unit.

I had a Ham offer me $7 for a $25 book, I replied -- which Chapter do you
want (;-)

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CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !






"H. P. Friedrichs" wrote in message
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ES:

My advice...

a) Start somewhere---with something. It doesn't matter what. Yes there is
much to be said for planning and strategizing. On the other hand, too many
people spend so much time thinking about doing things that they never
actually do them.

b) The "perfect ham store" is the store YOU'd shop at if it existed. If
you want to establish the perfect ham store, then create it according to
your vision.

c) Whatever you do, make is scaleable. Running out plunking down thousands
for shop space, equipment, advertising, and whatever is a risky
proposition. Start with a single kit, a single service, a single piece of
your own software, and market it on the web.

If it fails, your exposure was small and whatever money lost can be
justified as tuition for the lessons you learned. Just try something else.

If it doesn't fail, you will have a small amount of capital with which to
leverage the next product or service.

HPF
AC7ZL

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Problem is, I don't know just where to start.

The Eternal Squire