"Dave" wrote in message
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My point continues to be that, for hardware junkies, it is essential that
radio hobbyist specialty stores survive. The only way WE can help is to
buy from them, if we are looking for something that they sell, as opposed
to going to a big-box store that doesn't support the radio hobby.

Of the dozens and dozens of radios I own, none were bought at a "radio
hobbyist specialty store". All were bought either locally, on eBay or on
CompuServe (long before eBay).

I understand your point, and with all the radios I own I guess I qualify as
a "hardware junkie". Still, I'm just not interested in paying more than I
have to.