Based on the responses here, you have been lucky, and are in the minority.


That is not the experiences that I have had with Universal Radio.

I have had iutems shipped to a different address a couple of times with no
problems. I have been a customer for over twenty years with not a problem

YMMV.



Les Locklear
On The Gulf of Mexico
Lowe HF-225E
Ten Tec RX-350D
Various antennas
Monitoring since ' 57

"William" wrote:

They've got a thing for cats. I often
wonder if I should send them an
anonymous fax of a "Far Side" cat
cartoon, the one where the cat is
being hauled away by two cops. ;^)


They've also got a thing for that young lady with the short dress and high
heels sitting in front of the radios in their showroom. Her photograph has
been in every single catalog I've received (for years). Universal says
they've been in business since 1942 and I have to wonder at this point if
that same photograph has been in the catalog throughout all that time.
Indeed, that "young woman" could be 70-80 years old today. However, the
dress, hair style, and style of high heels, suggests the picture was taken
in the 70's, which means she may only be 40-50 years old. :-)


Dwight Stewart (W5NET)

http://www.qsl.net/w5net/

Dan Conti wrote:
Based on the responses here, you have been lucky, and are in the minority.


I dunno, the first several people who posted all reported good results
dealing with Universal - then a day or so later people with complaints
started posting.

It probably depends on what you're ordering.

It probably also depends on how you deal with them.

If the first question you ask is "what's your best price" you give the
impression rock bottom price is more important to you than good service,
and you're not likely to become a loyal customer.

If you talk down to them, they're not likely to enjoy helping you.

If you're friendly and reasonable, most people will put a little extra
effort into trying to reciprocate.

"Dwight Stewart" wrote in message hlink.net...
"William" wrote:

They've got a thing for cats. I often
wonder if I should send them an
anonymous fax of a "Far Side" cat
cartoon, the one where the cat is
being hauled away by two cops. ;^)


They've also got a thing for that young lady with the short dress and high
heels sitting in front of the radios in their showroom. Her photograph has
been in every single catalog I've received (for years). Universal says
they've been in business since 1942 and I have to wonder at this point if
that same photograph has been in the catalog throughout all that time.
Indeed, that "young woman" could be 70-80 years old today. However, the
dress, hair style, and style of high heels, suggests the picture was taken
in the 70's, which means she may only be 40-50 years old. :-)

Universal is a couple miles from my home. I've bought small items
from them, but have never ordered by mail any radio, so did not
comment on topic. But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.

Have you seen the gal in the Burghart advertisements? Wow!

William wrote:

They've also got a thing for that young lady with the short dress and high
heels sitting in front of the radios in their showroom. Her photograph has
been in every single catalog I've received (for years). Universal says
they've been in business since 1942 and I have to wonder at this point if
that same photograph has been in the catalog throughout all that time.
Indeed, that "young woman" could be 70-80 years old today. However, the
dress, hair style, and style of high heels, suggests the picture was taken
in the 70's, which means she may only be 40-50 years old. :-)

Universal is a couple miles from my home. I've bought small items
from them, but have never ordered by mail any radio, so did not
comment on topic. But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.

That would be Barb Osterman... She is KC8VWI

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:09:24 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:

But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.

That would be Barb Osterman... She is KC8VWI

Is this her? If so, you're right!
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour1.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour2.html

GlennS wrote:

On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:09:24 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:

But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.

That would be Barb Osterman... She is KC8VWI

Is this her? If so, you're right!
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour1.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour2.html

Of course I'm right! You should have seen her about 18 years ago!

Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Dave Holford wrote:

Tom Welch wrote:

I bought a new radio from Universal Radio
and got a radio that didn't work and was a
return from a prior sale.

THe people at Universal Radio restock used
radios and sell them as new.

**** UNIVERSAL RADIO, I will never do business
with these crooks again.

Tom Welch




Not bad, 90% approval.
Sounds like they can be trusted to do a good job.

LOL. I have a similar experience to Tom's. Why go with an
apparent "90% approval rating" when you can go with a 100%
approval rating, i.e. try Grove Enterprises or AES.


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N8KDV wrote:


GlennS wrote:


On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:09:24 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:


But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.

That would be Barb Osterman... She is KC8VWI

Is this her? If so, you're right!
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour1.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour2.html


Of course I'm right! You should have seen her about 18 years ago!

LOL. That picture was her about 20-30 years ago.

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Steve
Holland, MI
Drake R7, R8 and R8B

http://www.iserv.net/~n8kdv/dxpage.htm

Michael Moore wrote:

N8KDV wrote:


GlennS wrote:


On Sat, 21 Feb 2004 08:09:24 -0500, N8KDV
wrote:


But as far as the slender blond with the high heels
goes, I've seen her there and she's one of the hottest ladies in
amateur radio, but I don't think she has a license. She's probably in
her 40's.


That would be Barb Osterman... She is KC8VWI


Is this her? If so, you're right!
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour1.html
http://www.universal-radio.com/tour2.html



Of course I'm right! You should have seen her about 18 years ago!


LOL. That picture was her about 20-30 years ago.

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You should see her husband's (Fred) picture -- right from
the high school yearbook.


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