Just heard about this news... thought it would be of interest to the many CW
ops on this list, and, of course, to all of us who've known or dealt with Scott
W4PA (now of Vibroplex) over the years...
73, ron w3wn
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Press Release - March 18, 2015
Bencher, Inc. of Antioch Illinois announced the sale today of the Bencher
Amateur Radio product lines to Vibroplex, LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee. This
sale ends Bencher?s presence in the amateur radio field, thus allowing the
principals, Jere Benedict, President, and Bob Locher, (W9KNI) to move towards
retirement.
The product lines sold include the Bencher BY series of Iambic Paddles, (the
world?s best selling iambic paddle, with over 150,000 sold) as well as the ST
series of single lever paddles, the Bencher Hex Paddle, the N2DAN Mercury
Paddle, and the Bencher RJ series Hand Keys. Also included in the sale are the
HK-1 Universal Hook-up kit and the YA-1 Low Pass Filter.
Vibroplex has agreed to honor the manufacturer?s warranties of all covered
products, and to offer parts and support for these products as well.
Vibroplex will continue to offer the Bencher products through existing
marketing channels.
Vibroplex may be contacted at http://www.vibroplex.com, or at (865) 309-5073.
Jere Benedict and Bob Locher wish to express their gratitude to the amateur
radio community for its interest and support since the sale of the first
Bencher amateur radio products in the early 1970?s.
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