One think for sure...A Japanese company selling out to an American
company...
Quality etc is likely to go downhill, haven't seen a Motorola product I much
care for
especially their crappy cel phones etc..
N6KI
On Nov 5, 2007 6:56 PM, Eugene Balinski <eugeneb@nni.com> wrote:
> Then again, maybe the prices will go through the roof....
>
> 73,
> Gene K1NR
>
>
> On Mon, 5 Nov 2007 19:55:13 -0500
> "Richard M. Gillingham" <rmoodyg@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> > ARRL has put this out as a bulletin also.
> > I wonder what it will mean to us amateurs. Will Motorola
> > maintain the Yaesu
> > amateur line?
> > Maybe rotor parts will become more available?
> > Or not...
> >
> > Much to ponder.
> > Gil, W1RG
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Joe Giacobello" <k2xx@swva.net>
> > To: <towertalk@contesting.com>; <amps@contesting.com>;
> > <FTdx-9000@yahoogroups.com>
> > Sent: Monday, November 05, 2007 4:53 PM
> > Subject: [TowerTalk] Interesting Merger in the Works?
> >
> >
> > > TEL AVIV (MarketWatch) -- Motorola Inc., (MOT
> > > <http://www.marketwatch.com/quotes/mot>:
> > > Motorola, Inc. the Schaumburg, Ill.,
> > communications-equipment giant,
> > > said on Monday that it bid $108 million for 80% of
> > Japan's Vertex
> > > Standard Co., a provider of
> > two-way-radio-communications solutions.
> > > Motorola also said it would form a goint venture with
> > Tokogiken, a
> > > company controlled by Vertex President and Chief
> > Executive Jun Hasegawa,
> > > which will hold the other 20% oof Vertex. The deal
> > price is 2,214 yen
> > > ($19.38) a share, reflecting a premium of 38% over
> > Vertex Standard's
> > > closing price on Friday and 41% over the three-month
> > average closing
> > > price. Vertex Standard's board has approved the terms,
> > Motorola said.
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > _______________________________________________
> > > TowerTalk mailing list
> > > TowerTalk@contesting.com
> > > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> >
> >
> >
> > _______________________________________________
> > TowerTalk mailing list
> > TowerTalk@contesting.com
> > http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Web mail provided by NuNet, Inc. The Premier National provider.
> http://www.nni.com/
>
> _______________________________________________
>
>
>
> _______________________________________________
> TowerTalk mailing list
> TowerTalk@contesting.com
> http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
>
_______________________________________________
_______________________________________________
TowerTalk mailing list
TowerTalk@contesting.com
http://lists.contesting.com/mailman/listinfo/towertalk
|