Bummer, Universal Radio is Closing

[spongella]

Been buying ham, shortwave and other items from Universal Radio for decades. End of an era. Happy retirement to the owners and thanks for many happy purchases.

 

[KE4EST]

Same here, I admit over the last couple of decades I have slowly went to other places(thanks to the WWW). I used to get their catalogs before internet was wide spread and flip through the pages. I have ordered a lot from them in years past. Same with AES, I used to order more from them then HRO. I still order a lot from R&L. It seems R&L is a little less known these days.

 

[man00]

Where does one go these days for Shortwave radios..ect? Other than ebay

 

[jayn_j]

Seems like HRO is now the only option. I'd been using AES since I was a teen in the 60s, but it had declined to the point of being useless here in Milwaukee. Finally closed, and HRO bought the storefront and opened here. It was a vast improvement, and worth dropping by again.

 

[TRG]

Where does one go these days for Shortwave radios..ect? Other than ebay

I bought my Tecsun on Amazon. They have other brands as well.

 

[raydio]

Spongella,

Your post reminded me, when I was a kid in the 6o's Lafayette or as it was better know as "Laugh At It" had a store front, in all places - Salem, Oregon. I bought several SW radios there...ah the memories