<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"></div><div dir="ltr">Aw heck. I need to wear a black armband. :’(</div><div dir="ltr">Andy</div><div dir="ltr"><br><br><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> "Steve Wedge, W1ES/4 via bars" <bars@w1hh.org><br><b>Date:</b> August 2, 2023 at 6:46:09 PM EDT<br><b>To:</b> BARS <bars@w1hh.org>, k4eg@groups.io<br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[bars] Fw: [cca] Fair Radio - Closing announcement</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "Steve Wedge, W1ES/4" <w1es@protonmail.com><br><br></div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;">One of the last, really. It's sad but it was inevitable.</div><div style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 14px;"><br></div>
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From: Francesco Ledda <frledda@att.net><br>
Date: On Wednesday, August 2nd, 2023 at 5:37 PM<br>
Subject: [cca] Fair Radio - Closing announcement<br>
To: cca@groups.io <cca@groups.io><br>
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<div class="WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal">Dear Friends,</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Fair Radio Sales is closing its doors by the end of this year. This is indeed the end of an era. </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Fair Radio has been part of my “radio” life by proving me access to amazing gear and fostering my “radio” dreams since I was about 10 years old.</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Fair Radio was part of my annual pilgrimage to the Dayton hamfest. It was the place to reunite for many of us radio enthusiast, before the actual hamfest. What are we going to do now? <s>Xenia</s> Dayton will not be the same without Fair!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">I home that our politicians in their infinite wisdom will take control of things are make the Fair Radio site a national monument!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Best, Francesco K5URG</p><p class="MsoNormal">CCA President</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal">Post Scriptum</p><p class="MsoNormal">I will have to visit Fair one more time!</p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><div><div style="border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in"><p class="MsoNormal"><b>From:</b> Fair Radio Sales <fairradio@fairradio.com> <br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, August 2, 2023 1:27 PM<br><b>To:</b> frledda@att.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Closing announcement</p></div></div><p class="MsoNormal"> </p><p>Francesco,</p><p>I am going to be closing the business by the end of this year. Here is what we have posted on our website.</p><p>Phil</p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">After being in the surplus electronic military surplus business over 50 years I have decided it’s time to retire and close the business. Fair Radio Sales<br> has over 30,000 sq ft of electronic parts and equipment that must go.</span></p><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">Over the next several months plan your visit to Fair Radio to stock up on electronic parts, equipment, manuals, vacuum tubes and one of a kind items at <br>lower than hamfest prices. Buy an item, a pallet, or a truckload. </span></p><p><span style="font-size:12.0pt;color:red">Come and make a deal. Cash and carry</span></p></div>
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