News of note from
the ham radio industry:
UK-based
InnovAntennas has acquired Force 12 antennas of Bridgeport, Texas and
consolidated its manufacturing activities with InnovAntennas America's facility
in Grand Junction, Colorado. According to the InnovAntennas Facebook page, the
combined facility "is in full swing and we are shipping, building and
shipping antennas … daily."
At the end of
December, Japanese amplifier manufacturer Tokyo Hy-Power filed for bankruptcy
and closed its manufacturing plant near Tokyo. The company's main website has
also been closed down, although its US website remains active. According to a
report on the ARRL website, company President and CEO Nobuki Wakabayashi,
JA1DJW, said "the recent depression in the industrial RF power products
area has led to the very difficult financial position."
CQ Communications
has realigned its publication lineup, merging Popular Communications, CQ VHF and WorldRadio Online into CQ Plus, a supplement to the digital edition of
this magazine, effective with this issue. See below
for more information, as well as individual magazine websites and the January issues of CQ and WorldRadio Online.