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A consumer electronic magazine, This Week in Consumer Electronics (TWICE), reports that Kenwood has agreed to merge in 2008 with Victor Company of Japan (JVC) under a holding company. JVC is owned by Matsushita Electric Industrial Company. Japan's Nikkei business newspaper reports that the final details should be worked out by the end of the month, and that under the plan, Kenwood will buy 20 billion yen ($161,469,466) in JVC shares as early as this summer, raising its stake to 13 percent. Matsushita will also sell part of its 52.7 percent of JVC to Kenwood's top shareholder, the Sparx Group. When JVC and Kenwood integrate operations under the holding company in 2008, Matsushita will sell the rest of its JVC shares to the holding company to complete the transaction. The holding company's stock will be listed instead of Kenwood and JVC, according to Nikkei. Combined, Kenwood's and JVC's sales are $7.3 billion dollars annually for their fiscal year that ended March 31. (Excerpt from The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 26, dated June 29, 2007)
                                                    Field Day from W1AW

The Hiram Percy Maxim Memorial Station, W1AW, located at ARRL Headquarters in Newington, Connecticut, hosted their own Field Day event. ARRL HQ staff and visitors operated W1AW the entire 24 hour Field Day period. There were times during theField Day hours when Field Day operations were suspended in order for the scheduled Field Day bulletins to be sent. (Excerpt from The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 25, dated June 22, 2007)
                                               New General Class Books Are Good To Go!

According to ARRL Sales and Marketing Manager Bob Inderbitzen, NQ1R, the new ARRL General Class License Manual is ready for shipping. As of July 1, 2007, a new General Class license exam pool will take effect; the old pool will no longer be valid. The new ARRL General Class License Manual has everything you need to pass the General Class exam. Also available is the ARRL General Q&A. This book makes upgrading to General Class quick and easy, allowing you to review from the entire question pool with brief explanations following each question. You can order the new manuals, plus manuals for Technician and Amateur Extra from http://www.arrl.org/catalog/lm/ . (Excerpt from The ARRL Letter, Vol. 26, No. 24, dated 6/15, 07) Back Next