Kenwood Says 'It's Here To Stay'

Once again the bloggers are wrong.

Contrary to what some hams have conjectured on the Internet, Kenwood Communications has no plans to leave the ham radio marketplace. Amateur Radio Newsline's Fred Vobbe, W8HDU, has the rest of the story:

Kenwood, which has just announced that is acquiring famed consumer electronics manufacturer JVC from Matsushita Electric, says that it sees ham radio as an important part of its overall future business plan.

And in a letter to the Amateur Radio community, Phil Parton, N4DRO, who is the Kenwood's National Sales Manager for Amateur Radio Products makes it clear that the company is in ham radio to stay.

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