Exhibitor comments 2011

Michael Bürck and Gerold Geipert, Kenwood Electronics Deutschland GmbH:
“The exhibition went very well for us, and we’re extremely pleased with the response from customers. Demand was especially high for our new models, the THD-72 handheld transceiver and the TS 590 S shortwave transceiver. HAM RADIO is an excellent platform for us to meet customers and dealers from all over Europe. Since this year marks the first time we’re responsible for dealers from the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary, we invited them to visit the exhibition, and we were delighted to meet many of them here.”

Stephanie Heine, spokesperson for DARC e.V.:
“Attendees responded very positively to our theme ‘Morse code is alive,’ and we’ve received a significant amount of positive feedback. My personal highlight was the Morse code competition, which included the entire range of products, from small Morse keys to large ones for knees. Clearly, the competition was all about the fun of building things yourself, and many observers and participants were fascinated by the Morse keys on display. With a steadily growing number of participants in the HAM RALLY and the teacher training session, our efforts to attract the next generation of amateur radio enthusiasts have shown very positive results.”

Jeff Stanton, CEO of Water & Stanton, England
“As the biggest exhibition of its kind in Europe, HAM RADIO is an excellent opportunity for us to meet visitors and retailers from many different countries in one location, including the United States, Russia and Japan. We’re very glad to be here, although we’ve noticed that the attendees this year were very interested, but didn’t make as many purchases as last year.”

Kazue Shimoda, CEO of Super Techno Corporation (Sales and Marketing of Luso Super-Techno), Japan:
“We made many interesting contacts at HAM RADIO 2011 and had productive exchanges, so we’re very satisfied with the exhibition. Next year we’re planning on spreading the word in Japan about our presence at the exhibition here in Friedrichshafen in order to bring even more visitors from our country to Lake Constance.”

Dieter Hamberger, Sales and Marketing Director, ICOM:
“This year we presented three new models at HAM RADIO, and we had a large number of visitors at our stand.”

Ean Batemann, CEO of Winradio Communications, Australia:
“HAM RADIO is unique in Europe, and we’re glad that we came to the exhibition. Our sales figures were very positive, and many people were interested in our world premiere, a software receiver.”

Alfred Krämer, CEO of difona communication, Germany:
“We come to Friedrichshafen in order to make new contacts and support and cultivate our existing customer base. We’re very satisfied with our sales at this year’s HAM RADIO, and we were able to meet many visitors from all over Europe, and especially France, Portugal and Spain, as well as Japan.”