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Post by bobcat4109 on Nov 20, 2019 18:09:55 GMT -5
I know this technically isn't radio, but it fit here better than any other pigeon hole I could think of.....
For some reason, I got an urge to retry things on getting in touch with Lou to order a set of those books.
Sitting there looking at his site, I got a "way outside the box" thought. Call his FAX number.... see if a fax is still active. It wasn't.
But it WAS an answering machine with a message that had been updated on Sept 19, 2019. His voice!!!! He mentions illness...but also that his email has been broken ALL YEAR but that it is fixed now and that he STILL had plenty of books and plans left of ALL kinds.
With that, I looked up... the last time I emailed him.... Sept 17, 2019. So I thought...."what the Hell"!!!!
Wrote him another email.....asking about them....
I didn't get the automated response to my email.....
I got a PERSONAL EMAIL from Lou..... confirming that, yes!, he is actively taking orders and has plenty of product... that he prefers payment through PayPal....and to LET HIM KNOW when I wanted to order.
That response came back to me in 5 minutes!!!!!!!!!!! (lou2@cbcintl.com)
Just wanted to let the news get out...in case anyone was interested......
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Post by sfi355 aka Billy Bob on Nov 20, 2019 22:01:20 GMT -5
Nice, I had bought books and Kits from him many many moons ago. One Kit I do miss is add FM to your Radio, He doesn't sell those anymore. And I still have his Books today.
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Post by 238 on Nov 21, 2019 0:21:55 GMT -5
If you send money you will not get your book. About 6 months ago i sent money for his first book. Never got the book. Had to go thought paypal an got my money back. I got the automated responses just like you did. I think lou died several years ago. 238
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Post by bobcat4109 on Nov 21, 2019 10:47:38 GMT -5
I'll let you know.
Christmas budget makes it a little tight to let go of the cash right now but the boss (yeah, I know) says I can order once we get in to December!
Over a year, I have just been getting the auto-answer email and nothing else ever follows.
Yesterday... no auto-email... a direct email from Lou.... personnally written.
Again, I'll be letting you know....
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Post by cbrown on Nov 26, 2019 14:50:28 GMT -5
Definitely keep us updated.
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Post by bobcat4109 on Nov 26, 2019 15:23:02 GMT -5
If things go well, I should be able to contact Lou and put my order in this weekend.....
(fingers crossed)
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Post by bobcat4109 on Nov 30, 2019 18:25:02 GMT -5
Minor update...... on a positive note.......
I'm up visiting my oldest son for Thanksgiving. I told him the story about FINALLY getting in touch with Lou.....
HE wants to pay for it as my Christmas gift.
That said, I sent Lou another email on Friday (28th) near 1pm in the afternoon to get answers to a couple Ben's questions about the process.
I would not have expected Lou to respond at all until probably next week.
Lou responded in a about 4 hours.
I'll let you know as things move along.......
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Post by 238 on Dec 1, 2019 13:20:33 GMT -5
I hope you get your book. Just be sure to pay with paypal. What i could not understand was if anybody was running the company why not keep printing the books. Even if Lou had pasted away, an i hope he is still alive, they could still print the books. Unless it was tied up in court. Have you every seen the price they want for the used books? Over a $100.00. 238
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Post by bobcat4109 on Dec 2, 2019 13:12:11 GMT -5
I have faith!!!!!
Oh I believe he is alive and kicking....
Over the last four days I have had three emails from him, each responding to something that I had sent in my previous email.
Also, at the beginning of the thread, I mentioned that I called his fax number and got a voice message on answering machine that was him and he seemed clear as could be on explaining his absence and that he had plenty of stock available for purchase.
Could it be someone else?
I suppose...but I think it is him.
What I wish for is that, in later years... and God forbid if he should pass, a family member/descendant will take the books and set them up in a more modern distribution chain to make them more freely available. I think they deserve to profit from the work... but just put it up somewhere in a web marketing place..... so it can be more easily purchased. Such a "niche interest" thing though... there might be reasons why it can't or hasn't been done.
In one of his emails, he said if he got the order, he will have it in the mail THIS WEEK. Well...as of around 9:00 this morning CST, he has the order.
I'll let you know.
(and, again, over the last 4 days or so.... three direct responses from him .... literally within a few hours! Not bad for a holiday weekend!)
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Post by cbrown on Dec 4, 2019 12:54:54 GMT -5
Nice! Keep us updated, please.
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Post by bobcat4109 on Dec 4, 2019 16:46:19 GMT -5
Ask and ye shall receive!!!!
My son did the transaction entirely through Paypal on Monday 12/2, put the order info in the comment along with my address.
(Okay, my choice.... I had Ben add $5 extra to be sure that Lou's PayPal fees are covered. That's just me!)
I got back an email reply (I picked it up today but it was actually sent around 10 pm CST Monday. Yesterday was a rough day. Had to put our 13 year old Beagle baby, Casey, down. That's why I got it today!)
Anyway, Lou personally acknowledged getting the order and payment through Paypal and said that he will have it in USPS as soon as he can get it. Said I should have it no later than next Monday.
Again, I will let you know when it comes in. But the actual order was placed... Monday 12/2 .
(Edited to Add: After Ben placed the order I did follow up with a direct email myself to let him know that the order had been made. Again, that's just me!)
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Post by ytradio on Dec 4, 2019 18:34:46 GMT -5
Ask and ye shall receive!!!! My son did the transaction entirely through Paypal on Monday 12/2, put the order info in the comment along with my address. (Okay, my choice.... I had Ben add $5 extra to be sure that Lou's PayPal fees are covered. That's just me!) I got back an email reply (I picked it up today but it was actually sent around 10 pm CST Monday. Yesterday was a rough day. Had to put our 13 year old Beagle baby, Casey, down. That's why I got it today!) Anyway, Lou personally acknowledged getting the order and payment through Paypal and said that he will have it in USPS as soon as he can get it. Said I should have it no later than next Monday. Again, I will let you know when it comes in. But the actual order was placed... Monday 12/2 . (Edited to Add: After Ben placed the order I did follow up with a direct email myself to let him know that the order had been made. Again, that's just me!) Sorry to hear about your dog. Toughest thing I have ever had to do. |
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Post by bobcat4109 on Dec 5, 2019 11:08:58 GMT -5
THanks.
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Post by bobcat4109 on Dec 10, 2019 15:41:38 GMT -5
Ordered Monday morning, 12/2 around 1:00pm via PayPal transaction. Just arrived today, 12/10. They be here!!!!!!!! That is sho 'nuff my bedspread those are sitting on. Life is officially good!!!!!!   |
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Post by Sandbagger on Dec 10, 2019 17:03:12 GMT -5
Ordered Monday morning, 12/2 around 1:00pm via PayPal transaction. Just arrived today, 12/10. They be here!!!!!!!! That is sho 'nuff my bedspread those are sitting on. Life is officially good!!!!!! Good deal! |
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Post by cbrown on Dec 11, 2019 12:58:01 GMT -5
That's great! And my condolences about your dog, too.
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Post by bobcat4109 on Dec 11, 2019 14:37:35 GMT -5
That's great! And my condolences about your dog, too. Thank you very much. We are learning that she's gone..... little by little.... |
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Post by bobcat4109 on Dec 25, 2019 22:48:42 GMT -5
We had our family Christmas last night.....and I finally got to open and KEEP the book set. Still concentrating on the family.....but I am sneaking "looks" here and there!!!!! Can't wait to really dig in!!!!!
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Post by lousupersparks on Jan 21, 2020 21:50:38 GMT -5
Nice, I had bought books and Kits from him many many moons ago. One Kit I do miss is add FM to your Radio, He doesn't sell those anymore. And I still have his Books today. |
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Post by lousupersparks on Jan 21, 2020 21:55:00 GMT -5
1-21-20
Hi Bob--
Thanks for the good word!
Yes, rumors of my death and/or retirement are FALSE! Tell all your radio friends if you liked the service...
Lou Franklin
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Post by bobcat4109 on Jan 22, 2020 10:46:47 GMT -5
Hey Lou!!!!!
I have been banging the drum for you everywhere I go.
All the rest of you are going to think Lou is sending me money for this....... nope!!!!!
I am having a ball reading "Understanding And Repairing CB Radios".
I am the kind that will have to read things twice, maybe three times. But reading this is filling in more gaps in my knowledge than I even knew I HAD!!!!
I am reading on my 1/2 bus commute to and from work... so it kind of breaks it up....and takes a while.
So far I have finished the chapter that kind of covers basics (can't remember the title of the chapter) but talks about test equipment, parts and sources, basic techniques..., the PLL chapter (that REALLY increased my understanding of what these things do) and the Receive Circuits chapter. Next up.... Transmit circuits. I'm really wanting to hit the SSB chapter as I've always understood the CONCEPT but not the implementation and how it is done.
A real extra that I did not anticipate, it covers FM as well. I was thinking myopically of our US varieties...but some places allow FM .....but....hey...the book is ABOUT CB ....but radios are radios after a point...and amateur gear has and uses FM. So the introduction here is great.
Yes sir. I was really happy to get my order and encourage anyone else thinking about it.... get your order in. Many of you are super experienced and have been doing this a long time. But there is a younger gang we need to get interested and this is the ONLY (what I would consider) textbook on the subject that I have ever seen. Great value!!!!!
I'm out of breath from typing this.....but thanks Lou for putting this out!!!!!
Bob
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Post by cbrown on Jan 22, 2020 13:20:24 GMT -5
1-21-20 Hi Bob-- Thanks for the good word! Yes, rumors of my death and/or retirement are FALSE! Tell all your radio friends if you liked the service... Lou Franklin Looks like I'll have to place an order, then..  |
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Post by cbrown on Jan 29, 2020 15:59:52 GMT -5
Order placed. |
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Post by bobcat4109 on Jan 29, 2020 17:42:16 GMT -5
Good deal!
I'm still crazy into mine!
To be honest, I looked through the Screwdriver guide and determined that one will probably stay in mint condition. I'm sure there may be a thing or three in there I don't know....but the detail in the big book was what I was after!!!!! I'm really enjoying it.
Good luck!
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Post by cbrown on Feb 5, 2020 12:58:57 GMT -5
Received mine, they look great! Thanks Lou!
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Post by bobcat4109 on Feb 5, 2020 17:09:50 GMT -5
Good deal!!!! Glad to hear you got them.
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