Is Copper's monthly newsletter worth buying?

[007_man]

I got a Copper Electronics book in the mail Monday and it said for 6 months is $12 (best I can remember...book isn't with me). It said it gives you news on the manufacturers, news on the hobby, and more. Anyone on here subscribed to it? Worth buying?

 

[Robb]

You're kidding - right?

:laugh:

EDIT:
Copper sells equipment and sometimes has some OK items at a competitive price. Bought an antenna and some other stuff too. But you can do better getting advice from this forum and it won't cost you a dime . . .

 

[psycho]

I got a Copper Electronics book in the mail Monday and it said for 6 months is $12 (best I can remember...book isn't with me). It said it gives you news on the manufacturers, news on the hobby, and more. Anyone on here subscribed to it? Worth buying?

If you like paying $12 for a sales pamphlet, go for it.

 

[Mudfoot]

Run away

 

[psycho]

Run away

Funny thing was in the 1980's there was a bunch of good info in those monthly mailers. Of course back then a Cobra 148 GTL sold for $140. Pretty sad publication now.

 

[Zman]

Um, no..... Keep your money.

 

[9C1Driver]

Yea Crapper......er sorry, Copper is a joke. I view them as a necessary evil. Several times a year I have to buy something small from them. I pray every time that they don't kick the box around too many times before they send it to me. As far as their "tech work" goes, I would not let them touch my toaster much less a radio.

 

[Wire Weasel]

It's just another Money Grab. They will put you on their mailing list and send you the catalog for free. But they do make it APPEAR that you have to pay for it and hope some idiots pay them. And I'm sure some do. Don't be one of the idiots

 

[Zman]

Yea Crapper......er sorry, Copper is a joke. I view them as a necessary evil. Several times a year I have to buy something small from them. I pray every time that they don't kick the box around too many times before they send it to me. As far as their "tech work" goes, I would not let them touch my toaster much less a radio.

...............Or they send you a refurb radio instead of new and charge you full price for it... They got me twice this way and i called them out for it...

Another thing that do that irks me is the RCI radios that have a dongle to convert them they will remove the dongle and charge you extra to install it for 30.00!!!

 

[Mudfoot]

I've read where they HAVE been shipping the dongle lately. Anyways, buy with credit card... No dongle=credit card claim.

 

[Zman]

But still, after i got stung by them several times i tend not to trust them anymore..

 

[2RT307]

I would consider it propaganda that you pay for. As others have suggested, read up on the posts here... folks tend to be more truthful when they aren't trying to sell you anything. I have stated before, the members here are pretty honest. Sometimes brutally honest, but honest!

As far as ordering, I prefer H and Y, since their mis-pulls always result in me getting something extra. I once ordered some wheat lamps, and got 10 big honkin' Galaxy meters instead. All for about 2 bucks. :laugh: Now if only I could find where I put 'em!

73,
RT307

 

[Mudfoot]

A "Watchtower" pamphlet would be better reading than Coppers monthly rag.

 

[psycho]

I bought quite a few Cobra radios from Copper in the 80s and 90s, never had a problem.
I heard about the repacks but everything I bought worked perfect and their prices were the lowest by far.
Copper did piss me off once when I bought a Wilson 5000 roof mount and they charged my credit card even though the antennas were on back order.
Their forum is pretty funny.....you post a comment on their forum and the moderators have to approve it before it is actually posted.

 

[cbradiomagazine.com]

Wow, if people are paying copper for a newsletter I need to start charging