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Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 8:51 pm
by MasterOfNone
Main Trading Company is opening its new store in Paris Saturday, 2/15.

http://www.mtcradio.com/grand-opening/

Any of our forum hams planning to go? I plan to go and am teetering on spending 2 or 3 guns (my new measure of opportunity costs) on radio gear.

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:09 pm
by cheezit
Not sure how far paris is from ftworth. But good to know there is a shop around.
Just upgraded to genral and swaped to a 5 call.

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Fri Feb 07, 2014 9:12 pm
by Keith B
The folks at Main Trading are really great. Glad they are doing well and moving up in store size.

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:04 am
by WildBill
MasterOfNone wrote:Main Trading Company is opening its new store in Paris Saturday, 2/15.

http://www.mtcradio.com/grand-opening/

Any of our forum hams planning to go? I plan to go and am teetering on spending 2 or 3 guns (my new measure of opportunity costs) on radio gear.
At first I wondered why anyone would want to fly to France for a new ham store. :smilelol5:

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 10:36 am
by MasterOfNone
WildBill wrote:
MasterOfNone wrote:Main Trading Company is opening its new store in Paris Saturday, 2/15.

http://www.mtcradio.com/grand-opening/

Any of our forum hams planning to go? I plan to go and am teetering on spending 2 or 3 guns (my new measure of opportunity costs) on radio gear.
At first I wondered why anyone would want to fly to France for a new ham store. :smilelol5:
To check out their impressive tower, of course. :mrgreen:

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:13 am
by Keith B
MasterOfNone wrote:To check out their impressive tower, of course. :mrgreen:
That the French actually hate. LOL

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:46 am
by RetNavy
cheezit wrote:Not sure how far paris is from ftworth. But good to know there is a shop around.
Just upgraded to genral and swaped to a 5 call.
It's about 2 hrs NE. Store used to be in an Ace hardware store but they moved to a building on the east side of town. Will probably check it out next weekend

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:47 am
by RetNavy
Keith B wrote:
MasterOfNone wrote:To check out their impressive tower, of course. :mrgreen:
That the French actually hate. LOL
Ours is the tower with a cowboy hat on it

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 11:57 am
by cheezit
RetNavy wrote:
cheezit wrote:Not sure how far paris is from ftworth. But good to know there is a shop around.
Just upgraded to genral and swaped to a 5 call.
It's about 2 hrs NE. Store used to be in an Ace hardware store but they moved to a building on the east side of town. Will probably check it out next weekend
Thankyou

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:04 pm
by gringo pistolero
WildBill wrote:At first I wondered why anyone would want to fly to France for a new ham store. :smilelol5:
j'aime le jambon

:drool:

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:38 pm
by MasterOfNone
RetNavy wrote:
cheezit wrote:Not sure how far paris is from ftworth. But good to know there is a shop around.
Just upgraded to genral and swaped to a 5 call.
It's about 2 hrs NE. Store used to be in an Ace hardware store but they moved to a building on the east side of town. Will probably check it out next weekend
Ah, a local. So what is there to do in Paris besides geeking it up at MTC?

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 4:40 pm
by WildBill
gringo pistolero wrote:
WildBill wrote:At first I wondered why anyone would want to fly to France for a new ham store. :smilelol5:
j'aime le jambon

:drool:
Ouch!

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Sat Feb 08, 2014 6:29 pm
by RetNavy
MasterOfNone wrote:
RetNavy wrote:
cheezit wrote:Not sure how far paris is from ftworth. But good to know there is a shop around.
Just upgraded to genral and swaped to a 5 call.
It's about 2 hrs NE. Store used to be in an Ace hardware store but they moved to a building on the east side of town. Will probably check it out next weekend
Ah, a local. So what is there to do in Paris besides geeking it up at MTC?
Also that weekend is a gun and knife show at the civic center,
Feb 15-16, Paris, TX, Love Civic Center, 2025 Collegiate Dr. Sat 9-5 and Sun 9-4, For More info call Allen Bowles, 918-658-4500

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 1:50 pm
by RetNavy
copied this off the Chamber of Commerce web site

"Join the Lamar County Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Main Trading in moving into their new location. "Grand Opening" beginning at 8:30 am until 2:00 pm. Ribbon Cutting at 10:00 am. Everyone welcome to attend this event. " :clapping:

Location:
2707 Lamar Avenue, Paris, Texas

Next door to Papa Murphy's Pizza

Re: Hams: Main Trading Company Grand (Re)Opening 2/15

Posted: Tue Feb 11, 2014 7:35 pm
by Charles L. Cotton
I think they're giving away a Kenwood TS-590S among other door prizes.

Chas.