NEW HOLLAND RADIO SHACK ACQUIRES QUICKSILVER RADIO

Quicksilver Radio Products, the popular Connecticut-based business established by John Bartscherer, N1GNV, two decades ago, is relocating to Pennsylvania as a division of the New Holland Radio Shack.

John, who was widely known as John Bee, became a Silent Key in October of 2025 while he was hospitalized. The death of the popular and personable radio amateur also drew concerns among loyal longtime customers that his business would permanently close its doors. In a late December announcement that appeared in the QRZ.com forums and on Facebook, the company said it was in the process of moving its inventory to its new location. Quicksilver said that the company also planned to have a presence at Hamcation in Orlando, Florida in February.

The business' website, qsradio.com , is also operating again.