KU4YP wrote:
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however, to take a perfectly working rig and dice it up for
parts, is absurd. i can relate with joe's comments, i love old
radios. any brand. for me, the monitary value does not matter.
(flamers note: i said ME) i would venture to say "most" hams have one
piece of equipment in the station that money simply can not buy.
For me, it's the Heath GR-54 mentioned just today in the thread about the
AT-1. My brother and I built it while in high school...around 1966. When
he passed away in 1993, I just happened to have possession...we had passed
it back & forth over the years. I probably wouldn't have been able to bring
it back on the airplane from Phoenix (where I went to arrange shipping of
the body back to Missouri) had it been in his hands at the time.
OTOH, the faceplate is cracked, and there's a knob missing...so, if anyone
were parting out one--even a 'pristine, perfectly working example'--I'd be
interested in those parts, and glad to have them.
I guess this example represents both sides of the argument....
jak
yes, it is his stuff. yes, he can do whatever he wants. yes, we
will not stop it. blah blah blah.
yes, it is sad to see.
your milage may, and probably will vary.
"John Miller" wrote in message
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JOE wrote:
This is like his 4th or 5th complete stripping out of Heathkit
rigs.
Etc.
Joe, let me ask you this: if by sacrificing one rig he can enable
the resurrection of a dozen Heathkits which otherwise would have
been consigned to the scrap heap, wouldn't you think that would be
a *good* thing?
That was not a rhetorical question. I'd be interested in your
answser.
It would be far better to scrap out the dozen Heathkits destined for
the scrap heap, rather than part out what was described as being a
"pristine" unit earlier. It don't make any sense to part out
pristine examples, since few have survived in that condition.
BTW, 465s are a dime a dozen, not rare, and there are already
hundreds of parts units available from dealers... I doubt you would
gain financially from that venture...
Pete
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