That rich old fart expires as we all do and his wife sells all his "old crap" for next to nothing and the meek inherite the rigs....
:) ~John~ n1fcu --- david knepper <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Rich old fart buys five old Corvettes and has them > stored in his garage for > his grandchildren." > > You can not regulate someone's spending habits or > his vices. > > Dave, W3ST > Publisher of the Collins Journal > Secretary to the Collins Radio Association > www.collinsra.com - the CRA Website > Now with PayPal > CRA Nets: 3805 Khz every Monday at 8 PM EST > and 14255 every Saturday at 12 Noon EST > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Theo Bellamy" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Discussion of AM Radio" > <amradio@mailman.qth.net> > Sent: Friday, July 14, 2006 9:33 AM > Subject: RE: [AMRadio] Re: Value of Homebrew RIgs > > > > Your forgot: > > > > 4) Rich old fart buys 6 KW1'a and puts them in his > basement along with his > > 8 > > Johnson 500s and his 12 Glob King 500s. They never > get heard on the air > > again, and now there are 25 guys out in the world > who might have been able > > to enjoy using one of them but can't because some > greedy old fool has > > hoarded them away. > > > > Theo K4MO > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf > Of Brian Carling > > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 5:26 PM > > To: Discussion of AM Radio > > Subject: Re: [AMRadio] Re: Value of Homebrew RIgs > > > > > > Todd - tell us which is the BEST of these three: > > > > 1) Rig gets put in garage or attic to rust or rot. > > > > 2) Rig gets put into crusher or land fill never to > be seen again > > (modern military approach) > > > > 3) Rig gets put on display like a piece of art > work in a > > ham's private "Museum" - but never transmits or > receives. > > Yet COULD be made to do so at some later point. > > > > 1) and 2) make 3) sound like a VERY acceptable > alternative > > to me... think about that. > > > > From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> On 7/12/06, david knepper > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> > Don't ever begrudge or be envious of those who > will spend whatever for > >> > a > >> > nice piece of Collins. Many elderly or > seniors have the purchasing > > power > >> > now that they are retired to buy whatever they > wish. I wish them well > > in > >> > their purchases remember, it is their money and > not yours. Let them > > enjoy > >> > the hobby anyway they wish. > >> > >> I'm a big fan of free enterprise, capitalism, and > freedom in general. > >> Anyone spending their money can do with it > whatever they wish. My > >> remarks deal mainly with those who choose to turn > a nice old receiver > >> or transmitter into a 'piece of (non-functioning) > art' instead of > >> using it as a radio. It really has nothing to do > with age, more > >> mentality. You really can't do much with a Monet > other than hang it on > >> the wall or use it as a beer tray. But IMHO those > who get nice old > >> cars, radios, or whatever else simply for the > bragging rights and not > >> to use and enjoy are better suited to stamps, > pantings, or other > >> inanimate objects that don't require any > interaction beyond staring at > >> them. Besides, it's much more impressive to say > "I paid 4 million for > >> this painting" than to say "I paid 4 thousand for > this old radio". Who > >> beyond other radio collectors would be impressed? > >> > >> In the end, you can use an SX-88 or KW-1 for a > 30.06 target if you > >> want to, no argument there. I'm far more > impressed when someone has a > >> nice rig and know how to use it than by how much > they paid for it. > >> Even moreso if they can fix it, or built it. > >> > >> It's strictly my opinion mind you, but I believe > more BA folks > >> appreciate a piece of gear for what it is and can > do, not its > >> potential value as an "investment". Collins gear > is some of the best > >> gear ever made, yet look at how many real 'hands > on' radio folks think > >> less of it because of the ridiculous 'mine's > bigger than yours' > >> collector mentality of a self-absorbed few? > >> > >> Age isn't the issue as far as I'm concerned. It's > attitude. God Bless > >> anyone who makes it to retirement and actually > has money to spend on > >> whatever they enjoy. There are some in gov't > looking for more ways to > >> take it from you to redistribute to others, so > spend it while you can! > >> > >> Todd, KA1KAQ > >> Publisher of Nothing Beyond Personal Opinion > >> Overtaxed and Afflicted with Old Radio Disease > >> No Website, No PayPal. 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