[AMRadio] River Radio and getting fired up.

[manualman at juno.com]

The information of disposal of your equipment after you're gone should be
made part of your will so the Executor (spouse or anyone else) knows who
to contact and how any monies that are generated are disbursed.
Unfortunately, no one knows, when they're taking the final trip, that
they're going to do it alone. Hanging a list on the kitchen cabinet is
comforting today because you can see it every day but, in the time of
remorse, it's just another piece of paper. Having friends do the disposal
is great, but unless you have a legal document (the will) that clearly
defines your wishes, your survivors may wind up hassling with the friends
or the friends hassling with themselves.

Pete, wa2cwa

On Thu, 16 Oct 2003 10:32:09 -0400 tbigelow at pop.state.vt.us (Todd Bigelow
- PS) writes:
> Jim Isbell wrote:
....
> The long and the short of it is this: DON'T leave it to your family 
> or 
> others, do it yourself *NOW*, while you can. At the very least, keep 
> a 
> list of friends you know well and who's judgement you trust, and let 
> it 
> be known to contact them when you leave for that 'GREAT DXPEDITION 
> in 
> the SKY' or however Mr River Radio put it. I have a list of three 
> names 
> hanging from akitchen cabinet with their names, addresses, and 
> callsigns. At the top it says 'Radio Help' and I've informed those 
> who 
> need to know that these are the ones to contact in the event of my 
> demise. Someday I might even find time to list my gear and make up a 
> 
> rough evaluation for such purposes. In the meantime, I have three 
> people 
> I can trust to look out for my old radio gear. I've put too much 
> time 
> into locating and restoring it to let it go into a yardsale or worse 
> - 
> to the town dump.
> 
> It's a simple thing to make up a list of friends to help, but put 
> some 
> thought into it. My list includes my best friend for years (I'm 
> actually 
> his elmer), who is a contester and could care less about old gear - 
> but 
> he's sharp as a tack and good organizationally. Second is a friend 
> who 
> is into AM and vintage gear overall and very organized as well. 
> Third is 
> a Collins nut who has bought, sold, and traded for years, and is 
> very 
> experienced with ebay and overall market values for old gear. 
> Between 
> the three of them (all three must work together on it), the gear 
> will be 
> dispersed for a fair price and my family won't have to be hassled by 
> it. 
> It's a reciprocal deal too - I'll do the same for them, if needed.
> 
> de Todd/'Boomer'  KA1KAQ

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