[ARC5] A.R.C. stuff - Museum-worthy?

[Todd, KA1KAQ]

On Tue, Apr 29, 2014 at 11:52 AM, gordon white <gewhite at crosslink.net>wrote:

> The problem with private collections is that the heirs don't care so into
> the dumpster. Seen too much of that with radio and car stuff. Private
> museums run out of money.
>

That's the sad reality. And public museums will only display what the
general public will come to see. I'm betting 'old radios' aren't high on
their list, even among those who still know what radio is. Pretty sure I've
made reference before, my wife is a school principal and I've lamented the
fact that the kids growing up today don't know what radio really is. She
shot back "Radio? Most don't even know what a CD [compact disc] is!".

So museum or not, there are just fewer and fewer places for this stuff to
go that won't end at the landfill sooner or later - more often now, sooner.
As much as radio is an important part of our history and I'd love to see
more of it displayed, at least having some examples stored away in a dark
box somewhere in a public institution means they should be available for
future study, if anyone is interested. If no one is interested, it won't
matter where the equipment ends up.

~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4