[ARC5] Big/Heavy is Over

[Bill Cromwell]

Hi,

I thought my Heathkit Apache would end up in the landfill but I found a 
buyer who actually wants to use it on the air. The guy is in his 50s so 
maybe has a little more time than some us -shrug-. And the sale has been 
completed right here at my shack. I have hope for a couple of other 
pieces now. The CW half of a DX-100 is about next. I am thinking of 
moving out the DX-60/HR-10 outfit, too. Maybe not for a while. A few 
other pieces stay here and avoid the scrapper/landfill until I leave first.

73,

Bill  KU8H



On 09/17/2018 09:53 AM, Mike Feher wrote:
> Jeep –
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> I have a nice T-368F available. 73 – Mike
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> Mike B. Feher, N4FS
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> 89 Arnold Blvd.
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> Howell NJ 07731
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> 848-245-9115
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> *From:*arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net <arc5-bounces at mailman.qth.net> *On
> Behalf Of *DSP3
> *Sent:* Monday, September 17, 2018 9:41 AM
> *To:* arc5 at mailman.qth.net
> *Subject:* Re: [ARC5] Big/Heavy is Over
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> Concur with the last few posts, at least from the hamfest standpoint.  I
> have found that the new breed, no relation often to age, are simply
> technically unable or unwilling to handle the job.  That's not a
> criticism, just self stated fact.  I can't tell you the number of folks
> who have approached me, and others, to get their gear going.  I have
> down sized a bit and no longer look to accumulate gear.  Well.... maybe
> a little bit?  You can't take it with you... I'm told.  The only thing I
> still look for is another T-3, as I really miss the one I let go.
> But.... but, I'm sure I will endure.
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> Jeep K3HVG
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> On 9/17/2018 9:08 AM, mkdorney--- via ARC5 wrote:
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>     "Big and Heavy" is making a comeback in the military vehicle
>     community.  Forget hamfests and trying to appeal to the Ham Radio
>     Community.  They are only interested in the latest "wiz-bang"
>     stuff.  They see the vintage mil-radio part of the Ham Radio hobby
>     as a curiosity that is simply to be dismissed.  Go to the vintage
>     Military Vehicle rallies and you will see the interest and
>     enthusiasm you are looking for.  You will also see a market for your
>     radios should you decide to sell them.  I won't even do the annual
>     field day with the local ham radio clubs anymore.  It's a waste of
>     time.  Better the mil-radio folks get together on their own on field
>     days.
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>     Mark D.
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>     In a message dated 9/17/2018 8:44:46 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>     arc5 at ix.netcom.com <mailto:arc5 at ix.netcom.com> writes:
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>         (Warm-up your "I'm Offended!"; you're about to need it.)
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>         One of the reasons I stopped doing displays of mil-radio
>         equipment at major hamfests is lack of any meaningful interest.
>         It's a lot of work getting a display together to go the whole
>         'fest with two or three questions, if you're lucky, and no one
>         spending more then 30 seconds looking.  That, more than anything
>         else, tells me "the bells are tolling."  I now work on my
>         "goodies" for my own enjoyment and accept that "all good
>         things..."  I also shelved a book which would have been titled:
>         "The Voice of Eagles."  Creating a book is a massive effort and
>         hardly worth it when maybe 10 people are going to read it.
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>         I feel confident that estimate is correct, because over the
>         years, in several things I have written (and been told were
>         useful; thank you kindly to those who said so), I've included an
>         occasional "easter egg:" an obvious error included just to see
>         if anyone is actually paying attention.  One of them is so
>         in-your-face, I included it just to make the point.  Twenty
>         years ago, a dozen people would have noted the error.  To this
>         day, not ONE of these "easter eggs" has been commented upon; not
>         even once.  That tells me all I need to know about the actual
>         level of interest in the general community.
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>         Lots of people talk about what they're going to do "when they
>         get around to it."  Few ever do anything significant at all.
>         And if those of us who claim a passion for these historic items
>         won't take the time to heat a soldering iron, isn't it arrogant
>         to assume we can convince a young person to do so?
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>         Think I will still write about the work- writers are a bit
>         egoist and compulsive about their vice ;-).
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>         But our community is deep in its twilight.  "Gather ye rose buds
>         while ye may."
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