[ARC5] Fair Radio Fades Into the Gathering Darkness

[Bob Camp]

Hi

This is not the first outfit to go under. The “deal” you propose has been 
done before. It does (likely) provide a reasonable return to the current 
owners. 

The flip side is that it has rarely provided future access to the inventory
for “us folks” who might go looking in the future. Turns out that keeping
things easy to get at is expensive ….

Bob

> On Aug 6, 2023, at 7:11 PM, David Stinson <arc5 at ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> I hate to say it, but Phil isn't going to move a significant
> fraction of that chaos even at pennies-a-pound.
> There just aren't enough of us left who have the room or money.
> 
> What he needs is a few knowledgeable, hard-headed guys
> who know what's truly "rare" and what's "common," cherry-pick
> those things out, along with the more sought-after connectors
> and popular accessories, then hire a back-hoe and contract
> a scrap dealer.
> 
> We could organize groups to "rescue" of some popular categories,
> like a group for Collins gear, a group for R-390, etc.-
> groups of guys who would put in time and money
> to save their particular interest from the back-hoe.
> We'd also have to accept and forgive; saving it all,
> or even a significant fraction of it, is impossible.
> 
> I'm not optimistic; we have lots of people
> who will cry "Save it!  Save it!" but when it comes time to
> take action, they disappear- won't contribute a dollar or
> a weekend to save anything. As in any group of humans in
> any field: there are 1000 talkers for every "do-er."
> 
> If we can't organize such groups, I guess the only thing
> to do is go as individuals as soon as you can.
> 
> 73 Dave AB5S
> 
> 
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