[Boatanchors] My Station Is For Sale

Tue, 27 May 2003 14:31:38 -0400

Duane,
I am truly sorry to hear of your dilemma!  May I offer one suggestion?
Rather than sell your gear, simply disconnect it, pack it away for a while
and see if this is really what you want to do...maybe give yourself a year
before making such a drastic suggestion.

I wish you the best...and again, sorry that you find yourself in such a
very undesirable situation.

Good luck
Tony, W4FOA

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; it becomes your destiny.
                         -Frank Outlaw

-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]]On Behalf Of Duane Fischer,
W8DBF
Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2003 2:29 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [Boatanchors] My Station Is For Sale

Once again, the legal system penalizes the innocent and protects the guilty.
Today I spent $300 for an attorney to tell me that my antenna destruction
incident is a rock solid case, but cost prohibitive to pursue. I can not
recover
any legal fees or associated costs from the guilty parties and the costs
associated with a civil suit against them to recover the damages will easily
exceed the total of the damages. Yes, I could beat them in small claims
court,
but would probably never collect a cent.

Simply put, I win, but end up paying more than I can collect, if I ever
collect
it.

I am so disgusted, that I have decided to sell my radio equipment. The joy I
felt is gone. My happy dreams have been transformed into nightmares by
irresponsible neighbors. Their blunders have already cost me nearly two
thousand
dollars, and that is money I can not afford to be throwing away when I am on
a
fixed income.

As many of you know, I do not use Hallicrafters for NCS operations. My
vintage
gear is all used for listening. Hence, I will not list the solid state
items, or
tube amplifiers, here. Write me direct for a list of that equipment and
prices.

When the three towers and nine antenna systems are taken down in June, I
will
post them here for sale. I am keeping two short-wave antennas and several
receivers for SW listening. No Ham gear will remain.

Although I have never subscribed to the philosophy that Hell was actually
here
on Earth, sometimes it does make one wonder -

Duane Fischer, W8DBF

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