[Boatanchors] My Station Is For Sale

Tue, 27 May 2003 22:28:08 -0700 (PDT)

Duane,

Does that mean you are finally going to ship that Hallicrafters SX-117, that you got paid for
months ago, to Australia ???

Rodney
VK2KTZ

--- Tony Martin <[email protected]> wrote:
> 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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