[Hallicrafters] Re: The other side of "Great Finds..."

[Ken Kaplan]

Mike make a good point. FWIW I compiled a list of all of my toys (radio and otherwise) 
and saved the list on a CD. One could make such a list in Microsoft Word and save it as 
an HTML file. That way, anyone who needs to read the list (after I assume room 
temperature) could do so with a web browser. I'm guess assuming that web pages will 
be around longer than Word. In my list, I have info such as description, serial no., 
purchase date and price, replacement/sale value and how to dispose of the item. In the 
disposal column, I mention such things as that well know online auction place and this 
very list. As much as I like hearing about $20 SX-88's (actually it makes me kinda ill if ya 
know what I mean), I'd hate to think my wife would let my nearly perfect SX-28A or SX-
100 go for $20 (or less) because she didn't know any better. Believe me, without the list 
she won't know any better. Radios are not her thing. "Look at those old things with tubes 
in them! You can't get tubes anymore so they must be worthless! I don't know it it 
works!" They are just things that get in the way of her thing which are not my thing. 
Good thing guys usually go first. I wouldn't know what to do with her stuff. Hmm, maybe 
she should make me a list?

73 Ken kb7rgg

ps - Mike - Hammarlunds are ok. Really... :-)

> I, too, once rescued a very nice receiver (OK, it was a Hammarlund, but...) 
> that had been tossed into a landfill. Those sorts of finds can be wonderful.
>
> But such stories also point up the need for those of us with fine old 
> Hallicrafters gear to make sure our families aren't left wondering what to do 
> with our radios if we unexpectedly depart for that great hamshack in the sky.
>
> It's a shame when unscrupulous vultures swoop in after (even during!) a 
> funeral and mercilessly exploit unknowledgeable widows or orphans. 
> Conversely, family members who are aware that a lost loved one's radios have 
> some worth can be haunted by the thought that they are somehow dishonoring 
> the memory of the SK by selling estate gear for incorrect prices.
>
> We should each keep an up-to-date inventory for those who must clean up after 
> us. If we wish our gear to be given away, leave specific instructions. If we 
> wish our gear to be liquidated for maximum return, list realistic prices and 
> tell how to go about obtaining them.
>
> Now, if you'll excuse me, there's a yard sale I want to check out down the 
> street...
>
> 73,
> Mike, KØMYW