[Hallicrafters] Was prices ???? Now Estate

[Edward B Richards]

Would you call this a selfish attitude? Other people would like to have
it and there is a limited supply. They are not making it any more. I am
donating some of mine to the local Ham club and instructing my wife how
to get rid of the rest.

73, Ed Richards K6UUZ
AMI member #1534


On Mon, 2 May 2005 14:37:41 -0400 peter markavage <manualman at juno.com>
writes:
> No problems here. I already told the spouse that whatever equipment 
> is
> still here after I'm gone, just call in a dumpster. Nobody is going 
> to
> get and touch "my stuff"! My stuff ends with me.
> 
> Pete, wa2cwa
> 
> On Mon, 2 May 2005 11:27:20 -0400 "Duane B. Fischer, W8DBF"
> <dfischer at usol.com> writes:
> > Hi Scott, (and all),         
> >         
> > Harry Houdini, perhaps the most famous escape artist ever, 
> > (Escapeology is an
> > area of the Magic trade, but Houdini was not a Magician! He truly 
> > was an escape
> > artist, mostly skill and incredible physical conditioning, not 
> > trickery.), and
> > his wife Beth, had made advance plans for him to attempt to 
> > communicate with her
> > from the world beyond death. Although Houdini devoted a great deal 
> 
> > of time to
> > exposing frauds who posed as healers, mediums, spiritualists and 
> > more, he was a
> > believer in things supernatural. Not necessarily in a religious 
> > perspective
> > though.         
> >         
> > After his death in Detroit, Michigan on October 31, 1926 at age 
> > fifty-two from a
> > massive infection resulting from a ruptured appendix, the yearly 
> > Halloween night
> > communication rituals began. Although success was reported by some 
> 
> > major
> > newspapers, it was discovered that the secret code known only to 
> > Harry Houdini
> > and his wife, had been leaked to or stolen by the media. No actual 
> 
> > success was
> > ever recorded.         
> >         
> > Now Scott, if you plan to try to take a handheld with you, good 
> > luck! I am
> > planning to do the same, but am still trying to find a battery 
> that 
> > does not
> > require a charge for a very long time! (LOL) Now Al Waller, K3TKJ, 
> 
> > the
> > founder/owner of these lists, is totally addicted to six meter DX. 
> 
> > Perhaps we
> > can set some schedule up with Al, as he has the way and means to 
> > communicate a
> > long ways, and hope for inter-dimensional skip?         
> >         
> > Now to a serious and very disturbing subject, the Hams who are 
> > obituary
> > profiteers. While I do not want to give Amateur Radio a bad name 
> by 
> > bringing
> > this terribly cruel and totally heartless scam to the attention of 
> 
> > the media,
> > perhaps it is the only effective way we have to make husbands and 
> > wives aware
> > that this goes on all the time and is not uncommon. People are 
> > generally very
> > vulnerable at times of high emotions, be those emotions joy or 
> > grief. They are
> > reacting more than thinking. This is the very lifeblood that these 
> 
> > buck sucking
> > vampires thrive upon, they wait like Vultures for an opportunity 
> to 
> > swoop down
> > and pick the victim clean. It may not be criminal, but it should 
> be! 
> >                 
> >         
> > Maybe if the public were alerted by the media to say "No Thanks!" 
> > this
> > exploitation could be reduced. The idea of making advance plans 
> for 
> > the disposal
> > of the equipment is a good one, of course. Nowadays a 'trusted' 
> > friend is not
> > the same as it was thirty years ago! The possibility of receiving 
> > money has a
> > curious way of changing family and friends, in case you have not 
> > noticed. Where
> > and when possible, plan ahead and write it all down on paper. Keep 
> 
> > two copies,
> > but not in the same place! Perhaps in a safety deposit box, a home 
> 
> > lock box or
> > other places of safety. Knowing what to do ahead of time can save 
> > all of us a
> > lot of unnecessary emotional pain, avoidable mistakes and being 
> > taken advantage
> > of.            
> >         
> > Many of us avoid thinking about it, as it is unpleasant and 
> reminds 
> > us that we
> > are not going to live forever. Nevertheless, a little discomfort 
> now 
> > to deal
> > with the eventual realities of life can provide a safety net that 
> > will provide
> > the surviving mate, or family member, extra money they may need 
> > instead of
> > lining the pocket of some shameless bottom feeder who sold his 
> > conscience years
> > ago when the market for such things was up!         
> >         
> > DBF        
> > 
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