[Hallicrafters] Investing nonsense

[Rodger]

 I also have the "collection" disease.  It started in 1994 when I decided to
recreate my original Johnson Viking Valiant/Hallicrafters SX-101 novice
station.  I spent much of the month of October building operating tables and
shelves and installing outlets and coax feeds for the current collection
which takes up much of a 36X20 foot room in a new addition to our home.
Like others, I haven't sold anything though I have traded duplicates for
other items I want.  I have a few items still waiting for restoration then I
hope to spend some more time constructing homebrew equipment.  The smell of
solder is VERY addictive.

I think I have most of the gear I want though some day I would love to own
an SX-88.  I first saw a picture of one in 1974 while looking through some
old Radio Television News magazines while awaiting the arrival of my Novice
"ticket".  Halli took out a double page advertisement for this receiver and
I have wanted once since seeing the advertisement; of course I would also
love to own a large set of the Radio Television News magazines as I only
have a few from the early to mid fifties and they had some excellent ham
radio in addition to general electronics articles.

I do buy the radios to operate and enjoy and although I have had a chance to
make a large profit on several of them it would take away from the enjoyment
of the hobby.  I try to clearly separate the things I do for money (job plus
some consulting activities) and keep "pure" the things I do for pleasure.
My 3 year old daughter already refers to the radios as her radios so
hopefully they will have a good home far into the future.  She asked me
twice yesterday when I am going to fix the Pierson KP-81 that I am currently
in the middle of; in Anna's world pretty much everything can be fixed with
tape and/or new batteries.  I wish radio restoration were that easy but of
course then it wouldn't be as much fun!

Rodger WQ9E

> -----Original Message-----
> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net 
> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Jim Tripp
> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2006 2:23 PM
> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Hallicrafters] Investing nonsense
> 
> I don't invest, I collect!  I have never SOLD a radio thus 
> far. I have given a few away though. That said, I would love 
> the opportunity to COLLECT a DD1.
> 
> Jim/wa6dij
> 
> See my Hallicrafters radios at:
> http://www.freewebs.com/wa6dij/hallicraftersradios.htm
> 
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