[Hallicrafters] All Subscribers: Please Read

Sun Jun 5 04:18:36 EDT 2011

On 6/4/2011 5:09 PM, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:Hi Duane,

I'd like to thank you and Jim for all the time and effort you have put 
into the Hallicrafters group be it nets, reflectors, or the web site.  I 
take care of a number of web sites so I know it can run the gauntlet 
from being boring to demanding and do so in short order.

All these jobs should have a backup.  Accidents happen, sudden changes 
in health happen and nature seldom gives us much warning.

I took early retirement 14 years ago (I had the points for full 
retirement) I was just young enough for them to call it "early".

When I went to work that day retirement was the farthest thing from my 
thoughts, but  one of the "old times" was carried out that morning. That 
started me thinking about how many people I had known who had worked 
until they dropped, or dropped within a few months of retiring.  I had 
about 33 years in and I decided it was time to go play. I had turned in 
my request for retirement by noon.

Most of those people I mentioned had been relatively healthy and in 
*almost* all cases they departed unexpectedly and some younger ones 
checked out on the way to or from work.

Even when not tied into something where a lot of people depend on us 
it's rare not to have at least a few, be they family, friends, or 
coworkers and few prepare for that *unexpected* event.

When young we pretty much think we are immortal, but age has a way of 
reminding us of our mortality be it from health or accident and few 
properly prepare for some one to take on their work.

Nature threw me a completely unexpected curve over 4 years ago.  About 
6-months of PT to learn to walk again and I even managed to get my 
flight medical back.  I still have a slight limp, but consider myself 
lucky.  The point I make is we never know what's coming our way and 
nature has a very large arsenal to throw, particularly out there on the 
highway.

Good luck on getting some one to back up all of these positions.

73

Roger (K8RI)

> Hi All,
>
> I was contacted by landline this morning by our very talented Web Master,
> W5JT, Jim Thayer. Jim believes that it would be a wise move to train one,
> possibly two or three, of you to act in his place, should the need arise, to
> manage the Hallicrafters web site.
>
> Jim wrote the beautiful HHI web site, for the most part. He knows it better
> than anyone else. He is a gifted man with a multitude of talents, which
> include being an excellent teacher. He can help interested parties
> everything they will need to know about the hands on attention the HHI web
> site will need.
>
> As many of you already know, the HHI web site is darn near smart enough to
> take care of itself, and the Web Master too! Which is to say, that it knows
> enough to run and perform its daily operations without the need of human
> intervention or assistance. At least 'for the most part'! Naturally
> somethings do require the assistance of we humans! That is where 'you' come
> in OM!
>
> Frankly, all of us who have created, designed, maintained, contributed to
> and so forth, are not getting any younger! Some of us have health issues,
> others have family concerns that limit their free time greatly, some have
> other concerns that limit their volunteer time in ways it did not five or
> ten years ago. So Jim is right on the mark, as usual, by suggesting to me
> that all of the Hallicrafters devotees volunteer to help in areas that they
> either are already familiar with or willing to learn about. In short,
> Hallicrafters needs YOUR help!
>
>    (HHI - Halligan's Hallicrafters International), the official and legal
> club name, is there for all of you to enjoy, benefit from, contribute your
> wisdom and/or historical items or photos or articles to and for all who love
> Hallicrafters, or vintage radio for that matter, to help in whatever ways
> that your talents and time permit. Right now the web site needs your helping
> hands and willing hearts!
>
> Now I realize that many of you simply take the work of the silent minority
> as a matter of course. The sun rises every morning and the Hallicrafters web
> site is welcoming visitors with a cup of coffee in one hand and a throw away
> razor in the other. But everything requires a food source in one form or
> another to keep its transistors switching 'on' and 'off', the hard drive
> turning at a precise and consistent revolution per minute etc. So please
> help our Web Master keep the spam, viruses and creepy crawling web things
> out of the web sites code and keep that "WELCOME" light lit for visitors to
> our fantastic vintage web site repository of information for all things
> Hallicrafters.
>
> While I am on the subject: We could also use volunteers to assume and assist
> with NCS duties for the Saturday 40 meter Net and the Sunday 20 meter Net.
> And "if" we revive it, the Wednesday evening 20 or 40 meter Global Glow Net.
> As most of you will recall, W8DBF came as close to being SK as one can get
> and not be SK on December 27, 2009! I was not supposed to live. Recovery was
> not even a topic of discussion. Through what I personally believe was a
> miracle I did live and I did recover. Am I grateful? Beyond words! So let's
> get some of you trained and ready to be NCS, when it is needed. Such as some
> of you doing the Saturday 40 meter Net every other Saturday. Doing the
> Sunday 20 meter Net several times a month. Taking over doing all the W9WZE
> Special Events. Handling QSL card filling out and mailing. Perhaps
> co-managing the various 'mailman.qth.net' lists that I administrate.
>
> Please help us, so that we can continue to help you enjoy your love affair
> with Hallicrafters and those other wonders that still go glow in the dark
> without first having an infusion of Radium!
>
> Contact our Web Master, W5JT, Jim, at: webmaster at w9wze.net
>
> Contact me at: netcontrol at w9wze.net
>
> Thank all of you so very much for your support, participation and
> cooperation over the past fourteen years. Without you, the Hallicrafters
> glow would be very faint, maybe just a feeble flicker. Fortunately, you have
> kept her torch lit, the fingers of "VICTORY" held proudly high and made Bill
> Halligan smile from his Ham Shack somewhere up yonder on a comfy cloud!
>
> My personal heartfelt thanks to every one of you for helping me over the
> years and sending me the hundreds of well wishes that helped me summon up
> the will to rise again from the massive stroke that felled me. The
> brotherhood/sisterhood of Ham Radio operators is the absolute best group of
> human beings on the face of this third rock from the sun! I am proud to be a
> part of this fraternity and equally proud to be able to contribute a little
> back to a group that has so willingly given me so very much. Not just
> brotherly love, but some good RST reports too!
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF
>
> Will you be the newest Web Master or Halli NCS?
>
> Duane Fischer, W8DBF - WPE8CXO
> E-Mail: dfischer at usol.com
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