[Heathkit] unassembled sb-221

[Guy Olinger, K2AV]

Point taken, but they do spend the bux.

The nostalgia part is to BUILD it. Not stare at the box.

73, Guy.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Duane Fischer, W8DBF" <dfischer at usol.com>
To: "Guy Olinger, K2AV" <olinger at bellsouth.net>; 
<heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:34 AM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221


> Now how can anyone pay thousands for something that is in a sealed 
> box, knowing
> he can never open that box without lighting a match to ten or 
> fifteen hundred
> dollar bills by doing so? How do you really know what is in that 
> box? It might
> be full of tightly packed old rocks or a couple of cylinder heads 
> off the model
> A Ford! Pay thousands of dollars to stare at the outside of an old 
> box? Wow! Now
> that is some kind of temptation. I don't know about you, but sooner 
> or later, I
> would have to take a peek inside!
>
> ----------
> From: Guy Olinger, K2AV <olinger at bellsouth.net>
> To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
> Date: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 9:25 AM
>
> There was one that was auctioned on eBay a while back. It went way 
> up
> into the thousands. UNbuilt. People will sometimes spend a lot of
> money for a blast of nostalgia, like a 21st century building of a
> major Heathkit from the box.
>
> Part of me WAS tempted, but not tempted enough.
>
> And a used SB-2xx linear is still among the best bang/buck for a
> starting out ham.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim Brannigan" <jbrannig at optonline.net>
> To: "paul" <mglassman at cinci.rr.com>; <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 6:41 PM
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
>
>
>> Very funny......./
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: "paul" <mglassman at cinci.rr.com>
>> To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 13:33
>> Subject: [Heathkit] unassembled sb-221
>>
>>
>>> i have a new in factory box unassembled sb-221 , transformer and
>>> original
>> heathkit 10 meter mod parts. all are in original factory boxes.
>> $3995
>> shipped conus. 73  paul w8jn
>>
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