[Heathkit] CL-33M Manual

[Jim Brannigan]

I'm sure Moseley will sell him a manual also.

Jim
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF 
  To: Paul Gondos ; heathkit at mailman.qth.net 
  Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 5:16 PM
  Subject: Re: [Heathkit] CL-33M Manual


  Paul (and all)    
      
  This is an "observation" and not a criticism.    
      
  What is wrong with we Hams? Not only are we asking for someone else that we do not even know to spend their time and their money to photocopy a manual for us, we are also asking them to purchase the envelope and pay the postage. Not a mention made of paying for the costs.        

  In "dire" need? Then right on this list are at least two outstanding manual venders. WA2CWA, Pete:    
  manualman at juno.com    
      
  Both original copies and excellent reproductions too. Reasonable prices, prompt service and "excellent" quality work that tired old boat anchor guyes can read easily with their tri-focals!    
      
  Then we have Al Bernard, NI4Q.    
  ni4q at juno.com    
      
  Al also sells the original manuals as well as produces outstanding reproductions.     
      
  These guys, and unnamed others, have transformed their homes into manual inventory shelves and enough large cardboard boxes marked with colored felt markers for ten thousand children to construct playhouses from! They have gone to more Ham Fests and flea ridden Flee Marketss to last a thousand lifetimes in quest of the manuals that you and I need.    
      
  They certainly did not do it to get rich! Heh Pete? Heh Al?    
      
  I wonder what they must think when these "give me what I want for free and you pay all the costs" posts comes along, one or two a month? I would rather pay Pete or Al or whomever and get a "good quality" manual with diagrams one can read and photos not run together like they were done on one of those hand cranked printing machines we used to generate neighborhood newspapers with and the photo left the viewer with lots of room for imaginating what on earth it was!    
      
  Not that some free services such as BAMA are not good, as for the most part, they are. However, the only way to be assured of legible copy and diagrams with crisp contrast is to purchase a manual. Especially if you are in "dire" need. I've been there, as have most of you at one time or another too.    
      
  I will probably get flamed for "not expecting free manuals at the other persons expense", but so be it. Although it has nothing to do with vintage or modern radios, as one weekend auto racing fan said: If you can't afford the price of the gas, then why did you buy a fuel Hog that honks instead of oinks! 
    ----- Original Message ----- 
    From: Paul Gondos 
    To: heathkit at mailman.qth.net 
    Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2008 1:44 PM
    Subject: [Heathkit] CL-33M Manual


    Hi:
       This may be a little off base, but I am in dire need of a TA-33 or TA-33M Manual. Can someone Xerox a copy and send it to me? I am good in QRZ. Thanks very much.
     
    Paul, KA3JOI
    pgondos at hotmail.com


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