[Heathkit] FS - "Radios by Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis

[Duane Fischer, W8DBF]

Hi Carl,

You are correct. Chuck Dachis had also acquired some additional data as well 
as photos of items he lacked in the first edition. He had no intention of 
making the book an on going thing. Such as release another one every other 
year etc.

Chuck had to pay for the printing of the book himself. These specialized 
Amateur Radio books, and most other hobby publications, are out of the 
authors pocket! Not paid for by a major publishing house! It would not have 
been cost effective, let alone practical, to revise and/or expand the first 
release, have it printed again and hope to recover his investment for both 
releases!

Instead he combined all of the first release with all of the new material he 
had acquired and released the second version of the book. It 'might' be more 
correct to call the "second edition" the rerelease of the expanded first 
edition.

The amount of work that Chuck Dachis did to acquire, restore, research and 
document the equipment that the Hallicrafters Co. made was an extraordinary 
one! Unlike the "real world of publishing" the author of a specialized book 
such as "Radios By Hallicrafters" or "The Hallicrafters Story", and 
multitudes more, seldom break even, let alone make a profit. It is a work of 
love, not money that motivates them to do what they do.

I applaud, and thank them all, for their priceless contributions to history 
and Amateur Radio.




----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carl" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>; <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>; 
<sbjohnston at aol.com>
Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 6:03 PM
Subject: Re: [Heathkit] FS - "Radios by Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis


> In the case of the Halli book the first edition had several omissions and 
> errors requiring a corrected 2nd edition.
>
> Carl
> KM1H
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Bob Macklin" <macklinbob at msn.com>
> To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>; <sbjohnston at aol.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 5:18 PM
> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] FS - "Radios by Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis
>
>
>> In the case of TUBE MANUAL it seems the last published version is the 
>> most
>> valuable if you are not interested in the earliest tubes.
>>
>> Bob Macklin
>> K5MYJ
>> Kent (Seattle), Wa,
>> "Real Radios Glow in the Dark"
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>> From: <sbjohnston at aol.com>
>> To: <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
>> Sent: Saturday, September 27, 2008 1:51 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] FS - "Radios by Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis
>>
>>
>>>
>>> Duane - you never cease to entertain.  Are you saying no one would want
>>> to buy a first edition of a book?   That's crazy.
>>>
>>> I have no idea off the top of my head what edition this book is, but
>>> generally the various editions of a book are each valuable in their own
>>> way.  If, as you say, there are earlier and later editions of this one,
>>> with various amounts of information in each, then the earlier one might
>>> be attractive to someone as it would be priced lower than a later one.
>>> On the other hand, to a collector of books, first editions are usually
>>> the more desirable.
>>>
>>> If you are interested in buying this book, I urge you to write me
>>> off-list and ask any questions you might have.  Everyone else wrote to
>>> me off-list - except you, Duane.
>>>
>>> And if you are not interested in buying the book, I urge you to Mind
>>> Your Own Business.
>>>
>>> Steve WD8DAS
>>>
>>> sbjohnston at aol.com
>>> http://www.wd8das.net/
>>> ---------------------------------------------------
>>> Radio is your best entertainment value.
>>> ---------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Duane Fischer, W8DBF <dfischer at usol.com>
>>> To: glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu; amradio at mailman.qth.net;
>>> heathkit at mailman.qth.net; sbjohnston at aol.com
>>> Sent: Fri, 26 Sep 2008 7:41 pm
>>> Subject: Re: [Heathkit] FS - "Radios by Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Steve,
>>>
>>>
>>> One possible problem. Is it edition #1 or edition #2? The one anyone
>>> would
>>> desire to buy is edition #2. It contains all of what is in edition #1 +
>>> much
>>> more.
>>>
>>>
>>> Sorry to rain on your parade Steve, but potential buyers should realize
>>> there is a difference. No offense to you intended -
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: <sbjohnston at aol.com>
>>>
>>> To: <glowbugs at piobaire.mines.uidaho.edu>; <amradio at mailman.qth.net>;
>>> <heathkit at mailman.qth.net>
>>>
>>> Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 8:21 PM
>>>
>>> Subject: [Heathkit] FS - "Radios by Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > I find myself with an extra copy of the excellent book "Radios by
>>> > Hallicrafters" by Chuck Dachis.
>>>
>>> > It is in like-new condition.  $15 plus $5 to ship in the USA.
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > Thanks...
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > Steve WD8DAS
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> > sbjohnston at aol.com
>>>
>>> > http://www.wd8das.net/
>>>
>>> > ---------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> > Radio is your best entertainment value.
>>>
>>> > ---------------------------------------------------
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> >
>>>
>>> >
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