[Premium-Rx] Every so often I just have to stop and ask myself

Tue Mar 11 19:44:23 EDT 2014

This thread makes interesting reading. I never knew there were so many 
infected with the same virus as I or should i say "weakness."   I will 
be 81 this March been licensed since 1951  and  can't recall a single 
one of those 81 years
that I didn't covet every new receiver that I saw, from the HRO's, 
Hammarlunds, Hallicrafters and Collins to the Harris, RACAL, WJ, 
Eddystone, latter-day collins 51S1s, R-390s, etc.  I've just rebuilt two 
R-71s and have others in the wings
waiting for my TLC.  My collection of working receivers is as modest as 
others indicate theirs to be and yet, I can't shake this deep seated 
urge to buy others and  glory in their usage.  At this age, how many 
more can I buy?  Better still, how much time do I have left to enjoy new 
receivers?   It's really comforting knowing that I'm not alone in my 
affliction!

W5STP

On 3/11/2014 4:04 PM, Ron Ott wrote:
HR
I used to have a receiver addition and still enjoy my modest collection 
of about a dozen - much less than some addicts admit to. At some point I 
ran out of room and refused to simply stack receivers in a corner.  I'm 
now 69 and think about what my kids will have to deal with when I'm 
gone.  On top of all that, inexpensive SDR receivers like the SDR-IQ 
took the wind out of the sails of my RuS EK-070, Cubic HF1030, and 
others, and I'm addicted to spectrum displays and mouse clicks. de Ron/W6XY

________________________________ From: W4NJ <w4nj at tampabay.rr.com> To: 
Cc: Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 1:36 PM 
Subject: Re: [Premium-Rx] Every so often I just have to stop and ask 
myself This may sound self serving if not verbose but I made a deal with 
her recently…. I’ll sell off the entire collection if I can have one 
receiver and one receiver only…..an R&S EB500. She unwittingly or should 
I say unknowingly, agreed. So the EB500 is here now and the soon to be 
sold stablemates are being slowly divested. Win win? Who knows. Time 
will tell I suppose. Oh, by the way, I will be missing a few 12 Step 
meetings gang. Cliff - W4NJ On Mar 11, 2014, at 4:30 PM, Les Locklear 
<leslocklear at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> This affliction has probably reached "Black Plague" proportions when you consider the numbers that are afflicted
>> and the numbers of receivers that each of us had pass through our hands in that quest for the "Holy Grail." We
>> all know it isn't out there, yet "just one more receiveritis" has set in and there is no known cure. Many years ago
>> I compiled a list with make, model number and serial number and whether it had been sold/traded. I didn't start
>> that list until a few dozen had already passed through. I have 144 listed and, sad to say only one remains in the
>> house. That being a highly modified Icom IC-746, loaded with filters and modded for dc to daylight operation.
>>
>> Like Mac, age (70) and a realization that no such magical receiver exists, my one time vast collection has disappeared.
>> But, what a ride, I have tried just about everything that I desired and lots of middle of the road receivers. Some
>> disappointed, some enthralled, Eddystone, TMC, Collins, Hammarlund, National, Drake, Ten Tec, Yaesu, JRC, Hallicrafters,
>> AOR, Lowe, Lafayette, Allied. Echophone, R.F. Harris, Siemens, Icom, RCA, Racal, Military Receivers, R-390/URR (no non-A's),
>> R-390A/URR (over 30) SP-600's (21) R-725, R-1051B, D and G, R-388 and R-388A, Palstar, Eton, and some lesser forgotten
>> orphans.
>>
>> I do still have two 1936 Zeniths, a 1940 Philco and a 1940 RCA19K console that has spectacular audio and works very well
>> on the shortwave bands.
>>
>> My wife will have an easy job when I'm gone....................................
>>
>> Les Locklear
>>
>> "You can have a college degree and legitimate
>> parents and still be a dumb bastard."
>>
>> Unknown.......
>>
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: Mac
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 9:17 AM
>> To: Premium-Rx at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Premium-Rx] Every so often I just have to stop and ask myself
>>
>>
>> Subject says it all,  I am damn near 70 years old,  why just why do I
>> have this attraction for stand alone RECEIVERS, like most of us, over
>> the years at any one time I have had or presently have 1-3-5 + really
>> good receivers.
>> These receivers are typically expensive to very expensive $1,000 on the
>> low side to 4k plus on the high.. While they had/have many features for
>> their day.
>>
>> There is hardly a receiver made today that comes as a part of a quality
>> Amateur Transceiver that wont run performance rings around most if not
>> all of our PREMIUM Rx's.  The advent of roofing filters,  full DSP
>> features throughout the set, size weight and add in reliability all the
>> other factors..
>>
>> Yet i still am drawn back to stand alone receivers that are more prone
>> to needing expensive repairs take up more desk/rack space and do less.
>> Not withstanding less and less to listen to from 100kc -30mhz beyond ham
>> bands.
>>
>> I now have come to also look upon this fine group as a "support group"
>> where friends don't let friends buy and rely on combination
>> receivers/transmitters.
>>
>> What started this was the posting several weeks ago from the UK guys
>> offering WJ 8711A at i thought a reasonable price, then a friend
>> mentioned he was selling his FT-1000D  and i asked myself what would my
>> friends on PremRx do...  but i didn't wait,  last night i bought the
>> FT-1000D
>>
>> It must be so very hard to break a truly harmful addiction
>> [drugs/alcohol]  if I can't even break my addiction to Premium Rx's  ..
>> I need some sort of like a 12 step plan for guys like me ...
>>
>> Thanks for listening.  mac/mc  w5mc
>>
>>
>>
>>
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