unbuilt heathkits

[charles w. morehouse]

Dear N3CW,
You got it so right.
Wayne;
W4GBW

Ed Goss wrote:
>
> Folks:
>      I think you're all missing something here in this discussion
> about unbuilt Heathkits.  There are no time machines to transport
> us back to days past -- the closest thing we have to a "ticket" back
> in time are material things which trigger feelings and memories
> long lost, fading, or forgotten.  For some reason, our generation
> seems more focused on nostalgia, perhaps because we've lived
> through so much, and can appreciate the fact that it's the
> memories and feelings that are important.
>      For this particular group, the "ticket" is a Heathkit.  And for
> each person the journey and the destination are different.  If I can
> experience again the feelings of love and joy my father gave me
> with a DX-60 under the Christmas tree -- that's what I'm
> buying...not a box of parts.  My parents' wisdom and guidance in
> steering me to my first job, which allowed me to buy an SB-301 -- I
> know those feelings of security would be there again should I ever
> be so blessed as to build another 301.  Each person will determine
> whether the price of the ticket is worth it, but for me it's the best
> bargain on earth, and I'd build that kit in a minute.
> --N3CW--
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