Giving Up on The HW-101

[Merz Donald S]

Regarding the message below, I say "smart move." The HW-101 and virtually 100% of all the gear Heathkit ever made is so common that it makes no sense to invest any significant number of hours in repairs and restoration (exception cases being where the gear has some personal value to you like being formerly owned by a friend or Elmer, etc.). The reason is that you can find good working, good looking 101's all over the place. The right strategy here for anyone with any kind of time limitations whatsoever, is to sell this one with an honest listing and find a better one. The price difference won't be over $50. 
 
I know this is politically incorrect. But I think the arguments in support of this approach are inescapable. There's only so much time in a life. Assuming you have accounted for sleep, work, family, personal development and charitable works, how much is left? Do the math. Personally, I'll always trade money for time. I can get more money. But time is, as they say, running out. 
 
My wife has the same philosophy about her reading for pleasure. If you don't like the book in the first hundred pages, pitch it and get another book! There are literally thousands of great books out there that you will never get to read even if you never waste any time on the bad ones! As Keynes said, "In the long run, we are all dead."
 
So I say Bravo, Rich. There's plenty of fish in the boatanchor sea.
73, Don Merz, N3RHT
 
 
 
 -----Original Message-----
From: K7SZ [mailto:rarland at earthlink.net]
Sent: Friday, November 08, 2002 7:32 PM
To: Heathkit List; Glowbugs List
Subject: GB> FS: HW-101



OK, I've had it. I'm thowing in the towel on this rig. "The Heathkit