There are many less fortunate hams in the US and other countries that
would be glad to have any older Handbooks, Antennabooks, etc.
Chuck, KZ5MM
L. B. Cebik wrote:
> > This is no big deal for me as I was going to throw them out anyhow
>
> Please! to all who have old books, never (NEVER, please) throw them
> out
> without trying to find a new home for them. This is not a plea from a
>
> collector who places them on a shelf to show them off, but from
> someone
> who regularly reads them and learns from them--both stuff that shows
> how
> we have progressed and stuff that shows what we have forgotten along
> the
> way--along with how old some of our new ideas really are. For
> example, I
> have mid-1920s material on radio control vehicles and on SSB. I
> cannot
> afford to buy every volume that appears on these lists myself, but
> please
> be patient--someone will find a good use for that old book. List them
> as
> many times as it takes to find someone willing to buy/pay for shipping
> in
> advance.
>
> Did I remember to say "please"?
>
> -73-
>
> LB, W4RNL
>
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