On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 17:10:55 +0200, "Jose V. Gavila - EB5AGV via groups.io"
<jose.gavila=gmail.com@groups.io> wrote:
>So, I am afraid, the best option is to scrap it. And that hurts, both
>because I invested quite a lot of money and, mostly, because I think
>lots of items are still useful.
If you're willing to give it away free "to a good home," what about the idea of
contacting all the clubs in the area and asking if they can use any of this
older equipment, maybe to set up a test and repair bench at their clubhouse (our
clubhouse has a very basic test bench), or for some of their members' use at
their homes. Most of the hams I know don't have much test equipment (maybe a
Harbor Freight DVM) and are what some refer to as "appliance operators."
SOME of those appliance operators would like to learn electronics and radio
theory but have no test equipment. Many could barely afford to purchase their
radio, so getting some free and useful test equipment would be appreciated by
those hams. An oscilloscope is a wonderful visual tool to see inside a radio and
find out what's going on. A VTVM is a great high-impedance voltmeter that won't
load down most circuits and is still useful today.
Even with scopes, anyone who has one may know it's good to have both an analog
and a digital storage scope because some things can be hidden from the eyes in a
digital scope that will show up on an analog one.
Old radios can be a great Elmer's Night club meeting for those who want to learn
about troubleshooting radios, both the tube (valve) type and today's surface
mount components. If you have an old document camera, they can be repurposed to
greatly magnify a small area of a circuit board that's stuffed with SMT
components to make it easy to see where the tip of your soldering iron or hot
air tool is and how the solder is melting or hardening.
If you just give it to a local club, you can just let them sell what they can't
use and help support the local club. When we get things from a small estate or
other source, we have a club auction, so the members get something out of it and
the club gets some money to help with expenses.
I would consider advertising in your ARRL's swap 'n shop website, too, so many
people can see what you have to offer. You can list believable prices and/or ask
people to make an offer. You can advertise the whole lot, saying it's free to a
radio club, or even use Craigslist (expect a few scammers and it's best to just
use the Craigslist email provided than expose your phone number to scammers.
With Craigslist, some scammers will say they want what you have, some even
offering more than you're asking for the item(s), and that they'll send someone
with a check for maybe $100 more and that someone will pick up the item(s). I
always reply that I only deal in person, no checks, cash only, and they can keep
the extra $100, just have their person bring cash. There are variations on this
theme. I mainly mention it so that you can expect one or two of these
(especially with selling cars to the public).
I hope you can find a home for your stuff, a home that will appreciate it.
Donald KX8K
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