Re: [IRCA] Slightly off topic moral story about radios...

[Saul Chernos <sauldx@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

You're punning us, Colin - ham fist? that's half-way between ham fest and ham-fisted and sadly appropriate...
At least you got it back... not like books, records, etc I've loaned out over thye years...

Saul 



> Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2014 10:48:17 -0700
> From: coffeecanuck@xxxxxxxxx
> To: IRCA@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [IRCA] Slightly off topic moral story about radios...
> 
> Kind of off topic - BUT: I Have a prized radio collection and a golden rule:
> 
> Never loan out any radios to the curious.
> 
> I broke that rule the other day -- to a young enthusiast... and Lord knows
> we need more radio enthusiasts...
> Loaned a young man (30+) my *Toshiba*, *RP-F11 - *and even before
> he got to play with it, he snapped the antenna off at the pivot point!
> 
> This after a clear warning: This is a RARE radio. This radio is NOT
> replaceable or repairable.
> BE Careful with this radio...
> Even after all those warnings, there was a ham fist event that damaged the
> radio.
> 
> If anyone out there has a dead or spare
> Toshiba, RP-F11 that they want to share with me for parts, I would be
> forever in their debt!
> 
> And Folks: DO NOT Loan out radios unless you are prepared for the worse
> case scenario!
> 
> 
> -- 
> Colin Newell is the Editor and creator of Coffeecrew.com - DXer.ca -
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