I read with great interest the recent thread on this subject.
In 27.5 years of participation in this wonderful hobby where the enjoyment
out weighs the frustrations, I have rarely had difficulty finding
capable assistence for anyproject including the modification of my early
equipment so that I could tune it by ear rather than by eye. Two amateurs
once teamed up to construct, from only a hand drawn schematic, a "talking
display" which interfaced a talking calculator board with my TS-830. That
project took nearly $200 worth of 1982 parts, and at least 2 complete
re-builds. I could have never paid them fully for the time and energy
that they spent just because they enjoyed a challenge.
Only once have I ever had to contact someone who had promised to perform a
modification and ask him to return the equipment. I felt that a year was
a reasonable time to perform a modification which the HW8 Handbook said
would only take an hour or so.
I mention that experience only to stress one important point: Don't be
affraid to say "I'm too busy," "I need help with this one," or even "Maybe
next time."
While we both may feel a bit of frustration initially, we'll continue to
share mutual respect for the honesty involved.
72/73, de K5XU
Mike Duke,
Jackson, MS
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