Comments on: Heathkit Manuals No Longer on BAMA http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/ Having fun with amateur radio Sun, 20 May 2012 15:37:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: John West http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/#comment-325304 John West Sat, 06 Nov 2010 19:28:41 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1491#comment-325304 Well put, John. Well put. BTW - my friends (one of them is a former Heath engineer) and I very much appreciate ALL of the manuals you have gathered together. We often attempt to keep alive vintage and otherwise just plain old equipment - both ham tube gear and old test equipment of all sorts. These days some excellent solid-state test equipment and ham gear is becoming "vintage" and being tossed out simply for lack of tech support and service info. But we like it. We use it. It's good gear and the age just doesn't matter. It's a shame you don't have storage and bandwidth for more sorts of manuals. It can be a real pain dredging the web for them. Thanks again, John West ******* Well put, John. Well put.

BTW – my friends (one of them is a former Heath engineer) and I very much appreciate ALL of the manuals you have gathered together. We often attempt to keep alive vintage and otherwise just plain old equipment – both ham tube gear and old test equipment of all sorts.

These days some excellent solid-state test equipment and ham gear is becoming “vintage” and being tossed out simply for lack of tech support and service info.

But we like it. We use it. It’s good gear and the age just doesn’t matter.

It’s a shame you don’t have storage and bandwidth for more sorts of manuals. It can be a real pain dredging the web for them.

Thanks again,
John West
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]]> By: John http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/#comment-322792 John Tue, 22 Jun 2010 14:40:35 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1491#comment-322792 Mr Elsner, Please spare us the BS about "not so much profit motive per manual but cohesiveness". You could have gone after the people publishing and selling on ebay. They would have been easy to find. All you have done is make it harder for people to keep wonderful old technology alive. Don't think for a second that any one believes that this is not just about making a profit. BAMA was doing a fine job of "servicing your legacy customers". John Hopper Mr Elsner,
Please spare us the BS about “not so much profit motive per manual but cohesiveness”. You could have gone after the people publishing and selling on ebay. They would have been easy to find. All you have done is make it harder for people to keep wonderful old technology alive. Don’t think for a second that any one believes that this is not just about making a profit.
BAMA was doing a fine job of “servicing your legacy customers”.
John Hopper

]]> By: Mike Elsner http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/#comment-322270 Mike Elsner Wed, 28 Apr 2010 14:30:40 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1491#comment-322270 People were publishing pdfs and selling them on Ebay... The only way for Heathkit to find a party willing to service our legacy customers needs and maintain the archive of legacy kit manuals was to help them secure status as a legitimate source. That means strict enforcement, not so much profit motive per manual but cohesiveness People were publishing pdfs and selling them on Ebay…

The only way for Heathkit to find a party willing to service our legacy customers needs and maintain the archive of legacy kit manuals was to help them secure status as a legitimate source.

That means strict enforcement, not so much profit motive per manual but cohesiveness

]]> By: joe http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/#comment-322254 joe Tue, 27 Apr 2010 05:37:06 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1491#comment-322254 Hi i have a heathkit AD-40 that still works great! does anyone have any idea what the value is of a working AD-40 heathkit is? and what is the value of of the original owners manual, that is in good shape, is? i would like to sell it if i can. thank you, joe s Hi
i have a heathkit AD-40 that still works great! does anyone have any idea what the value is of a working AD-40 heathkit is? and what is the value of of the original owners manual, that is in good shape, is? i would like to sell it if i can.

thank you,
joe s

]]> By: Dan KB6NU http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/#comment-320305 Dan KB6NU Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:08:49 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1491#comment-320305 Mike-- Thanks for your comment and for clarifying this issue. I did know that Heathkit was still in business producing educational products, but I didn't know that one could still call Heathkit for support on the older products. You're correct that you can't go to the library, copy the contents of a book and re-publish it to make a profit, but you can copy portions of it for personal use. The vast majority of BAMA users were downloading the manuals for their personal use and not to make a profit. Mike–

Thanks for your comment and for clarifying this issue. I did know that Heathkit was still in business producing educational products, but I didn’t know that one could still call Heathkit for support on the older products.

You’re correct that you can’t go to the library, copy the contents of a book and re-publish it to make a profit, but you can copy portions of it for personal use. The vast majority of BAMA users were downloading the manuals for their personal use and not to make a profit.

]]> By: Mike Elsner http://www.kb6nu.com/heathkit-manuals-no-longer-on-bama/#comment-320303 Mike Elsner Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:19:14 +0000 http://kb6nu.com/?p=1491#comment-320303 Datapro purchased the factories manual collection, and the right to sell copies of those Legacy Heathkit Manuals from us, it doesnt mean that Heathkit gave up any rights we can still sell copies of manuals. As an employee of the Heathkit Company it's I feel like a victim sometimes as the money we make selling manuals pays my salary, it doesnt matter that we have not sold that item for 50 years or not it was our product. If you call Tech Support for help we are still here... if we chose to send you a copy, or sell you a copy that is our business... You cant just go to the library and pickout a book and republish for money can you ? Datapro purchased the factories manual collection, and the right to sell copies of those Legacy Heathkit Manuals from us, it doesnt mean that Heathkit gave up any rights we can still sell copies of manuals.

As an employee of the Heathkit Company it’s I feel like a victim sometimes as the money we make selling manuals pays my salary, it doesnt matter that we have not sold that item for 50 years or not it was our product.

If you call Tech Support for help we are still here… if we chose to send you a copy, or sell you a copy that is our business…

You cant just go to the library and pickout a book and republish for money can you ?

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