[hpsdr] Allen Boehm has my boards

Tue Jan 9 15:49:09 PST 2007

I am sorry for letting my emotions get to me. I should have walked away 
for awhile before responding to Dave's message.
Al Boehm
KE5EUP
Clyde, TX
79510

KE5EUP wrote:
>
>
> KE5EUP wrote:
>> No Dave that is not necessary. I had already sent out a response with 
>> a public apology to you for not holding up my end on the deal. I do 
>> have the boards on my work bench and I ordered a couple of Flux pens 
>> because the boards are not solder masked. I am ok but I have been 
>> very sick and only been out of bed two days this week. If you want I 
>> will return your boards plus the money for postage. I am sorry for 
>> the promise I made to you and have been unable to keep. If you want I 
>> will work on the boards, it is your choice. My illness is hepatitis 
>> C, genome type one A. Turns out that an emergency surgery I had in 
>> 1979 after an industrial accident witch injured my hands is the 
>> culprit. I had to have several blood transfusions during the seven 
>> hour surgery and some in the following 7 more surgeries to fix my 
>> fingers. Back then they didn't test for hep c or aids and other blood 
>> born illnesses. I have always lived an active life and hardly ever 
>> even had a cold. I consider myself lucky that hep c was all I got 
>> from the transfusion. I had no idea I was infected until five years 
>> ago and I started getting sick. I under went test of all kinds going 
>> to three different doctors for a year.I finally got so ill I was 
>> unable to work. It took another two months (after someone I meet and 
>> I were talking) to find out I had hep c after I suggested to the 
>> doctor to test me for it. I had carried this virus around for 25 + 
>> years and did not know it. Anyway to make a long drawn out story 
>> shorter. I have not been able to work for four years. I had to be 
>> taken off the combination treatment for hep c after three months 
>> because my blood cell count went to low. So my only option now is 
>> test every three months to determine when I qualify for a transplant. 
>> Two years ago I was stage two out of four and in the coming weeks I 
>> will find out where I am now. After a very long and drawn out battle 
>> with social security I am finally getting social security. My 
>> insurance stopped paying me two years ago and I am in a legal battle 
>> with them. I have had to sell my home and move in with my sister and 
>> brother and law because of finances and being unable to keep my house 
>> up. My new flex radio (bought 5 2006) sets on the shelf never have 
>> even powered it on! My Shack (storage shed) is unfinished, my tower 
>> lays on the ground and none of my radios scanners or satellite ground 
>> tracking equipment is up. I keep trying to push myself, however this 
>> hep c drains every ounce of energy out of you and try its best to 
>> break your will. I consider myself to be a strong willed person, but 
>> I have to admit every day is a struggle. I have a very strong and 
>> loving family. I know God doesn't saddle you with more than you can 
>> handle and there is a reason he has handed this struggle to me. I am 
>> not a person that seeks pity, or even tell people my situation. I 
>> decided to tell you  because I owed you an explanation why I have not 
>> followed up on my promise to you. I apologize again for my public 
>> response to you, I let my emotions get the best of me. My reputation 
>> has taken a beating due to my illness and the overwhelming cost that 
>> goes with it. I also live in a small town and have not shared my 
>> story with people so endless rumors abound, the only thing people 
>> outside of my family know is I don't work, they don't see me out much 
>> and I have a handicap placard in my minivan.  The local ham community 
>> is very weak here. The same people have been in charge for several 
>> years I am told just more or less rotating positions. I am not new to 
>> radio or electronics however I am new to ham radio. I got my ticket 
>> in 5 of 2005, so it has been a self education process for me. I got 
>> involved so I could keep my mind active and use my radio to travel 
>> the world and make new friends. I have found out it is a funny thing 
>> about having a terminal illness even the closest of friends stop 
>> coming around after a while. It is understandable when you are no 
>> longer able to do the activities you are accustomed to doing. So I am 
>> saving money to get my scope down fold over tower installed, feed 
>> line, finish my shack get my radios up and get on the air and get my 
>> mobile installed. I hope to have this done by June. Like I said my 
>> mind still goes 100 miles an hour, but getting the body to respond is 
>> I have to admit a tough challenge. So let me know If you have some 
>> one else that can do this I will ship them off tomorrow to you. I 
>> will insure them. I do hope you accept my apology for this delay and 
>> I hope you know I would not just take your property. I want to build 
>> a  good name for myself in the ham community. When I told you I would 
>> construct your boards it was never my intention to have this drag out.
>> Al
>>
>> Dave Meitzen wrote:
>>> I did not have this email nor did I receive the email below -- I get 
>>> about
>>> 150 emails a day so I could have missed it. I just searched my files 
>>> and got
>>> it on 20 Dec. This is another email address for you. You have allot of
>>> addresses.  The email I previously used bounced. Even tried the 
>>> landline to
>>> no available -- no number
>>>
>>> Well I am glad you are OK -- I am OK now that we are again in 
>>> contact. Do
>>> you want me to publish that we are buds again on the reflector. I 
>>> did not
>>> mean to embarrass you.
>>>
>>> What is the status of the boards -- do you still want to do this?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> Dave
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: KE5EUP [mailto:KE5EUP at ke5eup.com] Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 
>>> 2007 3:07 PM
>>> To: Dave Meitzen
>>> Cc: hpsdr at lists.hpsdr.org
>>> Subject: Re: [hpsdr] Allen Boehm has my boards
>>>
>>> DAVE I HAVE NOT MADE OFF WITH YOUR BOARDS! I still have them. I have 
>>> been
>>> very sick the past couple of months as my illness and disability has 
>>> taken a
>>> turn for the worst as I explained in the email I sent to you at your 
>>> work
>>> email in response to your email before Christmas. I am not a Thief 
>>> and am in
>>> no way hiding!
>>> I have answered your emails and included my cell phone number. 
>>> Please email
>>> me off list and I will give you my cell number.
>>>
>>> Here is the email last sent:
>>> Hello Dave.
>>> I don't want you to think I have left the country or forgotten you. 
>>> I will
>>> try and have your boards together soon. My illness has taken a turn 
>>> for the
>>> worst and I have been very sick. After going to the hospital and having
>>> blood work done along with a  ultrasound and a change in medication 
>>> I now am
>>> scheduled for ******* and ******* the same day and then a ultrasound 
>>> guided
>>> * **** biopsy two days later. I did order two Pinocchio boards a couple
>>> weeks ago. I hope my delay has not caused you concern. By the way I 
>>> looked
>>> at you web site. Great site and your amps are fantastic! I hope I am 
>>> up to
>>> building myself an amp after the new year.
>>> Al
>>>
>>> Dave Meitzen wrote:
>>>  
>>>> ***** High Performance Software Defined Radio Discussion List *****
>>>>
>>>> Has any one heard of Allen Boehm [mailto:al at allenboehm.com]
>>>>
>>>> Several months ago I sent him two Atlas boards to do the SMT 
>>>> assembly for me. Now his email bounces and I can not contact him. 
>>>> It appears he made off with my two boards. Any recommendations? He 
>>>> lives in Clyde ,
>>>>     
>>> Texas.
>>>  
>>>> Not allot of money involved but the principal of the thing!
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>> Dave aa9tt
>>>> http://ww.aa9tt.com
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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