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RK_aus_S:
Hello everyone

I've been thinking for many years about what happens if "it" happens? I'm talking about when something happens to me and I say goodbye to life?

Maybe some people are laughing at me now, but I'm pretty serious.

Over the years (and decades) I have accumulated many, many measuring and testing devices. Some quite new, some a bit older. Either way; When my wife has to "manage" this huge estate, she has neither the time, the desire nor the slightest idea what is worth or how much (!). And she probably has other worries too.

These are the best conditions for valuable devices to end up in the bin, or at best for them to be ripped off by some "interested party" (if there is one)- i.e. bought for a few dollars and then sold again at a good profit.

I would ideally like to be able to make all of the valuable equipment available to a school, perhaps abroad and/or in poor countries, so that young people growing up can enjoy it and perhaps have a future as electronics technicians or engineers or whatever.

But how, where and to whom?
Have others here in the forum thought about this - and perhaps have some advice for me?

Or wouldn't it be nice if a kind of "hub" were set up via this forum for exactly this purpose?

Best regards
Roman

Squarewave:
A friend or relative sells them or gives them away, that's what happens.

LaserSteve:
Last Will and Testament,  get one. Otherwise the local version of the Probate Court [US name) decides. Your family will be miserable  if you don't have one.It takes months/years for a court to do anything

 Estate planning is essential. Here in Ohio for example, estate planning is the difference between
done 5 years or more before passing can mean the difference between Medicade getting the house and assets, or your family being taken care of.

Steve

RK_aus_S:

--- Quote from: LaserSteve on November 09, 2023, 12:42:39 pm ---Last Will and testament,  get one. Otherwise the local version of the ProbatevCourt decides. Your family will be miserable
if you don't have one.

--- End quote ---

Sure, a last will.
But my question would be, how do I find institutions in need - worldwide?
I can't pass the whole thing on to my son or any friends and relatives, they can't do anything with it.

I'm pretty sure that there would probably be many, many schools, educational institutions, etc. that would be grateful for an oscilloscope, power supplies, etc....

Haenk:
I assume your wife will respect your last will.
Look around locally, there might be a "right to repair" group, some HAM club, a tinkering workshop at the local university - contact them and ask them if they are interested. Inform your wife, leave a sticker on the equipment "Donate to xyz. Contact abc."
Don't leave it to your wife, find a solution in time, that will certainly help her most.

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