[AMRadio] AM364U

Sun Oct 9 18:52:14 EDT 2011

Rob,

Gold was once $35.00 an ounce. According to your rules, the people who
bought gold at $1,000.00 an ounce were suckers. Where is the price of gold
now? To make it more understandable for the average ham, are you willing to
sell the Collins 75A-4 you bought at a hamfest 25 years ago for $100.00 at
that price today? I don't think so. Unfortunately, there are too many hams
who are quick to denigrate the price, and seller, of an item that they
either can't afford or are unwilling to pay the going price.

Stop whining. Get off the computer. Get on the air.

73,
Bill - W1MPY

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From: amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 2:41 PM
To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM364U

Bill you are correct.  They are not idiots.  They are suckers.

73

Rob
K5UJ

On Sun, Oct 9, 2011 at 12:38 PM, Bill Marvin <bmarvin at comcast.net> wrote:
> Guys,
>
> The correct market price for any product is the price that people are
> willing to pay for the product. Just because you don't agree with the
> current market price for JT30 mics, or anything else, does not mean it is
> wrong. To call people "idiots" or "nuts" because they are willing to pay
the
> market price for something is pretty childish.
>
> 73,
> Bill - W1MPY
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:amradio-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Rob Atkinson
> Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 1:23 PM
> To: Discussion of AM Radio in the Amateur Service
> Subject: Re: [AMRadio] AM364U
>
> The market for some things is driven by non-technical people with
> money unfortunately.
>
> Earlier this year I decided to look around for an Astatic JT30 mic
> like the one I gave away around 20 years ago.  They have a 10 meg xtal
> element and would work great with one of my rigs.   I figured they'd
> be maybe $20 or $30.
>
> Well, surprise, they often are hundreds of dollars.   Why?  Because
> these idiot "blues harp" harmonica players decided they are perfect
> for achieving this distorted sound through a tube amp so they all bid
> these way up and harp harmonica mic vendors buy them up to sell for
> $200 or higher prices.
>
> So a regular guy who is a ham and just wants a mic for his rig has
> been priced out of the JT30 market, unless he gets lucky and finds one
> at an estate sale or something.  There was one at the Indianapolis
> Hamfest but the seller wanted over $100 for it, probably having seen
> what they go for on eBay.  It's just a simple bullet head xtal mic
> that Astatic sold for $15 or $19.  Anyway, this is an example of how
> the non-technical people with money can establish a price level that
> is way above value reality.   It is the same way with any little
> vintage tube audio amp.  The glass audio crowd has made them sky high
> in price.
>
> 73
>
> Rob
> K5UJ
>
> On Sat, Oct 8, 2011 at 9:00 PM,  <DLe9480907 at aol.com> wrote:
>> Hello this is a phone line audio compressor the FAA and others used em to
>> send remote receiver audio down a telco (600 ohm) line. some AUDIO GURUS
>> think  tube compressor are the only way to go and have run up the prices
> on
>> Ebay I have  seem em go of $50 to $750 just depends on how nuts the
bidder
> is .
>> Darryl  WA5TOO
>>
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