Gordon wrote: >Just remember, A.R.C. got about $389 each for the AN/ARC-5 receivers. >Paint was not a big cost in 1940 That amount in 1940 would equate to just under $6000 in 2009 dollars! I've read somewhere (but have no documentation myself) that a W.E. Co. SCR-274-N receiver by 1945 was going for a mere $95. Even that would be almost $1300 in 2009 dollars. Mike / KK5F