[ARC5] Cost of sets - 1950 and 2010

[Mike Morrow]

>When I got interested in them in '79-'80 timeframe, they were still
>plentiful new in box for $5-$10...

I got interested in them in 1964, but even back that far I don't remember ANY
NIB command sets being sold at that low a price.

The last time I recall NIB command sets being generally available were the
R-25, T-20, and T-21/ARC-5 units being sold by John Meshna in Lynn, MA,
in 1976.  I was stationed at a navy shipyard back then and I bought several.
I still have one NIB T-21, but they were in the $20 range 35 years ago.

For something like the BC-348, I remember Fair Radio selling used units
40 years ago for about $70.  Correct for inflation and that's about $350
today.  It's often cheaper than that to get a decent unmodified BC-348 on
ebay today.

Mike / KK5F