[ARC5] Locomotives, and radio prices
Neil
neilb at ihug.co.nz
Fri Dec 21 14:14:42 EST 2012
> Back in the 1960s, ARC-5 transmitters were $8 each at the area surplus store (Kinston, NC) where the guy had a solid wall of T-19s (only), at least 5 feet tall
> and 12-15 feet long.
>
> Fair Radio Sales had brand new Command Sets in the original boxes for $10 and up depending upon which ones they were. They even had brand new T-17s,
> 1.3-2.1 mc, for around $15 to $17. I still have a stash of catalogs to confirm the prices.
In 1963, Lee Harvey Oswald's wage was $1.25 an hour.
This was for unskilled manual work.
Testimony of Roy Truly to Warren Commisision:
http://mcadams.posc.mu.edu/russ/testimony/truly1.htm
73 de Neil ZL1ANM
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