[ARC5] Inspired Hack Job

[Glen Zook]

Considering the price of many AM/CW transmitters at the time, not that much difference!

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>There were a fair number of commercial SSB transmitters or transmitting adapters out in the 1950s:
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>B&W SSB adapter 1957  $265.00
>Central Electronics 10A transmitter 1953  $129.50
>Central Electronics 10B transmitter 1954  $129.50
>Central Electronics 20A transmitter 1954  $199.50
>Central Electronics 100V transmitter 1957  $795.00
>Collins 32S-1 transmitter 1957  $590.00
>Collins KWM-1 transceiver 1957  $770.00
>Cosmophone 35 transceiver 1958  
>Eldico SSB transmitter 1950  $69.95
>Eldico SSB-50 transmitter 1953  $199.95
>Eldico SSB-50 (updated) transmitter 1954  $429.95
>Eldico SSB-100 transmitter 1955  $699.95
>Eldico SSB-100A transmitter 1956  $745.00
>Eldico SSB-100F transmitter 1957  $795.95
>Eldico SSB-100M mobile transmitter 1958  $400.00
>Elenco X-4 transmitter 1954  $69.50
>Elenco SS-75 transmitter 1954  $245.00
>Elenco Model 77 transmitter 1955  $595.00
>Globe (WRL) DSB-100 (DSB) transmitter 1958  $119.95
>Hallicrafters HT-30 transmitter 1954  $349.95
>Hallicrafters HT-32 transmitter 1957  $675.00
>Heath SB-10 adapter 1959  $89.95
>Johnson Pacemaker transmitter 1956  $495.00
>Lakeshore Phasemaster JR transmitter 1954  $146.50
>Lakeshore Phasemaster II transmitter 1956  $279.50
>Lakeshore Phasemaster II-A transmitter 1957  $329.50
>Lakeshore Phasemaster II-B transmitter 1958  $459.00
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>For AM/CW transmitters examples:
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>B&W 5100 1953  $442.50
>B&W 5100B  1956  $525.00
>Collins 32V-2 1950  $575.00
>Collins 32V-3 1951  $775.00
>Globe King 400B 1951  $495.00
>Globe King 400C 1953  $515.00
>Globe King 500 1954  $675.00
>Hallicrafters HT-20 1953  $475.00
>Heath DX-100 1955  $189.50
>Heath DX-100B  1958  $189.50
>Johnson Viking I 1950  $209.50
>Johnson Viking II 1953  $337.00
>Johnson Valiant 1956  $439.50
>Johnson Viking 500  $950.00
>Johnson Ranger 1954  $293.00
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>As can be seen, many of the popular AM/CW transmitters were in the same price range.
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>Glen, K9STH
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>Website: http://k9sth.com
 
From: Bob Macklin <macklinbob at msn.com>
To: Glen Zook <gzook at yahoo.com>; Geoff <geoffrey at jeremy.mv.com>; Arc5 at mailman.qth.net; hwhall at compuserve.com 
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 3:01 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Inspired Hack Job
 

 
But how many were within the typical budget of a 
typical ham of that period?