[ARC5] Inspired Hack Job

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 6 Mar 2013 at 17:55, Bob Macklin wrote:

>     B&W SSB adapter 1957  $265.00

$2131.12 in 2012

>     Central Electronics 10A transmitter 1953  $129.50

$1100.00 in 2012

>     Central Electronics 10B transmitter 1954  $129.50

$1090.78 in 2012

>     Central Electronics 20A transmitter 1954  $199.50

$1680.39 in 2012

>     Central Electronics 100V transmitter 1957  $795.00

$6393.66 in 2012

>     Collins 32S-1 transmitter 1957  $590.00

$4744.98 in 2012

>     Collins KWM-1 transceiver 1957  $770.00

$6192.60 in 2012

>     Johnson Viking 500  $950.00

$7915.25 in 2012

Etc. 

I sure as HELL couldn't have afforded even the least expensive one of those in equivalent 
dollars at that time!!!! 

It sounds to me as though some of you had way more money than most of the rest of us.


Lucky you!

Ken Gordon W7EKB