[ARC5] Prices in "ye goode olde dayes"

[Kenneth G. Gordon]

On 6 Mar 2013 at 20:14, Glen Zook wrote:

> And people today think that $700, or less, for a "modern" SSB transceiver is 
> really expensive!
> 
> The Heath DX-20 at $35.95 in 1957 would cost $289.12 today.

The Heath DX-35 at $84.95 in 1956 would cost $707.79 in 2012. That was my first 
transmitter which I worked all summer to earn the money for.

> To put it bluntly, amateur radio today is CONSIDERABLY cheaper than in the 
> "goode olde dayes"!

Yes.

Ken W7EKB