[ARC5] Prices in "ye goode olde dayes"

[Glen Zook]

A little high for the DX-35.  The price in 1957 was $56.95 which equates to $458.01 today.  However, that was still a LOT of money for such a simple transmitter!
 
Glen, K9STH


Website:  http://k9sth.com


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 From: Kenneth G. Gordon <kgordon2006 at frontier.com>
To: Arc5 at mailman.qth.net 
Sent: Wednesday, March 6, 2013 10:29 PM
Subject: Re: [ARC5] Prices in "ye goode olde dayes"
 
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.