[Boatanchors] Maybe the Good Old Days Weren't

[rkofler at aol.com]

One of the things I enjoy about the vintage gear is now I can have things I dreamed of having back in the 1950s when I was a Novice starting in the radio hobby. For instance, one of the rigs I use on AM is the matching RCVR and XMTR known as the Morrow Twins. I have a Morrow price list from 1957 when these were made, and including the desktop power supply/speaker the cost was about $600 in 1957. I remember seeing the ads for these in QST and CQ back then and thinking; I'll never be able to afford things like these. 

Roger K7DDG

 

 

 

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From: Joe Connor via Boatanchors <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
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Subject: [Boatanchors] Maybe the Good Old Days Weren't

Those of us of a certain age pine for the good ol' days when WWII surplus equipment was plentiful and cheap. I was looking through some old issues of Radio-TV News and found something that surprised me.In 1959, Fair Radio was advertising a BC-779 receiver for $69.95 and the associated power supply for $14.95. Who among us wouldn't jump at a BC-779 and power supply for those prices? Yep, those were the good ol' days.Then I used an inflation calculator: $69.95 in 1959 dollars equals $570.50 and $14.95 equals $121.93 in today's dollars. In other words, that rig cost $692.43 in current dollars. If I saw one at a hamfest next summer for nearly $700, I'd walk on by. See what I mean? Maybe the good ol' days weren't as good as we remember them.                    Joe Connor______________________________________________________________Boatanchors mailing listHome: http://mailman.qth.net/mailman/listinfo/boatanchorsHelp: http://mailman.qth.net/mmfaq.htmPost: mailto:Boatanchors at mailman.qth.netList Administrator: Duane Fischer, W8DBF** For Assistance: dfischer at usol.com **This list hosted by: http://www.qsl.netPlease help support this email list: http://www.qsl.net/donate.htmlMessage delivered to rkofler at aol.com