To whom it may concern the following links are 10/77 Drake prices. Drake seemed to like $699 that year! My memory must be failing me I thought I paid about $500 for a new R-4C in 1978 from AES? http:// home.comcast.net/~dcsfree/price1.JPG home.comcast.net/~dcsfree/price2.JPG Dan K9DTC