FW: [Elecraft] KPA800 @ $2.8k: count me in/out

[Cyberia]

I sent this by mistake to Stan (W5EWA) when I meant to send it to the group.

Sorry, Stan!

-----Original Message----- 

I seem to recall when I was a youngun and first getting interested in
amateur radio that everybody knew Collins was the Cadillac of rigs. I've
never owned or operated one, nor do I have any first-hand knowledge of their
quality or how much they cost. 

I therefore obtained the following cost info off the web. It seems that the
Collins 75S-3C receiver cost about $750.00 in 1967. According to an
inflation calculator I found, that's the equivalent of about $4200.00 today,
and it's only a receiver. 

Should it then be a big surprise that the IC-7800 with its two independent
receivers (and transmitter) costs $10K+?

<...ducks as those who think it heretical to even compare the two begin to
foam at the mouth>


De N3WZ - Jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net [mailto:elecraft-
> bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Stan Rife
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 7:03 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: RE: [Elecraft] KPA800 @ $2.8k: count me in/out
> 
> 	My idea of spendy IS 1500 bucks. 10,500 bucks for a radio is pure
> H.... S...  I think the whole amateur market is getting out of hand. But
> that is just my opinion.
> 
> Stan Rife
> W5EWA
> Houston, TX
> K2 S/N 4216
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
> [mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of Kevin Rock
> Sent: Monday, April 25, 2005 2:13 PM
> To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
> Subject: Re: [Elecraft] KPA800 @ $2.8k: count me in/out
> 
> I thought this amp was going to be spendy.  You are near the range where
> my estimates begin.  I figured on $3k+ if not more.  The legal limit
> linear may be over $5k so I would have to mortgage the house!
>     Kevin.  KD5ONS
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