[Elecraft] Price Comparisons

[Joe Subich, W4TV]

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, something that cost $1 in
January 1977 would cost $2.83 today.  The base year is 1982 (100) ...
CPI-U in 1977 was 58.5 and April 2011 (last available data) was 224.9

73,

    ... Joe, W4TV


On 6/13/2011 8:10 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
> I ran into these data not too long ago while researching something else
> and got intrigued and followed the Google "suggestions."  I don't know
> what a 1977 dollar would be worth today [Google probably does], but I
> was a bit stunned.  A noise blanker was worth almost $1K?
>
> Amateur Equipment
> Price list March 1977
> Collins Radio Group
> Rockwell International
>
> Equipment                      COLLINS PART NO.              LIST PRICE
> KWM2A TRANCVR                  522-1792-000                  $3533.00
> KWM2A TRANS W/BLKR             522-1792-011                   4427.00
> 75S3C   RECVR                  522-3317-000                   3000.00
> 32S3A   TRANS                  522-2956-000                   3250.00
> 30S1 LINEAR AMP                522-1286-000                   7049.00
> 30L1 LINEAR AMP                522-2375-000                   1689.00
>
> 73,
>
> Fred K6DGW
> - Northern California Contest Club
> - CU in the 2011 Cal QSO Party 1-2 Oct 2011
> - www.cqp.org
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