[Elecraft] Price Comparisons

[Ron D'Eau Claire]

On reflection, I mis-spoke. Inflation in the USA topped 15% during the 70's,
hitting nearly 20% some years. 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
In the 1970's inflation in the USA exceeded 10% per year! 

I well remember the feeling that if I couldn't win a greater than 10% raise
every year, year after year, I was actually getting a cut in my salary. 

Not good times for most Americans, Hi! 

Ron AC7AC

-----Original Message-----
From: elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Christ
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 6:24 PM
To: elecraft at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price Comparisons

Very interesting prices.  I pulled out the May 1, 1969 Amateur 
Pricing list from Collins and find the following prices

>Equipment                      COLLINS PART NO.              LIST PRICE
>KWM2A TRANCVR                  522-1792-00                  $1250.00
>KWM2A TRANS W/BLKR             522-1792-011                   1296.00
>75S3C   RECVR                  522-3317-000                   850.00
>32S3A   TRANS                  522-2956-000                   1065.00
>30S1 LINEAR AMP                522-1286-000                   2200.00
>30L1 LINEAR AMP                522-2375-000                   520.00


That's a pretty big multiple over only 8 years.  3 to 4 times. 
Something just doesn't seem to track.

David K0LUM



At 5:10 PM -0700 6/13/11, 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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