[Elecraft] Collins S-Line Comparison

[bs usb]

That is an interesting comparison.

It becomes even more interesting when you consider that even a KX3 can 
do far more for far less than anything those radios of yesteryear ever 
thought about.

Could that be why boatanchors have become obsolete and undesirable?

Ken Miller K6CTW wrote:
> As a follow up to my earlier posting, here is a similar costing for the Collins S-Line in 1966
>
> Unit
> Number	Description	            1966 Price	  2015 Price Equivalent
>
> 75S3-C	RECEIVER	                       $705.00	  $5,107.00
> 	CW AND AM FILTERS (1 EA)        $101.20	    $733.00
> 312B-4	SPEAKER/CONSOLE	              $195.00	  $1,413.00
> 32S-3	TRANSMITTER	              $750.00	  $5,433.00
> 512F-2	TX POWER SUPPLY	              $115.00	    $833.00
> 180S-1	ANTENNA COUPLER	              $640.00	  $4,636.00
>
> 			  TOTAL Equivalent 2015 Cost $18,155.00
>
> 73 & God Bless - ken, K6CTW
>
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