[Hallicrafters] Old Radio Shack catalogues

[David C. Hallam]

I think if you factor in inflation since those catalogs were published, 
those prices weren't so great.  Relatively speaking, radios were more 
expensive back then.

David
KW4DH

On 6/1/2012 1:26 PM, Joe Connor wrote:
> Man, can you imagine walking into a store and being able to buy all those great sets (and parts) at those prices?
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>                                   Joe Connor
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>> ________________________________
>> From: Chris Kepus<ckepus at comcast.net>
>> To: peter_may at optusnet.com.au; hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>> Sent: Friday, June 1, 2012 11:40 AM
>> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Old Radio Shack catalogues
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>> An amazing collection of catalogs!  Thanks for this tip, Peter! Somehow,
>> after all these years of web browsing, I never came across this site. What a
>> treat!
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>> The scans are excellent. One can zoom in and get at least the same level of
>> detail as was possible to print on the page.  I breezed through the
>> Hallicrafters section in the '40 catalog and by the time I looked through
>> all the catalog pages, my heart was pounding and mouth salivating as it did
>> a long time ago when as a kid.....all those wonderful components, parts and
>> pieces!!  And, what a great reference source.
>>
>> The guy deserves a Hamdom Medal of Appreciation. Yep, I donated and sent the
>> guy a note of thanks.
>>
>> 73,
>> Chris
>> W7JPG
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>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net
>> [mailto:hallicrafters-bounces at mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of
>> peter_may at optusnet.com.au
>> Sent: Friday, June 01, 2012 12:46 AM
>> To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>> Subject: [Hallicrafters] Old Radio Shack catalogues
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>>
>> It's probably been mentioned before, but these early Radio Shack catalogues
>> are interesting to flick through on-line. Theres a lot of Hallicrafters
>> equipment that was sold by the company over the years.
>> Sort of sad in a way that they are not about any more.
>> http://www.radioshackcatalogs.com/catalog_directory.html
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>> Regards
>> Peter VK6PM
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