[ICOM] FW: Icom Prices

[John Geiger]

Sure it has. When I was first licensed, an Icom 2AT
1.5 watt HT with no memories and thumbwheel frequency
selection cost $259.  For less than 1/2 of that I can
get a Yaesu VX150 that does 5 watts, is smaller, and
has more memories than I will ever need.  

Also, a couple of years ago I figured out that to get
the capabilities that a 706MKIIG has in 1994, you
would have had to spend almost $3000, and had lots of
space in your shack.

73s John W5tD

--- "jb.wexler at juno.com" <jb.wexler at juno.com> wrote:

> Inflation has nothing to do with consumer
> electronics. In fact, it is deflation.
> In 1972, you could buy a four function, hand held
> calculator for $269.95. Today you can get a solar
> powered one for under $5.00. My Apple II+ with 64K
> memory cost $2,400 in 1982 ...look what a computer
> today costing $2,400 will buy. That $10,000 plasma
> TV a couple of years ago can now be bought for about
> $2,500.
> True, amature gear has not dropped proportionatly as
> it has a limited market. However, look at the
> features we are getting today at moderately lower
> prices.
> Jack, KF6IFF
> >>?According to the inflation calculator at
> http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
> 
> That 2400 setup would go for $11,541.37 in 2006. 
> So,
> yes, the PRO3 is a bargain, as I assume you could
> get
> a tower, rotor, tribander, and coax for less than
> $9000<<<.
> 
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