[Lafayette] Lafayette prices.

[RJ Mattson]

I always thought the HA-350 receiver worked well?
My station in 1970 was a HA-350 and Johnson Navigator.
bob...w2ami x wn2ami 1962

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Sent: Sunday, February 06, 2011 1:48 PM
Subject: [Lafayette] Lafayette prices.



Hi to all! As a long time collector of Lafayette radios, I am quite 
perplexed at the outrageous pricing of some of the different models.

For example:
My first 'good' receiver as a young Novice back in the dinosaur days, was an 
HE-80. I now have several of those and also a HA-225. They appear to be 
plentiful and inexpensive. The one radio I need to 'finish' my collection of 
Lafayette / Trio radios, is an HE-10. I KNOW they must have sold these by 
the truckload and although it's not a Racal or WJ, the selling price is 
insane, and heavily bid.
I am referring to eBay of course, where I get all my stuff. (living in the 
wilds of North Florida, I have no choice)
I also have NO desire to collect the Hallicrafters S-120 clones. I had one 
of those and it still makes my stomach turn, 40 years later!!! ha ha

Even the 'kit' version of the HE-10 (KT-200), go for a LOT. Osterman lists 
the HE-10 as "scarce". If you see a really clean version of these old girls, 
the pricing is just plain silly.

Perhaps they are more 'scarce' than I thought????

Funny thing, Osterman says, "the HE-10 was styled after the Hallicrafters 
S-38 but is a superior radio". That is kinda funny........

tnx

ron
N4UE