[Lafayette] Lafayette Prices

[W. Harris]

The KT-200 was my first receiver I used as a novice along with a Heathkit DX-60 transmitter.  I traded it in on an HQ-100 and always wished I had kept the KT-200. I finally picked up another on eBay and completely restored it. The restoration can be seen at:
http://www.radioremembered.org/kt-200.htm

K5MIL


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> Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2011 13:48:07 -0500 (EST)
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> 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
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