[Milsurplus] Re: kicking ourselves for what we didnt buy back then

[Jim Isbell]

Back in 1967 or there abouts I worked at the University of Texas and we 
purchased 144 ARC  5's for use in a 12 x 12 array for a Radio Telescope. 
 They were $1 each.  Where are they now?  God only knows.

BOEING377 at aol.com wrote:

>We all kick ourselves for not having bought NOS ARC 5s etc when they were 
>dirt cheap, but what similar surplus opportunities present themselves today? Are 
>there any? Aircraft instruments are going to become rare as glass cockpits 
>become the norm. Are we going to kick ourselves for not having bought some of 
>these when they were relatively cheap and plentiful? What about currently 
>available radios? Somehow I don't see ARC 58s or ARC 102s becoming highly 
>collectable, and I don't think any NOS units were sold surplus, but who knows? The cheap 
>new PRT 4s and PRR 9s (squad radios) are largely ignored, but thats just what 
>we did with the cheap NOS ARC 5 stuff. We thought it would always be there. 
>Your thoughts on present opportunities that we will be kicking ourselves for not 
>pursuing if we live another decade or two?
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