[Milsurplus] RBC info?

[Richard Solomon]

With all the requirements laid on Government Contracts these days, that's a
bargain.
You couldn't design and produce the receiver today for many millions.

73, Dick, W1KSZ


On Wed, May 29, 2013 at 8:01 PM, Joe Connor <joeconnor53 at yahoo.com> wrote:

> Using an online inflation calculator, $2,400 in 1940 dollars is the
> equivalent of $39,862 in 2013 dollars. Wow.
>
>                            Joe Connor
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> >________________________________
> > From: Mike Durff <mike at oldaudio.net>
> >To: "milsurplus at mailman.qth.net" <milsurplus at mailman.qth.net>
> >Sent: Wednesday, May 29, 2013 9:34 PM
> >Subject: [Milsurplus] RBC info?
> >
> >
> >I found this while looking for info on the RBC:
> >
> >"According to Robert Login's (AA8A) on-line article on the receiver
> series from the October 1998 issue of Electric Radio (link is to the ER
> index), the RBC-1 cost the Navy $2400 in 1940. Login quotes Jack Strayer in
> ER May 1993 noting that RCA "borrowed" the top engineers from 17 companies
> to design the radio series resulting in what Strayer noted as a radio that
> is a "design engineer's dream come true."
> >
> >
> >The link to Robert Login's online article is broken. Can any of you shed
> any light on the Logan site or article?
> >
> >Thanks, MD
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