[Milsurplus] BC-645 & my memories of G&G

[Peter Gottlieb]

A lot of radio and electronics prices were very high back then.  By the time I 
was old enough to be making enough money cutting lawns G&G was gone but I did 
know about Fair Radio and bought similar items from them mail order.  There was 
also Canal Street where surplus radio gear showed up, although nothing like G&G 
or Fair.  My peers were spending their money on beer and weed and there I was 
sniffing MFP surrounded by radio parts.  I still love that MFP smell, and am 
still surrounded by radio parts.

Peter
kb2vtl


On 9/4/2017 3:18 PM, Hubert Miller wrote:
> Some of those early prices were pretty unrealistic. The SCR-583, what surplus hound was going to pay that ? Or the SCR-284, when other places sold the
> radio alone, condition all the way from new to used, for $15 - $50 ?  I think when you scale the money  up for today, the BC-645 was not really a bargain,
> especially when you saw what you got, and how ugly the conversions turned out, and how minimally useful. But the dealers had stacks and stacks of them
> to push out. I suppose it was a good bed for some UHF experiments, but less than an ideal "learning kit".
> -H
>
>> If anyone is interested, I have a scanned copy of G & G Catalog No. 67 (Maybe from 1967?).  It is 7.7 MB pdf size; but may be able to reduce the size to make it easier to email to anyone.
> How about a BC-645 complete package for $26.95.  Radio Set SCR-583 complete for $575, SCR-284 set complete for $475.
>
> The catalog has a lot of detail on each Mil sets for sale.  Great piece of history.
>
> Verne
> W6LPM
>
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