[R-390] [R-390-A FS 40+

[Francesco Ledda]

Your numbers are right, but the Blue Stripper units were sold for little
money.

$450 for a blue stripper seems way too high to me, but it is a free
market....




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[mailto:r-390-bounces at mailman.qth.net]On Behalf Of Shoppa, Tim
Sent: Wednesday, October 28, 2009 7:22 AM
To: Cecil Acuff; R-390 at mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [R-390] [R-390-A FS 40+


K5DL writes:
> $2K is hard to swallow...no matter what has been done...especially in this
> economy.  I've been sitting on my pile waiting for the upturn...

If $3K was the price in QST in 1969, then $2K for the same radio today,
what's unreasonable about that?

$3K in 1969 dollars is like $10K or $15K today.

If you think of price as a competition sure I could see you feeling bad by
paying more than the next guy. But if the radio had $3K in value in 1969
surely it has at least as much value today (again, modulo the 40 years of
missed enjoyment of having a 390A!)

I'm sure the Fowler units in 1984 were astronomical in price tag to the
Navy.

Tim.

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