A close friend just got a K3 -- received it Friday, assembled it Saturday. I'll let you know what it's like when I next get over to his house... if he'll let me touch it (of course, he let me play with his Orion, so it's a possibility...)
73 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Peter Dougherty Sent: Monday, March 10, 2008 9:01 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; dx-chat@njdxa.org Subject: Re: [DX-CHAT] cost of DX radios At 08:52 PM 3/10/2008, Charles Harpole wrote: >According to adjusted GDP ratios, a $300 (USD) good DX radio, >purchased in 1960 would cost, in 2007 USD, > >a wopping $4,200, plus or minus a few dollars here and there (or a >really loaded FT-2000D). > >Figuring another way (relative share of GDP), the cost would be about $7,300. > >Of course, a Collins S-line went for over $2,000 which would be, on >the low side, about $11,000. or on the high side, > >$52,000 in today's US dollars. > >Working DX can get expensive any year. Unless you buy a K3 and get an amazing radio at a modest price (as I intend to do later this year or early next). Not cheap, but certainly affordable. Regards, Peter, W2IRT Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org Subscribe/unsubscribe, feedback, FAQ, problems http://njdxa.org/dx-chat To post a message, DX related items only, dx-chat@njdxa.org This is the DX-CHAT reflector sponsored by the NJDXA http://njdxa.org
