When Mr Collins himself was in control, iirc, the rumor in th '50s was that
the 'A4 cost about four large to manufacture, while, as a favor to fellow
hams, he let them steal it for ~$750. The beancounters eventually reined
him in.
Brgds,
Dave, N3HE
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We were in India in 1993 for our son's (and daughter-in-law's) wedding. Her
parents told us that every spare piece of change was converted to gold, because
of inflation. I have a nice gold ring as a souvenir. We were asked to bring
pots and pans as gifts.
Monty K2DLJ
On Jun 14, 2011, at
Using the Consumer Price Index as an adjustment mechanism, prices have risen by
360% between 1977 and 2011. That is, to buy something worth $100 in 1977, you'd
have to pay $360 today. Another inflation adjustment mechanism that most
economists consider more useful is the Gross Domestic Product
In 1978 I priced a new 1-ton Ford pickup with large V8 at
$7,600. Today that will tip over $35,000. Ratio = 4.6. Gasoline in
1978 cost $0.75/gal in CA. Today it is running over $4.40. Ratio =
5.8+ In 1978, I made $23,000/year. When I retired I was making
$74,900. Ratio = 3.25
Folks - Please self moderate on these OT threads. Once we get close to
ten postings on any OT non-Elecraft related, thread, please resist the
temptation to post.
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On 6/14/2011 9:42 AM, Edward R. Cole wrote:
In 1978 I priced a new
I ran into these data not too long ago while researching something else
and got intrigued and followed the Google suggestions. I don't know
what a 1977 dollar would be worth today [Google probably does], but I
was a bit stunned. A noise blanker was worth almost $1K?
Amateur Equipment
Price
On Mon, Jun 13, 2011 at 7:10 PM, Fred Jensen k6...@foothill.net wrote:
...I don't know what a 1977 dollar would be worth today...
Well, the CPI as reported by the St. Louis Federal Reserve was 224.43 at
April 1, 2011, the most recent point; at April 1, 1977 it was 60.00. So if
something cost
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, something that cost $1 in
January 1977 would cost $2.83 today. The base year is 1982 (100) ...
CPI-U in 1977 was 58.5 and April 2011 (last available data) was 224.9
73,
... Joe, W4TV
On 6/13/2011 8:10 PM, Fred Jensen wrote:
I ran into these
Very interesting prices. I pulled out the May 1, 1969 Amateur
Pricing list from Collins and find the following prices
Equipment COLLINS PART NO. LIST PRICE
KWM2A TRANCVR 522-1792-00 $1250.00
KWM2A TRANS W/BLKR
: elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net
[mailto:elecraft-boun...@mailman.qth.net] On Behalf Of David Christ
Sent: Monday, June 13, 2011 6:24 PM
To: elecraft@mailman.qth.net
Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price Comparisons
Very interesting prices. I pulled out the May 1, 1969 Amateur
Pricing list from Collins
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Subject: Re: [Elecraft] Price Comparisons
Very interesting prices. I pulled out the May 1, 1969 Amateur
Pricing list from Collins and find the following prices
Equipment COLLINS PART NO. LIST PRICE
KWM2A TRANCVR 522-1792-00
Yes, inflation was rampant in the 1970's. I was fortunate:
A house that I purchased for $26K in 1969 sold in 1975 for $40k, and the
house that I bought in 1975 for $42k sold 5 years later for $83k. That
profit enabled me to have a house built in NC with little increase in
my mortgage
Aahh, the 70's. Too many kids, not enough money
Fred K6DGW
On 6/13/2011 8:06 PM, Ron D'Eau Claire wrote:
On reflection, I mis-spoke. Inflation in the USA topped 15% during the 70's,
hitting nearly 20% some years.
Ron AC7AC
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Which South American Nation had inflation so bad that when people got paid they
immediately bought electronics and appliances with their paychecks, because the
value of those goods were rising faster than their inflation?
I want to say it was Colombia...
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
On
Chile had this problem too. Sometime in the 1980's.
matt W6NIA
On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 23:37:43 -0500, you wrote:
Which South American Nation had inflation so bad that when people got paid they
immediately bought electronics and appliances with their paychecks, because the
value of those goods
Kevin say's it was Argentina, but during that time (Carter Administration) It
was the worst I've ever seen. It started during the Nixon Administration
though. Remember the wage freezes?
73,
Tom
Amateur Radio Operator N5GE
On Mon, 13 Jun 2011 22:15:01 -0700, Matt Zilmer mzil...@verizon.net
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