Re: [TenTec] Transceiver Nirvana--cont'd.

[K4IA@aol.com]

I remember in the mid-60's the Old Crusts were opining that Silly Side band 
would never catch on because hams wouldn't spend the money to get new 
equipment.  

At the time, a modest station, say a Heath DX60 transmitter with an outboard 
VFO (AM/CW) and HR10 receiver cost about $200.  That was 1/10 the cost of a 
new car.  

Today, the Orion is $3,300 - 1/10 the cost of a new car.

Same relative cost but a whole lot closer to Nirvana.  

Radio k4ia
Craig "Buck"
Fredericksburg, Virginia USA