They do work for salaries, however!
You couldn't buy an Orion at any price in 1986, but the point is that we
had to work more hours to afford high-end equipment in the days of
Collins, Hallicrafters, et al.
-aa6e
george fritkin wrote:
> Inflation calculators do not work in technology
>
> George
>
> --- "D. Kemp" <nn8b@yahoo.com> wrote:
>
>> To figure the cost today of any older rig go to:
>> http://www.halfhill.com/inflation.html
>> or
>> http://www.westegg.com/inflation/
>>
>> You will be surprised at the $/bells & whistles of
>> the
>> old rigs as compared to todays rigs.
>>
>> IE; my Corsair II with PS and Ext VFO and all
>> filters
>> was $1988.00 in 1986 dollars would be $3,611.04 in
>> todays dollars. The Corsair II was the Orion of
>> 1986.
>>
>> 73,
>>
>> Don, NN8B
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