Back when Collins sold it for that most women didn't work and men with
professional careers earned enough to fully support a family of four.
Best regards - Bry Carling
> On Apr 10, 2014, at 4:37 PM, Rsoifer@aol.com wrote:
>
> The KWM-2/PM-2 combination that I have in my shack cost $1300 when Collins
> introduced it in 1959. They sold thousands of them. According to the
> Bureau of Labor Statistics, that price is equivalent in purchasing power to
> about $10,500 today -- more than the Orion II but less than the "flagship"
> riceboxes.
>
> Would that be a reasonable price range for an Orion III? Depends on how
> it stacks up against the competition. Considering its performance, the
> roughly $5K price of my fully loaded Orion II seems like a bargain.
>
> 73 Ray W2RS
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