[TenTec] How much for an Orion-III?

[Rsoifer at aol.com]

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