[TenTec] How much for an Orion-III?

Brian Carling bcarling at cfl.rr.com
Fri Apr 11 08:29:53 EDT 2014


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 at 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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