Heck Jeff, if you think that’s something, take a good look at the 1961 edition. Different world.
From: BVARC [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of WILLIS COOKE via BVARC Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 14:01 To: Jeffrey Carson <[email protected]>; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]>; BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected]> Cc: WILLIS COOKE <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [BVARC] 73 magazine Jeffrey, the cost of a decent KW station without antenna system has remained at about $5,000 current dollars from 1956 until current. That means that you could purchase about the same technology for $5,000, but this is while a good paying job paid $5,000 in 1956 and between $50K and $100K with the KW station still at about $5K. No One had the current technology at any price and current day contest stations did not exist in those days. Transceivers did not exist and SSB was just being invented. Digital was not conceived at the time. RTTY did exist, but with mechanical devices to send and recdive. Transistors were just coming on the market at about ten hours pay for a single transistor with audio capability. Enjoy cheap radio today! Willis 'Cookie' Cooke, K5EWJ, 60 years of ham radio fun. _____ From: Jeffrey Carson via BVARC <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > To: BRAZOS VALLEY AMATEUR RADIO CLUB <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Cc: Jeffrey Carson <[email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, April 18, 2016 7:17 PM Subject: [BVARC] 73 magazine Found this stash of old 73 magazines. Thought i'd share. http://www.arimi.it/storia/73-ham-radio/ Being a new ham, i'm amazed at how expensive this hobby must have been back in the 70s. Fun to look at all the old ads. Jeffrey Carson KF5ONT _______________________________________________ BVARC mailing list [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> http://mail.bvarc.org/mailman/listinfo/bvarc_bvarc.org
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