I was just sitting here thinking that it was just under 30 years ago that I worked at Pro-Line building transmitters. We had the first dual rates. You cold get one and we even let you pick where you wanted the switch. Still did not have servo reversing then, but oh those sticks!!
In 1975 we got $750 for our relatively plain Jane 7-channel radio. To put that in perspective, corrected for inflation, that is the equivalent of $2674 in 2003 dollars.
To put it another way, the JR 9303 sells for $600. That would have been about $168 in 1975 dollars.
The new Futaba 14MZ would have been $617 in 1975.
Just thought it was interesting.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Bill Malvey
You calculated the equivalent cost backwards. How many days did you have to work to pay for the radios. In 1971, I was working as an Aerospace Engineer and bought a six channel Proliine Competition six channel single stick transmitter for two thirds of a months take home pay (after taxes. social security, insurance, and retirement deductions). Last summer, I bought an Evo 9 transmitter that cost me less than a third of my social security check for that month or only a few days pay If I had been still working.
Chuck Anderson
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