Martin AA6E wrote:
They do work for salaries, however!
You couldn't buy an Orion at any price in 1986, but the point is that we
had to work more hours to afford high-end equipment in the days of
Collins, Hallicrafters, et al.
-aa6e
Bingo!
Lots of folks were making about $120 per week, gross pay in 1961-63.
A Hallicrafters HT-32B was $795 and a Hammarlund HQ-170 was $379. The
pair cost nearly $1200--roughly ten weeks pay.
I didn't get on the air until late 1963 as a fourteen-year-old. I
bought my receiver and my folks got me a transmitter, both low-end and
second hand. I bought no new major pieces of gear until I bought an L-7
amp in 1980 or so. I made do with 'trailing edge technology' until 1987.
By the way, I *have* an HT-32B and HQ-170 and they're still working,
forty-some years down the road.
73,
Dave Heil K8MN
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