Golly John straining the old brain cells.

First rig was a used (15 year old) Hallicrafters SR-160 - paid $100 for it
in 1977 when I first got licensed
Needed repair and new finals. Power supply needed recapped.

But my very first "rig" was a homebrew crystal set - 1947 (Oatmeal Box and
all (;-))
Then a Knight kit OceanHopper - 1948
Next was a Hallicrafters S-40B
Then a Halli S-38
And the US Navy let me use (;-) an ART-13 and ARR-15 (Collins Gear) to send
and receive Morse code on Pacific flights
Next was a Knight R-100

Heathkits I built were a Heath Linear SB-230, SA-2060A Antenna Tuner, Heath
Color TV set (took months to build), as well as the usual VTVM,
Oscilloscope, Signal generator, etc

Should have kept them all (;-)
--
CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be !

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"Caveat Lector" wrote in message
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John wrote
"I feel your pain." Seriously, you have a great point. I am now
studying to re-acquire my General license (I'm 50). Yes, things have
changed quite a bit since my days with a reasonably priced HW-101.


john

In 1980 the HW-101 sold, in kit form, for $399.95 in the fall 1980
Heathkit catalog, with the optional CW filter adding another $44.95.

See URL: http://www.elinkusa.com/hw-101/HISTORY.htm

Using an inflation rate of 3.5 %; $400 in 1980 is $978 today -- the
cost of a IC 706 MK 2
And the ICOM is Factory assembled, all mode, and covers HF and 6 meters
(100Watts) and 50 watts on 2 meters plus 20 watts on 440 MHz. It receives
from 30 kHz to 199 MHz and from 400 to 470 MHz.

So what rig did you start out with?? How many years have you been
licensed??