Back in the mid Fifties or so I visited a fellow ham across town. He
was a Novice at the time and had a Heath AR-3 receiver and WRL Globe
Chief transmitter. And I thought he was a rich kid then, as he had all
new commercial equipment. Most everything I had was homebrew.

The next time I visited, he had his General ticket and had an SX-100
receiver and B&W 5100 transmitter. Do you know how much that stuff cost
in the mid-late Fifties? He WAS a rich kid.

John