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Old March 21st 09, 04:50 AM posted to rec.radio.amateur.boatanchors
Michael Black[_2_] Michael Black[_2_] is offline
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Default Comcraft CTS-50 Price??

On Fri, 20 Mar 2009, Unca Pete wrote:

You could try an ad on eHam; start with a price and take
offers if no one bites. For stuff like that it is a matter of
what someone will pay. I'm not sure there are that many
Comcraft "collectors" out there... Might be sentimental
value to the right party though.

Pete

It would be interesting to know how many were sold. That's a period
when there were lots of intriguing rigs in the ham magazines that
sounded so great in the ads, but it was never clear whether they
really sold. It was compounded by such rigs being produced by
really obscure companies.

Who can forget the "Brimstone 144"? The name was what we remember.
That's a rig I don't remember seeing a review for.

The "Emergency Beacon" rigs made a big splash, endless bells and whistles
at a time when there were relatively few synthesized 2m FM rigs, yet
I never had a handle on whether they actually sold many, despite the
large advertising budget.

Even the Daveco receiver from about 1964 seemed to make a bigger splash
than sales, though there seemed to be some that were actually sold.

These companies gave an illusion of being more than someone's garage,
I have no idea whether they were or not, yet the sales seemed to match
more something that was manufactured in someone's garage.

Michael VE2BVW