Archie
Member
Google imaged some very early 1970's Lafayette and Radio Shack catalog ads for scanners and the higher end tunable monitors and when adjusting those prices with crystals and sales tax included via the CPI Inflation calculator, was shocked to see how really expensive a hobby this was back then.
So who could afford to buy this stuff?? Just the real serious radio buffs and media folks???
Correct me if mistaken, but the prices came down a bit in the mid 1970's when overseas manufacturers took over???
ENCRYPTION QUESTION: One of the articles posted about agencies turning it off quoted the Naugatuck, CT police chief saying that encryption costs several hundred dollars per radio...I thought Motorola was giving away basic encryption for free with brand new radio systems ????
Many Thanks
So who could afford to buy this stuff?? Just the real serious radio buffs and media folks???
Correct me if mistaken, but the prices came down a bit in the mid 1970's when overseas manufacturers took over???
ENCRYPTION QUESTION: One of the articles posted about agencies turning it off quoted the Naugatuck, CT police chief saying that encryption costs several hundred dollars per radio...I thought Motorola was giving away basic encryption for free with brand new radio systems ????
Many Thanks