[geeks] Moved to geeks: Cheap Ham radios (was Dayton Hamfest)

[wa2egp at att.net]

> >It would be nice to have a cheap rig.  The cheapest, new HF rig of decent power 
> runs around $500-550.  A little expensive for beginning hams and those 
> reentering the hobby.
> 
> The "cheap" radios of days gone by (Henry Radio Tempo One, Yaseu FT-101, Kenwood 
> TS-520) all cost around $500-700, IIRC - but those were 1970's US dollars. Five 
> or six hundred dollars today is much more affordable today than it was then...
> 
> Lionel

Unfortunately, there is a little more money going to "other things" today (at least for me) so there is less disposible cash for toys (although I've been doing my part). :)

Bob