Originally Posted by
speedracerntrixie
Ah yes, but how much was a radio? I seem to recall in 1973 my dad bringing home a new Kraft 5 channel and my mom repeating " 450 dollars?" For a few hours.
This was 1955 and as we were purists we built our own radios. My receiver used a 3V4 vacuum tube and a relay that weighed more than a modern day receiver. I had enough weight in batteries to power a modern electric airplane. A 67.5 volt plate supply, two C cells for filaments and 2 D cells for the escapement. And this got you rudder only. Not proportional either. Push a button once and hold for right and twice for left.
Those were the days.
Jim O