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<DIV>I bought my first radio in 1970. It was an MRC F710. The old gold box. Cost
was $220 for 4 basic channels. No channel reversing, no mixing, and what the
heck is expo anyway?</DIV>
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<DIV>As I calculate it, that works out to about $2000 in '04 dollars!</DIV>
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<DIV>We are really getting a bargain with our radio equipment</DIV>
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<DIV>Terry T.</DIV>
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<DIV>On Mon, 26 Jan 2004 16:59:13 -0500 "Del K. Rykert" <<A
href="mailto:drykert@rochester.rr.com">drykert@rochester.rr.com</A>>
writes:</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG><FONT face="MS Sans Serif" color=#008080>I paid $400.00 after tax
and 1 extra servo for a PCS system (made by Kraft) and that had closed gimbals
and was state of the art in 1970.</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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del
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NSRCA - 473</FONT></STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=tbrox@cox.net href="mailto:tbrox@cox.net">Terry Brox</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 26, 2004 4:29
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Artistic Aerobatics
suggestions</DIV>
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<DIV>Well put Steve. I agree. BTW how much was the top of the line radio in
the 70's? Or even an average radio? I know I paid 225.00 for a Kraft Sport
series.</DIV>
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<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=Patternrules@aol.com
href="mailto:Patternrules@aol.com">Patternrules@aol.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=discussion@nsrca.org
href="mailto:discussion@nsrca.org">discussion@nsrca.org</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Monday, January 26, 2004 1:56
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: Artistic Aerobatics
suggestions</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG> What we have to remember is that if you look at the
overall #'s of $'s spent in this hobby, you will see real quick, that
there just not there, in the 80's I checked with the hobby
assoication and the #'s just aren't there in fact what I found was rc cars
had more than twice the $'s as aircraft now compare that with golf or even
tennis. I have golfed for some years until I got back into pattern and
Tournament bass fished for sometime as well, when I stopped fishing,
$20,000 boat, vehicle to pull it 20 to 30 thousand, and that's no
equitment, I was told golf was very expensive how could that be, the most
expensive clubs at $4000 and green fees, membership is the cheap way
to go, pattern seems really inexpensive, as always money talk's and if
your from Texas you know BS walk's.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> I think our number's of people involved isn't bad at
all. Think about it in the 50's and 60's rc was real high tech at that
time now it's like an old hat, most people know what it is, have seem on
TV even in commercials and the start of home improvement for a
year.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Let's not try to make this something it isn't. Pattern
pilot will alway be some of the best pilots and will always be or at least
at my field the ones to ask "HOW DO YOU DO THAT" "CAN YOU HELP ME TUNE MY
ENGINE" ect. ect. There's a lot of pride in what we do, and everyone
involved should be proud.</STRONG></DIV>
<DIV><STRONG> Sure I try to encourage people to get into pattern, but
it isn't for eveyone, to some people just traveling to a contest would be
to much.</STRONG></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT lang=0 face="Arial Baltic" size=2 PTSIZE="10"
FAMILY="SANSSERIF"><B><I>Steve
Maxwell</B></I></FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BLOCKQUOTE>
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