[Milsurplus] re: OH GRC-9 sold on Epay

[WA5CAB at cs.com]

Hue,

99-44/100% of all BC-1306's and RT-77(*)/GRC-9's have mismatched serial 
numbers.  I've had a stack of both, and have only ever had one of each where all 
three serial numbers matched (and the RT-77 was stolen).  Most likely they were 
either unissued or were only briefly in service before being surplused.  As 
with the BC-611's, the Army and Marine Corps made no effort to marry back up 
matching subassemblies whenever a radio set went through repair or Depot.  

So the answers are yes, this is typical (expected, even).  No, the receiver 
didn't get more wear.  Yes, the transmitter almost certainly has a different 
serial number (and probably so does the case).  And yes, the transmitter was 
probably pulled off the end of the line and plugged into the next case off the 
line along with the next receiver off the line because a working radio was 
important and only the case serial number was accountable.

It's like the smooth finish LSD nameplated BC-611's that are so commonly sold 
as NOS.  Any buyer dumb enough not to know that it can't possibly be so 
deserves what they get.

In a message dated 8/2/2006 12:00:20 AM Central Daylight Time, 
kargo_cult at msn.com writes: 
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200011286039&indexURL=0&
> photoDisplayType=2#ebayph
> otohosting
> 
> is a GRC-9 that recently sold on Epay for over $300. As one of the viewers 
> commented to the seller,
> this is not new, but
> a rebuild, because when you look straight on at the receiver you can see 
> that the control markings
> were masked off for
> repaint of front panel. However, the transmitter appears not to be 
> repainted. Is this typical?  Is
> it maybe because the
> receiver gets more wear &tear?  Or- maybe the transmitter is not even the 
> matching S/N, and was
> just picked for a
> ready to go match to the receiver.  -Hue Miller
> 

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