[Milsurplus] HF/SSB Milpack sets to sell in the last 6 months

[Spike Dennis]

List updated June 11/2009

Here is what's been bought & sold in the way of military & para-military HF/SSB portable radios the last 6 months by members of this group & others. Note at the end are listed a few of the sources for this equipment. This list is presented only to provide an idea of what's available out there & what might be paid for it. Keep in mind that each of these sales had it's own factors that affected the selling price such as operational condition, checked or not, guarantee of any kind, & the accessories that might have been included. In most cases shipping cost have not been included in the price. If you don't see your pet radio set it's simply because nobody reported having purchased or sold it. Dealers listed were contacted for their further input.

I must say, that I am amazed at how many of these radios are out there as compared to how very few I hear on the air. Yes that was a hint!

This will be the last instalment of this list at least for another 6 months. So please do not send me any more data, it's too late now.

EQUIPMENT BOUGHT/SOLD IN THE LAST 6 MONTHS:
BCC-34, Racal, $1015.00
BCC-39A, Racal, w/ATU, Backpack frame, 2 Microphones, Antenna etc, $1885.00 private sale.
BCC-39B, Racal, w/25w atu, 100w vehical base, battery box, whip & handsets, $2400 private sale.

FT-70, Yeasu w/all acc, $700 Milpack.
FT-70, Yeasu w/all acc, $850 ebay(sale was ended early because the radio was stolen).

MP-25 Kachina, $750, ebay
MP-25 Kachina w/acc, $900+ ebay.

PRC-47, average cost for working RT unit alone, $200 various sources.
PRC-47, complete set in transit case, $550 estate & Dayton.

PRC-70, $700, Hamfest.
PRC-70 & acc, $1400 Dayton.
PRC-70 & many acc, $1500 estate.
PRC-70 & many acc, $1600 Milpack

PRC-74A, $199+$85 shipping eBay(Greece).
PRC-74B, & all acc, $550 estate.
PRC-74B, less acc, $456 ebay(regularly).
PRC-74B, exc w/nos(still in wrappers) full acc bag(antennas etc), $500 estate.
PRC-74B, exc but needed repair, w/all acc in bag, $700 free shipping ebay(Greece).
PRC-74C, checked, $350 estate.

PRC-104, $1400, Milpack.
PRC-104B, & all acc as-is, $1750 ebay.
PRC-104B, & all acc as-is, $1875 ebay.
PRC-104B, ugly but with all acc guaranteed, $1850 private sale Dayton.
PRC-104B, $1800, private purchase.
PRC-104B, complete in transit case, $2000 Murphy.

PRC-138, & many acc, $5000 Milpack.
PRC-138, several $4500 Murphy.
PRC-138, $4300 private purchase.
PRC-138, known bad synth module, $3500 private sale.
PRC-138, $6000+ ebay.
PRC-138 w/ the performance option,whip antenna, dipole antenna, handset, CW
key, new original backpack, transit case to hold radio and amp in operation,
AC PS, DC PS, RF-5033A PA, RF-382A tuner, RF-1912T antenna system,
operations manual, intemediate maintenance manual, WOTAN military "laptop",
and all interconnecting cables and bags/cases as originally delivered from
Harris. 4000 Pounds, Nov 2008, UK surplus dealer(about $6500usd seems pretty cheep!)

PRC-174, various acc added, $900-$1400 avail Milpack & Ebay.

PRC-247, Iret, w/battery box & new battery, $300 commercial purchase from Greece(ebay seller).
PRC-247, Iret, w/acc, tested, Desert Storm capture, $500 private purchase.

PRC-319, with many acc, $1000 estate.
PRC-319, w/new battery, mic, antennas, $750 estate.
PRC-319, w/acc, $840.00 ebay

PRC-320, refurbished, with & without acc, $500-$750 regularly Ebay.

PRC-515, & all acc, like new, $1000 estate.
PRC-515, w/gen & batt box, $500 estate.

PRC-1099, $1600 Milpack.
PRC-1099, w/battery box, handset, & antenna,$1850 Milpack.
PRC-1099, $2400 w/acc Milpack.

PRC-2000, NOS $900 (from Combat Radio, + shipping)
PRC-2000, NOS w/unused ant & handset, $1300 commercial purchase.

Racal Syncal, w/handset, $148.59 Ebay(thats right!)
TRA-931, Racal Syncal 30 & pwr sup, $440.71 ebay.
TRA-931, Racal Syncal 30, $765.00

RF-3200E, Harris rapid deployment, several recently on ebay $1700-$2000.

SC-120, Southcom, late issue, $185 Ebay.
SC-120, Southcom, early issue modified, broken battery door, asking $200 Milpack.
SC-120D, Southcom, late issue, $225 Milpack.
SC-120D, Southcom, no acc, $250 hamfest, later sold $350 w/H-250 handset.
SC-130, Southcom, w/backpack & ant mnt, $200 Mike Murphy.
SC-130, as above including handset & manual, tested, asking $350 Milpack..

SE-6861, German Telefunken/AEG manpack, w/manual, plugs, no battery, from Italy surplus dealer, €450(about $623.97)

TRC-300-4, French/Thomson, no acc, $300 + $75 shipping.
TRC-300-4, French/Thomson, w/atu, gen, handset, battery box & antenna, 2 x $900ea private purchase.

TW-100F Flyaway, $770 ebay(I gave $450 for mine also on Ebay).
TW-100F Flyaway, working fine, $785 private purchase.

VX-1210 w/2 batteries, chrgr, gooseneck & folding whip + carrying bag, $1,400 private purchase
VX-1210, Vertex, refurbs, accessories unknown, $990usd Canadian dealer.
VX-1210, Vertex, w/atu, batt & chrgr, SVC1200 service kit, 2 mics & more, $1200 private purchase.
VX-1210, Vertex, complete grab kit with EVERYTHING, asking $1750, Milpack.
VX-1210, Vertex, w/atu, charger, cables, $1800 new from Vertex.
VX-1210, Vertex, w/atu, selcal, DB-9, YA-61 ant adapter(modified), batt chrgr, asking $1300 1210 reflector.
VX-1210, Vertex, NIB, w/atu, batt, chrgr, FHA-27 whip, GN-1210 Goose neck, asking $1499($1250.00 less whip & goose neck) 1210 reflector.

Currently available from surplus dealers:
RUP-15(like PRC-74), About $386.90 Army Radio Sales UK(see web site).
PRC-104A, B, About $2000 Murphy US(see web site).
PRC-174 & PRC-174S, $1000-$1600, Ilan Yacobi 4X6MU Rehovot Israel(ebay seller)<galiaf1 at yahoo.com>
PRC-319, About $1,014.70 Army Radio Sales UK(see web site).
PRC-320, About $620.50 Army Radio Sales UK(see web site).
PRC-515/RU-20, About $693.50 Army Radio Sales UK(see web site).
PRC-515, about $727.70 Combat Radio UK(see web site) combatradio at ntlworld.com
PRC-2000 about $900 Combat Radio UK(see web site) combatradio at ntlworld.com
SE-6861, Telefunken/AEG about $623.97 Italy
http://www.radiosurplus.it/AEG_SE6861.htm

Just for fun, here are some prices that the US government might pay(GSA):

Codan 2110 SSB TCVR UNIT $6,257.00
          As above with xtal oven, $6,581.00

MPR-150, HF-SSB/VHF-FM MANPACK RADIO SET, 1.6 TO 60 MHZ; POWER OUTPUT SELECTABLE AT 1, 5, AND 20 WATTS (10 WATTS FM) PEP/AVERAGE; USB, LSB, CW, AME, AND FM OPERATIONAL MODES; DIGITAL SIGNAL PROCESSING (DSP); EMBEDDED COMSEC, INTERNAL HIGH-SPEED PARALLEL-TONE MODEM, AUTOMATIC FAST TUNE COUPLER, AND AUTOMATIC LINK ESTABLISHMENT; ECCM HF FREQUENCY HOPPING; ROBUST WAKE-UP ACTIVE SQUELCH (RWAS); AND COMPREHENSIVE BUILT-IN TEST (BIT). FREQUENCY PROGRAMMABLE IN 10 HZ STEPS WITH UP TO 100 PROGRAMMABLE SIMPLEX OR HALF-DUPLEX CHANNELS. $24,810.00

PRC-150 AN/PRC-150 Manpack Radio with Embedded Type 1 Encryption. HF encryption, multi-waveform high-speed data rates, embedded vocoder, 1.6MHz to 60MHz, $26,525.00

PRC-1099A, TRANSCEIVER, HF MANPACK, Datron $4,931.00
TW7000F  HF TRANSCEIVER, 100W, FLYAWAY(SUITCASE)  7,839.00 Datron

10540-0100-01 manpack radio system, $24,028.20 Harris

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Here is some information offered by those selling equipment:


Hi Dennis,

I have been selling the PRC-174 & PRC-174S for past five years now.
I have purchased them surplus from third party that bought them from 
the Israel Gov. I have ussually spent many hours fixing them up and repainting them.
They run for about 1000$ for the RT-936 or 936S only.
The whole set was last sold for 1600$.

Good work,

Best 73s

Ilan Yacobi 4X6MU Rehovot Israel 
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Hi Dennis
I have two kinds of HF radios for sale as follows.  
PRC515 is GBP450 plus shipping 
PRC2000 is GBP800 plus shipping
Information about these radios and accessories:
Since I lost my husband (who ran Combat Radio), I can no longer give any technical advice on the PRC2000 or the PRC515, but my radio operator friend has checked that these sets are working.  The PRC2000 was GBP900 plus carriage and the PRC515 was GBP600 plus carriage, but because of the lack of advice I am offering these radios at a reduced price. 
The PRC2000 comes with antenna & antenna adapter (second-hand), handset (black and new) and workshop manual on CD ROM (this incorporates the operating manual).   
The radio is new old-stock and unissued. This is one of the later-style models that was produced of this particular radio (manufactured around 1991/92).  It has an integral battery box that can be filled with 'D' cells (14.4 volts). Please note that this is the ideal voltage and should not exceed 15 volts.
The PRC515 comes with Antenna, Battery, Headset & Mic, and Handset (I only have a couple of handsets left, so it will be on a ‘first come, first served’ basis). This radio came from the Yugoslavian army and was actually used by them. As ex-army equipment, it is in used condition. 
If you are interested and can let me have the nearest large town to you and your zip code, I can find out the cost of shipping.  For instance the PRC2000 with full insurance is normally around GBP 125 to ship to the US via courier.
Kind regards
Carol
G4ZWD
Please be aware that all the items for sale on Combat Radio (www.combatradio.org.uk) are being sold to raise money for charity in memory of my husband Mike Spicer.  Please visit the charity's web-site www.seashepherd.org.uk. 
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