[Milsurplus] Dayton Friday

[Ray Fantini]

Friday! Directly across from my space is a BC-959 antenna tuner, the kind that goes on top of the BC-610. For the first two hours I got to the space I wanted to go out and look at it but was swamped with buyers but kept watching the Antenna Tuner, it was very clean so by the time I got across the isle I discovered why it was still there. It had a price tag of $500.00 on it. Eventually I got out and was able to walk around. Saw a BC-654 with case for $300, a BC-1306 receiver and transmitter; think that may be a GRC-9? It was $300.00 two TRC-77 transceivers without battery boxes for $225.00 each and two PRC-74 transceivers unknown condition for $275.00 each. Very clean PRC-10 transceivers with all accessories for $100.00 each, maybe these things are getting valuable? And a very yellow Gibson Girl for $25.00 T-195 transmitter without meters for $150.00 and at another table a R-392 with custom chrome handle on top for $250.00, BC-342 for $100.00 and a very mysterious Canadian BC-348 with “winged” Canadian emblem and data plate for $400.00, it was very clean and unmodified where regular BC-348 receivers were between $100.00 and $250.00, SP-600 for $250.00. I sold my stack of junk ARC-5 transmitters for $30.00 and saw a couple very clean unmodified ARC-5 transmitters (80 meter) for $75.00 each. PRC-25 and 77 were around for $150.00 to $225.00 each and then saw another PRC-10 in the vehicle adapter / amplifier for $325.00, what am I missing here? WB9NTL is still selling his stuff but much less military stuff now but did have a ASB6 receiver and transmitter for $20.00 each and a big green BC-639 for $65.00 R-390 receivers were plentiful between $400.00 up to $600.00.
 Many times I have to ask people what hey want for things and sometimes have to apologies for asking with no intent of buying so I like when people put the price on the item like the TMC exciter that I saw for $250.00 with power supply, but when you see a TMC GRP-90 along with a lot of other restored radios with no price tag on anything I don’t bother to ask. Those are always the sellers with the mentality of “If you have to ask you can’t afford it” so got no time for them. The opposite of is are dealers who post prices and are reasonable like the people selling Harris 350 and 355 amplifiers for $450.00 and $950.00 each and a huge pile of Racal 6790 receivers for $135.00 each, about time they came down to a reasonable level. The crowd was big for a Friday, I sold almost everything that I brought with me but have a couple big items left to try to move tomorrow, weather is supposed to be good tomorrow so looking forward to it, did not get a URC-35 yet but did see one for $1,000.00 and don’t need one that bad so lets see what tomorrow brings.
Ray Fantini