[Milsurplus] GRC-109 receiver - do they sometimes come up for sale alone ?

[Al Klase]

A couple of comments here;

Fair radio had a large pile of these back in the 90s.  I believe these 
were surplussed out of Fort Brag, the home of the Army Special Forces.  
The "Green Berets" used these extensively in Vietnam.   That's where I 
got mine, and I suspect many of you did as well.
Of course there is the GRC-109 and GRC-109A with more rugged cases.

A lot of the GRC-109 units floating around were actually units of the 
CIA RS-1 (Radio Station One) and have designations like RT-3 
(transmitter) and RR-2B (receiver).  That makes these legitimate "Spy 
Radios"  and there value has increased in recent years. These were built 
by the Radio Development and Research Corp. probably here in Jersey 
City, and some even say RDR on the knobs.


My RR-2B

RDR also built the earlier SSTR-1 for the WWII OSS.

AL

On 7/21/2024 5:10 PM, Ken wrote:
> I have a complete GRC-109, receiver, transmitter, "small" powersupply, 
> GN-58, with seat and legs, cable with regulator, and a second GN-58 
> mounted to a converted exercise-bike.
>
> All bits work well. I used the transmitter, crystal-controlled, to 
> eventually work 35 DX countries, mostly on 40 meters.
>
> The receiver uses a 1L6, which has become extremely difficult to find.
>
> Some time ago, I made contact with a fellow who makes and sells 
> solid-state replacements for the 1L6 one of which works extremely well 
> in my R-1004 receiver, especially when used with the T-784 transmitter.
>
> With the SS 1L6, there is no pulling of the receiver nor blocking, 
> while quite the opposite is true with the 1L6 tube.
>
> The receivers I have seen for sale in the last couple of years go for 
> quite high prices. I got my setup mostly from Fair Radio at modest prices.
>
> Ken W7EKB
>
>
>
> Sent via the Samsung Galaxy S21 5G, an AT&T 5G smartphone
>
>
> -------- Original message --------
> From: Hubert Miller <Kargo_cult at msn.com>
> Date: 7/21/24 13:40 (GMT-08:00)
> To: milsurplus at mailman.qth.net, main at Army-Radios.groups.io
> Subject: [Milsurplus] GRC-109 receiver - do they sometimes come up for 
> sale alone ?
>
> Your input is welcomed if you have opinion or advice on this:
> At a recent auction i got the transmitter ( only ) for the GRC-109.
> I see on Ebay there's the universal power supply for $200 + shipping.
>
> 1. Is there a possibility to find the GRC-109 receiver for sale by 
> itself? Do these come up ?
> 2. Is this even a worthwhile project to go charging off on? Or leave 
> it to someone else?
>
> Additional facts: I have this turf already well covered. I mean 
> 'clandestine' small radios.
> I had already forgotten i got this transmitter in March 2024 ! Seeing 
> the PS on Ebay jogged my memory.
> I do tend to take on too many projects.
> -Hue Miller
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ARK Sig Block Al Klase - N3FRQ
Jersey City, NJ
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