Mike said: "They are asking $850 for a set. [Fair] has two sets."
Hi Mike - Thanks...I talked with Phil way back when they first received the GRC-109's. He said they had "hundreds" of the sets (I think they came from Tobyhanna, the Army's '109 overhaul site). I bought a 4-piece set for $109.50 in October 1984 and was very glad to get it; it's my "weekly" driver. He said that only a very few went offshore as he sold them.
(I subsequently bought a pristine, NOS RS-1/RT-3 transmitter from Fair for $24.95).
But I really wonder where they all went? I know of 6 people who have a set. I've never heard a 109 on the air except for deliberate skeds with 3 of those. I guess collecting dust in a closet is fine if that's one's thing....
Both those and the RS-1 are real pieces of still-functional history IMHO...
I think $850 today is a deal....
Tim
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