[MRCG] CIA RS-6 and GRC-109 pricing

[Tim]

Hi Bob - Of course a price is very hard to say.  As you may know Fair Radio
was selling their GRC-109's back in the 1980's for $109 to include the TX,
RX and both PS.  They sold "hundreds" of them according to Phil at the
time.  With today's inflation, probably triple that as a starting place...
That said, I think most of those are sitting in closets or on shelves these
days due to CW only.  I use mine fairly routinely but over the last 30+
years I have only heard of very few (5?) GRC-109's actually on the air and
no RS-6's at all.    So they are probably "available".

Probably a similar situation on the RS-6 sets...Not a lot of collectors/Ops
running military CW these days.  Absent resurgent Swap Meet venues your
best bet is probably to ask for offers on the various Mil EMail reflectors
or to test the waters via EBay....
Good luck - interesting and fun radios!
Tim
N6CC

On Thu, Mar 3, 2022 at 7:18 AM Bob DeVarney W1ICW <w1icw at myfairpoint.net>
wrote:

> I am considering selling my CIA RS-6 and GRC-109 sets to a local buyer.
> Could you give me a sense of what they are really worth? I know what I
> paid for the '109 on ePay and I suspect I got taken.
>
> Sets are in working condition and I have made several QSOs with each
> before putting them on the shelf. They are not mint by any means, just a
> good usable set with the usual patina and scratches one would expect.
> I'm missing the headphone and don't have the oilcloth cover either.
>
> Thanks!
> Bob W1ICW
>
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