Now I have a small number left that I'm keeping.
Also, it turned out that virtually all remaining sets were not functional, and would be quite difficult to get going again. The problem is that some categories of components are past their end-of-life.
For eg solid carbon composition resistors, which are used throughout the transceiver, tend to drift high in value with time. And the hotter they are in service, the faster they drift. In some modules like the crystal freq reference. (which has circuitry inside a temp-controlled oven) the drifts are so great that the circuits just don't work. And replacing many resistors (multiple different physical sizes too) is a real pain with the point-to-point construction common in the GRC-106.
There is also a DC to DC converter module, in which wet-foil tantalum capacitors are all very defunct. And powering it up like that results in other components being destroyed.
Also I've exhausted my sets of accessory kits. Didn't have as many kits as radios.
So that's it, sorry. I'm leaving the rest of this page up, as a record of how nice the GRC-106 set looked.
(More photos below)
Included (actual items shown in photos):
Price: Au $1800.00 (sold, and no more for sale.)
Bear in mind:
Incidentally, these GRC-106 units are a model that was commonly used in the Australian Army Land Rover 110 4x4 FFR vehicles, being auctioned recently. See http://remlr.com/ and https://www.australianfrontlinemachinery.com.au
Pickup: As you're probably aware these military radios are built like a tank, and very heavy and bulky. Commercial shipping is probably not practical, not least because building a workable crate would be awkward.
Location: The set is located in Sth Sydney area (NSW Australia), and personal pickup is highly preferable.
Total system weight: 71 Kg.
Inspection including operation demonstration can be arranged.
Contact for address and payment details: Phone (02) 9774 3194, or mobile 0423 260 807
Email: sjm at everist.org
Note: I rarely use my mobile and never keep it in credit, so do not reply to SMS or return mobile calls.
The best way to contact me is email, or call the landline in the evening. If no answer try again another time.
The whole 'permanently connected social networking' thing doesn't appeal to me. Also, mobile carrier's deletion of mobile account credit after any interval of time is outright theft, and I won't stand for it any more.
More Photos
http://everist.org/spacejunk/sell/grc-106.htm