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I have the TM's (pdf) that show how to install a GRC-106 in the M-1009. It has all the antenna installation info too so you can make a proper looking installation. E-mail me if you want a copy. Steve KA1LHZ

It's my ironic recreation of a military radio shelter. I started with a MTC-7 telephone shelter and wanted to use an HF radio in it instead so I removed the SB-86 switchboard and made mounting brackets for the GRC-106A to go in it's place. They're about the same weight. I also scrounged all the...

I've got a GRC-106A in a restored / converted MTC-7 shelter. It had an SB-86 which I gave to my friend John. I also have an SB-22 switchboard installed in the shelter. It all works as advertised. GRA-6 remote control for the shelter radio (untested so far) We used the MSC-37 shelter this past...

I have the installation TM's for that setup if you need them. It's TM 11-2300-475-13. Step by step instructions to install a GRC-193 in an M-1008. TM 11-2300-476-14 has a whole bunch of vehicles and radio kit info.

That's a mast for the GRC-10 /GRC-49 radios. I recreated one using camo net support poles and 'P' cord with Pull Tites as shown in the picture. I used 2 of them to support a 75 meter dipole. The GRC-10 radios had a Yagi antenna that could be rotated from the ground. Your mast looks to be in...

Here's pics from the Central Vermont Amateur Radio club Field Day. My restored MSC-37 shelter is in the back of the M-37. There are 2 AB-155's in the field behind the truck with a 75 meter antenna between them. I was on the air with the whip antenna 5 minutes after pulling into the field! The...

I'm interested in the USB/LSB filter. I'm bringing my shelter on the Alcan trip in August and have been looking for one. N2WM and I are going to operate from the road. I can post pics of the MSC-37 so far.

I have 2 MD-522's. I don't need them because there isn't any place in the shelter for them nor a TTY unit. I'm just setting it up for CW and Voice operation. In Central Vermont.

WOOOO HOOOO!!!! I just took delivery of the GRC-106A Sunday morning. I managed to get it in the mount and adjust the side brackets. It looks really good. I have to dress the power cables and connect them to the shelter power bus before I fire it up. I squirreled the spare driver and finals...

I took more pics of the shelter today. Then I got an e-mail that the radio stork is coming tomorrow. I'll have the GRC-106A in the shelter for more pics. The next part I need to get is the ME-165 SWR meter to mount on the wall above the radio. Then the fun begins getting it all up and running...

The RT-834 has 2 tubes in it and the AM-3349 has 3. I wanted a vintage radio that was reliable. Many people have steered me away from the GRC-19 because it is all tubes and reliability is an issue. I'll be using this quite a bit. 73. Steve. KA1LHZ

I finally got the GRC-106 mount brackets welded to the old SB-86 mount in the shelter. It looks really good! I mounted a MT-297 underneath so the C-434 wasn't mounted with a bungee cord but just plugs into the mount. I wanted to keep things as close to authentic as I could. I also added a 24...

I thought I was the only one with the Ham Radio / Military Vehicle / Commo Shelter affliction. I've got a S-144 shelter I'm restoring into a functional display unit. I need to get a AN/GRC-106 for it. I have most of the goodies that were pilfered out of the brackets including the original style...

Removing Ground Rods You can use an old car bumper jack or a Hi-Lift jack with a short piece of chain. Slide one end link of the chain over the end of the ground rod (you may have to open it up a bit),fasten it by tightening the ground clamp above it, hook the other end over the hook on the...