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Military Gear · Excellent
SCR-536 “Handie-Talkie”
Galvin Manufacturing (Motorola) · BC-611-F
Year
1943
Condition
Excellent
Catalogued
2024-05-01
The first true handheld two-way radio issued to infantry. Five tubes, a collapsible antenna that switches the set on when extended, and an operating philosophy of beautiful simplicity.
WWII
AM
handheld
US Army
tube
- Frequency range
- 3.5 – 6.0 MHz (crystal controlled)
- Modulation
- AM voice
- RF output
- 360 mW
- Tubes
- 1R5, 1S5, 1T4, 3S4, 3Q5GT
- Power
- BA-37 (1.5 V) + BA-38 (103.5 V) dry batteries
- Weight
- 2.3 kg with batteries
- Range
- 1.6 km land / 8 km over water