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Handheld VHF Transceiver
WWII Single-Frequency Beacon Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 25 kHz Fixed Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 75 MHz 0.15-1.5 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB ? ?
Selectivity 6 dB BW: 32 kHz minimum
60 dB BW: 100 kHz maximum
70 dB BW: 120 kHz maximum
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 mW across 1000 ohms Optional Requires high-Z headphones or external speaker LS-3

Transmitter

TX-range 30-75.95 MHz in 2 bands - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 1.6-4.0 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12.5 + 2.5V DC (BA-4386/U, BA-398/U or BA-55984 or a nickel-cadmium rechargeable battery cassette) 24 and 250 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1936 and 1945 in USA
Dimensions 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
? 460 × 254 × 231 mm
(18.11 × 10.00 × 9.09 in)
Weight 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) ? 27.90 kg (61.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 1840 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Military communication Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Military communication
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ? BFO
Accessories ? ? LS-3 external speaker
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000770 MILITARY-BC-000341F MILITARY-BC-000344