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Portable VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 25 / 50 kHz (see description) ?

Receiver

RX-range 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands 3-6 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.50 µV for S+N+D/N+D of 10 dB ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? 6 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output External speaker / headphones ?

Transmitter

TX-range 30.00-75.95 MHz in 2 bands -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 1.3-4.0 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC + Proprietary (military) Proprietary (military)
Impedance 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) ?
Current RX ? ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 19xx in USA / Germany Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 273 × 100 × 273 mm
(10.75 × 3.94 × 10.75 in)
?
Weight 6.20 kg (13.7 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories 920 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Military communication Military communication
Features Range: 8 km (5 mi) depending on conditions ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN MILITARY-AN/PRC-000077 MILITARY-BC-000454