July Military Auction
Lot 25262:
Description
This US military communication device is a model RT-196/PRC-6 radio receiver-transmitter, a portable FM walkie-talkie commonly known as the Banana Radio. Manufactured by the Raytheon Manufacturing Company, the unit is constructed with a curved, olive drab green painted cast-magnesium housing. The exterior design incorporates integrated speaker and microphone grilles, a side-mounted push-to-talk button, and top-mounted controls including a covered antenna port. A metal data plate identifies the unit as a Radio Receiver-Transmitter RT-196 / PRC-6, with serial number 33363. The characters C 3 4 are hand-painted in white on the upper casing. The interior includes a battery compartment designed for a BA-270/U battery, featuring a brown plate with a printed schematic for battery terminal connections and voltage labels of 1.5V, 4.5V, 45V, and 90V. A yellow modification chart is affixed inside the lid with handwritten entries including dates from 1953. An internal component features a small oval Raytheon manufacturer logo. We do our best to describe all items in the sale, and we definitely take a ton of photos. But, we are not able to guarantee authenticity or era of items in the sale. Please carefully look at all photos (up to 100 in some cases on our in-house platform) to judge for yourself what you are buying. All sales are final. Our in-house shipping is available. Pickup is Wednesday, July 15, from Noon to 5 pm at our facility in Lancaster, OH. Alternate pickup day is available by appointment for a $5 fee per lot or we will provide in-house shipping for this item. If shipping – once packed up we will send you a separate invoice for shipping & handling. Shipping questions: [email protected]. Sales tax collected on this auction. Our warehouse is in Lancaster, OH. If not shipping – pickup in 10 days or we will dispose and you will not receive a refund. AB346
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