The " banana "
might be the probably most well-known of these old devices, also called " the forerunner of the Handys ". It replaces the BC-611. Today, there are no longer batteries for this set. A relatively rare converter, operated by mono cells is available. Hint: seeing is buying!!
RT-196/PRC 6
is a 1-channel portable radio of small output for communication over short distances. Operating mode is F3, type of modulation is FM. It uses minitubes.
It can work together
with: RT-68, RT-70, PRC-10,
R-110 .
It can be used with or without telephone handset.
PRC-6 is a "Squad Radio", a small hand held unit for very local communications. The
collection shows all American Squad radios from their beginning (1941) to 1986.
You may also read the article by Alan Tasker :
"U.S. Military Portable Radios"
 The "bananas" in the collection
- Frequency range:
47... 55.4 MHz.
1 channel can be chosen by replacement of an xtal.
- Here you find the battery testset: AN/PSM-13
Here you find: modern power supplies
Technical data:
- Mass + weights:
- Radio: L/b/h: 37.5 x 12.1 x 10.8 cm, 2.2 kg.
- Transmitting power
- 250 mW
- Frequency departure:
- + - 15 kHz.
- Channels:
- 1
- Sensitivity,
- under 5 µV with signal-to-noise ratio 20 dB
- Type of modulation, operating mode
- FM, F3
- Parts of the radio:
- Radio, telephone handset H-33 E/pt.
- Battery:
- Battery BA-270/U; Voltages: +1,5 V, -4,5V, +45 V, +90 V,
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AN/PRC-64
TR-PP-8-A