American Radios

See details BC-1306 (SCR-694) W.W.II HF Jeep - Manpack Radio This is the original W.W.II radio station that was mounted in American Jeeps or carried as a back-pack into battle by American GI's. The Radio Stations are dated 1944 and use the famous BC-1306 Radio Transmitter and Receiver. We have found these very rare last remaining radio stations in the world. Stored and forgotten for over 50 years in a dark warehouse. These radios were shipped from USA as part of US Lend Lease program in the war against Nazi Germany. The SCR-694 can operate with the wartime BC-611 walkie-talkie's and the post-war GRC-9 radio sets, as well as many other HF radios.   See details RT-77 GRC-9 Backpack or Vehicular Transceiver The AN/GRC-9 Radio Station is a low-power radio transmitter and receiver that was used in either ground or vehicles applications. Made in USA or under licence in Germany and France.   See details PRC-6 & PRC6-6 Receiver - Transmitter RT-196 PRC-6 Receiver - Transmitter A new batch of early PRC-6 hand held radios as used in the Korean, and Vietnam wars. 47-55.4 MHz, Crystal Control, 200 mw Output, 13 tubes, 1.5, 45, and 90V DC. Supplied Complete, Grade 3 Untested Repairable. The German PRC6-6 is a Six Channel Receiver - Transmitter. It is a German Army version of American PRC-6 radio. The PRC6-6 is a portable VHF radio with a operational Frequency of 47-55.4 MHz, FM, 250 mw Output, uses miniature tubes, crystal controlled, requires 1.5, 45, and 90VDC to operate. Supplied complete in good working order with Canvas Strap, Tape Antenna and one crystal. See Full Details VIC-1 Vehicle Intercom system Basic Kit The VIC-1 basic kit includes one AM-1780 Junction box / audio amplifier and two C-2298 Control Boxes. AM-1780/VRC Audio Amplifier Is the main junction box for the AN/VIC-1 Vehicle Intercom System. It provides control of the 24 Volt DC power to the associated crewmember control boxes and to the radio system that may be connected to the amplifiers. The amplifiers also amplify and control the audio signals in the intercommunication (intercom) and radio circuits. C-2289 Control Box The standard "Crewmember Control Box", The C-229....... Price: £ 180.00 (About US$ 295.20) See Full Details AM-1780/VRC Audio Amplifier for VIC-1 Vehicle Intercom System The AM-1780 is the main junction box / audio amplifier for the AN/VIC-1 Vehicle Intercom System. It provides control of the 24 Volt DC power to the associated crewmember control boxes and to the radio system that may be connected to the amplifiers. The amplifiers also amplify and control the audio signals in the intercommunication (intercom) and radio circuits. AN/VIC-1 Vehicle Intercom System Over-View The AN/VIC-1 is a part of electrical harness of vehicles such as Tanks, ....... Price: £ 110.00 (About US$ 180.40) See Full Details R-392 HF Receiver The R-392/URR is the perfect HF Ham Radio receiver for everyday use. It is built to high US military specification to withstand battlefield conditions. A very sensitive HF receiver for the amateur radio enthusiasts who likes to operate "the proper old fashioned way". It tunes SSB very easily and sounds great on AM! R-392 Basic Specifications Frequency Range: 0.5-32 MHz Operating Voltage: 24-28 VDC Size: (W*H*D): 283*293*365 mm Modes of Operation: AM/CW Current Drain: 3 Amps Max Bandwidth: 2, 4 and 8 KHz ....... Price: £ 300.00 (About US$ 492.00) See Full Details SCR-528 W.W.II Sherman Tank Radio Station The SCR-694 radio station as used in many W.W.II US Armoured Fighting Vehicles, such as M3, M26, M5 and the famous M4 "Sherman Tank". The radio station operates from 12 Volt vehicle battery supply and includes the BC-603-D Radio Receiver 1942 dated, BC-604-D Radio Transmitter 1945 dated, CH-264 Spares Parts Box and the FT-237-C Vehicle Mount 1942 dated. BC-603-D Radio Receiver 20-28MHz, FM, IF 2.65MHz, continuous tuning and 10 presets channels, has squelch facility with a built-in loud-speaker, uses 10 tubes. BC-604-D Radio Transmitter 20-28MHz, FM, 20 W....... Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details BC-611 Power Supply Unit Custom made specially for the BC-611 W.W.II. Radio sets. Uses 4 standard "D" size batteries to provide both LT, and HT supplies to the radio. No modifications is required. Power Supply and batteries fit neatly inside the BC-611. Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details C-2289 Control Box for VIC-1 Vehicle Intercom System The C-2298 is the standard "Crewmember Control Box" in a VIC-1 Intercom system. The C-2298/VRC allows vehicle crewmembers to select, by means of the MONITOR switch and the audio accessory controls, to communicate with other crewmembers via the intercom circuit, or remotely operate or monitor any radio equipment connected to the AM-1780/VRC. When connected to a special port on the AM-1780/VRC, the standard control box becomes a "Commander's Control Box", allowing the vehicle commander to control and/or override crewmember functions o....... Price: £ 35.00 (About US$ 57.40) See Full Details AN/PRC-25 Vietnam Era US Back-Pack VHF Radio The AN/PRC-25 was the most widely used radio set in Vietnam war by the US troops. The radio is known as the "Prick 25" and is very similar to the modern PRC-77 in looks and operation. The radio is a light weight Synthesised VHF man-pack, solid state with the exception of one tube. 2 Watts power output. The radio provides 920 channels in 2 VHF frequency bands 30-52.95 MHz, and 53-75.95 MHz FM, channel spacing 50 KHz. Requires 12.5-15 Volts DC @800 ma and 3 Volts DC for tube heater voltage. Frequency selection by front panel knobs, frequency display by digital mechanical read-out. Price: £ 268.00 (About US$ 439.52) See Full Details AN/PRC-77 Back-Pack VHF Radio The AN/PRC-77 is a light weight Synthesised VHF man-pack radio. Solid state construction with 2 Watts power output. The radio provides 920 channels in 2 VHF frequency bands 30-52.95 MHz, and 53-75.95 MHz FM, channel spacing 50 KHz. Requires 12.5-15 Volts DC @800 ma. Frequency selection by front panel knobs, frequency display by digital mechanical read-out. The radio is supplied in good tested condition and includes the battery box, accessories bag and the backpack. H-189 or H-250 Handset maybe available seporatly, please ask! Price: £ 345.00 (About US$ 565.80) See Full Details H-161M Headset Microphone Cable Kit This cable kit consists of a CX-8650 Headset connecting cable, a Throat Microphone and a key switch. The release-to-listen action key switch has three positions. Centre OFF position, a spring-loaded push-to-talk RAD position and a ICS position. Headset is not included with this kit. The following US audio accessories as well as others can be used with this cable. H-161/C, H-161/D, H-161/E Headsets and MK-1039/G Headset / Microphone. Price: £ 25.00 (About US$ 41.00) See Full Details DY-88 Dynamotor Power Supply Powers BC-1306 and RT-77/GRC-9 Radios from 6 VDC @29 Amp, 12 VDC @14 Amp or 24 VDC @6.7 Amps. Outputs 580 V @100ma, 105 V @45ma, 6.3 V @2A, 1.4 V @500ma, 6.3 V @575ma. Usable with other radios sets. Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details T-195 HF Transmitter The T-195 is ruggerised and weather proof Automatic HF Transmitter which covers the frequency range of 1.5MHz to 24.4MHz in 10 bands. The Transmitter is capable of Simplex, Duplex, or Radio Repeater operation and can transmit AM and CW (Voice or Tone) in the MF and HF range and if used with an external frequency shift keyer for RTTY operation. The T-195 was used in US Military vehicles and field command posts. Price: £ 495.00 (About US$ 811.80) See Full Details RC-261 Remote Control Kit RC-261 Wire Remote Control Kit, used with GRC-9, BC-1000, SCR-619, BC-1306, and other similar radio sets. This kit allows remote operation of a transceiver, from 0.5 Miles away, using 2 core field telephone wire. Has Hi/Low impedance matching switch, operates on 3 VDC using two BA-30 "D" cells. RC-261 Remote Control Kit, Includes RM-53 Local Control Box and RM-52 Remote Control Box. Price: £ 38.50 (About US$ 63.14) See Full Details R-390 Radio Receiver 0.5-32 Mhz, thirty-two 1Mhz bands, mechanical digital dial, PTO, AM/CW, bandwidths: 0.1/1/2/4/8/16 kHz (0.1&1 xtal, others mech), 7&9 pin tubes, dual audio chains, single RF stage, 125 ohm balanced antenna input with twin axial or unbalanced with "C" connector, rack mount 10.5" high. Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details BC-1000 Man-Pack Receiver/Transmitters These BC-1000's are from NATO surplus and are made in France under license from Motorola in USA. 40-48 MHz in forty one 200KHz steps, FM, IF 4.3 and 2.515 MHz, power output 300 mW RF, 200mW AF, transmission range up to 3 miles with the long antenna. The radio has a built-in 43 MHz crystal calibrator. Requires 4.5VDC 500 ma and 90VDC 25 ma. The radios have French markings and are dated late 40's or the early 50's. The radio comes complete with the following accessories. CS-128 Battery Box, HS-30 Head Set, SW-141 Switch with Leather Strap, AN-130 Antenna, M-391 Pad, ST....... Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details BX-49 Crystal and Coil Kit for BC-611 Crystal and Coil Kit for BC-611. Box is dated 1943. Has 12 sets of coils and crystals. Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details BA-511A Power Supplies for PRC-8, 9, 10 Solid state French made Switch-Mode power supplies for the PRC-8, 9, 10 military Manpack radios. Replacement to a BA-279 battery. Originally used 4 French PS-41 15 Volt batteries wired in series and parallel to produce 30VDC. The PS-41 Batteries are no longer available, nonetheless the unit can be used with any other combination of batteries which produce 24-30 VDC. The unit then makes all the voltages necessary (1.5, 6, 67.5, 135 VDC) and plugs straight into the PRC-8, 9, or 10 radio set. The actual power supply, less its surrounding metal work along with suitable batteries ca....... Price: £ 37.50 (About US$ 61.50) See Full Details PRC-10 Receiver/Transmitter Radio set AN/PRC-10, frequency range 38.0 to 54.9 MHz, Super-Heterodyne FM Receiver / Transmitter. Man-Pack or Vehicular fixed station operation.1 Watt transmitter Output. Uses 16 miniature wire ended tubes. Power requirements 1.5V, 6V, 67.5V, 135V powered by BA-279 battery. The AN/PRC-10 is part of a family of radios AN/PRC-8, AN/PRC-9, and AN/PRC-10 which were used as a squad radio by US Army in Korea and Vietnam Wars and by many NATO countries. Made in USA in 1950's and 60's, each radio had a different frequency range. AN/PRC-8 >>>> 20.0 to 27.9 MHz AN/PR....... Price: £ 60.00 (About US$ 98.40) See Full Details PRC-9 Receiver/Transmitter Radio set AN/PRC-9, frequency range 27.0 to 38.9 MHz, Super-Heterodyne FM Receiver / Transmitter. Man-Pack or Vehicular fixed station operation.1 Watt transmitter Output. Uses 16 miniature wire ended tubes. Power requirements 1.5V, 6V, 67.5V, 135V powered by BA-279 battery. The AN/PRC-9 is part of a family of radios AN/PRC-8, AN/PRC-9, and AN/PRC-10 which were used as a squad radio by US Army in Korea and Vietnam Wars and by many NATO countries. Made in USA in 1950's and 60's, each radio had a different frequency range. AN/PRC-8 >>>> 20.0 to 27.9 MHz AN/PRC....... Price: £ 60.00 (About US$ 98.40) See Full Details GRC-106 400W SSB Synthesized HF Transmitter - Receiver The GRC-106 is a Fully Synthesized 400 Watt HF SSB mobile vehicular Receiver ? Transmitter Radio Station operating on CW and USB, 28 000 selectively tuned channels spaced in 1 KHz increments in the 2 to 29.999 MHz providing full coverage from 2 to 30Mhz frequency range. It is beautifully constructed radio station with no expense spared in its construction and makes an ideal rig for ham radio work or installing in a military vehicle such as a M151 Jeep. Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details RT-524/VRC VHF Vehicle Radio Station For M-151 Mutt Jeep, Humvee Receiver-transmitter, FM, 30-74.95MHz, 50 KHZ spacing, 920 channels. Manual tuning version of RT-246/VRC with built-in loud-speaker. The RT-524/VRC is the major part of AN/VRC-12 vehicle radio station typically used in M151 Truck, Utility ¼-Ton, 4x4 Mutt Jeeps series of vehicles as well as in older Humvee's and tanks. Operates from 24 VDC vehicle battery or power supply. Transmitter output power 8W (low) and 35W (high). Noise-operated squelch as well as an advanced tone-operated squelch (150 Hz) is ....... Price: £ 325.00 (About US$ 533.00) See Full Details R-442/VRC VHF Vehicle Radio Receiver For M-151 Mutt Jeep, Humvee The R-442/VRC is a VHF FM radio receiver working in the 30-75.95 MHz range and has 920 channels. This receiver is part of AN/VRC-12 vehicle radio station, typically used in M151 Truck, Utility: ¼-Ton, 4x4 Mutt Jeeps series of vehicles as well as in older Humvee's and Tanks. The radio can be used on its own as a VHF receiver or with the RT-524 as auxiliary receiver. The radio receiver operates from 24-28 VDC @0.75A. The R-442/VRC is supplied in good working order Grade 2. Accessories and cables are also available. See Related products at the bottom of this ....... Price: £ 135.00 (About US$ 221.40) See Full Details MX-6707/VRC Vehicle Antenna Mast Base The MX-6707/VRC Antenna mast base and Automatic Antenna Tuner "ATU" operates over 30 to 76 MHz VHF range in 10 band segments. Automatic Tuning of any one of 10 segments automatically selected by a solenoid-driven switch in the matching unit. Solenoid is controlled from receiver-transmitter RT-246/VRC or RT-524/VRC, or from amplifier power supply OA-3633/GRC. Price: £ 45.00 (About US$ 73.80) See Full Details WRT-2 500 Watt US Navy Ship Transmitter Here is a transmitter for a serious radio ham or collector / restorer who likes a challenge and wants a piece of US naval history. Perhaps you are restoring a radio room in a ship and need some units or the complete transmitter. These transmitters were made by Cosmos Industries and some of them are from the famous USS Gurke D-783 which was a DD type destroyer before it was finally sunk in 1977 in naval exercises. See http://www.ussgurke.org/history.htm Only a few hundred WRT-2's were ever manufactured by a....... Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details RT-524 Handle Protectors RT-524 Handle protectors screw on to the left and right side of the RT-524 Radio transmitter. It provides additional protection to the radios existing handles. They can also be used if existing handles are missing or broken. The handle protectors are supplied in pairs "left and right side" and are in used condition, as removed from radios. Price: £ 16.50 (About US$ 27.06) See Full Details VRC-9 Vehicle Radio Set RT-67 & PP-112 The VRC-9 Tactical Vehicle Radio station is a Transmitter / Receiver which operates in the frequency range of 27-39 Mhz FM. They were mounted in Jeeps "M-38A1" as well as other vehicles. 1960's dated used by US Army and some NATO countries. Receiver-Transmitter, Frequency Range 28-39 MHz, continuous tuning or presets, FM, 2 or 15 Watt Output, uses 27 tubes, operates from 24VDC PP-112, Power supply, Tube line-up: 4 * 1U4, 2E24, 2 * 1A3, 2 * 1L4, 4 * 1R5, 1S5, 4 * 3Q4, 3A4, 3 * 3A5, 2 * 3B4 and 6AK5. The station on offer is tested and operational Grade 2 and include....... Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details R-1051B HF Communications Receiver From the mid 1960's through to the 1990's the R-1051 and its variants were the HF receiver of the choice for the U.S. NAVY. Easy to operate it was the work horses of every ships radio room. The receiver was used in all Navy ships from patrol boats through to carriers. With its amazing stability, it was tune and forget! R-1051B Radio receiver, frequency range 2-30 MHz, 2-4 microvolt sensitivity, direct digital frequency synthesis, 0.1 KHz tuning increments, modes of operation USB, LSB, ISB, AM and FSK. Bandwidths: 3.1 and 6 KHz depending to operating mode. Operates from 115 V....... Price: £ 475.00 (About US$ 779.00) See Full Details AN/SGC-1A Radio Teletype Terminal Set The AN/SGC-1A Radio Teletype Terminal Set permitted the transmission and reception of radioteletype messages between stations that were similarly equipped. It employed 200 Hz audio frequency shift keying "FSK" using 500 and 700 Hz tones to represent mark and space conditions. This terminal set was manufactured in 1950 by the Remler Company Ltd. of San Francisco and operates from 115 VAC 50-60Hz. Supplied in good condition, Grade 3 Untested. Price: £ 125.00 (About US$ 205.00) See Full Details H-33/PT Handset Handset H-33/PT is a combination microphone and ear piece and push to talk switch in a plastic case. Connecting cord terminates in a U-77/U connector. Microphone impedance 40 Ohms, ear piece 300 Ohm. Price: £ 16.50 (About US$ 27.06) See Full Details PRC-68 U.S. Marine Corps Radio The AN/PRC-68 was first introduced in the 1970's and was used by the U.S. Marine Corps. The radio is a small lightweight hand held device working in the VHF frequency band of 30-79.95 Mhz. Frequency Synthesizer operation with ten preset channels that can be programmed using internal selector switches. The design was so successful that it lead to the development of other radios in the series such as PRC-PRC-126, PRC-128 and PRC-136. The PRC-68 is probably the first military radio to use a Synthesizer Chip and is completely solid state and has built in battery saving features. Using discr....... Price: £ 245.00 (About US$ 401.80) See Full Details T-45 Noise Canceling Microphone The T-45 microphone can be used with most war time American radios such as the BC-1000, BC-1306, GRC-9. The microphone is normally used along with the HS-30 headset and SW-141 PTT switch. “The HS-30 and SW-141 are available separately”. The T-45 microphone is a carbon type Noise Canceling microphone designed for operation on a nominal current of 50 miliamps. The resistance of the unit is between 50 and 125 Ohms at 1000 cycles per second. Frequency response is substantially flat from 200 to 4000 cycles per second. The microphone is worn close to the operator’s mouth and responds....... Price: £ 8.50 (About US$ 13.94) See Full Details Antenna Rod Set for MX-6707 Antenna Mast Base AS-1730 Lower Antenna rod and AT-1095 Upper rod. For use with the MX-6707 Antenna Mast Base. Fibre glass construction. Total length 10.5 feet, 3.25 meters. These rods were used in Hummvee and Mutt Jeeps with VHF radio sets sush as the RT-524/VRC and R-442/VRC. Price: £ 28.00 (About US$ 45.92) See Full Details BG-150 Accessories Bag For BC-1000 Radio The BG-150 canvas accessories bag for the BC-1000 radio. It consists of three compartments, the first for the storage of AN-130 antenna, the second for storage of AN-131 antenna and the third for storage of TS-15 hand set and HS-30 headset. These bags are in used condition and may have some small holes or cuts. Price: £ 20.00 (About US$ 32.80) See Full Details IP-710/APQ-99 Phantom Fighter Jet Radar Indicator The IP-710/APQ-99 radar indicators were removed from RF-4 Phantom Fighter Jets. Made by Texas Instruments the indicator unit is part of the AN/APQ-99 radar system still in use today. The radar system was specially developed for the RF-4 version of Phantom Jets. The AN/APQ-99 radar unit is an elevation twin lobe mono-pulse system with ground mapping and terrain following capabilities operating in the J-band frequencies. The IP-710/APQ-99 Radar Indicator is supplied in good condition, Grade-3 Un-tested. Please E-Mail for Availability and Price ! See Full Details MT-350 GRC-9 Vehicle Mount The MT-350 vehicle mounting plate for the GRC-9 radio set. The MT-350 mount bolts on to the FM-85 Mount, The GRC-9 is then strapped on. The MT-350 is supplied in good condition and includes the canvas straps. Price: £ 25.00 (About US$ 41.00)