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Korean war US Army Walkie Talkie -
A walkie-talkie, or handie talkie, is a hand-held, portable, two-way radio transceiver. Its
development during the Second World War has been variously credited to Donald L. Hings, radio
engineer Alfred J. Gross, and engineering teams at Motorola. Similar designs were created for
other armed forces, and after the war, walkie-talkies spread to public safety and eventually
commercial and jobsite work.
Following World War II, Raytheon developed the SCR-536's military replacement, the AN/PRC-6. The AN/PRC-6 circuit uses 13 tubes (receiver and transmitter); a second set of 13 tubes is supplied with the unit as running spares. The unit is factory set with one crystal and may be changed to a different frequency in the field by replacing the crystal and re-tuning the unit. It uses a 24 inch whip antenna. There is an optional handset H-33C/PT that can be connected to the AN/PRC-6 by a 5 foot cable. A web sling is provided.
The item featured here is a second generation walkie talkie. It was an improved version of the
WWII radio. It was developed in the 1940's but was not deployed until 1945. Too late to have
made a difference in WWII.
It was used during the Korean war.
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points that should be noted.
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After the war many of these radios were sent to other countries. Israel developed a lend-lease
program with the US. These walkie talkies saw service in the Israeli armed forces. After the
radios became obsolete they were returned to the US where they entered the civilian and collector
market.
This explains why some of these radios may have metal tags with foreign language writting.
The radio is held closed by two spring loaded latches. When opened, the walkie talkie comes
apart in half. The electronic componensts and battery are exposed. The following instructions
are stenciled with white letters on a board:
use battery
BA-270/U
instructions for proper
use of battery retainer
1) Place socket end of battery
against retainer disc.
2) Push battery forward against
retainer disc until rear of
battery drops into place
3) mate battery plug with
battery socket.
4) Swing retaining arm into
place.
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This Korean War US military collectible may be currently
reproduced.
It is becoming more difficult to be able to tell the fake ones from the real ones because
the quality of the reproductions is improving. The collector must become familiarized with
the construction style and materials employed in the manufacturing of this item.
Attention to the details is critical in order to be able to determine the authenticity of
the collectible.
If you have an interest is seeing other Korean war US military collectibles, you can do so by
going to our
US Military Collectibles Price Guide.
Where we cover items from the Army, air Force, Navy and other organizations.
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