Ever seen one of these?

[Bassin Buick]

And it uses only 36 D batteries!
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9 actually

 

[Rich B 5,000+ posts]

I was hoping to get some more specific info on why this particular unit is a holy grail.

Probably because it looks like it also has multi band short wave radio?

Look at all those radio bands on the face.

 

[Bassin Buick]

Probably because it looks like it also has multi band short wave radio?
Look at all those radio bands on the face.

No the majority of JVC's had shortwave on them back then.

 

[Haunz 10+ year member]

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And it uses only 36 D batteries!

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