Vintage Hacker Helmsman transistor portable radio RP36 (good working order)

Good working order - Black trip on top handle missing. 

Batteries NOT supplied

This Hacker Helmsman RP36 radio dates from around 1968 and was manufactured by Hacker Radio Ltd. Maidenhead, Berkshire. It has 11 transistors and is in excellent condition. 

It operates on both Medium Wave and Long Wave while back in the day it provided access to the Short Wave 'Marine band' 63-190 metres, now defunct, hence the name Helmsman. It weighs over 3 kilos without the batteries.