Saturday, May 9, 2020

Army portable short-wave radio station R-104M “Cedar”


Army portable short-wave simplex radio station R-104M “Cedar”. Release respectively since 1949 and 1955. The radio station “R-104” is designed for simplex shortwave communication in the frequency range from 1.5 to 3.75 MHz in two sub-bands.


Switchable Frequency Range:

1,500… 4,250 kHz :
Range 1: 1,500… 2,880 kHz
Range 2: 2,880… 4,250 kHz

Technical data:

Mass + weights:
Radio: L/b/h: 445 x 290 x 255 mm; 22 kg.
Wooden box: L/b/h: 675x 425 x 330 mm; 44 kg.
Transmitting power
A1: Portable: 3,5 W, mobile: 20 W
A3: Portable: 1,0 W, mobile: 10 W
Ranges: portable mobile
Blade antenna A1 30 km 50 km
Long wire A1 50 km 50 km
Current supply
portable: with Power Supplying Pack with batteries;
mobile: added to above a Transverter at 12 V.
Sensitivity,
A1: 4 UV, A3: 8 UV.


Sections of the radio:
Wooden box
R-104 pack (Transceiver), potential transformer, stretcher belt, back cushion, headphone, long wire antenna, blade antenna 2,7m, Kulikov antenna.
In the radio operator’s bag,
Telephone handset, long wire antenna, hand lamp, screwdriver.
In the antenna bag (a large extra bag):
12-m-Mast with all necessary material
Batteries:
2 times 2,4 NC 25




Thursday, May 7, 2020

R-313M2 VHF Receiver



R-313M2 “Meteor” VHF Reiceiver for soviet armed forces. Coverage 100-425 MHz in four ranges, modes CW/AM/NBFM/FM wide. Was produced in 1974 by the Berdsk radio plant. Receiver power supply: from an alternating current network of 127 or 220 volts, using its own external power supply unit or from an on-board network of 26 V. Dimensions of a radio receiver 235x370x335 mm. Weight 19 kg.