Portable VHF receiver-transmitter.
Used by the US military since early 1950s until early 1970s, designated AN/PRC-10.
Used by the IDF during the Sinai Campaign (1956), the Six Day War (1967) and the War of Attrition (1967-1970).
Frequency range: MQ-9 – 27 to 38.9 MHz, with 120 channels; MQ-10 – 47 to 55.4 MHz, with 170 channels; FM (Frequency Modulation); output power: MQ-9 – 1.0 Watts, MQ-10 – 0.9 Watts; battery: BU-279; weight: 13 Kg; range: 5 Km.
Accessories: short antenna AN-272, long antenna AN-271, handset MJD-33.
Vacuum tubes technology.