Portable VHF radio communication equipment, nicknamed ‘Astra’.
Used by the Soviet military since the late 1940s. Used by the Warsaw Pact countries and the Arab countries from 1950s until 1970s, designated R-105.
Range: 10 km with whip (Kulikov) antenna, 30 to 40 km with long wire antenna.
Frequency range: 36.0 to 46.1 MHz; 202 channels in 50 kHz steps; FM (Frequency Modulation); output power: 1 Watts; power: 4.8 Volts DC Nickel-Cadmium battery.
Weight: 21 Kg.
Vacuum tubes technology.
