HF Transmitter MQ-18

Morse (CW) and Voice (Amplitude Modulation) HF transmitter, made by the Haganah Signal Service – the ‘State of the art’ of the Haganah local production.
Used by the IDF in the War of Independence (1948), by fixed stations in Avinoam and Tamar networks, 1947-1949.
VFO or quartz crystal control, 3 to 7 MHz, 10 Watts in voice, 12 Watts in CW.
Worked with external power supply, DC or AC.
Weight: transmitter – 4.3 Kg; power supply – 3.7 Kg.