Family of vehicular VHF radio communication equipment, used by all tactical echelons.
Used by the US military during WW2, designated SCR-508/SCR-608.
Used by the IDF during the War of Independence (1948) and the Sinai Campaign (1956).
Frequency ranges: MQ-508 – 20 to 27.9 MHz, MQ-608 – 27 to 38.9 MHz; PM (Phase Modulation); 80 or 120 channels in 100 kHz steps, with ten channels overlapping between bands; output power: MQ-508 – 30 Watts, MQ-608 – 20 Watts; powered by 12 or 24 Volts DC; range: 20 km, depends on terrain and cover.
Vacuum tube technology and quartz crystals frequency control.
Main configurations: MQ-508, MQ-608.
Main components: transmitters: MH-604, MH-684; receivers: MH-603, MH-683.
Main accessories: mounting MU-237; antenna base BA-48; antenna elements: HAN-51, HAN-52, HAN-53; microphone MIC-17.
VHF Radio Sets MQ-508/MQ-608
