Auxiliary VHF receiver; component of VRC-12 series – family of vehicular VHF radio communication equipment, used by all tactical echelons.
Used by the US military from 1963 until early 1990s, designated RT-246.
Used by the IDF during the War of Attrition (1967-1970), the Yom Kippur War (1973), the Peace for Galilee War (1982), the Security Zone Conflict (1982-2000) and the Second Lebanon War (2006).
Frequency range: 30.00 to 75.95 MHz; FM (Frequency Modulation); 920 channels using 50 kHz steps; powered by 24 Volts DC.
Transistorized and modular; produced by several manufacturers, including Tadiran Israel, under license of Magnavox, USA.
Main accessories: antenna base: BA-558; antenna elements: HAN-116, HAN-117, HAN-118; mounting: MT-1898; loudspeaker: RMQ-454.
