R-855UM "Mosquito"

Emergency Radiostation

The radio station "rescue" for the crews of military aircraft. He works with amplitude modulation at a frequency of 121.5 MHz (stabilized quartz resonator), which is an international distress frequency of notification.

The radio station has a simplex mode phonic work and can serve as a radar transmitter.

TECHNICAL DATA

Output power 130 mW (transmitter)
Sensitivity approx. 25 μV
Receiver superreactive
Depth of modulation no less than 60 %
Power with zinc-mercury batteries
Work time 24 h (radar transmitter mode)
60 h with a time of receipt to the transmission 3: 1 (phonic mode)
Reach between the hand-held transceiver with antenna rod and the airplane at an altitude of 1000 m - about 16 kilometers; with the flight at an altitude of 3000 m range is approximately 50 km
Weight approx. 1 kg (with battery and antenna rod)
Temperature range -50 to +50 °C; in conditions of freezing temperatures unhook the battery from the radio and put it in his pocket under his jacket, putting the power cord out to radio stations jackets, which significantly extends battery life