R-163-50U Radio Set

Radio Set

Mission

The R-163-50U radio set is designed to provide preset radio communications in the telephone, telegraph, digital data and coded signal modes between ground mobile systems at a range of up to 20 km.

The R-163-50U is a fifth-generation radio set boasting high reliability and long service life under harsh climatic and mechanical effects. It features increased operational frequency range, capability to preset frequencies at 1kHz frequency pitch; minimal preset frequency tuning time (up to 0.1 sec); increased communications stability/quality in hostile ECM environment; jam-proof reception/transmission of coded messages (with message pre-storage at transmit phase and readout at receive phase).

Main operational modes – simplex, duplex (with additional receiver), automated mode, standby mode, address call, adaptive communications, automatic relay, and remote control. In the stand-by receive mode the radio set performs frequency scanning, selects standby jam-free frequency, and automatically stops scanning at the operational frequency on receiving a call.

Radio sets of the same type can be automatically switched onto standby jam-free frequency for selective address call operation.

When interfaced with external computer, the R-163-50U radio set allows quick change of communication conditions by superior command posts, as well as automatic retransmission if the relay station is equipped with the additional R-163UP receiver. The radio set can be remotely controlled at a distance of up to 10 m, being mounted on various vehicles, including helicopters.

With the additional heat sink (B-11 unit) fitted, the R-163-50U operation time is unlimited.

The R-163-50UP is proposed as the R-173/R123 radio set replacement.

Waveband, MHz Frequency grid pitch, kHz

30-79.999 1 Transmitter output power, W 30 (automated control system output)

Standby frequencies

10 (manual) 16 (automatic)

Receiver sensitivity, microV Communications range, km: spike antenna 1.2

20 (ASh-2M)

antenna mast assembly Integrated power supply, V Dimensions,mm Weight, kg Mean time between failures,hrs

40 (AMU-5) 22.1 -29.7 428x239x222 27 at least 3,200