R-123 (radio)

R-123 tank radio in the Reuenthal Fortress Museum

The R-123 (Russian designation Р-123 ) is a military radio of Soviet design, which includes the device modifications R-123M, R-123MT and R-123Z. It was made at the Ryazan radio plant.

user

The radio was typically used in conjunction with the R-124 intercom in armored combat vehicles. The device was introduced in the early 1960s; the supply for the armed forces of the Warsaw Pact began in 1966. It was used in the National People's Army of the GDR until 1990. In the Finnish armed forces it was used under the designation LV-623.

technical description

The frequency display is mirrored on a ground glass.

Troop deployment: R-135, R-123M, R-123MT or R-123 - motorized rifle troops and armored troops

	R-123
Frequency range	20.0-51.5 MHz Sub-range 1 = 20.00-35.75 MHz Sub-range 2 = 35.75-51.50 MHz HF / VHF troop radio; in two sub-areas; four fixed frequencies Overall frequency range continuously adjustable 25 kHz channel spacing
Modulation type	Frequency modulation
Operating modes	active: telephone simplex , duplex passive: control reception
Transmission power	20-30 W
Range	40–70 km radio operation with radio stations of the same type
Antennas	Armored rod antenna = 4 m Telescopic antenna = 6 m
Temperature range	−40 to +50 ° C
Dimensions	428 × 225 × 178 mm
Dimensions	25 kg
Power supply	Converter BP-26 Input voltage: 26 V = Output voltages: 700; 300; 250; 150; 6.3 and 1.2V Dimensions: 210 × 164 × 218 mm Mass: 7 kg

literature

• Handbook for radio operators. 2nd Edition. Military Publishing House of the GDR, Berlin 1972, pp. 162–167, DNB 573644837 ( available at archive.org).

Web links

• Radio station R-123 in the technology catalog of the rocket and weapons service in the Military District III command
• Радиостанция Р-123М Магнолия-М on military.trcvr.ru (Russian)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Magnolia R-123M on radiomuseum.org
2. ↑ Joachim Beckh: Blitz & Anker. Volume 1: Information technology - history and background. BoD, Norderstedt 2005, ISBN 978-3-8334-2996-5 , p. 524ff, here p. 526 ( limited preview in the Google book search)
3. ↑ Jarkko Karsikas: Maavoimien Verkostokeskeisen Tiedonsiirtojärjestelmän. Arkkitehtuuri ja sen Toteuttaminen. Dissertation. Maanpuolustuskorkeakoulu 2007, p. 30 ( online ).
4. ↑ R-123 on greenradio.de