The AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio, also known as Harris Falcon III, is a portable, compact, tactical software-defined

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manufactured by

Harris Corporation Harris Corporation was an American technology company, defense contractor, and information technology services provider that produced wireless equipment, tactical radios, electronic systems, night vision equipment and both terrestrial and spaceb ...

. It is compliant without waivers to the

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(JTRS)

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(SCA). It has received

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certification for the transmission of

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data. The designation AN/PRC signifies Army/Navy Portable Radio used for two way Communications and is based on the

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guidelines.

Users

The AN/PRC-152 radio is currently in use with the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams in their

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vehicles. As of 2005, 1,300 radios have also been fielded in vehicles by the

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. and more than 8,600 have been fielded by the U.S. Marines. An undetermined number are in use by the

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and

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. More recently the radio was photographed with

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, then a 23-year-old second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry of the

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. He was responsible for providing cover for troops on the frontline as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) employing the AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld and other systems.

Specifications

General

*Frequency Range: 30 to 511.99 MHz *Presets: 99 *Transmission Modes: FM, AM, PSK,

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*Tuning Resolution: 10 Hz

Transmitter

*Output Power: 250 mW to 5 W /

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10 W *Harmonic Suppression: –47 dBc *Frequency Stability: +/- 2.5 ppm

Receiver

*FM Sensitivity -116 dBm (12 dB SINAD) *Adjacent Channel Greater than 55 dB Rejection

Interoperability

*Crypto Modes KY-57/

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/ KYV-5,

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, AES *

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DTD,

AN/PYQ-10 The AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL) is a ruggedized, portable, hand-held fill device, for securely receiving, storing, and transferring data between compatible cryptographic and communications equipment. The SKL was designed and built by Ralph ...

Simple Key Loader (SKL) (Supports DS-101, DS-102 and Mode 2/3) *Radios **

AN/PRC-117F The AN/PRC-117 translates to "Army/Navy, Portable, Radio, Communication". It is a man-portable, tactical software-defined combat-net radio, manufactured by Harris Corporation, in two different versions: * AN/PRC-117F Falcon II MBMMR (Multiband M ...

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AN/PRC-119 Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) is a Combat-net radio (CNR) used by U.S. and allied military forces. The CNR network is designed around three systems: SINCGARS, the high frequency (HF) radio, and the SC tactical satel ...

A/B **

AN/PRC-148 The AN/PRC-148 Multiband Inter/Intra Team Radio (MBITR) is the most widely fielded handheld multiband, tactical software-defined radio, used by NATO forces around the world. The radio is built by Thales Communications, a subsidiary of the France- ...

AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver AN/PRC 77 Radio Set is a manpack, portable VHF FM combat-net radio transceiver manufactured by Associated Industries
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** PSC-5 ** AN/PRC-117G ** RF-310 * Optional internal

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Interfaces

*External Data:

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-114A *

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: 50 Ohm TNC *Audio: Six-pin Standard

Physical Dimensions

*64(68.6 GPS) x 234 x 43 mm 2.5(2.7 GPS) W x 9.2 H x 1.7 D inches (with battery) *Weight: 1.22 kg 2.7 lb (with battery and GPS)

Environmental

*Temperature: -31 °C to 60 °C *Immersion: 2 Meter *Test Method:

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F *Finish: CARC

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, CARC

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Key Features

*SCA v2.2 *Sierra II Programmable Crypto *Built-in Speaker/Mic *Full Numeric Keypad * NVG Compatible Display *Embedded

(optional) *

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Waveforms

SINCGARS Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS) is a Combat-net radio (CNR) used by U.S. and allied military forces. The CNR network is designed around three systems: SINCGARS, the high frequency (HF) radio, and the SC tactical satel ...

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AM/ FM (VULOS) *

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(APCO-25), used by federal, state, province and local public safety agencies in North America, including

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encryption.

References

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