The AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio, is a portable, compact, tactical software-defined

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manufactured by

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. 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. In accordance with the

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(JETDS), the "''AN/PRC-152''" designation represents the 152nd design of an Army-Navy electronic device for portable two-way communications radio. The JETDS system also now is used to name all

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electronic systems.

Users

The AN/PRC-152 radio began production in 2005. Since then, over 100,000 have been provided to the US military. The PRC-152 has been notably used by

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during his service with the

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, then a 23-year-old second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry. He was responsible for providing cover for troops on the frontline as a Forward Air Controller (FAC) employing the AN/PRC-152 and other systems.

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, as part of western military aid, began receiving Harris radios during the

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. This included the Harris RF-310M-HH, an export version of the PRC-152 without NSA Type 1 encryption. Harris PRC-152 multiband radio

Specifications

General

*Frequency Range: 30 to 511.99 MHz *Presets: 99 *Transmission Modes: FM, AM, PSK, CPM *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, KG-84C,

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, AES *

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s: AN/CYZ-10 DTD,

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Simple Key Loader (SKL) (Supports DS-101, DS-102 and Mode 2/3) *Radios ** AN/PRC-117F ** AN/PRC-113 ** AN/PRC-119A/B ** AN/PRC-148 ** AN/PRC-150 ** AN/PRC-153 ** AN/PRC-154 ** AN/PRC-163 ** AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver ** 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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* Antenna: 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) * MELP

Waveforms

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* VHF/

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AM/ FM (VULOS) *

-181B Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) and 56 kbit/s data * HAVE QUICK II * High performance waveform (HPW) * Satcom * OTAR *A software option supports

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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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