AN/PRC-152
The AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio, also known as Harris Falcon III, is a portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radio manufactured by Harris Corporation.[1] It is compliant without waivers to the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Software Communications Architecture (SCA).[2][3] It has received NSA certification for the transmission of Top Secret data.
The designation AN/PRC signifies Army/Navy Portable Radio used for two way Communications and is based on the Joint Electronics Type Designation System guidelines.
Users
The AN/PRC-152 radio is currently in use with the US Navy Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) teams in their MRAP JERRV vehicles.[4] As of 2005, 1,300 radios have also been fielded in vehicles by the US Army.[5] and more than 8,600 have been fielded by the U.S. Marines.[6] An undetermined number are in use by the US Air Force in Iraq and Afghanistan.[7] More recently the radio was photographed with Prince Harry, then a 23-year-old second lieutenant in the Household Cavalry of the British Army. 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.[8]
Specifications
General
- Frequency Range: 30 to 511.99 MHz[9]
- Presets: 99
- Transmission Modes: FM, AM, PSK, CPM
- Tuning Resolution: 10 Hz
Transmitter
- Output Power: 250 mW to 5 W / VSAT 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/VINSON, ANDVT/KYV-5, KG-84C, FASCINATOR, AES[9]
- Fill devices: AN/CYZ-10 DTD, AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL)[10] (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-77 Portable Transceiver
- PSC-5
- AN/PRC-117G
- RF-310
- Optional internal GPS
Interfaces
- External Data: RS-232, RS-422, MIL-STD-188-114A
- Remote control: USB, RS-232
- 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: MIL-STD-810F
- Finish: CARC Green, CARC Khaki
Key Features
- SCA v2.2
- Sierra II Programmable Crypto
- Built-in Speaker/Mic
- Full Numeric Keypad
- NVG Compatible Display
- Embedded GPS (optional)
- MELP
Waveforms
- SINCGARS
- VHF/UHF AM/FM (VULOS)
- MIL-STD-188-181B Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) and 56 kbit/s data
- HAVE QUICK II
- High performance waveform (HPW)
- Satcom
- OTAR
- A software option supports Project 25 (APCO-25), used by federal, state, province and local public safety agencies in North America, including Triple DES encryption.
See also
References
- ^ Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ . Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ AN/PRC-152 September 1, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ . Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 31 July 2016.
- ^ "Prince Harry determined to return to front line". The Telegraph. 29 February 2008. Retrieved 31 July 2016. (Picture shows Prince Harry with PRC-152 radio)
- ^ a b (PDF). L3Harris Technologies. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ . www.sncorp.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.