AN/PRC-150

AN/PRC-150

The AN/PRC-150(C) Multiband Radio, also known as the Falcon II, is a manpack, tactical HF and VHF radio manufactured by Harris Corporation. [ [http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/news/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=2149 Harris Corporation Awarded Contract With a Potential Value of $422 Million For Falcon II AN/PRC-150(C) High-Frequency Tactical Radios ] ] It holds an NSA certification for Type 1 encryption. [http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/products/tactical-radio-communications/anprc-150c.pdf]

The designation AN/PRC translates to Army/Navy Portable Radio Communications, according to Joint Electronics Type Designation System guidelines.

Users

The AN/PRC-150(C) radio is currently in use with the United States Special Operations Command [ [http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003473.html Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio ] ] as well as within the US Marine Corps.

pecifications

General

*Frequency Range: 1.6 to 59.999 MHz
*Net Presets: 75, fully programmable
*Frequency Stability ±0.5 x 10–6
*Emission Modes: J3E (single sideband, upper or lower, suppressed carrier telephony), H3E (compatible AM single sideband plus full carrier), A1A, J2A (compatible CW), selectable; F3E (FM)
*RF Input/Output Impedance: 50 Ω nominal, unbalanced
*Power Input: 26 VDC (21.5 to 32 VDC)
*Data Interface: Synchronous or asynchronous (RS-232C; MIL-STD-188-114A)
*Dimensions (with battery case): 10.5W x 3.5H x 13.2D inches (26.7W x 8.1H x 34.3D cm)
*Radio Weight: 10 lb (4.7 kg) without batteries

Receiver

*Sensitivity SSB: –113 dBm (0.5 µV) minimum for 10 dB SINAD
*Audio Output: 15 mW at 1000 Ω to external handset
*Squelch: Front panel adjustable, active squelch selectable
*IF Rejection: Greater than 80 dB
*Image Rejection: Greater than 80 dB (First IF image)
*Intermodulation Distortion: –80 dB or better for two –30 dBm signals separated 30 kHz or more
*Overload Protection: Receiver protected to 32 VRMS

Transmitter

*Power Output: 1, 5, 20 watts PEP/Average -1/+2 dB (1, 5, 10 watts FM)
*Audio Input: 1.5 mV at 150 Ω or 0 dBm at 600 Ω for full rated output
*Carrier Suppression: Greater than 60 dB below PEP output (J3E mode)
*Undesired Sideband Suppression: Greater than 60 dB below PEP output
*Spurious Outputs: –50 dB relative to rated output, except harmonics which are –40 dB (Greater than 20 kHz from Fc) Minimum for fo = 1.6-30 MHz
*Antenna Tuning Capability: OE-505 10-foot (3 m) whip (1.6 to 60 MHz), RF-1936P (AS-2259) NVIS (3.5 to 10 MHz), RF-1940-AT001/RF-1941 dipole

Environmental

*Test Method: Per MIL-STD-810E
*Immersion: 3 ft. (.9 m) of water
*Operating Temperature: –40 °C to +70 °C

HF Features

*Encrypted Data HF: MIL-STD-188-110B App. C (9600 bit/s and 12,800 bit/s uncoded), App. B 39 tone (to 2400 bit/s), Serial Tone (to 9600 bit/s), STANAG 4285 (2400 bit/s), STANAG 4415 (75 bit/s), STANAG 4539 (9600 bit/s), FSK ((600 bit/s)
*VHF: FSK (16 kbit/s)
*Automatic Link Establishment (ALE): STANAG 4538 FLSU, MIL-STD-188-141B Appendix A with Appendix B AL-1 LP, including the Scope Command telephony call type
*Frequency hopping: Serial Tone ECCM
*Vocoder: HF LPC-10-52E (600/2400) MELP (600/2400), VHF: CVSD
*Data Link Layer Protocol (ARQ): STANAG 4538 (3G), pFED-STD-1052

VHF Features

*Data: Wideband FSK (16 kbit/s)
*Voice Digitization: CVSD (16 kbit/s)

COMSEC Interoperability

ANDVT/KY-99, ANDVT/KY-100, KG-84C, KY-57 VINSON (VHF), CITADEL (NSA approved exportable COMSEC)

ee also

*AN/PRC-152
*AN/PRC-148
*AN/PRC-117F

References


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