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AN/PRC-152

{{Short description|American military radio system}}

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! colspan="2" |AN/PRC-152

colspan="2" |File:AN PRC-152.jpg
Type

|Handheld tactical radio

colspan="2" |Service History
In service

|2005-

Used by

|United States Army, US Marines,

US Navy, US Air Force, Canadian Army,

Armed Forces of Ukraine (export version)

Conflicts

|Iraq War, War in Afghanistan,

Operation Inherent Resolve,

Russo-Ukrainian War

colspan="2" |Production history
Manufacturer

|L3Harris

Produced

|2005-

Number built

|Over 100,000 (as of 2012)

colspan="2" |Specifications
Frequency range

|30-520 MHz,

762-870 MHz

Transmit power

|up to 5 watts

Modes

|analog and digital voice, digital data

Encryption

|NSA Type 1 algorithms (Top Secret and below)

The AN/PRC-152 Multiband Handheld Radio, is a portable, compact, tactical software-defined combat-net radio manufactured by Harris Corporation.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20070509024840/http://www.defensetech.org/archives/003473.html Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio]}} It is compliant without waivers to the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) Software Communications Architecture (SCA).{{cite web|url=http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=1650|title=Press Releases - Harris|publisher=|accessdate=31 July 2016}}{{cite web|url=http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&pr_id=2213|title=Press Releases - Harris|publisher=|accessdate=31 July 2016}} It has received NSA certification for the transmission of Top Secret data.

In accordance with the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (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 Department of Defense electronic systems.

Users

The AN/PRC-152 radio began production in 2005.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2005 |title=Harris Corporation announces AN/PRC-152 handheld radio – first radio implementing SCA certified by the NSA |url=https://www.edn.com/harris-corporation-announces-an-prc-152-handheld-radio-first-radio-implementing-sca-certified-by-the-nsa/}} Since then, over 100,000 have been provided to the US military.{{Cite web |date=2012-10-22 |title=Harris Corporation Awarded $397 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Department of Defense with Falcon III Handheld Radios |url=https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20121022005937/en/Harris-Corporation-Awarded-397-Million-Contract-to-Provide-U.S.-Department-of-Defense-with-Falcon-III-Handheld-Radios |access-date=2024-01-17 |website=www.businesswire.com |language=en}} The PRC-152 has been notably used by Prince Harry during his service with the British Army, 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/uknews/1580258/Prince-Harry-determined-to-return-to-front-line.html|title=Prince Harry determined to return to front line|publisher=The Telegraph|date=29 February 2008|accessdate=31 July 2016}} (Picture shows Prince Harry with PRC-152 radio)

Ukraine, as part of western military aid, began receiving Harris radios during the war in Donbas. This included the Harris RF-310M-HH, an export version of the PRC-152 without NSA Type 1 encryption.{{Cite news |title=The Ukrainian army has got better at fighting Russian-backed separatists |url=https://www.economist.com/europe/the-ukrainian-army-has-got-better-at-fighting-russian-backed-separatists/21806546 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220303073801/https://www.economist.com/europe/the-ukrainian-army-has-got-better-at-fighting-russian-backed-separatists/21806546 |archive-date=2022-03-03 |access-date=2024-01-17 |work=The Economist |issn=0013-0613}}File:Harris PRC-152 multiband radio.agr.jpg

Specifications

=General=

  • Frequency Range: 30 to 511.99 MHz{{cite web |date=July 2020 |title=HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-152A Datasheet |url=https://www.l3harris.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/cs_tc_datasheet_falcon-iii-an-prc-152a-wideband-networking-handheld-radio.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210620172942/https://www.l3harris.com/sites/default/files/2020-07/cs_tc_datasheet_falcon-iii-an-prc-152a-wideband-networking-handheld-radio.pdf |archive-date=20 June 2021 |access-date=6 July 2022 |website=L3Harris Technologies |publisher= }}
  • 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=

=Interfaces=

=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=

=Key Features=

  • SCA v2.2
  • Sierra II Programmable Crypto
  • Built-in Speaker/Mic
  • Full Numeric Keypad
  • NVG Compatible Display
  • Embedded GPS (optional)
  • MELP

=Waveforms=

See also

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References

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