en AN PRC-152

AN/PRC-152
noframe
Type	Handheld tactical radio
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
Production history
Manufacturer	L3Harris
Produced	2005-
Number built	Over 100,000 (as of 2012)
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.^[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 began production in 2005.^[4] Since then, over 100,000 have been provided to the US military.^[5] 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.^[6]

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.^[7]

Specifications

General

Frequency Range: 30 to 511.99 MHz^[8]
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^[8]
Fill devices: AN/CYZ-10 DTD, AN/PYQ-10 Simple Key Loader (SKL)^[9] (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 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.

References

^ Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.
^ "Harris Corporation announces AN/PRC-152 handheld radio – first radio implementing SCA certified by the NSA". 24 August 2005.
^ "Harris Corporation Awarded $397 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Department of Defense with Falcon III Handheld Radios". www.businesswire.com. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ "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)
^ "The Ukrainian army has got better at fighting Russian-backed separatists". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-17.
^ ^a ^b "HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-152A Datasheet" (PDF). L3Harris Technologies. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
^ "SNC - Sierra Nevada Corporation | Tacticomp 1.5". www.sncorp.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

[1] Defense Tech: SOCOM's New Radio Archived May 9, 2007, at the Wayback Machine

[2] "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[3] "Press Releases - Harris". Retrieved 31 July 2016.

[4] "Harris Corporation announces AN/PRC-152 handheld radio – first radio implementing SCA certified by the NSA". 24 August 2005.

[5] "Harris Corporation Awarded $397 Million Contract to Provide U.S. Department of Defense with Falcon III Handheld Radios". www.businesswire.com. 2012-10-22. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[6] "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)

[7] "The Ukrainian army has got better at fighting Russian-backed separatists". The Economist. ISSN 0013-0613. Archived from the original on 2022-03-03. Retrieved 2024-01-17.

[:0-8] "HARRIS FALCON III AN/PRC-152A Datasheet" (PDF). L3Harris Technologies. July 2020. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 June 2021. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

[9] "SNC - Sierra Nevada Corporation | Tacticomp 1.5". www.sncorp.com. Archived from the original on 16 July 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2022.

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