Harris AN/PRC-117D(C) MANPACK User manual

FREQUENCY HOPPING VHF/UHF

FM/AM MANPACK TRANSCEIVER

WITH INTEGRATED COMSEC

OPERATOR GUIDE

AN/PRC-117D(C) MANPACK

WARNINGS . . . . . . .

Potentially harmful voltages are

present on antenna during

transmission. Avoid contact.

Batteries are potentially hazardous

when misused. Follow safety

precautions found in section 6 of

the instruction manual.

FREQUENCY HOPPING VHF/UHF

FM/AM MANPACK TRANSCEIVER

WITH INTEGRATED COMSEC

AN/PRC-117D(C) MANPACK

OPERATOR GUIDE

AN/PRC-117D SERIES

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SETUP/ASSEMBLY 1

BASIC RADIO 13

COMSEC 25

OPERATIONAL DATA 32

CONTENTS

MANPACK PARTS

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HANDSET

BATTERY PACK

RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER

ASSEMBLY

44” BLADE

MANPACK

ANTENNA

10’ WHIP

ANTENNA

WHIP ADAPTER

13” VHF-HI/UHF

ANTENNA

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ATTACH BATTERY CASE

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RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER

ASSEMBLY

2 PRONGS

(RECESSED)

SOCKETS

BATTERY PACK

CONNECT HANDSET AND ANTENNA

3

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AUDIO/DATA

CONNECTOR

WITH

RECESSED

DOT

HANDSET

CABLE

TOP VIEW

12

PRGRM

NOIS

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REXMT

AUDIO

/DATA

DISPLAY DIM

WSPR

RV

LDTD

C

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FILL

Z ALL Z 1-5

VOLUME

MHZ

UP

KHZ

UP

DISPLAY

DOWN DOWN

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4

TEST/LOAD

RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

ANT

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

.

ANTENNA

CONNECTIONS

CONTROLS, INDICATORS, CONNECTORS

4

PRGRM

NOISE

REXMT

AUDIO

/DATA

DISPLAY DIM

WSPR

RV

LDTD

C

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FILL

Z ALL Z 1-5

VOLUME

MHZ

UP

KHZ

UP

DISPLAY

DOWN DOWN

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TEST/LOAD RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

ANT

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

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NO. CONTROLS/INDICATORS/ NO. CONROLS/INDICATORS/

CONNECTORS CONNECTORS

1 AUDIO/DATA Connector 8 ANT Connector (Whip)

2 DISPLAY DIM/WSPR 9 ANT BNC Connector (50W)

3 COMSEC Mode Control 10 RADIO Mode Control

Z ALL (Zeroize All) SQUELCH OFF

P (Plain) NOISE SQUELCH

TD (Time Delay) TONE SQUELCH

C (Cipher) REXMT

LD (Load) RMT

RV (RCV VAR) SCAN

Z 1–5 (Zeroize 1-5) PRGRM

4 LED Display 11 TEST/LOAD

5 Toggle Switches/DISPLAY 12 Channel Selector

pushbutton 13 VOLUME

6 XMT POWER 14 FILL Connector

7 REXMT Connector

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COMSEC INITIALIZATION

2

1

KEY TWICE

BEEPING STOPS IF VALID

CRYPTO VARIABLE USED

NOTES

FOR COMSEC OPERATION, THE RADIO

MUST BE INITIALIZED EACH TIME IT IS

TURNED ON.

FOR COMSEC OPERATION IN VHF-HI OR

UHF, THE INTERNAL MODEM MUST BE

TURNED OFF (SEE PAGE 34).

6

RV

LDTD

C

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Z ALL Z 1-5

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

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SELF IDENTITY

7

TEST/LOAD

PUSH AND HOLD

RELEASE

3

1

2

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

SELF TEST

8

TEST/LOAD

AFTER DISPLAY

BLANKS

1

2

OR

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

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9

SQUELCH

NOISE

TONE

OFF

FM OR AM

UNSQUELCHEDSQUELCHED

FM

(SEE NOTES)

NOTES

IN VHF-HI AND UHF,

NOISE SQUELCH IS USED

REGARDLESS OF NOISE OR

TONE SETTING.

IN ECCM, ALL RADIOS

SHOULD HAVE SAME

SQUELCH SETTING.

IN ECCM, NOISE AND TONE

SET SYNCHRONIZATION

PATTERNS.

(SEE INSTRUCTION MANUAL)

APPLIES TO NON-ECCM OPERATION ONLY

AT FREQ

WITH

150HZ

TONE

AT

SINAD

LEVEL

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FREQUENCY BANDS MODES INCREMENTS ECCM

EXCLUSIONS

VHF-LO

30.000–89.975 WB ONLY FM ONLY 25 KHZ NONE

VHF-HI 116.000 TO 119.995

116.000–173.995 WB ONLY AM OR FM 5 OR 6.25

1

KHZ 170.000 TO 173.995

UHF

225.000–419.995 WB OR NB

2

AM

3

OR FM 5 KHZ 240.000 TO 269.995

NOTES:

1. 6.25 is the default, but may be changed from the CH SETUP menu.

2. Narrowband is automaticaly selected when the frequency is in the 243.9 to 244.21 MHz portion of

the SATCOM region.

3. AM only, when wideband is selected.

CONTENTS

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FREQUENCIES, BANDS, MODES, INCREMENTS

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11

1

4

TEST/LOAD

2

3

MHZ

UP

DOWN

6

KHZ

UP

DOWN

DISPLAY

AFTER

DISPLAY

BLANKS

5

OR

TEST/LOAD

7

TEST/LOAD

PUSH AND HOLD

FOR RADIO ZEROIZE ONLY:

OR

RV

LDTD

C

P

Z ALL Z 1-5

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

PRGRM

NOISE

RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

PUSH AND HOLD

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CH SETUP MENUS

12

1

4

MHZ

UP

DOWN

6

KHZ

UP

DOWN

DISPLAY

5

OR

TEST/LOAD

OR

3

RV

LDTD

C

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Z ALL Z 1-5

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

RADIO

OFF

PRGRM

NOISE

RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

TEST/LOAD

2

AFTER

DISPLAY

BLANKS

PUSH AND HOLD

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SETTING FREQUENCY – MANUAL CHANNEL

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2

DISPLAY

MHZ

UP

DOWN

KHZ

UP

DOWN

1

13

3

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

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RV

LDTD

C

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Z ALL Z 1-5

RADIO

OFF

PRGRM

NOISE

RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

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5

6

7

MHZ

UP

DISPLAY

DOWN

KEY

AND

HOLD

FOR TRANSMIT

UNKEY

KHZ

UP

DOWN

FOR HALF–DUPLEX ONLY

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SETTING FREQUENCY – MANUAL CHANNEL (Cont)

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BANDWIDTH, MODE, POWER – MANUAL CHANNEL

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1

3

KHZ

UP

DOWN

DISPLAY

(UHF ONLY)

5

DISPLAY

KHZ

UP

DOWN

(VHF-HI AND UHF ONLY)

KHZ

UP

DOWN

4

DISPLAY

OR

TO

2

DISPLAY

(4W TO 20W IN SATCOM)

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

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RV

LDTD

C

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Z ALL Z 1-5

RADIO

OFF

PRGRM

NOISE

RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

PROGRAMMING FREQUENCY – CHANNELS 1–7

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2

DISPLAY

MHZ

UP

DOWN

KHZ

UP

DOWN

1

3

OR

4

TEST/LOAD

XMT POWER

HIGH

LOW

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RV

LDTD

C

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Z ALL Z 1-5

RADIO

OFF

PRGRM

NOISE

RMT

REXMTSCAN

TONE

SQCH

OFF

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