AN/PRC-152

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.

AN/PRC-152
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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)

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.^[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]

AN/PRC-152

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.

See also

• Electronics portal

• AN/PRC-150
• AN/PRC-154
• AN/PRC-117F
• AN/PRC-119
• AN/PRC-113
• AN/PRC-148
• Tactical Vest Antenna System
• List of military electronics of the United States