Harris AN/PRC-117D Series 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
M
71
62
53
4TEST/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
M
71
62
53
4TEST/LOAD RMT
REXMTSCAN
TONE
SQCH
OFF
ANT
XMT POWER
HIGH
LOW
RADIO
OFF
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14 13 12 11 10 9

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
5
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COMSEC INITIALIZATION
2
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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
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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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 6.251KHZ 170.000 TO 173.995
UHF
225.000–419.995 WB OR NB2AM3OR 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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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
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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
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
2AFTER
DISPLAY
BLANKS
PUSH AND HOLD

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SETTING FREQUENCY – MANUAL CHANNEL
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DISPLAY
MHZ
UP
DOWN
KHZ
UP
DOWN
1
13
3
XMT POWER
HIGH
LOW
M
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4
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
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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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OR
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
M
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4
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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DISPLAY
MHZ
UP
DOWN
KHZ
UP
DOWN
1
3
OR
4
TEST/LOAD
XMT POWER
HIGH
LOW
M
71
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4
RV
LDTD
C
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Z ALL Z 1-5 RADIO
OFF
PRGRM
NOISE
RMT
REXMTSCAN
TONE
SQCH
OFF