Portable Radio Communications Re: [MilCom] TRUEX Notes; 31 July 2005

[Ken]

Hello Mac & Greg:

Interesting as to type of radios in use... Additionally research reveals:

PRC 148 (small unit tactical radio) see: 
http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/sites/pmcomm/prc148.asp
which is a portabe radio with frequency range 30-512 mhz range am/fm mode

PRC 119 (manpack version of ICOM SINCGARS) see: 
http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/sites/pmcomm/sincgars.asp
which is a vehicle or manpack configuration  30-87.975 mhz range

Wonder what ever happen to the Intersquad Radio IC4008M 
http://www.icomamerica.com/press/index2000.asp ?  It appears that these low 
powered, short range radios may have been replaced by Marconi Selenia's 
Personal Role Radio  see:
http://www.analisidifesa.it/articolo.shtm/id/2842/ver/EN
http://www.defenseworld.net/Defense-News.asp/var/6008-1
http://www.army-technology.com/contractors/navigation/marconi/
http://www.swatheadsets.com/PRR/PRR_leaflet_web.pdf
http://www.defense-update.com/products/h/h4855prr.htm

Interesting research & discussion...  BTW the US Marine Corps site 
http://www.marcorsyscom.usmc.mil/sites/pmcomm/index.asp I can't seem to find 
the intersquad radio listed.

Ken


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mac McCormick III" <kf4lmt at comcast.net>
To: "MilCom" <milcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, August 01, 2005 5:04 PM
Subject: Re: [MilCom] TRUEX Notes; 31 July 2005


>    I have heard references made to both the PRC-119 (Manpack
>    SINGCARS radio) and the PRC-148 (MBITR) radios which
>    are apparently the ones being used tactically.  So far I have
>    not heard any of the ground unit's tactical traffic on VHF Low
>    or High Band.
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