[Milsurplus] US Armed forces Radios in Iraq.

Mon, 31 Mar 2003 17:07:47 -0600

Speaking on COMSEC enabled radios....

Is there any documention/guidlines for civilians buying military radios.
Can I for instance buy an SINCARGS radio non-COMSEC equiped?

-pat

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> Thales is a French company (and I won't editorialize here).
>
> The MBITR is from Racal Communications based in FL.  The company
> was bought by Thales a year or so ago.
>
> Its encryption is what's known as Controlled Cryptographic Item (CCI)
> Type 1.  This means that John or Jane Q. Citizen can't buy it with the
> embedded encryption system.
>
> Check it out at:
http://www2.thalescomminc.com/details.asp?item_id=1&extraDetails=1
>
> It's a truly amazing radio and will set you back anywhere from
> $5K to $8K, depending on the version you buy.
>
> Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to get into its crypto capabilities, but
> they're impressive and current.
>
> Dick
> COMSEC/TEMPEST engineer.
>
> "Morrow, Michael A." wrote:
> >
> > > From: Rolynn Prechtl K7DFW
> > >
> > > AN/PRC-148 MBITR
> > >
> > > http://snurl.com/12hj
> >
> > I didn't see any info on the AN/PRC-148 at the URL above.  But there's
some interesting info at:
> >
> > http://www.thales-communications.com/catalog/pdf/mbitr.pdf
> >
> > It appears to be one heck of a "do-everything" radio!  I wonder how much
one costs the government with encryption and havequick frequency hopping
options?
> >
> > Isn't Thales a British company?
> >
> > Mike / KK5F
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