All American Backpack- Radios from their beginning (1938) till 1990 are in the collection.
The chart can be used as quick navigation between the radios.
US Backpacks
Abbreviations:
SINCGARS = Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System
ICOM = Integrated COMSEC;
COMSEC = COMmunications SECurity
ALICE = All-purpose Lightweight Individual Carrying Equipment
FH = Frequency Hopping
SC = Single Channel (Einzelkanal)
RT = Receiver Transmitter
History
In the Vietnam- and Post-Vietnam-Era PRC-25 and PRC-77 were used (also as mobile versions); in addition to
the VRC-12 series. All of them could be jammed very easily:
At switched on 150-Hz tone squelch the radios stay in receive mode, no matter who transmits the tone.
Using a fixed channel, (FC) it can be found and jammed quickly.
SINCGARS
That is why the SINCGARS - system was chosen for the next generation radio.
SINCGARS radios use frequency hopping (FH) over the complete tactical band of 30 to 87.975 MHz
( 2.320 channels). The operating frequency is changed 100 times per second.
Using SC mode, SINCGARS radios are compatible with their predecessors of the VRC series and the PRC-77 -
and can be jammed as easily.
The basic set of all SINCGARS- variants is the (Receiver-Transmitter)
RT-1523 or RT-1439.
The RT-1523 has built-in COMSEC- circuits; the RT-1439 uses an external COMSEC device.
The collection holds a:
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RT-1439 |
The radio can be used either in frequency hopping mode(FH) , or in
single channel mode (SC). It is compatible with all tactical (also older) radios of the US forces and their allies.
It has a built in whisper mode.
The predecessor PRC-77 could transmit a data signal of 16 kbit / sec., but not a PC- compliant signal.
Singcars- radios have an audio/data- input plug for synchronic und asynchronic
data modes up to 16 kbit /sek.
An integrated self test shows faulty circuits.
CY-8523B/PRC is one of the battery boxes for the Sincgar series. Two parallel batteries BA-5590
are used for the voltage of 12V.
Two outside contacts connect the main block to the remote control unit
(Remote Control Unit - RCU) C-11561. This unit C-11561 looks similar to the
RT-1439; both use the same battery box.
Additional items are used to equip the RT due to its needs:
Mounting MT-6352, Mounting adapter AM-7239, HF- amplifier AM-7238. et. Special braodband antennas are used,
that do not need to be matched.
Addition items are: Loudspeaker, programmers for FH, remote control sets, and more.
The assembled radio sets are::
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AN/PRC-119 |
(here with RT-1439 main block): RT-1439, battery box with battery, handset, portable antenna, and ALICE-Pack.
AN/VRC-87 is the simple mobile radio and consists of: RT, mounting, mounting adapter,
mobile antenna, handset and cabling.
AN/VRC-88.
is a VRC-87, with all additional parts that form a PRC-119. The RT can be removed, and a battery, battery box, portable antenna
ans ALICE-pack form a PRC-119.
AN/VRC-89
is the retransmit- version of the AN/VRC-87. A second RT, a HF amplifier, a mobile antenna and a handset are added.
AN/VRC-90
is a VRC-87 with HF amplifier.
AN/VRC-91
is an AN/VRC-90 with all parts needed, so that you can take out the RT and put together a manpack (PRC-119).
AN/VRC-92
is an AN/VRC-89 with second HF amplifier. So both RT can be used at maximum range.
The versions for use in aeroplanes are optically different from the above mentionned radios;
technically they are not different.
There are three version; all of them can not be remote controlled.
RT-1476/ARC-201
is the basic version.
RT-1477/ARC-201
has a second operation front, and can ba built in apart from the pilot's place. This version can be used as retransmit radio.
RT-1478/ARC-201
can transmit data of 600 and 1200 Baud.
- Frequency range:
- 30 .. 87.975 MHz
Technical data:
- HF output:
- 500µW; 160mW; 4W
- Range:
- 200 .. 400 m; 400 m .. 5 km; 5 km .. 10 km
- Channel spacing:
- 25 kHz or tunable
- Frequency control:
- Synthesizer
- Mode:
- FM
- Operational mode:
- Single channel (SC) or frequency hopping (FH)
- Offset for SC:
- + 5 kHz, + 10 kHz
- Channels:
- 6 for FH, 8 for SC
- Sensitivity:
- 0.35 µV
- Audio frequency:
- 300 .. 3000 Hz
- Data transmission:
- 75, 150, 300, 600, 1200, 2400, 4800, 16000 bps, AD1, AD2
- Handset:
- H-250 or
- Handset C-12493/U : HRCRD (Handheld Remote Control Radio Device:
- This handset operates the radio without the need to set it down.
- Antenna:
- AS-3638, AS-4266
- Battery voltage:
- 13.5 V (nominal 15 V)
- Power consumption:
- 3,25 A transmitting, 225 mA receiving
- Doenward- compatible to:
- VRC-12 series and PRC-77
- Issued from:
- 1990
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