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AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver

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for the PRC-25's tube filament. This remained unchanged so the batteries could operate either radio it was placed in, but the PRC-77 did not use the 3 V tap at all. With the more efficient all-transistorized circuitry, and without the DC-DC step-up voltage converter for the tube, the common battery lasted longer in the PRC-77 under the same conditions. "OF THE TWENTY-FIVE (25) ELECTRONIC MODULES ORIGINALLY USED IN BOTH THE TRANSMITTER AND RECEIVER PORTIONS OF THE AN/PRC-25, ONLY EIGHT (8) OF THE MODULES USED IN THE AN/PRC-77 ARE INTERCHANGEABLE WITH THE AN/PRC-25.'"
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There were no changes to the external controls or looks, so the two radios looked and the operating controls were the same. The equipment tag glued to the edge of the front panel was the main (external) way to tell the difference. The original batteries had a 3 V tap (series diode-reduced to 2.4 V)
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family. Problems were encountered in Vietnam with the combination as described in the NESTOR article. The transmitter's spurious emissions were cleaned up to create less interference to nearby receivers. The receiver's performance was also hardened in the PRC-77 to enable it to better reject
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still uses the AN/PRC-77, though in a limited capacity such as training cadets in radio communications. For border patrol the Austrian Army now uses a new device called "TFF-41" (Pentacom RT-405), which is capable of frequency-hopping and digital encryption. The Austrian Army also uses the
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use the AN/PRC-77 as a section level communication equipment. In Chittagong Hill Tracts area it is still used for operations. Some modified/improvised local antenna concepts often increase the communication range up to 15–20 km. Now being phased out by far superior Q-MAC's
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AN/PRC-1177 for example the Austrian AN/PRC-77 have a special switch for a 25 kHz mode, which reduces the bandwidth of the selected channel by 25 kHz and therefore doubles the number of available channels.
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interference suffered from nearby transmitters, a common operating set up that reduced the effectiveness of the PRC-25. The receiver audio bandwidth was also increased to operate with the encryption equipment.
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do Brasil S/A, São Paulo 1970 the radio is used today but is now being replaced but still the PRC-77 remains stored in military units also used for training of technicians in military communications sergeants
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used this radio extensively from the early 1970s to the late 1990s, when it was gradually replaced by modern digital devices. However, it can still be found in some units, mostly in stationary temporary
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uses this radio as a "battalion radio", using it as a common training device. The radio is designated LV 217 'Ventti-seiska' ('ventti' is Finnish slang for '21', from the Finnish variant of
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made extensive use of the AN/PRC-77 for several decades until they were phased out of service with the introduction of newer manpack radios such as the Harris Falcon II during the 2000s.
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radios, but it is still capable of inter-operating with most VHF FM radios used by U.S. and allied ground forces. It was commonly nicknamed the "prick-77" by U.S. military forces.
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has used the set for the past 25+ years. Purchased from different sources including the US, Brazil and Spain, it is scheduled to be replaced in the next 5 years.
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nicknamed the radio as "77", and had used it for over 40 years when AN/PRC-77, along with AN/VRC-12, were replaced by indigenous radio systems in 2010s.
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the radio system goes under the name Radio 145 and Radio 146 (Ra145/146), predominately the Homeguard (National Guard) is issued the Ra145/146.
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Military Communications A Test for Technology CMH_Pub_91-12-B, pg 201 and Army procurement decision B-161031, JUN. 1, 1967
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BA-386/PRC-25 zinc-carbon, BA-398/PRC-25 zinc-carbon cold weather vest (use w/cable to radio battery connector),
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devices, but PRC-77 transmitter audio bandwidth was widened to give it the ability to use the TSEC/KY-38
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It was nicknamed EB-11 RY-20/ERC-110 manufactured by Associated Industries U.S.A and manufactured by
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used the '77 set' as its VHF combat arms communications equipment, both manpack and vehicle-mounted
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manufactured by Associated Industries and used to provide short-range, two-way
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channel step of 25 kHz and to reduce voice bandwidth to 6 kHz. These
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features combine to double the number of available channels to 1840.
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War Slang: American Fighting Words & Phrases Since the Civil War
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Soldier using a PRC-77 (top) with the KY-38 "Manpack," part of the
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A modified version of the AN/PRC-77 is available and is designated
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AN/PRC-1177. This version has been enhanced to allow a smaller
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AT-271A/PRC 10 ft (3.0 m) multi-section whip "Static"
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U.S. Marine carrying a PRC-77 during a training exercise in 1989
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Discontinued but available military or equivalent batteries:
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AT-892/PRL-24 3 ft semi-rigid steel tape "Bush-whip",
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Obsolete (unavailable) nonrechargeable military batteries:
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Marks, Tom (January 1990). "Professionals In Paradise".
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still using the PRC - 77. (In process of modernization).
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920 channels across two bands using 50 kHz steps
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Minor components - CES (Complete Equipment Schedule):
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http://www.olive-drab.com/od_electronics_anprc25.php
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It can provide 125:Today the AN/PRC-77 has largely been replaced by 94:The AN/PRC-77 entered service in 1968 during the 46:voice encryption system that was used during the 892: 890: 153:device, but is not compatible with the SINCGARS 827:Mil Spec radio gear - Korean War to present day 259:BB-386/U NiMH and BB-2598/U Li-ion rechargeable 235:8 km (5 mi) Dependent on conditions 8: 597:by indigenously developed radio sets called 113:system used in Vietnam, and the later KY-57 1057:Military radio systems of the United States 849:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list ( 275:BB-586/U NiCad and BB-LA6 SLA rechargeable 1072:Military equipment introduced in the 1960s 145:(X-mode) transmission with the TSEC/KY-57 1062:Military electronics of the United States 1037:AN/PRC-25 and AN/PRC-77 at Olive-drab.com 409:Learn how and when to remove this message 161:, the PRC-77 used the earlier TSEC/KY-38 84:Joint Electronics Type Designation System 899:AN/PRC-25 and AN/PRC-77, Olive-drab.com 806: 731: 227:53.00 to 75.95 MHz (High Channel) 842: 225:30.00 to 52.95 MHz (Low Channel); 187:3 ft antenna - 'bush/battle whip' 1067:Military equipment of the Vietnam War 915:. 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Index

AN/PRC-77


NESTOR
Vietnam War

VHF
FM
combat-net radio
transceiver
radiotelephone
Joint Electronics Type Designation System
Vietnam War
voice encryption
NESTOR
secure voice
VINSON
SINCGARS
RT-841
secure voice
VINSON
encryption
frequency hopping mode
Vietnam War
NESTOR
BA-4386
Whip-a-way
land mobile service
NESTOR
VINSON

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