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AN/PRC-117D(C) MANPACK
OPERATOR GUIDE
WARNINGS . . . . . . .
Potentially harmful voltages are
present on antenna during
transmission. Avoid contact.
AN/PRC-117D(C) MANPACK
OPERATOR GUIDE
CONTENTS
S
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T
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SETUP/ASSEMBLY 1
R
A
D
I BASIC RADIO 13
O
C
O
M
S
E
COMSEC 25
C
D
A
T
A
OPERATIONAL DATA 32
MANPACK PARTS
RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER
ASSEMBLY WHIP ADAPTER
1
ATTACH BATTERY CASE
S RECEIVER-TRANSMITTER
E ASSEMBLY
T
U
P
2 PRONGS
(RECESSED)
2
CONNECT HANDSET AND ANTENNA
AUDIO/DATA
CONNECTOR S
E
WITH T
RECESSED . U
TOP VIEW P
DOT
1 2
HANDSET
CABLE
ANTENNA
CONNECTIONS
AUDIO DISPLAY DIM XMT POWER
/DATA
HIGH
LOW
WSPR RADIO
C OFF
TD LD MHZ KHZ
DISPLAY
UP UP
P RV
ANT
Z ALL Z 1-5 DOWN DOWN REXMT OFF SQCH
M NOIS
7 1
PRGRM E
TONE
6 2
FILL
VOLUME 5
4
3 TEST/LOAD
SCAN
RMT
REXMT
3
CONTROLS, INDICATORS, CONNECTORS
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
14 13 12 11 10 9
4
NO. CONTROLS/INDICATORS/ NO. CONROLS/INDICATORS/
CONNECTORS CONNECTORS
S
1 AUDIO/DATA Connector 8 ANT Connector (Whip) E
T
2 DISPLAY DIM/WSPR 9 ANT BNC Connector (50W) U
3 COMSEC Mode Control 10 RADIO Mode Control P
5
COMSEC INITIALIZATION
C XMT POWER
TD LD
HIGH
1 P RV
LOW
S Z ALL Z 1-5
RADIO
NOTES
E OFF
T
U FOR COMSEC OPERATION, THE RADIO
P MUST BE INITIALIZED EACH TIME IT IS
TURNED ON.
6
SELF IDENTITY
XMT POWER
HIGH
2 LOW
RADIO
OFF
RELEASE
3
TEST/LOAD
7
SELF TEST
XMT POWER
HIGH
S 1
LOW
E
T RADIO
U OFF
P
AFTER DISPLAY
BLANKS
TEST/LOAD
OR
8
SQUELCH
FM OR AM FM
AT WITH SS
SINAD 150HZ NOTES EE
SQUELCHED UNSQUELCHED AT FREQ LEVEL TONE TT
UU
OFF IN VHF-HI AND UHF, PP
NOISE SQUELCH IS USED
REGARDLESS OF NOISE OR
TONE SETTING.
9
FREQUENCIES, BANDS, MODES, INCREMENTSCONTENTS
FREQUENCY BANDS MODES INCREMENTS ECCM
EXCLUSIONS
VHF-LO
S 30.00089.975 WB ONLY FM ONLY 25 KHZ NONE
E
T
U VHF-HI 116.000 TO 119.995
P
116.000173.995 WB ONLY AM OR FM 5 OR 6.251 KHZ 170.000 TO 173.995
R
A
D UHF
I 225.000419.995 WB OR NB2 AM3 OR FM 5 KHZ 240.000 TO 269.995
O
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.
F 3. AM only, when wideband is selected.
H
10
C XMT POWER SQCH
OFF
TD LD MHZ
NOISE
HIGH UP
P RV
1 LOW
PRGRM TONE
4
Z ALL Z 1-5 SCAN REXMT OR
RADIO
RMT DOWN
OFF SS
EE
TT
OR UU
P
2 AFTER P
DISPLAY KHZ
BLANKS UP
7
DISPLAY
TEST/LOAD
11
CH SETUP MENUS
C XMT POWER SQCH
OFF
TD LD NOISE
HIGH
P RV
1 LOW
PRGRM TONE
TEST/LOAD
KHZ
DISPLAY UP
3 5 6
TEST/LOAD
DOWN
12
SETTING FREQUENCY MANUAL CHANNEL
MHZ KHZ
UP UP
F
3 H
DOWN DOWN
13
SETTING FREQUENCY MANUAL CHANNEL (Cont)
FOR HALFDUPLEX ONLY
HOLD 6
R DOWN DOWN
A
D
I
O
DISPLAY
5
7 UNKEY
FOR TRANSMIT
14
BANDWIDTH, MODE, POWER MANUAL CHANNEL
C XMT POWER SQCH
TD LD M OFF
7 1
HIGH NOISE
P RV
6 2
1 LOW
PRGRM TONE
Z ALL Z 1-5 5 3
4 SCAN REXMT
RADIO
RMT
OFF
DISPLAY
KHZ
UP
(4W TO 20W IN SATCOM)
3 OR
KHZ
DISPLAY
DOWN UP
5
TO
DOWN
15
PROGRAMMING FREQUENCY CHANNELS 17
C XMT POWER SQCH
TD LD M OFF
7 1
HIGH NOISE
P RV
1 6 2
LOW
PRGRM TONE
Z ALL Z 1-5 5 3
4 SCAN REXMT
RADIO
RMT
OFF
DISPLAY
R MHZ KHZ
A 2 UP UP
D
I 3
O OR
DOWN DOWN
4
TEST/LOAD
16
PROGRAMMING FREQUENCY CHANNELS 17 (Cont)
FOR HALFDUPLEX ONLY
5 KEY
AND
HOLD
R
A
D
DISPLAY I
O
6 8
TEST/LOAD
FOR TRANSMIT
F
MHZ KHZ H
UP UP
9 UNKEY
7
DOWN DOWN
17
BANDWIDTH, MODE, POWER CHANNELS 17 CONTENTS
C XMT POWER SQCH
TD LD M OFF
7 1
HIGH NOISE
1 P RV
6 2
PRGRM TONE
LOW
Z ALL Z 1-5 5 3
4 SCAN REXMT
RADIO
RMT
OFF
SET FOR SNGL
(CH SET UP MENU)
R
A
D DISPLAY
I
O 2
OR
18
BANDWIDTH, MODE, POWER CHANNELS 17 (Cont)
3 4
DOWN TEST/LOAD R
(VHF-HI, UHF) A
D
I
O
OR
19
PROGRAMMING ECCM CHANNELS (NARROW-BAND)
C XMT POWER SQCH
TD LD M OFF
7 1
HIGH NOISE
P RV
6 2
1 LOW
PRGRM TONE
Z ALL Z 1-5 5 3
4 SCAN REXMT
RADIO
RMT
OFF
MHZ KHZ
UP UP
4 5
DOWN DOWN TEST/LOAD
20
ECCM CHANNELS (NARROW-BAND) (Cont)
OPTIONAL 12 DIGIT ECCM HOPPING CODE
6 KEY 9
TEST/LOAD
R
A
D
I
O
DISPLAY
7 OR 10 UNKEY
MHZ KHZ
UP UP
8
DOWN DOWN
21
PROGRAMMING ECCM CHANNELS (WIDE-BAND)
C XMT POWER SQCH
TD LD M OFF
7 1
HIGH NOISE
P RV
1 6 2
LOW
PRGRM TONE
Z ALL Z 1-5 5 3
4 SCAN REXMT
RADIO
RMT
OFF
MHZ KHZ
UP UP
7
DOWN DOWN
MHZ KHZ
UP UP
4
DOWN DOWN 8 TEST/LOAD
22
ECCM CHANNELS (WIDE-BAND) (Cont)
OPTIONAL 12 DIGIT ECCM HOPPING CODE
9 KEY 12
TEST/LOAD
R
A
D
I
O
DISPLAY
10 OR 13 UNKEY
MHZ KHZ
UP UP
11
DOWN DOWN
23
CLEAR NET ENTRY
CLEAR
ECCM CHANNEL
CHANNEL MONITORED
CLEAR CHANNEL
1 5 DETECTED
2 6
R
A 3 7
D
I
O 4 M
AUDIO DISPLAY DIM XMT POWER
/DATA
HIGH
5 1 WSPR
LOW
RADIO
C OFF
TD LD MHZ KHZ
DISPLAY
UP UP
6 2
P RV
ANT
Z ALL Z 1-5 DOWN DOWN REXMT OFF SQCH
M NOIS
7 1
PRGRM TONE
E
7 3 FILL
VOLUME
6
5
2
3 TEST/LOAD
SCAN
RMT
REXMT
4
24
SELECTING CRYPTO VARIABLE STORAGE LOCATIONS
DISPLAY
C
O
M
MHZ
S
UP
E
3 4 C
TEST/LOAD
DOWN
25
LOADING CRYPTO VARIABLE FROM FILL DEVICE
DISPLAY MHZ
UP
2
3
C
CO DOWN
OM
MS
SE
EC
CE
4
TEST/LOAD
26
LOADING CRYPTO VARIABLE
117D-243 DI
FROM FILL DEVICE (Cont)
5 ATTACH
DEVICE FOLLOW LOAD PROCEDURE
7
FILL FOR FILL DEVICE
8
AUDIO
/DATA
KEY
AND C
O
6 RELEASE M
S
E
C
ATTACH
27
REKEY OPERATIONS USING SARK
TRANSMIT RECEIVE
C XMT POWER C XMT POWER
TD LD TD LD
P RV
HIGH P
HIGH
RV
1 LOW
1 LOW
Z ALL Z 1-5 Z ALL Z 1-5
RADIO
RADIO
OFF
SQCH SQCH
OFF
OFF OFF
NOISE NOISE
28
COMSEC ZEROIZE
XMT POWER
1 HIGH
LOW
RADIO
OFF
2 C
Z 15 Z ALL
TD LD ERASES THE ERASES ALL
P RV
5 TRAFFIC VARIABLES COMSEC VARIABLES
Z ALL Z 1-5
(PULL-TO-TURN CONTROL)
C
O
M
S
E
C
DISPLAY BLANKS
AFTER 4 SECONDS
29
STAND ALONE COMSEC OPERATION
SQCH
C XMT POWER OFF
TD LD NOISE
HIGH
R
1 P RV
LOW
PRGRM TONE
SCAN REXMT
A Z ALL Z 1-5 RADIO RMT
D OFF
I
O
ATTACH
2
CABLE
REXMT
C
O
M DISPLAY
S
E 3 5 KEY
C
M
7 1
4 6 2
5 3
4
30
AUDIBLE TONES IN COMSEC MODE
CONDITION TONE DESCRIPTION
COMSEC Initialization Continuous beeps Key twice with COMSEC control in TD or C.
31
SCAN
XMT POWER SQCH
OFF
M NOISE
7 1 HIGH
PRGRM TONE
6 2 LOW
SCAN REXMT
5 3 RADIO
4 RMT
OFF
DURING SCAN
C
PLAIN OR CIPHER TEXT SIGNAL
TD DETECTED
D
A
T
A CIPHER TEXT SIGNAL CANNOT
P BE RECEIVED IF COMSEC
MODE CONTROL IS IN P
32
RETRANSMIT OPERATION
P RV
D
PRGRM TONE
LOW A
RADIO SCAN REXMT T
OFF RMT Z ALL Z 1-5 A
33
NARROW-BAND INTERNAL MODEM
DOWN TEST/LOAD
2 ATTACH CABLES
AUDIO
/DATA
D
A
T
A
REXMT
34
WIDE-BAND DATA INTERFACE
C SQCH
OFF
TD LD NOISE
DEVICE D C
F
D
A
3 GROUND PIN E FOR GROUND PIN F T
DATA OPERATION FOR ANALOG DATA A
35
PUBLICATION NUMBER: 10369-0012A
FEBRUARY 1994