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| rdfs:label | - AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver
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| rdfs:comment | - The AN/PRC 77 entered service in 1968 during the Vietnam War as an upgrade to the earlier AN/PRC 25. It differs from its predecessor mainly in that its final power amplifier stage is made up of solid state components and does not use vacuum tubes. The AN/PRC-77 can use voice encryption devices which the AN/PRC-25 cannot. Today the AN/PRC-77 has largely been replaced by SINCGARS radios, but it is still capable of inter-operating with most VHF FM radios used by U.S. and allied ground forces. It is commonly nicknamed the "prick-77" by the U. S. Army and U. S. Marine Corps
- The AN/PRC 77 Radio Set is made in a manpack format. It is a portable VHF FM combat-net radio transceiver manufactured by Associated Industries. It is used used to provide short-range, two-way radio-telephone voice communication over 920 channels across two bands using 50 kHz steps. The device entered service in 1968 during the Vietnam War as an upgrade to the earlier AN/PRC 25. In the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), AN/PRC translates to "Army/Navy, Portable, Radio, Communication." AEG Telefunken do Brasil S/A, makes the under licece.
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| abstract | - The AN/PRC 77 Radio Set is made in a manpack format. It is a portable VHF FM combat-net radio transceiver manufactured by Associated Industries. It is used used to provide short-range, two-way radio-telephone voice communication over 920 channels across two bands using 50 kHz steps. The device entered service in 1968 during the Vietnam War as an upgrade to the earlier AN/PRC 25. In the Joint Electronics Type Designation System (JETDS), AN/PRC translates to "Army/Navy, Portable, Radio, Communication." It's electronics differ from its predecessor, the AN/PRC 25, mainly due to the fact that its final power amplifier stage is made up of solid state components (integrated circuits and transistors) and does not use vacuum tubes/valves. The AN/PRC 77 consists of the RT-841 transceiver, plus some other minor components. It is compatible with Norway's Multi Rolle Radio and can provide secure communication with the TSEC/KY-57 voice encryption device, but is not compatible with the SINCGARS class frequency hopping mode. AEG Telefunken do Brasil S/A, makes the under licece. It is powered by a rechargeable Nickel-Cadmium NiCd type battery and the weight is 13.75 lb (6.2 kg).
- The AN/PRC 77 entered service in 1968 during the Vietnam War as an upgrade to the earlier AN/PRC 25. It differs from its predecessor mainly in that its final power amplifier stage is made up of solid state components and does not use vacuum tubes. The AN/PRC-77 can use voice encryption devices which the AN/PRC-25 cannot. Today the AN/PRC-77 has largely been replaced by SINCGARS radios, but it is still capable of inter-operating with most VHF FM radios used by U.S. and allied ground forces. It is commonly nicknamed the "prick-77" by the U. S. Army and U. S. Marine Corps
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