AN/PRC-117F

[Intel_Airman]

Any thoughts on it? It seemed like the baddest radio ever in the briefing about it the other day, even though we won't be carrying one. I was really impressed with it and had to ask how often we are going to run into people using them. The answer was we probably won't. The 1Lt briefing us said that his unit had one, but noted he did his best to acquire more for his troops, but couldn't get the funding (they are 75,000k a piece.) He said that some of SF personnel he ran across were drooling over it asking how he got it.

[Intel_Airman]

Found this http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/news/vi...kup&pr_id=2253, maybe they will be more prevalent.

[waiver-1]

I know this is an old post, but i have been using 117's for quite a while. I love the thing. What questions do you have (if you still have any).

[Intel_Airman]

I'm looking back at this post an laughing now. I swear this year with the Army (EOD, Scouts, Sappers, and Grunts ) has been like drinking from a fire hose. I had never used a Harris Radio until I got to CST. Now every day I'm screwing around with them. I actually have two of their contractors as roommates for a few days while they are here helping my team. The 117 and 152 are damn fine radios.

[CSB]

At the risk of expanding the post beyond it's original theme:

Remember the AN/GRC 109 = An AM radio with fixed crystals to set the frequency?

Duplex ... one box to transmit and one box to receive.

And then came along the AN/PRC-74B with FM and SSB capability?

And there were URC-10's. And URC-90's.

And KY-38's and KY other stuff?

And keying units with little magnetic tape cartridges ...


And we were joking about "you know, one day they will laugh at us because the Army will have AM/FM/UHF/VHF/SATCOM and it will all fit in a box that will slide into a side pouch on your ruck ..."

I guess those days are now.

[Ret10Echo]

Originally Posted by CSB

At the risk of expanding the post beyond it's original theme:

Remember the AN/GRC 109 = An AM radio with fixed crystals to set the frequency?

Duplex ... one box to transmit and one box to receive.

And then came along the AN/PRC-74B with FM and SSB capability?

And there were URC-10's. And URC-90's.

And KY-38's and KY other stuff?

And keying units with little magnetic tape cartridges ...


And we were joking about "you know, one day they will laugh at us because the Army will have AM/FM/UHF/VHF/SATCOM and it will all fit in a box that will slide into a side pouch on your ruck ..."

I guess those days are now.

I just get concerned when P.A.C.E. resides in a single box........

[Dealer]

Originally Posted by Ret10Echo

I just get concerned when P.A.C.E. resides in a single box........

At 15.9 Pounds with batteries, I'll bring two.

Specs: http://www.rfcomm.harris.com/product...rc-117f-hq.pdf