MODULE 4
AN/PRC-117F LOS FIXED FREQUENCY
OPERATION
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Fixed Frequency Nets
• Objectives:
– Program the AN/PRC-117F for LOS Fixed Frequency operation.
• Plain text nets
• Cipher text nets
• Voice or Data operation
– Operate the AN/PRC-117F as a station in a LOS Fixed
Frequency Net.
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Fixed Frequency Nets
• LOS Fixed Frequency Nets allow the user to receive
and transmit voice and/or data using fixed receive
and transmit frequencies.
– 30 MHz - 89.99999 MHz VHF-Low Band, FM only
• VINSON COMSEC, voice or data using FM
• KG-84, DATA only, FM or TCM
– 90 MHz - 224.99999 MHz VHF-High Band and 225 MHz -
512 MHz UHF Band
• VINSON, voice or data using AM or FM
• Fascinator COMSEC, FM Modulation, Voice mode only
• KG-84 Encryption for DATA only, AM, FM, TCM
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LOS Fixed Frequency Operation
AN/PRC-117F Net Programming Considerations
• Up to 100 nets can be programmed into the radio.
• Net names consist of 12 alphanumeric characters.
– Spaces not allowed.
– Default names for each net is NET##, where ## represents a
number 00 to 99.
• Each net can be enabled or disabled during programming at the
ACTIVATE IN LIST? Prompt.
– Choosing NO makes net inaccessible with PRE+/- button. It
is callable by entering the channel number.
• Type of net must be selected before the net is programmed:
– LOS Fixed Frequency Net
– Dedicated UHF SATCOM Net
– Frequency Hopping Net, SINCGARS or HAVE QUICK
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LOS Fixed Frequency Programming
PGM
NORM DAMA SCAN
PORTS SECUR CFIG
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
NORM
NET
SELECT NET
TO MODIFY
00 - 99
PT
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC ACTIVATE IN
SQUELCH POWER NAME LIST
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM YES
NO
NET TYPE
LOS FIXED FREQUENCY
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC SQUELCH POWER NAME
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LOS Programming, Frequency
FREQ
• Simplex operation, set receive and
transmit frequency to same value. RECEIVE FREQUENCY
# # #.# # # # #
• Half duplex uses different receive TRANSMIT FREQUENCY
and transmit frequencies. They must # # #.# # # # #
be the same band. RECEIVE ONLY?
NO
• Set RECEIVE ONLY? To YES for
nets when you have no authorization YES
to transmit.
• Radio will not allow entry of PT
frequencies outside its frequency FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC
SQUELCH POWER NAME
range of 30 MHz to 512 MHz. USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
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Programming, COMSEC
COMSEC
CRYPTO MODE
• KG-84 COMSEC only available in NONE
VINSON
DATA. ENCRYPTION KEY
TEK 01 - 25
ANALOG DATA
• FASCINATOR encryption not YES
KG-84
available in the VHF-low band (30 NO
ENCRYPTION KEY
MHz - 90 MHz) Voice only. TEK 01 - 25
SYNCHRONIZATION
REDUN MODE 1
• * VINSON and Fascinator share the REDUN MODE 2
same bank of 25 encryption keys. NON-REDUN MODE 3
NON-REDUN MODE 4
• 64K LOS Data requires KG-84. FASCINATOR
ENCRYPTION KEY*
PT TEK 01 - 25
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC ANALOG DATA
SQUELCH POWER NAME
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
YES
NO
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Programming, DATA/VOC
DATA/VOC
Using VINSON COMSEC AUTO ON ADF PORT
MODULATION
AM
• ADF port J-1 connector FM
FM DEVIATION
• Data port J-3 connector 8.0 kHz
• Data rate – 16 kbps 6.5 kHz
5.0 kHz
• ASYNC data requires data port SYNC/ASYNC SELECT
ASYNC
configuration. SYNC
• FM Deviation AUTO ON DATA PORT
– 8 kHz – Standard Tactical FM MODULATION
AM
– 6.5 kHz – SINCGARS Family SC operation FM
FM DEVIATION
– 5.0 kHz – 5 & 6.25 kHz BW Channel 8.0 kHz
Handhelds 6.5 kHz
PT 5.0 kHz
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC SYNC/ASYNC SELECT
SQUELCH POWER NAME ASYNC
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM SYNC
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Programming, DATA/VOC DATA/VOC
KG-84C selected
DATA
MODULATION
AM
FM
• TCM – Trellis Coded Modulation, HI-Speed LOS Data FM DEVIATION
operation requires KG-84 encryption. 8.0 kHz
6.5 kHz
5.0 kHz
• ASYNC data operation requires data port configuration. SYNC/ASYNC SELECT
ASYNC
SYNC
• SYNC data operation uses very common default port
TCM
settings
FM DEVIATION
8.0 kHz
6.5 kHz
5.0 kHz
SYNC/ASYNC SELECT
ASYNC
PT SYNC
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC
SQUELCH POWER NAME BAUD RATE
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
64.0 K
48.0 K
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Programming, DATA/VOC DATA/VOC
Fascinator selected
VOICE
FM DEVIATION
8.0 kHz
6.5 kHz
• Fascinator COMSEC – Voice only, FM only above 90 5.0 kHz
MHz.
PT
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC
SQUELCH POWER NAME
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Programming, SQUELCH SQUELCH
• Digital Squelch only available in DIGITAL SQUELCH (CT)
Cipher Text (CT) mode for VOICE. ON
OFF
ANALOG SQUELCH
• AM analog squelch with three
levels of sensitivity. FM OFF
TONE
NOISE
• Tone Squelch (150 Hz sub-
audible), only available in the 30 AM OFF
ON
MHz to 90 MHz VHF-Low Band.
HIGH
MEDIUM
• Squelch programming becomes LOW
unavailable when KG-84 COMSEC PT
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC
is selected. SQUELCH POWER NAME
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Programming, POWER
POWER
• Use power level necessary to establish
communications. TX POWER LEVEL
1 WATT
• 20 Watts 1.3 WATTS
1.6 WATTS
– 90 MHz – 399.99999 MHz, FM or TCM only 2 WATTS
2.5 WATTS
3 WATTS
• 10 Watts 4 WATTS
5 WATTS
– 30 MHz – 89.99999 MHz
6.3 WATTS
– 400 MHz – 512 MHz 10 WATTS
13 WATTS
– All AM
16 WATTS
20 WATTS
• 1 dB incremental adjustment steps. PT
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC
SQUELCH POWER NAME
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Programming, NAME
• Net Names can be up to 12 character NAME
alphanumeric with no spaces allowed. CHANGE NET NAME
ABC123...
PT
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC
SQUELCH POWER NAME
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
NET TYPE
LOS FIXED FREQUENCY
FREQ COMSEC DATA/VOC SQUELCH POWER NAME
NET TYPE
DEDICATED SATCOM
FREQ CODE COMSEC DATA/VOC SQUELCH POWER NAME
NET TYPE
SINCGARS FH
NET ID COMSEC DATA/VOC POWER NAME
NET TYPE
HAVE QUICK FH
HQ_NET_NUM COMSEC DATA/VOC SQUELCH POWER NAME
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
Receive Displays RECEIVE (R)
INDICATOR
NET NAME
OPERATIONAL
VOLUME METER MODE
UNSAVED
CHANGES DENOTES
PLAIN TEXT
CIPHER TEXT
OPERATION.
NET NUMBER R. VOL PT
NORM
04*NET4 RCV SIGNAL STRENGTH
METER
LOS VOC OFF FM OFF
TYPE ADF DATA MODE SQL
NET TYPE
SQUELCH SETTING
MODULATION MODE
ADF JACK
MODE
DATA PORT
MODE
CIRCULAR ARROW BUTTON
(PRESS TO CHANGE DISPLAYS.)
RECEIVE FREQUENCY
T. VOL NORM PT
R: 030.00000 LOS
TRANSMIT FREQUENCY NONE
T: 030.00000
FREQUENCY RATE
DATA RATE
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
Transmit Displays TRANSMIT (T)
INDICATOR
NET NAME
OPERATIONAL
MODE
UNSAVED VOLUME METER
CHANGES DENOTES
PLAIN TEXT
CIPHER TEXT
OPERATION.
NET NUMBER T. VOL PT
NORM
04*NET4 TRANSMIT POWER OUT
LOS VOC OFF FM OFF METER
TYPE ADF DATA MODE SQL
NET TYPE
SQUELCH SETTING
MODULATION MODE
ADF JACK
MODE
DATA PORT
MODE
CIRCULAR ARROW BUTTON
(PRESS TO CHANGE DISPLAYS.)
RECEIVE FREQUENCY
T. VOL NORM PT
R: 030.00000 LOS
TRANSMIT FREQUENCY NONE
T: 030.00000
FREQUENCY RATE
DATA RATE
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
LOS Fixed Frequency Net Programming
Net Number 0 1 2 3
RANGECNTRL FASTMOVERS ARTYBASE GUARDNET
Net Name
FREQ R: 33.15 R: 345.7 R: 67.9750 R: 145.675
R: T: 33.15 T: 345.7 T: 53.1250 T: 145.675
T:
MODULATION FM, 6.5 kHz AM FM, 8 kHz FM, 8 kHz
TYPE
POWER LEVEL 1 WATTS 2 WATTS 4 WATTS 1.3 WATTS
SQUELCH Analog Analog Analog Analog NOISE
TYPE TONE NOISE-LOW TONE
COMSEC MODE PT - NONE PT - NONE VINSON FASCINATOR
COMSEC KEY# TEK #01 TEK #01
NOTES: VOICE VOICE VOICE VOICE
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
Options - Overrides PT
COMSEC POWER RETRANS
OPT TIME GPS SAVE
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
COMSEC RETRANS TIME GPS SAVE POWER
CRYPTO MODE TX POWER LEVEL
NONE 1 WATT
1.3 WATTS
VINSON 1.6 WATTS
ENCRYPTION KEY 2 WATTS
2.5 WATTS
TEK 01 - 25 3 WATTS
KG-84 4 WATTS
ENCRYPTION KEY 5 WATTS
6.3 WATTS
TEK 01 - 25
10 WATTS
FASCINATOR 13 WATTS
ENCRYPTION KEY* 16 WATTS
20 WATTS
TEK 01 - 25
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
Options - SAVE PT
COMSEC POWER RETRANS
OPT TIME GPS SAVE
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
COMSEC RETRANS TIME GPS SAVE POWER
• SAVE only appears in OPTIONS menu if the CFIG setting ‘AUTO
SAVE OVERRIDES?’ is set to OFF.
• Used to save any overrides made to the currently used operating
Net Preset.
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
Options - TIME PT
COMSEC POWER RETRANS
OPT TIME GPS SAVE
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
COMSEC RETRANS TIME GPS SAVE POWER
SINCGARS HAVE_QUICK HPW
USER_ENTRY GPS_SYNC
TIME OF DAY
• TIME
– GTOD - SINCGARS DD/MM/YYYY HH:MM:SS
– TOD - HAVE QUICK
– HPW TOD - HPW SATCOM
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LOS Fixed Frequency
Operation
Options - GPS PT
COMSEC POWER RETRANS
OPT TIME GPS SAVE
USE <> TO SELECT ITEM
COMSEC RETRANS TIME GPS SAVE POWER
NAVIGATE NAVIGATE
HDG: 147.5° ALT: 191m LAT: 43’ 08.8260N
VEL: 110 knots LNG: 77’ 33.4160W
05 SATS 24/09/99 12:34:56 05 SATS 24/09/99 12:34:56
Metric, English or Nautical Units Displays coordinate system as
as programmed in the PLGR programmed in the PLGR
External GPS unit must be connected to GPS connector J2 turned on
and able to get a position fix.
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