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Radio Set AN/PRC-5 is designed for shortwave communication over medium distances from variable points. It is a portable transceiver, the component parts of which are a radio telegraph transmitter, a radio receiver, and a power supply unit common to both. All three are constructed in one unit which is mounted in a luggage-type carrying case. The carrying case also houses other associated equipment such as the telegraph key, headset, antenna, and various spare parts such as fuses, indicator lamps, and vacuum tubes. | Radio Set AN/PRC-5 is designed for shortwave communication over medium distances from variable points. It is a portable transceiver, the component parts of which are a radio telegraph transmitter, a radio receiver, and a power supply unit common to both. All three are constructed in one unit which is mounted in a luggage-type carrying case. The carrying case also houses other associated equipment such as the telegraph key, headset, antenna, and various spare parts such as fuses, indicator lamps, and vacuum tubes. | ||
Revision as of 13:01, 2 September 2015
Overview
Radio Set AN/PRC-5 is designed for shortwave communication over medium distances from variable points. It is a portable transceiver, the component parts of which are a radio telegraph transmitter, a radio receiver, and a power supply unit common to both. All three are constructed in one unit which is mounted in a luggage-type carrying case. The carrying case also houses other associated equipment such as the telegraph key, headset, antenna, and various spare parts such as fuses, indicator lamps, and vacuum tubes.
The transmitter is of the radio-telegraph type, with a power output of 16 watts when the output frequency is the same as that of the crystal, and an output of 10 watts when the output frequency is twice that of the crystal. The transmitter is composed of two stages: a crystal-controlled oscillator stage followed by a power-amplifier stage. Both of these stages are keyed during periods of transmission.
The receiver is of the superheterodyne type, and contains enough audio frequency amplification to operate the headset provided with the equipment.
Specifications
- WEIGHTS
- The transceiver unit alone weighs 15 pounds. The complete assembly, including the carrying case and associated operating components and spare parts, weighs approximately 25 pounds (subject to slight variation).
- FREQUENCY COVERAGE.
- The transmitter covers 4 to 16 mHz in four bands:
- 4 to 6 mHz
- 6 to 8 mHz
- 8 to 12 mHz
- 12 to 16 mHz
- The receiver covers 4.5 mHz to 16 mHz in two bands:
- 4.5 to 8 mHz
- 8 to 16 mHz
Power Sources
The equipment is designed for operation from a 110- or 220-volt, 50- to 60-cycle, single-phase source. The equipment is set for operation from a source of either volta.ge by manipulation of the switch marked 110-220, located near the FUSE receptacle in the upper left hand corner of the transceiver unit.
Related Files
REP-439[2]- Repaired Equipment Standard
- Radio Transmitter Section of Radio Set
- AN/PRC-5
- 28 April 1954
- REP-890[3]
- Repaired Equipment Standard
- Radio Transmitter Section of Radio Set
- AN/PRC-5
- 31 March 1954
- SIG 7 & 8 AN/PRC-5[4]
- Army Service Forces Catalog
- Signal Supply Catalog
- Organizational and Higher Echelon Spare Parts for
- Radio Set
- AN/PRC-5
- 18 August 1945
Technical Notes for Modifying the AN/PRC-5
References
- ↑ TM 11-265,
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- from the CECOM Historical Office archive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
- CECOM Historical Office
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- ↑ REP-439,
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- from the CECOM Historical Office archive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
- CECOM Historical Office
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- ↑ REP-890,
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- from the CECOM Historical Office archive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
- CECOM Historical Office
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- ↑ SIG 7 & 8 AN/PRC-5,
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"
- from the CECOM Historical Office archive, Aberdeen Proving Ground, MD.
- CECOM Historical Office
- "US Army Technical Manual Collection,"