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ACommunications & electronic warfare
portable, tactical VHF / UHF / L-band software-defined voice and data communications combat-net radio
Measured figures
w/o battery
Single source9.1 lbs (w/o battery)[source]
Configuration
| Specification | AN/PRC-117 | AN/PRC-160 |
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| Manufacturer | Harris Corporation[source] | L3Harris[source] |
| Type | portable, tactical VHF / UHF / L-band software-defined voice and data communications combat-net radio[source] | Manpack tactical radio[source] |
| Architecture | software communications architecture (SCA)[source] | — |
| Used by | US military and allied forces[source] | US Army , US Marines , US Air Force , German Army , Netherlands Armed Forces[source] |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Encryption | Type-1 and NINE Suite B encryption[source] | NSA Type 1 algorithms (Top Secret and below)[source] |
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| Power options | AC , DC , and battery[source] | — |
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| Country of origin | United States[source]Country/countries explicitly given in the equipment row Origin column; not the country operating the row. L3 Harris AN/PRC-117 | United States[source]Inventory Origin column; table 6, row 3, cell 3; revision 1376109880; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Conflicts | — | Iraq War , War in Afghanistan , Operation Inherent Resolve[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2017–present[source] |
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| Frequency range | — | 1.6-60 MHz[source] |
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| Transmit power | — | up to 20 watts[source] |
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| Modes | — | FM (VHF), AM , AME , SSB , CW[source] |
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