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ACommunications & electronic warfare
portable, tactical VHF / UHF / L-band software-defined voice and data communications combat-net radio
Measured figures
Whole portable transceiver set with nickel-cadmium battery · around using a Nickel–cadmium battery
Single sourcearound 15 kg (using a Nickel–cadmium battery )[source]Whole portable transceiver set with nickel-cadmium battery
Configuration
| Specification | AN/PRC-117 | PRC-999K |
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| Power | — | 5, 10, or 20W[source]Alternative transmitter output settings, not combined output |
| Manufacturer | Harris Corporation[source] | LIG Nex1[source] |
| Type | portable, tactical VHF / UHF / L-band software-defined voice and data communications combat-net radio[source] | portable radio transceiver[source] |
| Architecture | software communications architecture (SCA)[source] | — |
| Used by | US military and allied forces |
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Republic of Korea Army[source] |
| Encryption | Type-1 and NINE Suite B encryption[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 | South Korea[source]Inventory Origin column; table 9, row 5, cell 3; revision 1375247138; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Communications | — | data or voice transmission via settle frequency or CDMA (Hopping)[source] |
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| Electronic warfare & decoys | — | The PRC-999K (RT-314K) variant is loaded with Electronic counter-countermeasure Modules.[source]RT-314K variant |
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| Control | — | the radio can be adjusted remotely by using a controller and cable[source] |
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