Harris AN/PRC-117G Reference Manual

PUBLICATION NUMBER: 10515-0319-4100

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JANUARY 2010

AN/PRC-117G

MULTIBAND MANPACK

RADIO

REFERENCE GUIDE

Rev. E

The material contained herein is subject to U.S. export approval.

No export or re-export is permitted without written approval from the

U.S. Government.

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HARRIS CORPORATION RF COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION

1680 University Avenue Rochester, New York 14610-1887 USA

Tel: [phone]. Fax: [phone]. http://www.harris.com

PUBLICATION NUMBER: 10515-0319-4100

JANUARY 2010

AN/PRC-117G

MULTIBAND MANPACK

RADIO

REFERENCE GUIDE

The material contained herein is subject to U.S. export

approval. No export or re-export is permitted without written

Information and descriptions contained herein are the property of
Harris Corporation. Such information and descriptions may not be
copied or reproduced by any means, or disseminated or distributed
without the express prior written permission of Harris Corporation, RF
Communications Division, 1680 University Avenue, Rochester, New
York 14610-1887.

This manual is based on Firmware Version 4.0 (Radio System)

approval from the U.S. Government.

Rev. E

Copyright 1982-2010. QNX Software Systems.

Copyright  2010 by Harris Corporation

All rights reserved.

All Rights Reserved

Important Information About the Administrator Passwords

A password is required in the AN/PRC-117G to access Terminal Mode,
perform radio frequency standard maintenance (Temperature Compensated
Crystal Oscillator [TCXO] tuning), or install software. When the radio is
shipped from the factory, it is Type-1 Initialized and contains the shipping
password A2345678. This password may be used for the above operations,
or it may be changed at any time. Refer to Paragraph 4.4.1.1 for changing
existing passwords.

If Type-1 Initialization is lost, the password will default to H2445830. The user
will be prompted to change the default password to a custom user password
for security purposes. The new password must be 8 to 12 characters in
length, and contain at least one letter and one number character. Refer to

Paragraph 3.5.2 for the complete procedure.

If the user programmed password is lost, send the radio to depot
maintenance for a factory default password reset.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

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CHAPTER 1 – EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION

1.1 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

1.1.1 Document Purpose . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.1.1.1 Acronyms . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-2

1.2 RADIO CAPABILITIES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.2.1 Self Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.2.2 VULOS Fixed Frequency Plain Text (PT). . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1.2.3 VULOS Fixed Frequency Cipher Text (CT) . . . . . . . . . 1-4

1.2.4 SINCGARS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-5

1.2.5 HQ Frequency Hopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-7

1.2.6 Dedicated UHF SATCOM. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

1.2.6.1 MIL-STD-188-181B, 5 kHz, and 25 kHz UHF SATCOM

Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-8

1.2.7 HPW SATCOM Data Waveform. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

1.2.8 Scan List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-10

1.2.9 Beacon Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

1.2.10 ANW2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

1.2.11 OTAR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

1.2.12 ROVER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

1.2.13 DAMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-13

CHAPTER 2 – SYSTEM SETUP AND TEARDOWN

2.1 ITEMS INCLUDED WITH AN/PRC-117G RADIO . . . . 2-1

2.2 SYSTEM SETUP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2.2.1 Battery Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2.2 Vehicular Power Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2.3 Antenna Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2.2.4 Data Cables and Auxiliary Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-4

2.2.5 Audio Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.6 GPS Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.7 Unused Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-5

2.2.8 Initial Settings and Turn-On . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-6

2.2.9 Battery Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

2.2.10 Radio Operating voltages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

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CHAPTER 3 – BASIC OPERATION

3.1 OPERATION TASK SUMMARY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-1

3.2 CONTROLS, INDICATORS, AND CONNECTORS . . . 3-1

3.3 COMMON TASKS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.3.1 Power On the Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.3.2 Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-6

3.3.3 Test Options Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3.3.4 Keypad Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.3.4.1 Locking the Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.3.4.2 Unlocking the Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.3.5 System Preset Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-8

3.3.6 Front Panel Keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-10

3.4 LOADING COMSEC FILL DATA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-13

3.4.1 Loading SINCGARS FH Fill Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

3.4.1.1 Parts of a SINCGARS Loadset. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

3.4.1.2 Loading SINCGARS Loadset (Mode 2/3) Using

AN/CYZ-10, KIK-20, AN/PQY-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-17

3.4.1.3 Loading SINCGARS ESET (Mode 1) Using AN/CYZ-10,

3.4.1.4 Loading SINCGARS ESET TEK/KEK Using DS-101 . . 3-22

3.4.1.5 Loading SINCGARS ESET TEK/KEK Using DS-102,

3.4.2 Loading HAVEQUICK FH Fill Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-25

3.4.2.1 Loading HAVEQUICK FH Data Using DS-101 . . . . . . . 3-25

3.4.2.2 Loading HAVEQUICK FH Data DS-102, KYK-13, KYX-15,

3.4.3 Loading VULOS COMSEC Fill Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

3.4.3.1 Loading VULOS COMSEC TEK, KEK, TRKEK Using .

3.4.3.2 Loading VULOS TEK/KEK Using DS-102, KYK-13,

3.4.4 Loading HPW COMSEC Fill Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-33

3.4.4.1 Loading HPW COMSEC TEK/TSK Using DS-101 . . . . 3-33

3.4.4.2 Loading HPW COMSEC TEK/TSK Using DS-102,

3.4.5 Loading ANW2 COMSEC Fill Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-36

KIK-20, AN/PYQ-10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-20

KYK-13, KYX-15, or KOI-18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-23

KOI-18, or MX-18290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-26

DS-101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-29

KYX-15, KOI-18, or MX-18290 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-31

KYK-13, KYX-15, KOI-18, or MX-18290. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-34

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3.4.5.1 Loading ANW2 COMSEC TEK with DS-101 . . . . . . . . 3-36

3.4.6 Loading GPS Fill Data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.4.6.1 Loading GPS Keys Using DS-101 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-38

3.5 CRYPTO FILL MENU SCREENS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

3.5.1 Switch to [LD] . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-40

3.5.2 Crypto Fill Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-48

3.5.3 Load OTAR Fillset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-52

3.6 MODE BUTTON OPERATIONS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-53

3.6.1 Beacon Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

3.6.2 Clone Mode Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

3.6.3 OTAR Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55

3.6.3.1 OTAR Receive Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56

3.6.3.2 OTAR Transmit Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

3.6.4 Scan Mode Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.7 REVIEWING KEY INFORMATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-58

3.8 ZEROIZE FUNCTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59

3.8.1 User-Selectable Zeroize Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-59

3.8.2 Function Knob Z (Panic Zeroize) Position . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3.9 DISPLAY LIGHT MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3.9.1 Display Light Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3.10 OPTION MENU SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3.10.1 Data Mode Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3.10.2 Lock Keypad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3.10.3 Mission Plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3.10.4 Radio Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65

3.10.4.1 System Clock Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65

3.10.4.2 Battery Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3.10.4.2.1 Battery Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3.10.4.2.2 VAA System Voltage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3.10.4.2.3 HUB Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3.10.4.3 Network Status . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

3.10.5 GPS Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

3.10.5.1 GPS Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

3.10.5.1.1 GPS Status Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68

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3.10.5.1.2 GPS Position Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-68

3.10.5.2 GPS Key Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

3.10.6 Radio Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70

3.10.7 Situational Awareness (SA) Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71

3.10.8 System Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71

3.10.8.1 Versions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71

3.10.8.2 Serial Number. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

3.10.8.3 Part Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

3.10.8.4 SW Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

3.10.8.5 Elapsed Time . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

3.10.8.6 TCXO Tuning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

3.10.9 Network Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73

3.10.10 Test Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73

3.10.11 TX Power Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-73

3.10.12 View Key Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74

3.10.13 VAA Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75

3.10.14 Active Waveform Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76

3.11 REMOTE CONTROL MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76

3.12 RETRANSMIT OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77

3.12.1 Black Digital Retransmit Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-77

3.12.2 Same Net ID Retransmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78

3.12.3 Hardware Setup for Retransmission. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79

3.12.4 Frequency Separation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-79

3.12.5 SINCGARS Retransmit Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-80

3.12.6 Leaving Retransmission Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-81

CHAPTER 4 – RADIO PROGRAMMING

4.1 AN/PRC-117G PROGRAMMING INTRODUCTION. . . 4-1

4.1.1 Front Panel Display/Keypad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.1.2 RF-6650M CPA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.1.3 ASCII Text Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-1

4.2 MENU TREES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-2

4.3 SOFTWARE AND MISSION PLAN INSTALLATION . . 4-3

4.3.1 Initial Install Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-3

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4.3.2 View Mission Plans/Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

4.3.3 Install Mission Plans/Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

4.3.3.1 Install Mission Plans . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

4.3.3.2 Install Software Packages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-4

4.3.4 Uninstall Mission Plans/Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

4.3.5 Waveform Lockouts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

4.4 PROGRAMMING SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-5

4.4.1 Radio Config Menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4.4.1.1 Change Admin Password Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

4.4.1.2 General Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-7

4.4.1.2.1 Audio Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

4.4.1.2.2 Autosave Configuration Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

4.4.1.2.3 CT Override Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

4.4.1.2.4 Data Port Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

4.4.1.2.5 External Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

4.4.1.2.6 External Keyline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

4.4.1.2.7 GPS Config. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

4.4.1.2.8 Network Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

4.4.1.2.9 Port Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

4.4.1.2.10 SA Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

4.4.1.2.11 VPOD Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

4.4.1.3 System Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

4.4.1.3.1 Current Time. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

4.4.1.3.2 Current Date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

4.4.1.3.3 UTC Offset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

4.4.1.3.4 System Clock Config . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-23

4.4.1.4 Maintenance Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

4.4.1.4.1 Reset HUB Capacity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-24

4.4.1.4.2 Reset Factory Defaults . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-25

4.4.1.4.3 Extending HUB Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

4.4.2 System Preset Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

4.4.2.1 System Preset Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-27

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APPENDIX A - VULOS

A.1 VULOS FIXED FREQUENCY OPERATION . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1.1 VULOS MAIN STATUS SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-1

A.1.2 VULOS Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-2

A.2 VULOS OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.2.1 Plain Text VULOS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-5

A.2.2 Cipher Text VULOS Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

A.2.3 Operational Overrides - VULOS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-6

A.2.4 SATCOM Ping Tests (Call Menu). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-7

A.3 SCAN MODE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A.4 BEACON MODE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-8

A.5 VULOS OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

A.6 VULOS PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-9

A.6.1 VULOS Waveform Preset Programming . . . . . . . . . . . A-14

A.6.2 Scan Mode Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

A.6.2.1 Automatic Scan Mode Scanning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

A.6.2.2 Manual Scan Mode Preset Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

A.6.2.3 Scan Mode Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-18

A.6.2.4 Beacon Mode Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21

APPENDIX B - SINCGARS

B.1 SINCGARS OPERATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-1

B.1.1 SINCGARS Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-2

B.1.1.1 SINCGARS Frequency Hopping Main Screens . . . . . . B-2

B.1.1.2 SINCGARS Single Channel Main Screens. . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.1.3 SINCGARS Retransmit Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.2 SINCGARS Startup Net Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.2.1 Hot Start Net Opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-3

B.1.2.2 Cold Start ERF . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-4

B.1.2.2.1 Master Station Cold Start Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-5

B.1.2.2.2 Member Station Cold Start Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

B.1.2.2.3 Updating Time Errors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-6

B.1.2.3 Passive LNE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

B.1.3 Cue Channel Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-7

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B.1.3.1 Non-Net Member Station Operation for Cueing a

SINCGARS FH Net . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

B.1.3.1.1 Master Station Operation to Respond to a Cueing

B.1.3.2 NORMAL ERF SINCGARS FH Update . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

B.1.3.2.1 MASTER Radio Operation for NORMAL ERF . . . . . . . B-9

B.1.3.2.2 Member Radio Operation for NORMAL ERF . . . . . . . . B-9

B.1.4 Sending Data Via RS-232 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-10

B.1.5 Operational Overrides - SINCGARS. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

B.1.6 Squelch (SC Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

B.2 MAIN SINCGARS OPTIONS SCREEN . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

B.2.1 Global Time of Day (FH ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

B.2.2 Late Net Entry (FH ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-11

B.2.3 SINCGARS Retransmit Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

B.2.4 Squelch (SC ONLY) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

B.2.5 SINCGARS Call Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

B.2.5.1 CUE Call Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

B.2.5.2 Normal ERF Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-12

B.2.5.3 Normal ERF Receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

B.2.5.4 Cold Start ERF Transmit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

B.2.5.5 Cold Start ERF Receive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

B.3 SINCGARS PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-13

B.3.1 SINCGARS Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-14

B.3.2 SINCGARS Preset Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-17

B.3.3 Master/Member Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18

B.3.4 Cue Configuration. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18

B.3.5 Hopset/Lockout Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-18

B.3.6 Frequency Hopping Voice Priority . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19

B.3.7 Retransmit Role . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-19

Station . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-8

APPENDIX C - HAVEQUICK

C.1 HAVEQUICK OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-1

C.1.1 HAVEQUICK MAIN STATUS SCREENS. . . . . . . . . . . C-2

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C.1.2 HQ Operational Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

C.1.2.1 HQ FH TOD Programming Procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . C-5

C.1.3 HQ Call Screen Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

C.1.3.1 Request a TOD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

C.1.3.2 Send a TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-6

C.2 HQ OPTION SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

C.2.1 Viewing HQ TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

C.2.2 Select WOD Type. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

C.2.3 Configure HQ TOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-7

C.3 HQ PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

C.3.1 HAVEQUICK Programming Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

C.3.2 HQ Waveform Preset Programming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-8

C.3.2.1 HQ SWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

C.3.2.1.1 Configure SWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-12

C.3.2.1.2 View SWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

C.3.2.1.3 Erase SWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

C.3.2.2 HQ MWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

C.3.2.2.1 Configure MWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-13

C.3.2.2.2 View MWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14

C.3.2.2.3 Erase MWOD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14

C.3.2.3 HQ FMT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-14

APPENDIX D - HIGH PERFORMANCE WAVEFORM (HPW)

D.1 HPW DATA OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

D.1.1 HPW Quick Start Procedure. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-1

D.2 HPW MAIN STATUS SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-4

D.3 HPW OPTIONS MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

D.3.1 Run TRANSEC Validation Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-7

D.4 HPW PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

D.4.1 HPW Preset Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-9

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WAVEFORM

E.1 ANW2 GENERAL THEORY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-1

E.2 ANW2 MISSION PLANNING FOR DEPLOYMENT . . . E-2

E.3 ANW2 OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

E.3.1 ANW2 Voice Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-3

E.3.2 ANW2 Data Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

E.4 ANW2 STATUS SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-4

E.4.1 ANW2 Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-5

E.4.2 BGAN Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-8

E.4.3 INE Top Level Screens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-11

E.5 ANW2 OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-11

E.5.1 ANW2 Wideband (WB) Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-11

E.5.2 BGAN Options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-13

E.6 ANW2 PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-14

E.6.1 ANW2 Preset Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-17

E.7 ANW2 CONFIGURATION PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . E-20

APPENDIX F - ROVER (Option)

F.1 ROVER FIXED FREQUENCY OPERATION . . . . . . . . F-1

F.1.1 ROVER MAIN STATUS SCREENS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-1

F.1.2 ROVER Main Screens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-2

F.2 ROVER OPERATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-3

F.3 ROVER OPTIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6

F.4 ROVER PROGRAMMING . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6

F.4.1 ROVER Preset Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-8

F.4.2 ROVER Configuration Programming . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-9

APPENDIX G - REFERENCES

G.1 TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

G.2 REFERENCE TABLES AND FIGURES . . . . . . . . . . . . G-5

G.2.1 CONUS SATCOM Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-31

G.2.2 Atlantic SATCOM Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-32

G.2.3 Indian Ocean SATCOM Footprint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-33

G.2.4 Pacific SATCOM Footprint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-34

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

1-1 AN/PRC-117G Transceiver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-1

2-1 Items Included with the AN/PRC-117G . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-2

2-2 Equipment Setup and Teardown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-3

2-3 Radio Operating Voltage Range . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

3-1 Controls, Indicators, and Connectors for AN/PRC-117G . 3-2

3-2 Test Options Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-7

3-3 VULOS Crypto Fill Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-41

3-4 SINCGARS Crypto Fill Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-42

3-5 HAVEQUICK Crypto Fill Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-44

3-6 HPW Crypto Fill Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-45

3-7 ANW2 Crypto Fill Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-46

3-8 GPS Fill Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-47

3-9 Beacon Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-54

3-10 Clone Mode Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-55

3-11 OTAR Receive Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-56

3-12 OTAR Transmit Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-57

3-13 Zeroize Button Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-60

3-14 Panic Zeroize Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3-15 Display Light Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-62

3-16 Options Main Menu Tree (Top Level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-63

3-17 Data Mode Options Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-64

3-18 Mission Plan Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65

3-19 System Clock Options Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-65

3-20 Battery Information Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-66

3-21 Network Status Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-67

3-22 GPS Options Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-69

3-23 Radio Options Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-70

3-24 SA Options Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-71

3-25 System Information Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-72

3-26 View Key Information Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-74

3-27 VAA Options Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-75

3-28 Black Digital Retransmission Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-78

3-29 Retransmission Setup for Standalone AN/PRC-117Gs . . . 3-80

4-1 Programming Main Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4-2 Radio Config Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-6

4-3 General Configuration Top Level Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . 4-8

4-4 Audio Config Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

4-5 Autosave Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-9

4-6 CT Override Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-10

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4-7 Data Port Config Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-11

4-8 External Device Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-13

4-9 External Keyline Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-14

4-10 GPS Config Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-15

4-11 Network Configuration Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-18

4-12 Port Configuration Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-19

4-13 Situational Awareness Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-20

4-14 VPOD CONFIG Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-21

4-15 System Clock Programming Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-22

4-16 System Preset Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-26

A-1 VULOS Programming Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-10

A-2 Scan Mode Programming Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-19

A-3 Beacon Mode Programming Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A-21

B-1 SINCGARS Programming Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B-15

C-1 HAVEQUICK Programming Menu Tree. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C-9

D-1 HPW Programming Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-8

E-1 ANW2 Programming Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . E-14

F-1 ROVER VLC Launcher Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-5

F-2 VLC Playlist Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-6

F-3 ROVER Programming Menu Tree . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . F-7

G-1 CONUS 100 deg W, 105 deg W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-31

G-2 LANT 15 deg W, 23 deg W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-32

G-3 IO 72 deg E, 72.5 deg W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-33

G-4 PAC 172 deg E, 177 deg E . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-34

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Table Page

1-1 LOS Fixed Frequency Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-3

1-2 Dedicated UHF SATCOM HPW Data Rates . . . . . . . . . . . 1-9

1-3 Scan Modes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-11

1-4 ANW2 Data Rates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1-12

2-1 Items Included With the AN/PRC-117G. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-1

2-2 Typical Battery Life (BA-5590). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2-7

3-1 AN/PRC-117G Controls, Indicators, and Connectors . . . . 3-3

3-2 System Preset Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-9

3-3 Front Panel Key and Control Definitions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-11

3-4 Electronic Fill Types. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-14

3-5 Waveform and Crypto Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-15

3-6 SKL Load Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-24

3-7 SKL Load Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-28

3-8 SKL Load Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-32

3-9 SKL Load Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-35

3-10 LOS Receive Path. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3-76

D-1 HPW Channel Selection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . D-2

G-1 AN/PRC-117G Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-1

G-2 SINCGARS Julian Date Calendar, Non-Leap Year . . . . . . G-6

G-3 SINCGARS Julian Date Calendar, Leap Years: 2008,

2012, 2016 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-7

G-4 5 kHz MIL-STD-188-181B Data Rate Options. . . . . . . . . . G-7

G-5 25 kHz MIL-STD-188-181B Data Rate Options. . . . . . . . . G-8

G-6 Satellite Channel Frequency Code List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-9

G-7 Maritime Channels and Frequencies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-19

G-8 NOAA Weather Radio Channels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-28

G-9 CTCSS Frequencies and Designator Codes . . . . . . . . . . . G-29

G-10 CDCSS Codes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G-30

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CHAPTER 1

EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION

Figure 1-1. AN/PRC-117G Transceiver

1.1 EQUIPMENT DESCRIPTION

The AN/PRC-117G Multiband Manpack Radio is a tactical transceiver designed for
use by military/agency personnel requiring Type-1, National Security Agency (NSA)
certified, secure voice and data communications. See Figure 1-1. The AN/PRC-
117G provides ground-to-ground, ground-to-air, and Tactical Satellite (TACSAT)
communication links. Over these links, the type of communication traffic includes
voice and data for the purpose of command and control on the battlefield.

The AN/PRC-117G frequency range is continuous from 30.0000 MHz to 1999.9950
MHz. The radio supports AM, FM, and various data waveforms. Supported
waveforms are:

CL-0319-4100-0001B

• VHF/UHF Line-of-Sight (LOS) Fixed Frequency FM and AM

• UHF Dedicated Channel Satellite Communications (SATCOM)

• Single Channel Ground and Airborne Radio System (SINCGARS)

Frequency Hopping (FH) and Single Channel (SC)

• HAVEQUICK (HQ) Frequency Hopping

• High Performance Waveform (HPW)

• Adaptive Networking Wideband Waveform (ANW2)

1-1

• Demand Assigned Multiple Access (DAMA) Satellite Communications

NOTE

NOTE

- refer to DAMA Waveform Operation Supplement 10515-0319-4030

• (Optional) Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver Waveform

(ROVER)

• (Optional) Special Communications Mode (SCM)

- refer to SCM Waveform Operation Supplement 10515-0319-4040

1.1.1 Document Purpose

This guide is provided as a pocket size field reference for the AN/PRC-117G radio
operator, offering brief descriptions of all radio functions, programming actions, and
reference tables.

It is recommended that first time users become familiar
with the AN/PRC-117G Operation Manual (10515-0319-

4200), which contains complete operating instructions
and additional detailed descriptions.

This guide may contain information about features that are not included in all
radios. Some AN/PRC-117G features are optional and can be added in the future.
Contact Harris for further update information.

It is assumed that the AN/PRC-117G has been type-1
initialized prior to performing the operating procedures.
The radio will need to be re-initialized if it has been
opened or tampered, or the Hold-Up Battery (HUB) has
been depleted. Refer to the Falcon III Application
Programming Manual (10515-0307-4100) for the type-1
initialization procedure. If further information is required,
refer to depot level support or contact Harris
Corporation.

The RF-6650M Communications Planning Application (CPA) contains sample
plans with example nets for each of the radio waveforms. Sample plans provide a
starting point for programming a waveform in the radio. If additional support is
required, contact Harris at [phone] or https://premier.harris.com/rfcomm.

1.1.1.1 Acronyms

All acronyms used are contained in the Glossary at the back of this manual.

1-2

1.2 RADIO CAPABILITIES

The following paragraphs discuss the capabilities of the AN/PRC-117G.

1.2.1 Self Test

The AN/PRC-117G has Built-In Test (BIT) capability that includes:

• BIT is run on all hardware modules during power up

• Operator initiated BIT on all hardware modules (under options menu)

• Transmission or reception of Bit Error Rate Test (BERT) patterns on the

narrowband portion of the radio

• Optional tests on the Global Positioning System (GPS) or Receiver

Exciter Synthesizer (RES) Flash

• Wideband transmit or receive tests on the high-band portion of the radio

• A Software (SW) validation that runs the entire red and black file systems

through the Crypto to verify that the software has not been changed since
it was first installed

• Keypad Test that allows the user to verify front panel keypad operation

• Memory Test that validates integrity of the radio’s volatile memory

• Liquid Crystal Display (LCD) test to check display segments

1.2.2 VULOS Fixed Frequency Plain Text (PT)

• Operating Frequency Bands (refer toTable 1-1):

- VHF Low Band – 30.0000 MHz to 89.9999 MHz

- VHF High Band – 90.0000 MHz to 224.9999 MHz

- UHF Band – 225.0000 MHz to 511.9950 MHz

- SATCOM Band – 243.0000 MHz - 270.0000 MHz receive and

291.0000 MHz - 318.3000 MHz transmit

Table 1-1. LOS Fixed Frequency Operation

Selection VHF-LowFMVHF-HighFMUHFFMVHF-HighAMUHF

Squelch OFF X XXXX

Noise Squelch X XXXX

AM

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Table 1-1. LOS Fixed Frequency Operation (Continued)

Selection VHF-LowFMVHF-HighFMUHFFMVHF-HighAMUHF

150 Hz Tone Squelch X X X

Continuous Tone Coded

Squelch System (CTCSS)

Squelch

Continuous Digital Coded

Squelch System (CDCSS)

Squelch

TX FM Squelch (SQL) Tone X X X

AM Analog Voice X X

FM Analog Voice X X X

Amplitude Shift Keying

(ASK) 16 kbps Voice/Data

Frequency Shift Keying

(FSK) 16 kbps Voice/Data

Simplex X XXXX

Half Duplex X XXXX

5 kHz Deviation X X X

6.5 kHz Deviation X X X

8 kHz Deviation X X X

25 kHz AM Spacing X X

XXX

XXX

XX

XXX

AM

1.2.3 VULOS Fixed Frequency Cipher Text (CT)

The following are the AN/PRC-117G LOS fixed frequency CT operating capabilities
and limitations:

• ANDVT – Advanced Narrowband Digital Voice Terminal (ANDVT) is

used for Dedicated SATCOM operation (243.0000 MHz - 270.0000 MHz
RX and 291.0000 MHz - 318.0000 MHz TX) and UHF band (225.00000
MHz to 511.9950 MHz RX/TX) LOS operation.

• VINSON – 16 kbps data rate, 25 kHz Wideband (WB) Communications

Security (COMSEC) mode for secure voice and data.

• VINSON PT Override – Alerts an operator that a receiving transmission

from an AN/PRC-117G in PT mode is being received.

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• KG-84C – (Data only) Supports secure data transmission in FM mode

from 30.0000 MHz to 511.9950 MHz and AM mode from 90.0000 MHz to

511.9950 MHz. Also used for UHF SATCOM and HPW operation.

• Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) – AES is used for VHF/UHF

Line-of-Sight (VULOS) operation. Support for Cipher Feedback (CFB)
and Counter (CTR) crypto modes (unclassified keys only).

• FASC INATOR – Enables interoperability with FED-STD 1023 Type-1

Fascinator encryption. Supports voice only using a 12 kbps data rate in
FM on the VHF-High and UHF bands (90.0000 MHz to 511.9950 MHz).
Support for both Standard (STD) and Alternate (ALT) modes.

• Traffic Encryption Keys (TEKs) – Electronically loaded 128-bit

transmission encryption keys used to secure voice and data
communications.

• COMSEC Fill – TEKs and Key Encryption Keys (KEKs) can be filled from

various devices as shown in Ta b le 3 -5 .

1.2.4 SINCGARS Operation

The AN/PRC-117G can operate in SINCGARS FH mode and SC mode from 30.000
MHz to 87.975 MHz. SINCGARS operates in VINSON COMSEC mode using a
TEK. An AN/CYZ-10 Data Transfer Device (DTD) or Simple Key Loader (SKL) Fill
Device is required to load SINCGARS FH data to the radio. The following are
SINCGARS capabilities:

• Net Master/Member – Master station is responsible for establishing and

maintaining a net of member stations; normally is the Net Control Station
(NCS).

• VINSON - Required when using SINCGARS for secure voice and data

from 30.000 MHz to 87.975 MHz.

• Transmission Security Key (TSK) – TSK is used in SINCGARS

operations to establish the pseudo-random hopping pattern of frequency
hopping of the SINCGARS net.

• Hopset – The set of frequencies on which a SINCGARS radio net hops.

There are 2320 25-kHz channel assignments between 30.000 MHz to

87.975 MHz.

• Lockout Set – A set of frequencies that are excluded during frequency

hopping operations.

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• Frequency Hopping Sync Time – Global Time-Of-Day (GTOD) is used

to synchronize SINCGARS frequency hopping communications. This is
usually Universal Time Coordinated (UTC) from a GPS receiver. An
AN/PRC-117G set as the net master is responsible for maintaining
accurate GTOD for the net.

• Two-Digit Date – SINCGARS GTOD uses the last two digits of the Julian

date as part of the sync time. This is the joint United States (US)
standard. Refer to Table G-2 and Ta b le G - 3.

• Local Fill – The procedure used to load SINCGARS TSK, hopset, and

lockout set information from the front panel with an Electronic Counter­Counter Measures (ECCM) fill device such as the AN/CYZ-10 or SKL.
The AN/PRC-117G supports fill modes 2 and 3 (which load all sections
of the loadset automatically).

• Hot Start Net Opening – Passive method of entering a SINCGARS FH

net by locally filling all necessary FH data and obtaining accurate time
from a GPS source. Member stations can instantly communicate with the
master station if within ± two seconds of each other. Members can use
Late Net Entry (LNE) function if time accuracy is still within ± one minute.

• Cold Start Net Opening – Method used by the Master AN/PRC-117G to

initially open a net of member radios by transmitting Over-The-Air (OTA)
hopset and GTOD data. All Member stations need basic ZULU Julian
initialization of their GTOD prior to receiving a cold start from the net
master.

• Single Channel – A separate fixed frequency channel used to

coordinate actions, selectable on each preset from the radio’s keypad.

• LNE Mode – LNE is a receive function that permits a member

SINCGARS radio to enter a SINCGARS net when its Time-of-Day (TOD)
clock has drifted away from the net TOD by more than ± four seconds,
but not more than ± one minute, or when an AN/PRC-117G must join an
existing net using hot start procedures. The entering transceiver must be
loaded with the proper TEK, TSK variable, hopset, and lockout set.

• Cue Channel – A predesignated LOS fixed frequency in the SINCGARS

operational frequency range of 30.000 MHz to 87.975 MHz that enables
an AN/PRC-117G not in a FH net to contact the NCS of a FH net. This
mode can be enabled or disabled by the user. 150 Hz tone squelch
operation on the Cue channel frequency activates the signal in all
SINCGARS radios monitoring the Cue frequency.

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• Copy/Rename Hopset – Support for up to 25 independent FH nets is

provided, allowing improved monitoring of SINCGARS communications.
Each FH Net Identification (ID) can be renamed (000 - 999) on-the-go to
improve FH Net access when mission plans change.

• Data/Voice Handling – This feature ensures seamless traffic reception

over both Frequency Hopping and Single Channel nets. Automatic
detection is included in Enhanced Data Mode (EDM) data rates.
Selectable traffic routing is supported in SINCGARS Data Mode (SDM)
via monitor button control.

• Retransmit – Retransmission supported for both voice and data.

1.2.5 HQ Frequency Hopping

The AN/PRC-117G is capable of HAVEQUICK frequency hopping in the UHF AM
band of 225.000 MHz to 399.975 MHz. The following are HAVEQUICK Frequency
Hopping capabilities:

• TOD – TOD allows for synchronization of all AN/PRC-117Gs in a

HAVEQUICK net. The TOD message includes the operational date.

• Word of Day (WOD) – WODs configure the frequency hopping pattern

and rate and may vary in length from one to six segments.

• Single Word of Day (SWOD) Mode – SWOD is a HAVEQUICK

frequency hopping mode that allows AN/PRC-117Gs with identical TOD,
WOD, and net number to synchronize and communicate.

• Multiple Word of Days (MWOD) Mode – HAVEQUICK frequency

hopping mode that allows AN/PRC-117Gs with identical TOD, WOD, and
net number to synchronize and communicate, and provides for automatic
multiple day operation. Up to 31 MWODs can be loaded. The MWOD
elements are entered into memory locations 1 – 31. The MWOD contains
a date and is only valid on the date assigned to it.

• Frequency Management Training (FMT) – HAVEQUICK training mode

of operation that allows operation on a selectable set of 16 training
frequencies. FMT frequencies must be in the operational range of

225.00000 MHz to 399.97500 MHz. FMT frequencies remain in the radio
after zeroizing. Uses specific FMT designated HAVEQUICK frequencies.

• Net Numbers – A five digit code that programs the entry point in the

WOD frequency hopping pattern allowing communication between
multiple AN/PRC-117Gs with a common WOD and TOD.

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1.2.6 Dedicated UHF SATCOM

The AN/PRC-117G operates in UHF SATCOM mode using MIL-STD-188-181B
modulation. It supports encrypted voice and data communications using wideband
25 kHz and narrowband 5 kHz satellite channels.

1.2.6.1 MIL-STD-188-181B, 5 kHz, and 25 kHz UHF SATCOM Features

The AN/PRC-117G in UHF SATCOM mode (243.0000 MHz - 270.0000 MHz and

291.0000 MHz - 318.0000 MHz) is compatible with VINSON KY-57 (wideband 25
kHz), ANDVT KY-99/99A, and KG-84C cryptographic equipment:

• ANDVT, KY-99 - Compatible encryption used on 5 kHz SATCOM

channels providing 2400 bps CT voice and secure data at rates of 1200
and 2400 bps. ANDVT referenced data option codes provide backwards
compatibility to 181A-only AN/PRC-117Fs on narrowband 5 kHz
channels.

• KG-84C - Compatible encryption used for data-only encryption on data

rates of up to 9600 bps for 5 kHz channels, and up to 56 kbps on 25 kHz
channels.

• AES - Compatible encryption is supported for CFB and CTR crypto

modes.

• FASC INATOR - Compatible encryption allows interoperability with FED-

STD 1023 Type-1 Fascinator encryption. Supports voice only using a 12
kbps data rate in FM. Support for both STD and ALT modes.

• Frequency Code – All UHF SATCOM channels have been indexed to a

common Department of Defense (DOD) satellite channel listing to ease
programming of uplink and downlink frequencies. Operating frequencies
are selected by entering the three-digit frequency code. Refer to

Ta bl e G -6 for a listing of current codes. To manually enter non-standard

uplink and downlink frequencies, enter 999 as the frequency code.

• Data Option Code – Depends on frequency code selected and

COMSEC type programmed. Data rate and applicable modulation is
selectable by option code for ease of programming and operation. Refer
to Table G-4 and Table G-5 for currently available data option codes.

• Continuous Phase Modulation (CPM) – Modulation mode for data

operation under KG-84C. Allows autobauding on receive end to the
speed selected by the sending station when both stations have a net
preset set to CPM data option.

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• Adjustable Power Output – Power output adjusts from +27 dBm (0.5

watts) to +43 dBm (20 watts) to allow for proper output within authorized
Effective Isotropically Radiated Power (EIRP) levels.

• SATCOM Ping Test – Available under the Call button in SATCOM net

presets to test satellite link quality. Provides the operator with a relative
score from 000 to 100 to aid in antenna pointing and troubleshooting. A
COMSEC mode providing 1200 or 2400 baud must be used to perform
a Ping Test.

1.2.7 HPW SATCOM Data Waveform

HPW is a SATCOM modulation waveform that uses KG-84C encryption in
Redundant Mode 1 synchronization for increased data rates over UHF satellite
links. Refer to Table 1-2 for HPW UHF Follow On Satellite (UFO) data rates. Built-
in Automatic Repeat reQuest (ARQ) data modem reduces COMSEC overhead by
providing black side ARQ processing with automatic speed adjustment. A separate
TSK and TOD synchronization (±30 seconds) are also required when using HPW.
HPW only supports data communications and is used in conjunction with Harris
Wireless Message Terminal (WMT) software.

The following COMSEC capabilities are supported in HPW mode:

• KG-84C – (Data only) Supports secure data transmission in from

243.0000 MHz - 270.0000 MHz and 291.0000 MHz - 318.0000 MHz

• TEK – Electronically loaded 128-bit transmission encryption key used to

secure data communications.

• TSK – Electronically loaded key used in HPW operations for

transmission security.

Table 1-2. Dedicated UHF SATCOM HPW Data Rates

Channel Type HPW Using UFO Satellite HPW Using Non-UFO Satellite

25 kHz WIDEBAND 56 kbps

5 kHz

NARROWBAND

37 kbps
18 kbps

8.5 kbps

4.2 kbps

42 kbps
21 kbps

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1.2.8 Scan List

The AN/PRC-117G can scan up to 10 LOS fixed frequency or dedicated SATCOM
radio voice operation nets in the modes listed in Table 1-3. In CT operation, only
VINSON mode is scannable (KG-84C and ANDVT are not scannable). The radio
does not scan HAVEQUICK or SINCGARS frequency hopping nets. Digital squelch
cannot be used.

When the AN/PRC-117G is keyed in scan mode, it transmits on one of the following
nets:

• The net currently paused on (if actively receiving traffic or still in the

return-to-scan hang time).

• The priority transmit net if the radio is actively scanning.

The following are AN/PRC-117G scan operating capabilities and limitations:

• Priority Transmit Channel - The net on which the AN/PRC-117G

transmits if the Push-To-Talk (PTT) button is pressed when the radio is
actively scanning.

• Hold Time - The length of time the AN/PRC-117G dwells on a net before

returning to scan even with a signal present. Useful for monitoring
multiple active nets by using a value long enough to determine receiver
of call. It also allows it to continue scanning automatically.

• Hang Time - The length of time the AN/PRC-117G dwells on a net after

a signal ends before returning to scan. Helpful if occupied with other
tasks while monitoring the radio.

• Priority Receive Channel - The AN/PRC-117G can scan a designated

priority receive net. It samples the priority receive net every other net. For
example:

• If Channel 4 = Priority receive net, and

• 1 through 10 = AN/PRC-117G nets selected for scanning, then

• Scan sequence is: 1 4 2 4 3 4 4 4 5 4 6 4 7 4 8 4 9 4 10 4 1 4...

• Manual Scanning - Pressing [CLR] while the AN/PRC-117G is scanning

puts the radio in a manual scan mode, where the radio stays on one
channel until the operator chooses to go to another channel.

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Table 1-3. Scan Modes

Mode Description

FM (PT, CT) Voice

Wideband SATCOM (CT) Voice

AM (PT, CT) Voice

Narrowband SATCOM (CT) Voice, ANDVT

1.2.9 Beacon Mode

Beacon mode sets the AN/PRC-117G to transmit a beacon signal for supporting
direction-finding efforts. Output signal is modulated by an audio tone swept from
300 Hz to 3300 Hz. The operational frequency in Beacon mode is 90.0000 MHz AM
by default, but the frequency can be changed by the user. The power level of the
radio can be adjusted along with the transmit period to extend battery life in Beacon
mode.

1.2.10 ANW2

ANW2 is a high-speed high-bandwidth waveform in the 225 - 1999.9950 MHz high­band portion of the radio that allows simultaneous voice and high-speed data
capabilities. The high-speed data is multidirectional traffic that operationally
appears as full-duplex. BATON or MEDLEY encryption is used for both voice and
data channels. TEKs and TSKs are both loaded for this waveform. Refer to

Ta bl e 1 - 4 for data rate capabilities.

ANW2 supports:

• Ad-Hoc Networking

• Network Forms Automatically - No preassigned net master or

infrastructure is needed

• Self Healing - Tolerates loss of any node in the network

• Relay - Any radio is able to relay data packets between two

radios not within range of each other

• Simultaneous Voice and Data - Voice and data over network at the same

time

• Conventional Half-Duplex Voice - One station talks as is the case with a

conventional digital voice channel

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• Multiple Data Transmissions - Multiple data exchanges are supported

between radios at the same time

• Flexible Waveform - Each connection can use a different auto-negotiated

data rate, if needed, and only for as much time as needed to transmit the
data. This provides improved performance in varying channel conditions
(i.e. mobile communications or local noise).

• Transport Standard Internet Protocol (IP) Packets - Supports IPv4

protocol and any application that sends unicast or multicast traffic over
IP such as Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) or
Tactical Chat (TacChat) IP (via Ethernet interface).

• Encryption - Voice encryption using MEDLEY TEK, AES based

Transmission Security (TRANSEC), and Type-1 IP security for user IP
data utilizing the BATON or MEDLEY encryption algorithms with either a
Pre-Placed Key (PPK) or a key generated via Internet Key Exchange
(IKE). IKE is dependent on the communicating stations to have
compatible vectors loaded.

• Situational Awareness - embedded situational awareness application

sends IP-based position reports based on user configuration for location
or time/periodic reports. Packet formats include Harris or Cursor on
Target (CoT).

• Simultaneous ANW2, Broadband Global Area Network (BGAN), Black

Local Area Network (LAN) and Associated IP Network Topologies

• Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Acceleration - Space

Communications Protocol Standard Transport Protocol (SCPS-TP)
compliant

Table 1-4. ANW2 Data Rates

Bandwidth Data Rates

1.2 MHz 50 kbps to 2.8 Mbps

5 MHz 200 kbps to 5 Mbps

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1.2.11 OTAR

The AN/PRC-117G is capable of Over The Air Rekey (OTAR). The AN/PRC-117G
supports:

• VINSON Manual Key (MK) in transmit

• Cooperative VINSON MK in receive

• Cooperative VINSON Automatic Key (AK) in receive

• Non-Cooperative VINSON AK in receive

To receive a TEK using AK, both the receiving AN/PRC-117G and the fill device
attached to the transmitting AN/PRC-117G must have the same KEK. For AK the
KEK must be loaded into the AN/PRC-117G by an external fill device. Refer to

Paragraph 3.6.3.

1.2.12 ROVER

Remotely Operated Video Enhanced Receiver (ROVER) operation from the
AN/PRC-117G is the reception of ROVER video feeds over the high-band portion
(1000.00 MHz to 2000.00 MHz) of the radio in PT only.

1.2.13 DAMA

The AN/PRC-117G provides 5 kHz and 25 kHz DAMA UHF Satellite
Communications (SATCOM) operation as well as MIL-STD-188-181B dedicated
SATCOM. Refer to the DAMA Supplement (10515-0319-4030) for a complete
description of the DAMA waveform, its operation and programming.

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