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U.S. Military survival radios

WikiPedia has an excellent article on a somtimes overlooked source of high quality communcations equipment and antennas. These communications systems are designed and built for the ulitmate in survival - the United States military. These military radios are readliy available as surplus in various markets around the United States. The referenced article goes into soem detail about the high costs of the military radios and yet these same radios can be found in military surplus stores for a mere fraction of the original costs.

That being said, here is the information gelaned from Wikipedia:

Military organizations still issue pilots and other combat personnel individual survival radios, which have become increasingly sophisticated, with built-in Distance Measuring Equipment (DME), Global Positioning Satellite receivers, and satellite communication. United States military survival radios include:

  • AN/CRC-7, World War II era set, 140.58 MHz
  • AN/URC-4 and AN/PRC-17, 121.5 and 243 MHz
  • AN/URC-11 (243 MHz) and AN/URC-14 (121.5 MHz), "A" versions replaced one audio tube with transistors.
  • AN/URC-10, and its cousin, the RT-10 are subminiaturized, completely transistorized UHF radio sets. They consist of a crystal-controlled receiver-transmitter, a 16-v dry battery, and a power cable assembly. The unit operates on one channel in the 240-260 mc band, usually 243 MHz. RT-60 and RT-60B1 were two frequency versions of the RT-10
  • AN/PRC-32, AN/PRC-49, Navy rescue sets, 243 MHz.
  • AN/PRC-63, smallest set built.
  • AN/PRC-90, Vietnam War era airman rescue set. AN/PRC-90-1 and AN/PRC-90-2 are improved, repairable versions. Operates on 243 and 282.8 MHz.
  • AN/URC-64 (Air Force) and AN/URC-68 (Army) were 4 frequency rescue sets. AN/PRC-112, offers Synthesized radio in the VHF and UHF aircraft bands. A PRC-112 and a hand held GPS were used by Capt. Scott O'Grady when he was rescued after being shot down over Bosnia. The AN/PRC-112B, initially known as the Hook 112, is a PRC-112 modified to include a GPS receiver, allowing encrypted position information to be sent. Also has Cospas-Sarsat beacon. The latest model PRC-112G, built by General Dynamics can communicate with satellites as well. Over 31,000 radios in the PRC-112 family have been produced.
  • AN/PRC-125 (Navy) and AN/PRC-103 (Air Force) were Rescue Swimmer Radios.
  • AN/PRC-149 Rescue Radio, replaces the PRC-90, PRC-112 and PRC-125 for non-combat use. Includes GPS and Cospas-Sarsat beacon. Operates on 121.5 MHz, 243.0 MHz, and 282.8 MHz and 406.025 MHz. Built by Tadiran, the PRC-149 uses standard D cell batteries, unlike other units that took special batteries.
  • AN/PRQ-7 Combat Survivor/Evader Locator (CSEL) combines selective availability GPS, UHF line of sight and UHF satellite communications along with a Sarsat beacon. It can send predefined messages digitally along with the user's location. As of 2008, the PYQ-7 cost $7000 each, "batteries not included." A rechargeable lithium-ion battery pack cost $1600, while a non-rechargeable lithium-manganese dioxide unit cost $1520. Boeing had delivered 20,000 PYQ-7s, with 15,000 more on order.

 

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