text: Communications
  Figure 6-1. Automatic link sequence.
  • At the end of a link session, the ALE controllers send the link command TERMINATION, and
  returns to scanning mode to await further traffic. Built-in safeguards ensure that ALE
  controllers return to scanning mode if contact is lost.
  AN/PRC-150(C) ADVANCED HF OR VHF TACTICAL RADIO SYSTEM
  6-18. The AN/PRC-150(C) is a HF transceiver that covers the frequency range from 1.6 to 60 MHz in
  SSB and FM modes. Embedded COMSEC allows secure communications between ground and aircraft as
  well as with the Army’s SINCGARS radios. The AN/PRC-150(C) also has an internal, high-speed,
  Military Standard 188-110B serial-tone modem, which sends and receives data at speeds up to 9,600 BPS;
  an embedded military standard 188-141A; ALE; digital voice 600 (DV 600); and frequency hopping
  (electronic protection). The AN/PRC-150(C) belongs to a family of interoperable software-designed
  radios. This family also includes the AN/PRC-117F(C), which is the manpack test platform for Step 2B of
  the Joint Tactical Radio System program. The AN/PRC-150(C) gives units BLOS communications without
  the need to rely on satellites from a crowded battlefield. The systems' manpack and vehicular
  configurations ensure reliable communications and allow rapid transmission of data and imagery. The
  AN/PRC-150 replaces the AN/PRC-138.
  AN/PRC-148
  6-19. The MBITR AN/PRC-148 is a lightweight, durable, compact radio. Its secure multiband voice
  and data communications are ideally suited for use by LRS teams. It interoperates with a wide variety of
  existing military and civilian systems, while providing the LRS team leader internal C2. The MBITR's
  built-in emergency beacon and a GPS interface with PLGR can serve as an emergency radio during escape
  and evasion (E&E) operations. It transmits in the 30- to 512- MHz frequency range and allows
  communications in the following bands:
  • VHF FM and AM.
  • UHF AM (air to ground).
  • UHF FM (LOS).
  AN/PRC-152
  6-20. The AN/PRC-152 is a multiband, lightweight, handheld radio. An optional, built-in GPS receiver
  allows time tracking and position reporting. Embedded COMSEC supports Vinson, advanced narrowband
  digital voice terminal (ANDVT), AES, Fascinator, and KG-84. The AN/PRC-152 operates between
  30 and 512 MHz, and is compatible with many military and civilian radio systems. VHF/UHF line of sight
  supports AM and FM modulation as well as high-performance waveform and TACSAT communications.