The AN/PRC-148E Spear radio offers all of the existing functionality of the combat proven AN/PRC-148 JEM in a reduced size. This small, lightweight, rugged package equips users with command and control communications with the smallest, lightest, and most widely-fielded tactical handheld radio covering the 30–512 MHz frequency range. The AN/PRC-148E Spear’s programmable cryptography supports the requirements of the National Security Agency’s (NSA) crypto modernization program and is certified by NSA. The AN/PRC-148E Spear provides the reliability that warfighters have trusted for many years with more than 300,000 AN/PRC-148 family of tactical radios fielded.
Technical Specifications Key Features Environmental Specifications Narrowband Channel Smallest and Lightest, Single Channel Operating Temperature: -31° to +55° C Frequency Range: 30 MHz–512 MHz Handheld Radio Available Storage Temperature: -33° to +71° C Transmit Power: 5 watt in all frequencies, Immersion: 2M/20M 10 watt in SATCOM Type-1 Certified Programmable Encryption Engine (AIM) Step Size: 5 kHz and 6.25 kHz Waveforms/Modes of Operation Channel Bandwidth: 5 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 2M/20M Immersible Dependent on Configuration of Radio kHz (8.33 kHz future waveform) Simple, Intuitive HMI MIL-STD-188-241-1/-2 (SINCGARS — Standard/FH2 EOM) 256 Programmable Presets MIL-STD-188-181C, -182B, -183B Rechargeable Lithium-Ion 3.5 Ah (SATCOM IW) Compliant with the Universal Battery HAVEQUICK I and II Charger (UBC) Family of Tactical Chargers ANDVT (LPC-10, MELP) AM/FM Physical Parameters Project 25 Length: 8.50 inches (21.59 cm) (with battery attached, excluding antennas) Over-The-Air-Cloning (OTAC) Width: 3.2 inches (8.13 cm) Situational Awareness Depth: 1.1 inches (2.79 cm) Retransmission Weight: 1.24 pounds — Radio and AM Swept Tone Beacon Battery (571 g)
Specifications are subject to change without notice.
