TRI AN/PRC-152

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FM: 87-108MHZ (receiver)

VHF: 136-174.995MHZ (receiver / transmitter)

UHF1 :400-470 .995 MHZ (receiver / transmitter)

UHF2 :480-520 .995 MHZ (receiver)

1. Program button “arrow up”

2. program button "arrow down"
3. PushToTalk (PTT)
4. Display light button
5. Battery charger jack injection hole

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 Menu List:

0) SQL: 3 (squelch). Function that prevent the ground noise when useful signal is missing,
removing all insufficient width signals. If you set a value less than 3, you risk to have the
channel always occupied by ground noise.

1) BAND: UHF1. With this option, PRC 152 will work receiving and transmitting in a range
of frequencies from 400 Mhz to 470.995 Mhz: PMR channels from P1 to P8 work on
frequencies from 446.006 Mhz to 446.093 Mhz while LPD channels work on frequencies
from 433.075 Mhz (channel 1) to 434.075 Mhz (channel 69).

2) TX AB: OFF. This function avoid to transmit only on a selected channel (A or B);
choosing OFF, the radio will transmit only on the channel selected on the display.

3) BDR: OFF (dual stand-by start-up switch). BDR avoids to transmit on both the channels
selected on the display (LPD or PMR). Choosing OFF, the radio will transmit only on the
channel selected on the display.

4) TXP: HIGH (Transmitting Power Selection). Transmitting power selected between HIGH
or LOW

5) TOT: 195 (Transmit Over Timer). It specifies transmission duration which can be selected
from 10 to 600 seconds. It works even in VOX modality.

6) STEP: 6.25K (Frequency Step). You can select increase or decrease of Frequency step with
+ o button

7) SAVE: 1 (energy saving modality). You can select from level 1 to 4 (4 major saving). I
prefer level 1 because an active energy saving creates delay in reception.

8) VOX: OFF. If you select ON, remember to select maximum volume and decrease
transmission time or you will risk to saturate the channel in use.

9) WN: WIDE (Band Width). You can select band width, WIDE or NARROW.

10) R-DCS:OFF. Modality useful to eliminate disturbances in reception, but you can use it
only with compatible equipments.

11) R-CTCS: OFF. The CTCS (Continuous Tone-Coded Squelch System) is a silentiation
system that avoids 2 equipments to communicate between them keeping out every other
signal external to the group. Select OFF if you’re not certain that other equipments have this
function working and set on the same values. Cheapest radio have this function but it is
expressed with number values, not Hz values (between 60.0 and 259.9 Hz) as in PRC 152.

12) T-DCS: OFF. As in menu 10, select OFF to eliminate DCS function in transmitting.

13) T-CTCS: OFF. As in menu 11, select OFF to eliminate CTCS function in transmitting.

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14) ABR: 5 (Auto Back Light). Select timing (in seconds) of display light maintenance after
the last operation.

15) BEEP: OFF. Select OFF if you don’t want to ear any noise after pressing buttons.

16) ANI SW: OFF. This function avoids to visualize the equipment ANI code (Automatic
Number Identification). Useful but complicated to manage if you want to increase security in
transmission in military simulation, certainly useless in softair.

17) OPTISG: OFF. Select ON if you want to introduce a codification signal in DTMF (Dual
Tone Multi Frequency).

18) SPRMUTE: OR. Select the function depending on headset type.

When you connect a headset, select OR to eliminate the radio speaker depending on the
headset one. Select AND to have both working.

19) ANI-ID: not changeable value that represents the code number of the equipment.

20) RING-T: 5. This menu is used to select the speaker time gap after calling signal.

21) DTMFST: OFF. Selection menu for DTMF tones in vocal or keyboard transmission.
Select OFF to eliminate this function.

22) S-CODE: 1. Select the DTMF tone in transmission choosing from 1 to 15 ( see menu 24).

23) SC-REV:TO (Scan Mode). Signal scanning process.

If you select TO the scanning continues after 5 seconds from signal reception.
If you select CO the scanning stops after signal reception and starts again after 3 seconds from
signal disappearance.
If you select SE the scanning stops when a radio signal is received.

24) PTT-ID: OFF. (DTMF ID tones Transmission on PTT9).

Select OFF to exclude the ID transmission by pressing PTT button (Push To Talk).
If you select BOT, ID transmission is available only pressing and not releasing PTT button.
If you select EOT, ID transmission is available only releasing PTT button.
If you select BOTH, ID transmission is available both pressing and releasing PTT button.

25) PTT-LT: 5. (Transmit ANI code delay). Select time interval between pressing PTT button
and ANI code transmission.

26) MDF-A: CH (Display Mode). If you select CH, used radio frequency and assigned
channel A number appear on the display.

27) MDF-B: CH (Display Mode). If you select CH, used radio frequency and assigned
channel B number appear on the display.

28) BCL: OFF. (Busy Channel Lockout). If you select OFF, transmission is available even if
the selected frequency is occupied.

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29) AUTOLK: OFF. (Auto Keyboard Lock).
If you select OFF, you prevent keyboard lock after 10 seconds from the last operation.
Keyboard lock can be manually selected by pressing CLR button (frontal keyboard) for 2
seconds.

30) SFT-D: OFF. Function that avoids to change the transmission frequency compared to the
reception one. If you select ON you have to select OFFSET on menu 31, but, selecting this
function, be sure that the receiving equipment is set at the same way.

31) OFFSET: 00,000. Positive or negative gap value (expressed in Hz) compared with
reception frequency. Able function in menu 30 to be active.

32) MEMCH: CH-001. Menu for selecting and storing channels.

33) DELCH: 000. Menu to eliminate stored or inserted channels.

34) WT-LED: GREEN. Select back light display color in standby mode

35) RX-LED: ORANGE. Select back light display color in reception mode

36) TX-LED: YELLOW. Select back light display color in transmission mode

37) RESET: function for resetting all selections, but it requires confirm to activate.

38) APRS. This activates or deactivates the internal APRS mode. (note, this is not present on
all versions) ON is indicated by the small envelope icon on the display

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 Quick reference guide
You program the radio in the frequency mode; you switch between the channels in the
channel mode. When you receive the radio and start it up for the first time, it is in frequency
mode.
To program the radio, you do the following:

1. Press the "arrow up" key on the left side of the radio (above the transmit key). This enters
the menu.
2. Press ->1 or go up one meny item by pressing the "Pre +/-" button which will take you to
menu item 1 wich is BAND. This is where you can select your band.
3. Press the "arrow up" key once again and you can change the band (choose between
VHF/UHF0/UHF1/UHF2). For the example I choose VHF.
4. Press the "arrow up" key once again to confirm your choice.
5. For my purpose, I needed to change the STEP ("arrow upp" ->6) to 6.25K (original setting
is 5K). Confirm again by arrow up when you have selected your STEP.
6. I also put the bandwith selection ("arrow upp" -> 9) on "Wide". Confirm again with "arrow
up" key.
7. I put meny item 26 and 27 both on FREQ as I find this most clear
7. Leaving the meny is always done by pressing the "arrow down" key (or waiting a few
seconds as the radio automatically returns to the frequency mode).
8. I clear channel one (001) by pressing "arrow up" - "33" (DELCH) - "arrow up" go to
channel one with the "Pre +/-" button and then confirm by pressing "arrow up" once more.
9. Hereafter, I put in my desired frequency so for example I put in 152.0125
10. Then press "arrow up" "32" (MEMCH) "arrow up" go to channel one (001) with the "Pre
+/-" button and confirm by pressing "arrow up" once more.
11. repeat for the different channels.

Now, here is the key to switch to Channel mode: When turning the radio on, you hold down
the "arrow up" button WHILE turning it on. This takes you into Channel Mode and allows
you to switch between the programmed channels with the "Pre +/-" button. Changing back to
Frequency Mode, you do the same thing: hold down the "arrow up" button when turning the
radio on. I found that particularly this last bit of information was missing from the manual or
at least it was not very clear.

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 Notes:
- It has an impedance issue in combination with RS Peltor Comtac III headset.
- It does not turn off the external speaker when used with a U94 PTT
-The quick reference guide is pretty lousy.

It works together with my U94 PTT and Peltor Sidewinder after you short out pin A <-> E on
your U94 PTT, to de-activate the internal radio speaker. The pins on the U94 are numbered
(look closesely) so it's a rather easy job to just short them out and then... you can use your
Sidewinder without the radio's external speaker blasting.
(Later note: it suffices to instal a smal staple between terminals A and E on the ptt unit)

I also experienced an impedance issue with my TEA E-Switch PTT and Peltor Comtac III
ACH kit dual comm. This results in that my voice is broadcasted at a very low volume to my
team mates. There are two ways of solving this:

1. Buy a TRI build PTT and mic

2. Adjust your RS TEA E-Switch according to the following scheme:

I have tried solution #1 and this works, but as I rather use RS gear, I have ordered the
components to adjust my TEA E-switch however these components are backordered so
haven't been able to test this yet.

I found this radio rather non-user friendly in terms of setup, mainly due to the lousy quick
reference guide. But, once this is done, it's easy to operate.

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 Kanaler instalert på radio:

[UHF]
#00:
#01: 446.00625 (PMR-01)
#02: 446.01875 (PMR-02)
#03: 446.03125 (PMR-03)
#04: 446.04375 (PMR-04)
#05: 446.05625 (PMR-05)
#06: 446.06875 (PMR-06)
#07: 446.08125 (PMR-07)
#08: 446.09375 (PMR-08)
#09: 446.10625 (PMR-09)
#10: 446.11875 (PMR-10)
#11: 446.13125 (PMR-11)
#12: 446.14375 (PMR-12)
#13: 446.15625 (PMR-13)
#14: 446.16875 (PMR-14)
#15: 446.18125 (PMR-15)
#16: 446.19375 (PMR-16)

#17: 444.600 (KDR-01)

#18: 444.650 (KDR-02)
#19: 444.800 (KDR-03)
#20: 444.825 (KDR-04)
#21: 444.850 (KDR-05)
#22: 444.875 (KDR-06)
#23: 444.925 (KDR-07)
#24: 444.975 (KDR-08)

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 FRS/GMRS (USA)

#25: 462.5625 (FRS-01/GMRS-09)

#26: 462.5875 (FRS-02/GMRS-10)
#27: 462.6125 (FRS-03/GMRS-11)
#28: 462.6375 (FRS-04/GMRS-12)
#29: 462.6625 (FRS-05/GMRS-13)
#30: 462.6875 (FRS-06/GMRS-14)
#31: 462.7125 (FRS-07/GMRS-15)
#32: 467.5625 (FRS-08)
#33: 467.5875 (FRS-09)
#34: 467.6125 (FRS-10)
#35: 467.6375 (FRS-11)
#36: 467.6625 (FRS-12)
#37: 467.6875 (FRS-13)
#38: 467.7125 (FRS-14)
#39: 462.5500 (GMRS-01)
#40: 462.5750 (GMRS-02)
#41: 462.6000 (GMRS-03)
#42: 462.6250 (GMRS-04)
#43: 462.6500 (GMRS-05)
#44: 462.6750 (GMRS-06)
#45: 462.7000 (GMRS-07)
#46: 462.7250 (GMRS-08)

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#47: 440.050 (UHF-01)
#48: 440.100 (UHF-02)
#49: 440.150 (UHF-03)
#50: 440.200 (UHF-04)
#51: 440.250 (UHF-05)
#52: 440.300 (UHF-06)
#53: 440.350 (UHF-07)
#54: 440.400 (UHF-08)
#55: 440.450 (UHF-09)
#56: 440.500 (UHF-10)
#57: 440.550 (UHF-11)
#58: 440.600 (UHF-12)
#59: 440.650 (UHF-13)
#60: 440.700 (UHF-14)
#61: 440.750 (UHF-15)
#62: 440.800 (UHF-16)

[VHF]
#63: 143.900 (jakt-01)
#64: 139.400 (jakt-02)
#65: 143.350 (jakt-03)
#66: 138.850 (jakt-04)
#67: 143.250 (jakt-05)
#68: 138.750 (jakt-06)

#69: 143.125 (sanke-01)

#70: 138.625 (sanke-02)

#71: 143.825 (vinsj-01)

#72: 139.325 (vinsj-02)

#73: 155.425 (svensk jakt-01)

#74: 155.475 (svensk jakt-02)
#75: 155.500 (svensk jakt-03)
#76: 155.525 (svensk jakt-04)
#77: 156.000 (svensk jakt-05)
#78: 155.400 (svensk jakt-06)
#79: 155.450 (svensk jakt-07)

#80: 156.800 (maritim Nød\Haster\Kaller)

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KDR 444 (Norwegian "kortdistanseradio", Swedish "kortdistansradio", "short distance radio")
or KDR, is a licence-free personal radio service in the UHF range used in Sweden and
Norway. It is usually referred to as SRBR 444 (Short Range Business Radio) in Sweden.
Transmitters are limited to 2 W ERP (previously 1 W) in Sweden[1] and 0.5 W in Norway.
FM with a bandwidth of 16 kilohertz (25 kHz in Norway) is used.

Channels
There are eight channels (originally six).

Channel Frequency (MHz)

1 444.600
2 444.650
3 444.800
4 444.825
5 444.850
6 (new) 444.875
7 (new) 444.925
8 (old 6) 444.975

Channels 6 and 7 are recent additions and available for use in Sweden but not in Norway.
Frequencies 444.875 and 444.925 may not be available on older equipment; consequently,
444.975 is likely to be called channel number six on such devices.

The assigned frequencies are used for other services in other countries; for example, in
Germany some of these channels are allocated for public safety (police, fire, ambulance)
services (See de:BOS-Funk, in German). Countries in ITU region 2 may allocate these
frequencies to the amateur radio service.

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FRS/GMRS Channels
Channel numbers commonly used on 22 channel FRS/GMRS dual service radios. Most radios of this
type are not capable of repeater operation and do not include the repeater input frequencies.

Channel Frequency FRS FRS Max GMRS GMRS Max

Usage/Notes
No. Output Ouput
01 462.5625 FRS 1 500 mW GMRS 9 5W Unofficial national calling channel
02 462.5875 FRS 2 500 mW GMRS 10 5W
03 462.6125 FRS 3 500 mW GMRS 11 5W
04 462.6375 FRS 4 500 mW GMRS 12 5W
05 462.6625 FRS 5 500 mW GMRS 13 5W
06 462.6875 FRS 6 500 mW GMRS 14 5W
07 462.7125 FRS 7 500 mW GMRS 15 5W
08 467.5625 FRS 8 500 mW
09 467.5875 FRS 9 500 mW
10 467.6125 FRS 10 500 mW
11 467.6375 FRS 11 500 mW
12 467.6625 FRS 12 500 mW
13 467.6875 FRS 13 500 mW
14 467.7125 FRS 14 500 mW
15 462.5500 GMRS 1 50 W
16 462.5750 GMRS 2 50 W
17 462.6000 GMRS 3 50 W
18 462.6250 GMRS 4 50 W
Use restricted near Canadian
19 462.6500 GMRS 5 50 W
border
Unofficial emergency/traveler
20 462.6750 GMRS 6 50 W
assistance channel (PL 141.3)
Use restricted near Canadian
21 462.7000 GMRS 7 50 W
border
22 462.7250 GMRS 8 50 W
GMRS 1
467.5500 50 W Repeater input
in
GMRS 2
467.5750 50 W Repeater input
in
GMRS 3
467.6000 50 W Repeater input
in
GMRS 4
467.6250 50 W Repeater input
in
GMRS 5 Repeater input. Use restricted near
467.6500 50 W
in Canadian border
Repeater input, Unofficial
GMRS 6
467.6750 50 W emergency/traveler assistance
in
channel (PL 141.3)
GMRS 7 Repeater input. Use restricted near
467.7000 50 W
in Canadian border
GMRS 8
467.7250 50 W Repeater input
in

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Midland Extra Channels
Midland has started marketing "Extra Channels" on several of their radios. These extra channels are
simply existing FRS/GMRS frequencies with hard coded tones and low power on the FRS-only
channels.

Channel No. Actual Channel Frequency PL/DPL No. PL Tone/DPL Code

23 GMRS 1 462.5625 38 250.3

24 GMRS 3 462.6125 35 225.7
25 GMRS 5 462.6625 32 203.5
26 GMRS 7 462.7125 29 179.9
27 GMRS 15 462.5500 26 162.2
28 GMRS 17 462.6000 23 146.2
29 GMRS 19 462.6500 20 127.3
30 GMRS 21 462.7000 17 118.8
31 GMRS 2 462.5875 1 023
32 GMRS 4 462.6375 4 031
33 GMRS 6 462.6875 7 047
34 FRS 8 467.5625 10 065
35 FRS 10 467.6125 13 073
36 FRS 12 467.6625 16 115
37 FRS 14 467.7125 19 131
38 GMRS 16 462.5750 22 143
39 GMRS 18 462.6250 25 156
40 GMRS 20 462.6750 28 172
41 GMRS 22 462.7250 31 223
42 GMRS 1 462.5625 14 107.2
43 GMRS 3 462.6125 11 97.4
44 GMRS 5 462.6625 8 88.5
45 GMRS 7 462.7125 5 79.7
46 GMRS 15 462.5500 2 71.9
47 GMRS 17 462.6000 37 241.8
48 GMRS 19 462.6500 34 218.1
49 GMRS 21 462.7000 31 192.8
50 GMRS 2 462.5875 2 025

LPD433
LPD433 (low power device 433 MHz) is a UHF band in which licence free communication devices
are allowed to operate. The frequencies correspond with the ITU region 1 ISM band of
433.050 MHz to 434.790 MHz, and operation is mainly limited to CEPT countries. The
frequencies used are within the 70-centimeter band, which is traditionally reserved for higher
power amateur radio operations in most nations worldwide.
LPD hand-held radios are authorized for license-free voice communications use in most of
Europe using analog frequency modulation (FM) as part of short range deviceregulations, with
25 kHz channel spacing, for a total of 69 channels. In some countries, LPD devices may only be
used with the integral and non-removable antenna with a maximum legal power output of 10 mW.

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Voice communication in LPD band was introduced to reduce the burden on the
eight PMR446 channels over shorter ranges (less than 1 km) In some EU countries voice is not
allowed over LPD.
LPD is also used by wireless instruments and digital devices such as car keylocks.

Channels

Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz) Channel Frequency (MHz)

1 433.075 24 433.650 47 434.225

2 433.100 25 433.675 48 434.250

3 433.125 26 433.700 49 434.275

4 433.150 27 433.725 50 434.300

5 433.175 28 433.750 51 434.325

6 433.200 29 433.775 52 434.350

7 433.225 30 433.800 53 434.375

8 433.250 31 433.825 54 434.400

9 433.275 32 433.850 55 434.425

10 433.300 33 433.875 56 434.450

11 433.325 34 433.900 57 434.475

12 433.350 35 433.925 58 434.500

13 433.375 36 433.950 59 434.525

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 14 433.400 37 433.975 60 434.550

15 433.425 38 434.000 61 434.575

16 433.450 39 434.025 62 434.600

17 433.475 40 434.050 63 434.625

18 433.500 41 434.075 64 434.650

19 433.525 42 434.100 65 434.675

20 433.550 43 434.125 66 434.700

21 433.575 44 434.150 67 434.725

22 433.600 45 434.175 68 434.750

23 433.625 46 434.200 69 434.775

Usage by country
I.T.U. Region 1 (Europe)
U.K.
In the UK, LPD433 equipment that meets the respective Ofcom Interface Requirement can be
used for model control, analogue/digitised voice and remote keyless entry systems. There is
significant scope for interference however, both on frequency and on adjacent frequencies, as the
band is far from free. The frequencies from 430 to 440 MHz are allocated on a secondary basis to
licensed radio amateurs who are allowed to use up to 40 W (16 dBW) between 430 and 432 MHz
and 400 W (26 dBW) between 432 and 440 MHz. Channels 1 to 14 are UK Amateur repeater
outputs and channels 62 to 69 are UK Amateur repeater inputs. This band is shared on a
secondary basis for both licensed and licence exempt users, with the primary user being
the Ministry of Defence.

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Ofcom, together with the R.S.G.B. Emerging Technology Co-ordination Committee have
produced guidelines to help mitigate the side effects of interference to an extent.
Other European countries
European remote keyless entry systems often use the 433 MHz band, although, as in the UK,
these frequencies are within the 70-centimeter band allocated to amateur radio, and interference
results. Germany's radio control enthusiasts that hold "amateurfunk" ham radio licenses already
have use of frequencies from channel 03 through 67 on the above chart for radio control of any
form of model (air or ground-based), all with odd channel numbers (03, 05, etc. up to ch. 67) as
read on the chart, with each sanctioned frequency having 50 kHz of bandwidth separation
between each adjacent channel.
I.T.U. Region 2 (America)
In ITU region 2 (the Americas), the frequencies that LPD433 uses are also within
the 70-centimeter band allocated to amateur radio. In the United States LPD433 radios can only
be used under FCC amateur regulations by properly licensed amateur radio operators.

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