Army Rangers test new software-defined radio

[trace1]

Army Rangers test new software-defined radio | Article | The United States Army

WASHINGTON (Army News Service, Feb. 10, 2012) -- The U.S. Army's 75th Ranger Regiment in Afghanistan recently completed an operational assessment of the software-programmable Joint Tactical Radio Systems, or JTRS, Rifleman Radio. The assessment highlighted the radio's ability to share combat-relevant information, voice and data across small units in real time.

 

[DPD1]

Interesting, thanks... I was trying to ID this config the other day, which is sort of unique...

http://www.militaryphotos.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=82892&d=1255320749

At first I thought it might be this now, but after comparing, I don't think so. That's Ranger gear, but the rifle is not typical. I think he might be an embedded CCT with a special external amp or something.

 

[BMT]

Small problem with the two men in the picture!
They are members of the 82d ABN DIV.

BMT

 

[DPD1]

Yeah, not sure what's up with that... but the second shot looks to be typical Ranger Crye Multicam.

 

[prcguy]

The radio is probably a Harris PRC-152 since the handset/antenna connectors look out of place for an MBITR.

There is also a battery powered RF amp with a 30-90MHz 1m blade antenna on one antenna port and the 13" 90-512MHz duckie attached to an LOS/satcom switch on the satcom port of the amp.
prcguy

 

[DPD1]

I think 152 is probably the only one I didn't consider. The connections do look right.