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  2. AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver - Wikipedia

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    AN/PRC 77 radio and handset American soldier using the KY-38 "man-pack", part of the NESTOR voice encryption system that was used during the Vietnam War. The upper unit is an AN/PRC-77 radio transceiver. The combined weight of the units, 54 pounds (24.5 kg), proved an obstacle to their use in combat.

  3. AN/PRC-6 - Wikipedia

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    The earliest known manual for the PRC-6 was the preliminary manual printed by Raytheon in 1949. [3]The AN/PRC-6 was designed and used by the US military during the Korean War, and was in use by the US Marine Corps as late as 1972.

  4. ACP 131 - Wikipedia

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    ACP-131 [1] is the controlling publication for the listing of Q codes and Z codes. It is published and revised from time to time by the Combined Communications Electronics Board (CCEB) countries: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, United Kingdom, and United States.

  5. Military call sign - Wikipedia

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    Other radio users, like B20, do not fit into the standard battalion model but are also assigned a call sign for protection. The controller of each net has the call sign 0 ("zero"). There may also be a second controller - either a backup station or a commander who has delegated communication tasks to a signaller but may occasionally wish to ...

  6. VAQ-209 - Wikipedia

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    VAQ-209 completed the 45-day deployment to PSAB, during which they flew 59 combat sorties and 191 flight hours, with a 100% sortie completion rate. In August 2002, VAQ-209 deployed for the third time to Incirlik for Operation Northern Watch. This time VAQ-209 flew 88 combat sorties and over 300 flight hours before returning home in October.

  7. Multiservice tactical brevity code - Wikipedia

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    Using the codes eases coordination and improves understanding during multiservice operations. The codes are intended for use by air, ground, sea, and space operations personnel at the tactical level. Code words that are followed by an asterisk (*) may differ in meaning from NATO usage. There is a key provided below to describe what personnel ...

  8. Radiotelephony procedure - Wikipedia

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    Radio call signs are a globally unique identifier assigned to all stations that are required to obtain a license in order to emit RF energy. The identifiers consist of from 3 to 9 letters and digits, and while the basic format of the call signs are specified by the ITU-R Radio Regulations, Article 19, Identification of stations, [5] the details are left up to each country's radio licensing ...

  9. Brevity code - Wikipedia

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    The codes' procedure words, a type of voice procedure, are designed to convey complex information with a few words, when brevity is required but security is not; Ten-code, North American police brevity codes, including such notable ones as 10-4; Phillips Code; NOTAM Code; Wire signal, Morse Code abbreviation, also known as 92 Code. Appears in ...