PRC319 is a British Special Forces HF manpack transceiver

PRC319 is a British Special Forces HF manpack transceiver

Japan Military Radio Club HAM RADIO

PRC-319 Manpack Radio description:
This radio was primarily used by special operations units in Britain, Australia, and New Zealand. It was built my M.E.L. in the U.K. Included is an Electronic Message Unit, which is a small keyboard that allows transmission of data.
It is an all solid state, 1.5 MHz to 40 MHz, Transceiver w/automatic antenna tuner.
Power levels are selectable at 5W or 50W; Modes are CW or SSB (USB only - USB voice mode uses 'The Third Method' to generate single sideband) or Data.
Stability is better than +/- 0.5 ppm, -31C to +55C and is NTIA Compliant.
The radio is sealed and will withstand immersion in 6 feet of water.
Pack weight is 20 pounds with small NiCad 1.2 AH or with a LiIon pack attached, It is 25 pounds with 4 AH NiCad battery pack.
It has a 10 channel receive and 10 channel transmit (Fixed frequency operation only) memory. It has no frequency dial or up/down buttons to 'tune' around. i use the specific frequencies dedicated by the HFpack group. They are 28327.5, 21437.5, *18157.5, *14342.5, 7296.0, 5371.5, and 3996.0 kHz.Go to http:HFPack.com for more info. (*Main Channels).

It uses a direct conversion receiver, (which has no local oscillator to give away your location or operational frequency). The designers thought that was necessary for low probability of detection and low probability of intercept.

The Antenna Tuner (BA-1303), which clips on top of the radio, tunes within 250 milliseconds, (It is like the LDG Z-11 automatic tuner) and uses latching relays for zero power consumption after it is tuned.
It has a Tuner Extender (BA-1305) for using a whip below 4 MHz.
The satchel (Backpack) has a slot to carry an 8 foot segmented collapsible whip.

i have pictures of the 319 on the prc319 Yahoogroup
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/prc319/
but you must log on to see them. Then go to 'Photos' , there is also a comprehensive FAQ file in the 'file' section where you can also find the sources.

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[davestewart53]

Great unit if you ever want to sell the emu let me know I need one for my unit

[gadget73]

Interesting. When was this unit made? Is it a back-pack portable field radio?