SERVICE TEST OF AN/URC-10 PERSONAL RESCUE RADIO

Abstract

Efforts were made to determine the suitability of the AN/URC-10 Personal Rescue Radio for Army use under arctic winter conditions. The AN/URC-10 personal rescue radio is a subminiaturized, completely transistorized UHF radio set. It consists of a crystal-controlled receiver-transmitter, a 16-v dry battery, and a power cable assembly. The unit operates in the 240-260 mc frequency band. Line of sight tone transmission and voice communication ranges for this equipment are approximately 30 naut mi. After review of test results, it was concluded that the AN/URC-10 is suitable for Army use under arctic winter conditions. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 09, 1961
Accession Number
AD0257193

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Assembly
  • Cable Assemblies
  • Cables
  • Communication Equipment
  • Dry Batteries
  • Electrical Equipment
  • Frequency
  • Frequency Bands
  • Line Of Sight
  • Transmitters
  • Voice Communications
  • Weapons Support Equipment

Readers

  • Electronics Engineering
  • Maritime Security/Maritime Homeland Security
  • Radio communications and signal processing.