User's Manual Part 1

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Introduction
The Barrett PRC-2090 tactical manpack is a DSP based, 500 channel HF SSB
transceiver with a frequency range of 1.6 to 30 MHz. The Barrett PRC-2090 is
designed using the latest technology enabling a physically small package with a full
feature complement.
Designed to operate in the most arduous environments encountered in tactical
manpack and tracked vehicle roles, the PRC-2090 will provide many years of
efficient and trouble free service.
The PRC-2090 supports features such as Selective Call (Selcall), direct dial
telephone connection to base stations fitted with telephone interconnect systems
(Telcall), GPS location, ALE (Automatic Link Establishment), frequency hopping,
data transmission and remote diagnostics. These features make the PRC-2090 one
of the most economical and versatile tactical HF transceivers available today.
The PRC-2090 has catered for the increased use of HF data transmission for
Internet email access and point to point data applications, by providing a
comprehensive data modem interface port, high speed transmit to receive
switching, a high stability frequency standard and an efficient cooling system
option.
The PRC-2090 can be operated either as a manpack, in a vehicle or as a fixed
station when deployed in either the vehicle docking station or base docking station.
When deployed in the vehicle or base docking station the PRC-2090 operates at
100W PEP, without the requirement for external amplifiers.
All 500 channels are available to be field or workshop programmable. Auxiliary
features such as Selcall, Telcall, scanning, mute status, alarm system etc. can be
individually enabled or disabled for every channel as required to suit your operation.
Teamed with other matching Barrett 2000 series products which include antennas,
vehicle tracking packages, HF-VHF/UHF crosspatches and HF modems, the PRC-
2090 becomes a powerful tool, providing solutions to most long distance tactical
communication requirements.