AN/PRC-343
The AN/PRC 343 Personal Role Radio (PRR) is a compact and lightweight short-range communication transceiver set. This radio set utilizes advanced wireless LAN technology, incorporating spread spectrum techniques at 2.4 GHz, ensuring that the system has a low probability of interception and detection and is designed to perform in dense electromagnetic environment. The radio transmissions utilize a proprietary form of Direct Sequence Spread Spectrum which, to an eavesdropper, will appear like noise.
The AN/PRC 343 is the simplest to use among the radios in ACRE 2, as its only user-controllable functions are the 16 channel settings and the 10 volume levels to choose from. Both the channel knob on the left and the volume knob on the right are switched with the two mouse buttons. The radio is issued by ACRE 2 in replacement of the vanilla radio, and is currently the most minimal radio communications equipment available. Its limited range of up to 500 meters makes it unsuitable for usage above the Squad Level. The AN/PRC 343 uses its own frequency band and is not able to communicate with the UHF/VHF radios available in ACRE.
Usage
The AN/PRC-343 is comparatively simple to operate.
- Transmit:
In order to transmit on the active channel, the ACRE 2 Push to Talk key (Default: Capslock) is pressed and held until the transmission is completed. - Select Channel:
In order to select one of the 16 pre-programmed channels, the channel knob (left knob) is rotated by left or right clicking on it respectively until the desired channel is selected. - Select Output Volume:
In order to select one of the 10 fixed volume levels, the volume knob (right knob) is rotated by left or right clicking on it respectively until the desired volume level is selected.
Mission Editing
In order to equip a unit with an AN/PRC-343, the following sqf command is used: <syntaxhighlight lang="cpp" style="width:550px;"> _unit addItem "ACRE_PRC343"; </syntaxhighlight>
Specifications
| Frequency Range | 2400 - 2499 MHz (16 pre-programmed, fixed channels) |
| Output Power | 50 mW (max. fixed) |
| Antenna | 2.5 inch |
| Default Frequency | 2401 MHz (Ch 1) |
| Frequency Spacing | 0.025 |
| Range | approx. 500 meters (Rural Terrain) transmission through up to three floors (Urban Terrain) |
