Difference between revisions of "User:VKing/Sandbox"

From UOAF Codex
Jump to navigation Jump to search
(Replaced content with "<noinclude>{{Mbox |text = This page is a sandbox for prototyping articles and testing syntax. |type = notice }} <!-- Edit below this line --></noinclude>")
 
Line 4: Line 4:
 
}}
 
}}
 
<!-- Edit below this line --></noinclude>
 
<!-- Edit below this line --></noinclude>
<!--=AN/PRC-77=-->
 
The '''AN/PRC-77''' is a portable VHF FM manpack radio first introduced in 1968 during the Vietnam War. It served as the primary squad-level radio for US troops up to and including the Gulf War, where it was starting to be phased out by the [[AN/PRC-119]] SINCGARS radio.
 
 
==Specifications==
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
|-
 
|align=right| '''Frequency Range''' || 30 to 75.95 MHz
 
|-
 
|align=right| '''Output Power''' || 5 W (in game; in reality varies from 1.5 to 4 watts depending on frequency and radio)
 
|-
 
|align=right| '''Antenna''' || 3 foot (90 cm) steel tape
 
|-
 
|align=right| '''Default Frequency''' || 30.00 MHz
 
|-
 
|align=right| '''Frequency Spacing''' || 50 kHz
 
|-
 
|align=right| '''Range''' || 8 to 10 kilometers, depending on frequency and line of sight.
 
|}
 
 
==Operation==
 
===Interface===
 
[[File:Prc 77 Interface.jpg|400px|thumb|right|PRC-77 interface.]]
 
The Radio Interface is opened using the ACRE 2 Open Radio Interface key (default ALT + CTRL + CAPSLOCK). There are numerous switches detailed to the right.
 
 
====Mode switch====
 
This is the primary function switch of the radio; it has five settings:
 
 
:;OFF
 
:: Turns radio power off. Be warned that the PRC-77 always starts in the OFF position and will be unusable until you turn it on.
 
:;ON
 
:: Turns radio power on. The radio will now transmit and receive.
 
:;Squelch
 
:: Like ON, but enables 150 kHz subtone squelch (Not implemented).
 
:;Retrans
 
:: Enables retrans mode (Not implemented).
 
:;Lite
 
:: Momentarily lights up the frequency display (Not implemented).
 
 
====Volume switch====
 
Sets the receive volume of the radio. Be warned that the volume knob always starts at 0; you have to turn it up in order to hear anything.
 
 
====Tuning knobs====
 
Two knobs, one for 1 megahertz increments and another for 50 kilohertz (0.05 MHz) increments. Click to increase, right click to decrease until you have selected the right frequency.
 
 
====Upper/lower frequency band switch====
 
This switch toggles between the radio's 30.00-52.95 MHz range and the 53.00-75.95 MHz range.
 
 
====Preset buttons====
 
You can save two presets on the PRC-77 by using the two buttons above each tuning knob. '''Right-click''' on the button to save the preset, and '''left-click''' to recall it.
 

Latest revision as of 18:29, 13 January 2015

{{#invoke:Message box|mbox}}