Combat radio promises short-range, secure communication.

• Author: Foster, Sharon
• Position: Tech Talk - Personal Role Radio - Brief Article

The Personal Role Radio (PRR), introduced by Television Equipment Associates, of Brewster, N.Y., provides soldiers with short-range, secure communication, according to Bill Pegler, president of TEA.

Using advanced wireless, local-area-network technology, which incorporates spread-spectrum techniques at 2.4 GHz, the new radio is less likely to produce signals that can be intercepted and detected, he asserted. It also performs well in operations where many radios are co-located, he said.

The radio is an integrated package, minimizing interconnecting cables and making it simple to use, Pegler said. Two variants of the push-to-talk switch assembly are provided for single or dual-radio operation. The headset is developed from in-service...