[Amps] U.S. Military chooses Harris

[Joe Isabella]

If it holds a key, it's probably not going too far.  The devices we use to simply store keys for later use in the field, while not classified when zeroed are still not going anywhere.  Lose one, and you a$$ is in a sling.  We have hand-held radios that are considered CCI (Controlled Cryptographic Items) because they can be encrypted.  I wouldn't want to lose one of those either.
 
If these radios are truly SW defined, as in the first IF is generated & encrypted outside of that "box" (like the SDR-1000 you mentioned), then you'll might see them.  Otherwise, don't count on it.  The HF radios we use (I'm in the Air National Guard) are encypted externally, so if you just plug in a mic, it's in the clear.  These are defintely on the surplus market.  Here's a good pic of the one I'm referring to (AN/URC-119 with 500W auto-tune 3CX800 amp):
 
http://www.co.missoula.mt.us/acs/radios/URC-119.html
 
Joe, N3JI


K8MLM at aol.com wrote:
In a message dated 4/27/05 6:30:16 PM Eastern Standard Time, n3ji at yahoo.com writes:


Depends how "embedded" the crypto is.  Unless it's an easily removed module, it will never be
surplussed out.



It's part of the Joint Tactical Radio System (JTRS) acquisition.  JTRS radios are software defined.  Crypto is not hardware implemented, it's software implemented.  It's the same kind of modern software defined radio architecture as in the new Flex-Radio. Amplifies are the same kind of basic stuff. Excitiers are software defined. 
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