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Communications

Handheld and wearable comms gear. The short-range and long-range tags govern whether a radio works squad-to-squad or regional/sat. See Gear Tags for tag definitions.

Radios

Item Weight Tags Notes
Walkie-talkie (FRS) 0.2 kg short-range Civilian UHF; unencrypted.
Motorola DTR600 0.3 kg short-range, encrypted Digital trunked handheld.
Motorola APX 8000 0.5 kg short-range, encrypted Multi-band squad radio.
Harris AN/PRC-148 JEM 0.9 kg short-range, encrypted Standard SOF handheld; crypto-capable.
Harris AN/PRC-152A 1.0 kg short-range, encrypted MBITR; JTRS compliant.
AN/PRC-117G 4.5 kg long-range, encrypted Manpack sat + HF/UHF/VHF radio.
Iridium 9575 sat phone 0.3 kg long-range Global sat voice/data; unencrypted unless paired.
Thuraya XT-PRO 0.3 kg long-range Sat phone; regional coverage.
Field phone (TA-312) 4.5 kg short-range Wired field phone; loop or PBX.
Yaesu FT-818 (HF portable) 0.9 kg long-range 6-band HF/VHF/UHF QRP transceiver; skywave propagation.
Baofeng UV-5R (ham handheld) 0.2 kg short-range Dual-band amateur VHF/UHF; cheap and ubiquitous.
goTenna Pro X (mesh node) 0.1 kg short-range, encrypted Bluetooth-paired mesh radio; off-grid text + GPS.
Meshtastic LoRa node 0.05 kg short-range, encrypted LoRa-band mesh node; DIY-friendly.
Kenwood TH-D74 (APRS packet) 0.4 kg short-range Amateur packet radio; position reports over RF.
PRC-112 survival radio 0.7 kg long-range Aviator survival beacon + voice; SAR standard.

Headsets and Accessories

Item Weight Tags Notes
Peltor ComTac III 0.4 kg - Electronic ear pro with radio PTT integration.
Invisio X5 earpiece 0.1 kg covert In-ear covert comm piece.
Throat mic 0.1 kg - Throat-contact microphone; works with most PTTs.
Bone-conduction headset 0.1 kg - Leaves ears uncovered.
Earpiece (curly coil) 0.05 kg covert Protective-detail earpiece.
Crypto key (KYK-13) 0.3 kg encrypted Loads encryption keys into compatible radios.
Long-whip antenna (10 ft) 0.3 kg long-range Extends radio range when deployed.
VS-17 signal panel 0.3 kg - Orange/pink marker panel; ground-to-air ID.