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RO® Tactical SATCOM Radio

The L3Harris RO tactical SATCOM radio is like a secure walkie-talkie

Its design is simple for operators to use and is similar to a secure "walkie-talkie" in that it does not require ground infrastructure. The "talker" can reach thousands of other RO® tactical radios within a 100-250 mile range anywhere in the world with line-of-site to the sky.

The L3Harris RO tactical SATCOM radio utilizes the Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS)

The RO tactical radio utilizes the Distributed Tactical Communications System (DTCS) provided by the Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS) Program Office, within the Commercial Satellite Communications Office (SCSO) of the US Space Force (USSF).

With the L3Harris RO tactical SATCOM radio, you will get crystal clear voice communications

Communication occurs over a distribution of secure nets. Each radio may be a registered member of up to ten nets. Secure voice communication is available to any registered RO® tactical radio in the net that is also within the 100-250 mile range of the "talker". The talker selects the net using the band knob and secure voice communications occur when a talker joins the selected net via the Push-to-Talk (PTT) button. Pressing the PTT button establishes a control and broadcast channel for the selected net. The channel setup occurs and crystal clear voice communications can be heard in less than two seconds from PTT and is indicated by a single audible tone. The call is ended and channel resources are released when the PTT button is released. Three short tones indicate the end of the transmission. Secondary nets may be monitored simultaneously while maintaining the ability to talk on a selected net.

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RO® Tactical SATCOM Radio

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Environmental
Operating temperature: -30° C to +71° C (-22° F to +160° F)
Meets IP67 and MIL-STD-810G: Temperature shock, humidity, salt fog, sand and dust, immersion, vibration and shock
Physical Characteristics without Antenna
Length with connectors: 5.6 in (142.2 mm)
Width 3.0 in, Depth 1.7 in, Weight 18 oz (Width 76.2 mm, Depth 43.2 mm, Weight .51 kg)
Function Modes
Manual registration
Signal strength
Battery level
Broadcast PLI collector state
LED brightness
Secondary net monitoring and configuration
Field application tool to specify networks
Configuring the tone volume
Zeroizing the radio
Coverage
100% - Pole to pole with any line of sight to the sky (no need to locate a geostationary satellite)
On-the-move
100-250 mile (160.9-402.3 km) range
Immune to solar flux and ionospheric propagation

Position Location Information (PLI)

Built-in commercial GPS receiver (utilizes same small antenna as voice communications)
Completely transparent to the user (simultaneous voice and data)
Modes of Transmitting: Time, Distance and PTT

Modes of Receiving -

  • Regional, a RO tactical radio can be connected to a PC to collect the location of all the radios in the same satellite beam
  • Global, the position of all radios can be located from anywhere in the world via the MMC
Voice Quality
Crystal clear voice communications
Fast real-time connections without noticeable delays
Simple
PTT with one to many
Automatic walkover protection
Simultaneous voice and position
Off-the-shelf headsets, handsets and batteries
Secure
NIST certified AES 256 voice and data encryption (can be used by coalition troops)
Local zerioizing

Multi-Channel Operation

Up to ten unique nets
Prioritization with primary and secondary nets
Small and Rugged
Handheld and lightweight
18 oz (.51 kg)
Compact 5.8 in (147.3 mm) long antenna
Aluminum enclosure
Immersion and dust protection
Interfaces
RS-232 for data
Built-in speaker, up to 84 dBA
Built-in microphone
LED with variable brightness
No Ground Infrastructure Needed
No central antennas needed
No backup power needed
Interoperability with terrestrial networks and equipment

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