Editing AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver (section)

{{Short description|Military tactical radio transceiver}}
[[Image:PRC-latrun-exhibition-1.jpg|thumb|AN/PRC 77 radio and handset]]
[[File:KY38Manpack.jpg|thumb|[[United States in the Vietnam War|American soldier]] using the KY-38 "man-pack", part of the [[NESTOR (encryption)|NESTOR voice encryption system]] that was used during the [[Vietnam War]]. The upper unit is an AN/PRC-77 radio transceiver. The combined weight of the units, 54 pounds (24.5 kg), proved an obstacle to their use in combat.]] 
[[File:BEST OF THE MARINE CORPS - May 2006 - Defense Visual Information Center (5354367147).jpg|thumb|[[United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine]] carrying a PRC-77 during a training exercise in 1989]]

The '''AN/PRC-77 Portable Transceiver''', also known as '''AN/PRC 77 Radio Set''', is a man-pack, portable [[VHF]] [[frequency modulation|FM]] [[combat-net radio]] [[transceiver]] manufactured by Associated Industries<ref name="manuf">[http://www.associated-ind.com/], Manufacturer's website.</ref> and used to provide short-range, two-way [[radiotelephone]] voice communication.<ref>{{cite book| author=Mark Francis, KI0PF |title=Mil Spec radio gear - Korean War to present day |year=2005 |publisher= CW Communications, Inc |isbn=0-943016-33-9 |location=Hicksville, NY| pages=171–176}}</ref> In the [[Joint Electronics Type Designation System]] (JETDS), AN/PRC translates to "Army/Navy, Portable, Radio, Communication."