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BARRETT PRC-4090 TACTICAL HF SDR TRANSCEIVER - INTRODUCTION

Introduction

The Barrett PRC-4090 Tactical Transceiver is an SDR based HF SSB transceiver 

with a frequency range of 1.5 to 30 MHz in transmit and 250kHz -30MHz in 

receive. The Barrett PRC-4090 is designed using the latest technology enabling 

a physically small package with a full feature complement.

Designed to operate in the most arduous environments, as encountered in port

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able, off-road vehicles, vessels and aircraft environs, the Barrett PRC-4090 will 

provide many years of efficient and trouble free service.

The Barrett PRC-4090 supports features such as digital voice, data transmission 

and  remote  diagnostics  as  well  as  established  features  such  as  Selective  Call 

(Selcall), direct dial telephone connection to base stations fitted with telephone 

interconnect  systems  (Telcall),  GPS  location,  2G  and  3G  ALE  (Automatic  Link 

Establishment) and frequency hopping. These features make the Barrett PRC-

4090 HF Transceiver one of the most economical and versatile HF transceivers 

available today.

Up to 1000 channels are available to be field or workshop programmable. Aux

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iliary features such as Selcall, Telcall, scanning, mute status, alarm system etc. 

can  be  individually  enabled  or  disabled  for  every  channel  as  required  to  suit 

your operation.

The Barrett PRC-4090 Transceiver caters for increased use of HF data transmis

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sion for Internet email access and point-to-point data applications, by providing 

a  comprehensive  data  modem  interface  port,  high  speed  transmit-to-receive 

switching, a high stability frequency standard and an efficient cooling system 

option.

The Barrett PRC-4090 is operated by a smartphone-style touchscreen, full col

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our Control Handset. The handset integrates seamlessly into manpack, vehicle 

and base station installations when used with the cradle and cradle docking 

station. The streamlined design and unobtrusive size easily mounts to a vehicle 

dashboard or vessel helm. 

The Barrett PRC-4090 Transceiver can be controlled from all major mobile and 

desktop  platforms.  Full  remote  control  is  available  via  the  Barrett  PRC-4090 

Remote Control app, providing unprecedented access to all transceiver func

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tionality across all major platforms.

Teamed with other matching Barrett products which include antennas, power 

supplies, vehicle tracking packages and HF modems, the Barrett PRC-4090 HF 

Transceiver becomes a powerful tool, providing solutions to many long distance 

communication requirements.

Summary of Contents for PRC-4090

Page 1: ...BARRETT Operating and Installation Manual Barrett PRC 4090 Tactical HF SDR Transceiver 4090 00 02 3 1 Model PRC 4090 HF SDR Transceiver Barrett Communications...

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Page 3: ...mmunication Important Notes When the PRC 4090 transceiver is used at a power level of 150 watts PEP and with a 13 dBi gain antenna the antenna s used with this transceiver should be located at least 1...

Page 4: ...11 8 Fixed Automatic tuned and Whip 0 30 1 5 Manpack Magnetic Loop 1 5 30 1 8 Vehicle Multi Wire Broadband 5 30 2 6 Fixed Log Period 13 30 6 5 Fixed The above antennas are identified for reference on...

Page 5: ...5 Note References to Vehicular environments and minimum safe oper ating distances relate to persons outside the vehicle only and not to persons within the vehicle...

Page 6: ...ver 18 Keypad 18 Display 19 Swipe Menu 21 Status Info 23 Antenna Type 24 Selecting a Channel 25 Making a Voice Call 26 Making an Emergency Call 27 Receiving an Emergency Call 28 SELCALL 3 29 Overview...

Page 7: ...on 51 Status Call 52 Secure Call 53 Hangup Call 55 Selcall Networks 56 BASIC SETTINGS 4 59 System Information 60 Head Device ID 60 Serial Number 60 Version Information 60 Transceiver Options 61 Config...

Page 8: ...Audio Bandwidth 77 Line Audio 78 Line Follows Digital Voice 78 Line Out Level 78 Line In Level 78 Audio Record 78 Custom Filter Bandwidth 78 Collective Call 79 Digital Voice Encoding 80 Export 81 Freq...

Page 9: ...tenna 2 85 Modes 87 Mute 88 Network 90 Noise Reduction NR 93 RF Settings 94 Rx Preamp 94 Tx Over Beep 94 Tx Timeout 95 Noise Blanker 95 Tx Power Level 95 AGC Hang 95 Broadcast Filter 95 Scanning 96 Sc...

Page 10: ...ver Lock 104 Over the Air Zeroise OTAZ 104 Zeroise 104 Remote Access Password 104 Stealth Mode 105 Theme Schedule 106 Tuning 107 Zeroise 108 INSTALLATION 7 109 Introduction 110 Installing a Secondary...

Page 11: ...oling Fan 161 Installing the Cooling Fan 161 Connection Diagram 162 Site Selection Recommendations 164 Antennas 166 912 Multi wire Broadband Dipoles 166 4017 Automatic Tuning Horizontal Dipole Antenna...

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Page 13: ...1 INTRODUCTION 1 This chapter contains the following sections Introduction Terms and Abbreviations The Barrett PRC 4090 HF Transceiver Overview...

Page 14: ...eatures such as Selcall Telcall scanning mute status alarm system etc can be individually enabled or disabled for every channel as required to suit your operation The Barrett PRC 4090 Transceiver cate...

Page 15: ...describes all the features of the PRC 4090 HF SDR Transceiver and that some variants of the PRC 4090 may not have all the features installed Illustrations may show accessories optional equipment or o...

Page 16: ...CW Continuous Wave used for Morse code dB Decibels dBm Power ratio in decibels dB of the measured power refer enced to one milliwatt mW DSP Digital Signal Processing ESU Encryption Synchronisation Un...

Page 17: ...A list of channels used when scanning for incoming calls Selcall Selective Calls SCF Suppressed Carrier Frequency SDR Software Defined Radio SDS System Docking Station SSL Signal Strength Level Statio...

Page 18: ...7 6 11 10 1 PRC 4090 HF SDR Transceiver P N 4090 00 01 2 PRC 4090 16Ah battery pack P N 4090 03 05 3 Earth stud 4 Whip antenna connection 5 50 Ohm antenna connection 6 LED status indicator 7 On Off Em...

Page 19: ...ansceiver P N 4090 00 01 2 PRC 4090 System Docking Station P N 4090 05 00 3 PRC 4090 Anti vibration plate P N4090 05 07 4 Earth stud 5 Whip antenna connection 6 50 Ohm antenna connection 7 LED status...

Page 20: ...5 6 7 8 9 4 1 PRC 4090 Transceiver P N 4090 00 01 2 PRC 4090 System Docking Station P N 4090 05 00 3 PRC 4090 Anti vibration plate P N 4090 05 07 4 Ground 5 Coaxial connection RF out 6 ATU Connector...

Page 21: ...Transceiver P N 4090 00 01 2 PRC 4090 System Docking Station P N 4090 05 00 3 PRC 4022 Power Supply P N 4090 06 01 4 Earth stud 5 Whip antenna connection 6 50 Ohm antenna connection 7 LED status indi...

Page 22: ...10 BARRETT PRC 4090 TACTICAL HF SDR TRANSCEIVER INTRODUCTION Base Station Configuration rear 2 3 1 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 4...

Page 23: ...090 System Docking Station P N 4090 05 00 3 PRC 4022 Power Supply P N 4090 06 01 4 Ground 5 Coaxial connection RF out 6 ATU 7 Aux PRC 4090 Control Handset connector 8 Ethernet connection 9 DC in 11 V...

Page 24: ...12 BARRETT PRC 4090 TACTICAL HF SDR TRANSCEIVER INTRODUCTION Control Handset Front 1 PTT button 2 Handset Speaker 3 LCD Display 4 Keypad 5 Microphone 1 2 3 4 5...

Page 25: ...13 BARRETT PRC 4090 TACTICAL HF SDR TRANSCEIVER INTRODUCTION Control Handset Rear 1 2 1 Hot shoe connection to cradle and USB interface unit 2 PTT Button...

Page 26: ...ng Station rear 1 External speaker 3W 8 Ohm 2 External Speaker connection 3 USB connection for WiFi adaptor or programming 4 H 250 handset connection 5 H 250 Handset 6 Control Handset Docking Station...

Page 27: ...2 3 5 5 6 6 7 OR 4 1 Hotshoe cable unterminated P N 4090 01 34 2 Hotshoe adapter cable to USB male P N 4090 01 32 3 Hotshoe adapter cable to GPS or CW key P N 4090 01 31 4 3 port accessory hub P N 40...

Page 28: ...16 BARRETT PRC 4090 TACTICAL HF SDR TRANSCEIVER INTRODUCTION...

Page 29: ...17 BASIC OPERATION 2 This chapter contains the following sections Starting the Transceiver Display Antenna Type Channel Selection Receiving and Transmitting Voice Call Making an Emergency Call...

Page 30: ...shing green rapid flashing green when transmitting Zeroise Flashing red then solid when complete Keypad Key Function Channel Up Scroll up Channel Down Scroll down Scroll left and right Enter Set a men...

Page 31: ...e and Time 11 Receive transmit status 3 ALE Status 12 Receive Strength Transmit Power Indicator 4 Digital Voice Secure Digital Voice 13 Swipe Menu Access 5 Status Indicators see page 20 14 Channel Lab...

Page 32: ...a Enables disables Frequency Hopping if fitted Cycles through low med high or no noise reduction Toggles mute on off See page 88 for further mute details Enables disables scanning A number on the WiFi...

Page 33: ...Swipe Menu To access this menu either swipe horizontally across the screen from the left edge to drag open the swipe menu or press and hold the right arrow key The icons other than Settings appear gr...

Page 34: ...s and mechanical information 4 Settings Menu Access to Settings menus 5 GPS Push if fitted or Display Settings 6 DV Baud Rate Quick access to Digital Voice Baud Rate settings 7 ALE Menu Quick access t...

Page 35: ...e will display the time until battery needs to be charged or if charging the time until battery is fully charged as well as the charging current GPS Position The current GPS position of the transceive...

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