Barrett Communications

Barrett Communications designs and manufactures a complete range of high-frequency (HF) and very high-frequency (VHF) tactical radio communication solutions that are easily adaptable to varying environments, from manpack to mobile vehicle and base station configurations.

The company’s communication products and solutions are used worldwide across a wide range of defence personnel, including border security, paramilitary police, coast guard and national defence forces.

The company also provides tailored solutions for HF radio communications systems, with a complete design and international installation capability that includes:

PRC-4090 HF Tactical Manpack

PRC-4090 HF Tactical Mobile package

PRC-2092 HF Tactical Base package

Barrett 4050 HF SDR Transceiver

• IP Connectivity
• Operator consoles
• Custom-built interfaces, control systems, and operator positions
• MIL-STD HF data systems
• Integration of new HF equipment into existing systems
• Turnkey mission-based installations
• High-power transmitters for GMDSS systems
• High-power HF email and data systems

Tactical HF radio systems

The PRC-4090 Tactical HF radio system is a multi-role HF communications system that can be deployed as a 30W manpack, a 150W vehicle-mounted system or a 150W base station.

The lightweight transceiver includes an integrated automatic antenna tuner, a battery management system integrated into each Li-ion battery, all-mode operation, automatic link establishment (2G and 3G ALE), an optional internal modem, encryption and frequency hopping. When teamed with other Barrett HF products, the versatile Barrett PRC-4090 transceiver provides secure email and data transfer within an HF network.

The Barrett PRC-4090 transceiver can be controlled from mobile and desktop platforms, including iOS, Android and Windows devices, for wireless voice and radio control via the 4000 series HF remote control app.

Features of the PRC-4090 include:

• LCD full-colour touchscreen display
• Lightweight and compact design
• IP Network connectivity for remote access
• Built-in GPS receiver
• Advanced Calling Features
• Automatic Antenna Tuner

Available options include:

• Internal data modem
• Digital voice and Secure Digital Voice
• Frequency Hopping
• 2G, 3G and 3G+ ALE

PRC-4080 VHF SDR Tactical Transceiver

The PRC-4080 30–175 MHz VHF SDR transceiver is a Combat Net Radio (CNR) designed for multi-role tactical military and security applications. The PRC-4080 is compact, lightweight, and extremely simple to operate in demanding mission-critical conditions. It is available in 5W handheld, 20W manpack, 50W mobile and 50W base station configurations. The PRC-4080 is part of the Barrett family of transceivers that are field-proven in over 150 countries, on every continent and in all environments.

Features of the PRC-4080 include:

• 30-175MHz Software Defined Radio Transceiver
• Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
• Dual Net Receive (DNR)
• Lightweight, compact, rugged design
• Selective and group calling
• MIL-STD 810H
• IP67 – Fully immersible to 1m
• 5W – 20W – 50W Configurations

Option of the PRC-4080 Include

• High-speed data capability
• Secure Digital Voice and messaging
• AES 256 & DES 56 COMSEC options
• Secure messaging with encryption
• Frequency hopping (300 hops/second)
• GPS position messaging and Blue force tracking

Barrett 4050 HF SDR Transceiver for secure communications

The Barrett 4050 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.

Deployable for base and mobile installations, the Barrett 4050 HF SDR Transceiver is designed to operate in the most arduous environments, as encountered by off-road vehicles, vessels and aircraft.

When the transceiver is combined with various Barrett products, it can provide highly secure data transfer. The Barrett 4050 is fully interoperable with digital selective calling systems. The transceiver supplies four and six-digit selective call features such as remote transceiver disable capabilities, point-to-point and/or multipoint secure call, status calling, GPS tracking, SMS text, and telephone interconnect.

The 4050 can be supplied with multiple waveform options, including MIL-STD-188-110A/B (STANAG 4285, 4415, 4481, 4529, 4539). These waveforms provide ‘throughput’ rates up to and exceeding 19,200bps in combination with Barrett’s latest digital transmission software and intuitive user interface.

Barrett’s GPS interface supports connection to any NMEA 0183 external GPS receiver antenna for tracking applications, supplying position information, or emergency call features.

Features of the 4050 include:

• Intuitive and user-friendly touch-screen interface
• IP Connectivity
• Wireless and wired operation via iOS, Android and Windows devices
• Multi-Language software GUI
• Digital Voice and Secure Digital Voice option
• 2G, 3G & 3G+ Automatic Link Establishment (ALE)
• On-board high-speed data transmission modem options
• Detachable control head

About Barrett Communications

Established in 1976, Barrett Communications designs, manufactures and markets HF and VHF radio equipment for specialised, autonomous, medium and long-distance radio communications.

The Barrett radio networks are capable of providing voice, email, data, fax, and tracking solutions for fixed base station, mobile and manpack portable applications.

Our global distribution and customer support network provides easy access and backup for our customer base in over 150 countries globally.

Barrett products and systems are expertly created to provide the best in HF and VHF communications technology backed by ISO9001:2015 quality assurance certification. Barrett Communications was acquired by Motorola Solutions in 2022.