GRC-245

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	To oppose or discuss a nomination, please go to CZ:Proposed for deletion and follow the instructions. For the monthly nomination lists, see Category:Articles for deletion. A Canadian-developed tactical software-defined radio used by the U.S. Army, United States Marine Corps|U.S. Marine Corps, and a number other countries, the AN/GRC-245, with the current version called the Enhanced High Capacity Line-of-Sight Radio (HCLOS), replaces the AN/GRC-226 radios in the AN|AN/TRC-190 family of transmission assemblages. It is part of the Area Common User System Modernization (ACUS-Mod) variation on the Warfighter Information Network–Tactical (WIN-T) and JNN architecture, more compatible with the restructuring of the United States Army. The equipment has been in U.S. Army service since 2000. It is backwards-compatible with the AN/GRC-226, used in the Mobile Subscriber Equipment (MSE). Configuration There are three major variants: AN/GRC-245 Enhanced Software Communications Architecture (SCA) radio AN/GRC-245 high power radio AN/GRC-245 Band IV radio It operates in three freqency ranges: 225 to 400 MHz NATO Band I 1,350 to 2,690 MHz Band III+ 4,400 to 5,000 MHz Band IV; this is upgradable to support IEEE 802.16 WiMax long-range wireless LAN technology, which also can provide cellular telephony The initial version had 16 Mbps of bandwidth, growing to 34 Mbps in a Joint Tactical Radio System-compatible mode. International use It was developed by Canadian Communication Research Center (CRC) in concert with Ultra Electronics. In addition, it is part of the UK Theatre Wide Communications Network in the Cormorant project, and the follow-on Falcon system. the AN/GRC-245 is also to be used by Taiwan. It has also been sold to India and Jordan. References