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Gretacoder 104
Speech scrambler

Gretacoder 104, abbreviated GC-104, is a voice scrambler for mobile (military) applications, sold in the early 1980s by Gretag in Regensdorf (Switzerland) as an OEM product. Contrary to most other Gretag encryp­tion products, the unit was not manufactured by Gretag, but by Telsy in Italy.

The Gretacoder 104 is housed in a ruggedized green metal case, making it suitable for use in harse environments, such as military vehicles.

Being a voice scrambler, it is less secure than true (digital) encryption, but has the advantage that the scrambled signal stays within the band­width of the channel. The device has two modes: time domain and two-dimensional scram­bling. The latter uses a mixture of time domain and frequency domain scrambling. The GC-104 is compatible with the GC-103 tele­phone scram­bler, but not with other Gretag scramblers.
  

The device is inteded for use in two-way radio circuits, and is therefore suitable for half-duplex traffic only. The Gretacoder 104 (GC-104) is identical to the Telsy TDS 2004M. For further information and additional photographs, please refer to our page about the Telsy TDS 2004M. The GC-104 is the military variant of the Gretacoder 103 (GC-103) telephone scrambler. Both voice scramblers were built by Telsy with whom Gretag had a very good relationship [3].

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References
  1. Gretag, Gretacoder 104, Voice Scrambler
    4-page full-colour brochure. Date unknown, but probably early 1980s.

  2. Gretag, Gretacoder 104
    5-page product specification. Date unknown, but probably early 1980s.

  3. Oscar Steila, Managing Director of Telsy S.p.A.
    Personal correspondence, June 2013.
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