The Clansman PRC-320 is a lightweight HF/SSB radio station designed as part of the British Army's Clansman range of radio equipments for combat use throughout the world. It was used by long-range patrols and Special Forces because of its sky-wave range performance and hand generator system.
The equipment operates in the 2 to 30 MHz band with 100 Hz channel spacing, which gives a choice of 280 000 frequencies. Selection is by decade knobs which control a micro-miniature synthesizer locked to a temperature compensated reference oscillator, giving a high order of stability under all environmental conditions.
The PRC-320 provides SSB (USB), AM, CW (wide) and CW (narrow) facilities. Speech processing and automatic level control are employed to provide whisper speech facilities and a high mean output power.
A transmitter output power of 30 W PEP working into a 2.4 m whip antenna gives the PRC-320 a ground-wave communications range in excess of 40 km by day under normal conditions.
General characteristics
- HAM bands
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- Frequency stability
- ?
- Tuning steps
- 0.1 kHz
- Memories
- ?
Receiver
- RX-range
- 2-29.999 MHz
- Modulations
- AM CW SSB USB
- Sensitivity
- SSB/CW Narrow: 1.7µV @ 20 dB
AM: 7.5 µV @ 20 dB - Selectivity
- ?
- Filters
- CW wide: 2900 Hz, CW narrow: 400 Hz
- Receiver system
- ?
- IF-frequencies
- ?
- Image rejection
- ?
- Audio output
- ?
Transmitter
- TX-range
- 2-29.999 MHz
- Modulations
- AM CW SSB USB
- RF-output
- SSB/CW: 3/30 W, AM: 7.5 W
Connections
- Antenna
- -
- Impedance
- 50Ω
- Other
- -
Electrical
- Power requirements
- 20-28V DC
- Current drain RX
- 175 mA
- TX
- 1.2 A
Physical
- Dimensions (w×h×d)
- 330 × 90 × 250 mm (12.99 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
- Weight
- 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
- Form factor
- Portable
- Manufactured
- Between 198x and 19xx in UK
Other features
- Usage
- Military communication
- Features + options
- Range: 40 km by day under normal conditions
- Accessories
- -
- RigReference ID
- 5078
- MPN
- CLANSMAN-PRC-000320
Manuals, diagrams and brochures
- Clansman PRC-320 User Handbook PDF - 18.62 MB, submitted by RigReference
- Upload relevant documents
Reviews
| Rating | Title | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| bulletproof rig | 11 years ago by zl4te | |
| Great portable rig | 13 years ago by KC5MO |
New and second-hand prices
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- GBP 164 ~ GBP 400
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Links & tools
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