Clansman Manpacks for Amateur Use - Part 7 - The Epilogue

As a final part of this little series of articles, im simply going to provide an 'essentials' list for each radio - this is the minimum you will need to be able to make use of it. Much of it will be interchangeable of course, so the term 'handset/headset' will be used to indicate that one of the audio anciliaries can be chosen.

PRC-350
Radio
50cm battle whip or 1.2m whip
15v battery or 'C' cell cassette
Handset/Headset

PRC-351
Radio
50cm battle whip or 1.2m whip
24v battery
Handset/Headset

PRC-352
As above, but also
20W amp
coaxial cable interconnect
GSA

PRC-320
Radio
Gooseneck adapter
2.4m whip
24v battery
Handset/Headset
For CW - Morse Key

For the PRC-350 and PRC-351/352 the GSA is advised.
For the PRC-320 a counterpoise, and 5.4m mast (with vertical wire antenna) is advised.
For all, one of the carrying systems is recommended

I would also recommend, if you have more than one audio anciliary, to have at least one standard handset.

I would also further recommend that you join some or all of the various Yahoo user groups, for advice and support. Likewise once you are operational on the ham bands, there is a Clansman User Facebook group, perfect for arranging scheds and announcing your operations.

And thats it from me for this series of articles! Many thanks for reading my mutterings, and I hope that its proved useful and interesting to some of you. Now, naff off and get your Clansman radio on the air!!!