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Equipment / Re: Clansman PRC-320?

« on: December 17, 2020, 0140 UTC »

Hello, sorry for the late reply but I thought I might be able to add some info for anyone interested in a 320.  I bought one a year ago from a seller in England.  It is a very nice radio but it is limited for consumer use.  As a Ham radio it only does USB in unmodified form and the decade switches make it very difficult to tune around.  For a DX or SWL unit, it is sensitive enough, but the bandwidth is not very wide and the audio out is not conducive to easy listening.  I have the remote speaker and that helps a little.  My unit receives from 1.6 mhz to 30 mhz.  I had to modify a power cable to attach to a power supply or a bioenno 24v battery.  It is cool, reliable, rugged, and historical.  I would not be concerned with reliability as long as you get one with decent caps and good controls.  The pre selector tuning assembly will last forever if you only turn it in a clockwise direction.