trophy160 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 I have to decide what harness/radio to fit to my recently acquired Saracen. It currently has a Larkspur harness but no radio. I need to get an intercom up and running (and this is the driver for doing something) but having scoured the net really don't see any suitable Larkspur radio for sale. I therefore conclude that I will need to fit Clansman. My question is: am I correct in thinking that to find a suitable Larkspur radio will be difficult (ie take a long time) and or very expensive if I do find one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ferrettkitt Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Someone will have a radio you just might have to wait and it could be expensive. You might drop lucky and buy one cheap it all depends if you want it to function or not Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike65 Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 They are out there and not always at high prices. It may be worth trying the amateur radio circuit as I have found some "cheaper" stuff at them without the ebay "rare" premium. http://www.vmars.org.uk/da/122954 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trophy160 Posted May 31, 2013 Author Share Posted May 31, 2013 Thanks for the link Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted May 31, 2013 Share Posted May 31, 2013 Hi If you can wait til W&P Mike Buckley M1CCF and Carol Spicer G4??? (http://www.combatradio.org.uk/) usually have a pitch near the M0VOG HF radio station. It used to be beside the main road at Beltring - where they will be at the new place I don't yet know. Worth contacting Carol to see what she has or what Mike can bring - usually no shortage of Larkspur boxes, cables and antennas but I think they are low on radios now. Mike really is worth talking to about how to plumb it together anyway. Regards Iain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BRDM Driver Posted June 4, 2013 Share Posted June 4, 2013 The IBRA box connects Clansman to Larkspur, as used in Abbot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlienFTM Posted June 12, 2013 Share Posted June 12, 2013 I have to decide what harness/radio to fit to my recently acquired Saracen. It currently has a Larkspur harness but no radio. I need to get an intercom up and running (and this is the driver for doing something) but having scoured the net really don't see any suitable Larkspur radio for sale. I therefore conclude that I will need to fit Clansman. My question is: am I correct in thinking that to find a suitable Larkspur radio will be difficult (ie take a long time) and or very expensive if I do find one? The radio you will want will be a "C" radio. "A" radios, eg A41 were manpacks; "B"s were for short range A and B vehicle work, eg B47. The C sets, notably VHF C42 and C45 and HF C13 were the beasts to be used as vahicle main sets and had a crew IC circuit built in: this latter is what you require. I wouldn't like to say whether a C13 High Power or a C11/R210 have IC circuitry: they are high power control station radios, found in ACVs, which would generally run their IC off a C42 (C45 in the RA I believe - slightly different frequency bands) or a C13. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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