camrhee Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 (edited) Hello, I would like to try and put a non working clansman radio back in my GS RB44. Does anyone have any photos please of the setup inside a GS boughton and if not does anyone know atleast what 'bits' I would need or would it have just been to a manpack? I have no idea how it would fix to the mounts shown in the photo. Any advice or help would be much appreciated. Ihave a very small picture to upload but it dosnt seem to be working. will keep trying. Edited June 9, 2013 by camrhee cant upload picture and have to put geese in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g0ozs Posted June 9, 2013 Share Posted June 9, 2013 Hi I am not aware of any "Clansman Radio X into RB44 GS" EMERs having emerged into the open yet so you probably need to find someone who used a similar vehicle in service to advise. A couple of questions 1) is the GS RB44 24V or 12V ? 2) is the truck in your avatar photo the one in question - if so does the antenna base have a cylindrical metal part under the rubber ? There are two VHF setups that can be used in a vehicle with the No.31 base and cylindrical VHF adapter 1) UK/PRC-351 (or 352) with DCCU 14V (for 12v vehicles) or 28V (for 24v Vehicles) as a float charger, initiate box and TUUAM 2) UK/VRC-353 with 24v vehicle supply, ARFAT, and TUUAM But in GS 12V landrovers only the first is possible because the 353 needs a 24V supply. I dont know if that was also true for the RB44. I am fairly sure that the box body RB44s for BATES and BMETS used a 353 with DMU (encryption device) in the back. Without the photo I cant help much more - if the mounts were for a base plate approx 14 x 10 inches it was for a 353, and there will be separate locations for the ARFAT (4 x 3 inch box) and TUUAM (6 x 8 inch box approx). If the mounts were on a vertical surface and look like a pair of horizontal bars it was probably a "clip in" 351/2, In that case there will be holes for a DCCU (roughly 6 x 6 inch square), Initiate Box (approx 3" square), and the TUUAM. In either case the TUUAM should be very close to the antenna base. I can probably help you with a dead 351 with a dead battery, and an initiate box which are the visible parts of the system if you decide that's what's needed. I don't have a dead DCCU but the 14v ones in particular die often and I am sure someone will have one in "spares repair or display" condition Regards Iain 73 de G0OZS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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