Barry Pollard-Wilkins

Collector of everything in the Clansman series of military radio equipment. PRC349, PRC350, PRC351/2, VRC320,VRC321,VRC322,VRC353. etc. Operating these and other vintage radios using AM, FM & SSB. Repairs to these transceivers using official field test sets & professionally equipped workshop. Regular operation on 51.70 MHz FM from SARS Beachy head radio site. Displaying and demonstrating Clansman radios in 1985 Defender 110 FFR Tithonus Land Rover at Military and Historic vehicle shows. I have been a professional radio and telecommunications engineer for over forty years. I am currently the managing director of SeaCall Limited, dealing in ICOM Marine, Business & Amateur Radio equipment.. I have a passion for all hard science and a special interest in metrology. My current position within SARS is committee member and manager of the societies Beachy Head Radio Site. I am also the SARS examination secretary and RSGB registered assessor to Advanced licence level.

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Wednesday 24th at BHRS

Wednesday afternoon saw the regular gathering at the Café Continental for food and refreshments, before heading to Beachy Head. Barry G8DXU and Mike M6PDI were joined by Dave G4XXM and Tom. Suitably fed and watered we proceeded to  BHRS where Mike opened the gates and shack, whilst Barry waited for Tom to arrive at the top gate. The 2 …

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Foundation Practical Training at BHRS

SARS newly registered assessor Barry G8DXU held a Foundation Licence practical training session at Beachy Head Radio Site on Saturday 20th September. New member Tom Pitcher attended the one to one instruction session, which started with Tom helping to erect the 2 metre beam and HF Dipole. The photograph shows Tom (on right) and Dave G4XXM …

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Radio Contacts at Hellingly Festival of Transport

We arrived at the Hellingly Festival of Transport site on the Friday afternoon, with plenty of time to set up our camp and radio display before the public opening on Saturday. I located the Marshal for the military section and discussed where I should establish my display. I also sought permission to erect an aerial …

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From Larkspur to Clansman: Part 2

Following on from Part 1 of Larkspur to Clansman, we continue with an overview of the manpack sets and antenna systems used for vehicle installations. The Manpack sets There are principally three manpack sets in the Clansman series that are useful to the radio amateur; these are the RT320 (PRC320) HF Transmitter-Receiver, RT351 (PRC351) and …

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Beachy Head site activity

  The following is just a short report on the activities at BHRS for Saturday 5th July 2014. Andy M6GND opened up the site at midday and set up the Clansman RT353 to monitor 51.60MHz.our usual calling channel. He then connected the Ground Mounted Monopole antenna which is not only very quickly deployed but has proven …

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BHRS to Drewsteignton Devon

Andy M6GND has summed up this communications exercise very well.  I will however add some detail to explain my reason for going to Dartmoor on this particular occasion and the local conditions. I have made many backpacking trips exploring Dartmoor, some of these with the added weight of a Clansman RT351 or RT320. Although there are …

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From Larkspur to Clansman: Part 1

This article aims to give an introduction to the British Armies Clansman radio system deployed between 1978-2005 with details of the principle sets of interest to the radio amateur. In order to give a better understanding of the improvements and facilities offered by Clansman some historical background is included. The replacement for the famous Wireless …

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