page_title: Clansman (military radio)
hierarchical_section_title: Clansman (military radio)
caption_attribution_description: English: A Picture showing a Clansman PRC 320 Radio, with headset, and a kevlar helmet on the left hand-side.
context_page_description: Clansman is the name of a combat net radio system used by the British Army from 1976 to 2010.
  Clansman was developed by the Signals Research and Development Establishment in the 1960s, to satisfy a General Staff Requirement laid down in 1965. Clansman represented a considerable advance over existing Larkspur radio system, and proved to be more flexible, reliable and far lighter. The technological advances in the design of Clansman allowed the introduction of Single SideBand operation and NarrowBand Frequency Modulation to forward area combat net radio for the first time.
  Most Clansman radio equipment was built by Racal, Mullard Equipment Ltd and Plessey, although headsets and ancillaries were also produced by Amplivox, Marconi and others. Clansman was in use by British forces from the late 1970s and saw service in most UK military operations. It was replaced in the mid-2000s by the Bowman communication system.
context_section_description: Clansman is the name of a combat net radio system (CNR) used by the British Army from 1976 to 2010.
  Clansman was developed by the Signals Research and Development Establishment (SRDE) in the 1960s, to satisfy a General Staff Requirement (GSR) laid down in 1965. Clansman represented a considerable advance over existing Larkspur radio system, and proved to be more flexible, reliable and far lighter. The technological advances in the design of Clansman allowed the introduction of Single SideBand (SSB) operation and NarrowBand Frequency Modulation (NBFM) to forward area combat net radio for the first time.
  Most Clansman radio equipment was built by Racal, Mullard Equipment Ltd (MEL) and Plessey, although headsets and ancillaries were also produced by Amplivox, Marconi and others.  Clansman was in use by British forces from the late 1970s and saw service in most UK military operations. It was replaced in the mid-2000s by the Bowman communication system.
caption: The PRC 320 HF Radio
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