Many thanks for the info there Iain, really appreciated, I think I'll risk an M then & see how it sounds, I had heard they had a "bid" socket, but what that actually was & what practical use it could be I had no idea, but if there's no obvious drawback compared with the std 351 I'll get one ordered.
Thanks again
Gavin
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--- In Racal-manpacks@..., "Iain G. Moffat" <iain@...> wrote:
Gavin
I think there are both practical and interets/rarity reasons for preferring
the 351-M.
The practical reason is that the modified sets have wider audio bandwidth
through the BID 300 socket - sufficient for 9600 baud packet and other wide
data modes.
The interest reason is because they were designed as a portable alternative
to the RT353/DMU secure speech combination used in landrovers, for the
Royal Marines primarily. As such they are rarer and have associations with
a particular unit.
Whether the modification/refurbishment to make a 351 into a 351M makes them
younger sets or reduces their reliability I'm not sure - my only in-service
failure of a 351 since I got my sets was a 351M so far.
Regards
Iain
73 de G0OZS
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On Jun 17 2010, Gavin wrote:
Which would you say was more sought after, the standard Clansman 351, or
the modified 351M?
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Gavin