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I bought one of them 40$ converters from HEB Grocery store and I did a test to see if my legal CB radio base interfered with channel 2 same frequency but digital. I did not see any freeze frames or break up. I did not have any problems with interference with analog CH 2 just wanted to let you...
This caught my eye because its a project that runs off a tube.
"to the original ECC82 dual triode glowing vacuum tube"
http://www.ccrane.com/science/discovery-toys/radio-ace-vintage-radio-kit.aspx
Midland only has one radio for sale, the 5001 Z, To me it looks like Midland is pushing the eject button on CB radio.
Their older Uniden stuff was alright but after Maxon started making them it seemed like they went down hill...
I been using the net and books from Radio Shack from the 1970's for my info, I saw a Book at Fry's by Gordon West called Technician Class that I am going to buy, what other books would you recommend?
This radio is made in Taiwan R.O.C. with a PC 417 board, are these as good as the made in the Philippines radios and what other radio's used this board?
Thanks, Marty
I am talking about the RED, Green, Blue etc... On the channel display, I use to have a pack of Radio Shack brand that was probably from the 70's early 1980's does anybody still sell them and what are they called? When I was a kid I used to take apart alarm clocks and change the display color...
My uncle or my dad built this in the early to mid 1970's. My uncle said it's for a oscilloscope just throw it away. I plugged it in and the light came on.
So what do I have here? Junk I am not going to throw it away. It's still look's new.
I bought both of these radios several months ago at a big box store. one for the base and the other for the truck. I know they are 4 watt radio's. What does one of these do on a high quality meter like a Bird meter with the stock microphones?
Dead Key = ?
Modulation = ?
Thanks Marty
I bought one of these speakers from a local truck stop last Friday and it sounds better than the computer speaker i had hooked up before. Does anybody here use one? Also whats the best speaker on the market today?
Since i got back on the air again a friend of mine wanted to get back on the radio also so i let him use my backup radio 4 Watt Cobra 18 WX ST ll and my Vanco trunk mount 4' Kwik Tune antenna. I mounted it at the corner of the carport and his SWR's on a external meter is about 1.4 across the...
Hi everyone
After being out of the CB hobby for 5 years i decided to join in on the fun once again. A friend of mine has my old Solarcon A-99 antenna i was wondering if it's still any good?
5 years on a pole outside and 6 years in the garage.
Any help would be much appreciated :D
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