Sears Road Talker 40 SSB base ?

[BammBamm]

I have searched everywhere I can think of and can find nothing so I will ask here. I have a Sears road talker 40 SSB base with a turner plus three B (black style) base mic. Only mods to radio are peak and tune. And sounds pretty good on air. It is model # 934.38310700 and I will try to post a pic here. My ? is if I where to sell it what's it worth? One person will tell me it's old and useless the next will say it's a excellent old radio and to keep it. What's your opinion? I was offered a RM Italy kl200p and a Pyramid PS14KX That are in like new condition for this and keep thinking about it. I know the amp is about $70 and the power supply is about another $70 so a $140 offer if the equipment was new. I thought about putting this on ebay with a $150 reserve?

 

[Robb]

Keep it.
It is rare.
You can always get a power supply (23 amp for $50/used) and another amp.
You got a fine radio and mic right there . . .

 

[Ronin]

I agree.... Keep it. They are very nice radios.... look good and sound good! A guy that I had talked to regularly years ago had one and it always sounded fantastic. Problem with ebay is one day you might get a good buck for your radio and on another day... not nearly what you would like to get.

Also, the PS14KX is 12 amps continuous with a 14 amp surge rating. That will probably be starting to push the limits even with the KL-200P if there is a radio added into it. It is better to have a bit of headroom with a power supply. If you need 20A...go with 35A. If you need 35A, go with 50A.

The KL-200P is a very nice little amp and the 1446 RF transistor is pretty forgiving. Keep the input drive at about 1.5 to 2 watts on AM and 12 watts or so PEP on SSB and it'll work nicely. You will realistically see about 120 watts PEP on SSB and on AM a deadkey of about 60 to 70w with forward to about 120 or so. For what the KL-200P costs brand new, I would definitely buy a brand new one and possibly avoid some aggravation.

 

[BammBamm]

Thanks guys I guess it gets added to the shack.

 

[Red Ranger]

Will this radio out talk a 2000 GTL?

 

[BammBamm]

I DOUBT IT WILL OUT PERFORM A 2000GTL. BUT I'M NO PRO.

 

[440denver]

$50-$75

 

[Carl]

the amp is pretty lame so dont trade but i dont think the radio is worth keeping, same as a lot of the sharps and kraco models inside. low dollar budget cb's.

 

[cottentop]

nice radio i had ! and it talked very good i think it has the 858 chip in it if so you can add a lot of channels mine went from 26.605 to 28.085

 

[Carl]

that model uses the SM5104 pll, it cannot do extra frequency's without a crystal switch or "expo kit".

 

[radiofreak]

$75-$90

 

[BammBamm]

Radio was traded without the mic. for the amp and power supply. I wired a cobra stock mic to it and rewired the turner to my DX949. I sold the amp to a coworker along with my old Cobra 29LTD and a Wilson 1000 mag mount for a new paint job on my Motorcycle (I bought all supplies he did the work). I am happy with the results and as long as I'm happy that is all that matters.