Recent content by missourimule

Id like to have one with the original sound. So count me in. What was the Lunar Cricket sound like ?

Don't jaywalk in Quincy,Illinois either,they will get you before you get inside your door.

I have a couple old Robyn scanners.One is a 8+8 model, other one is a 3 bander. When you turner them on, they might scan for a couple minutes, then they stop.Is there is any place that works on the older crystal type scanners ? I dont want to throw them away.

Since getting into radios in 1980,I've been around more than I could possibly count.My favorites would be the Johnson Messenger 223,Robyn T123B Browning Mk 3, Sonar FS3023. As for mobiles, There was a Messenger 323 that was great for bleeding all over town.A Cobra 132XLR, one of my best ones...

I have an older Turner +2 . The key bar says Tansistorized, and has the board in the neck.A past owner got in there and "tryed" to get it working.I'm almost sure he got the wrong wire on the wrong set of points.I have my own Turner 2 that works great on my Cobra 132XLR, but its different inside...

Thanks a million for the info , mr_fx. Now , between the two, which one be the more rugged , the 1969 ? I also found C179 which I intended to remove, that is until I flipped the radio over and saw the underside of the board. My first thought was , "Forget it" I saw a webpage on the Realistic...

I got the Robyn to power up finally on 110 house current.But no transmit.When Ikey the mic, the red transmit light comes on, the meter drops to zero.The finals ?Whats the factory final #, 1307 ? Can it be replaced with a 1969 ?

I have a Robyn 520D also.I just replaced the capacitor (C304), a resistor (R305).Now, it wont transmit.sounds like it could be the finals. Does anyone out there know the # for the finals and their location on the board ? My eyesight isnt what it once was.Time to check C179 also while I got the...

c b can stand for either 'constantly buying' or 'constantly broke'.lol...

It worked fairly well, the noise level dropped off a little.The gain figure on the Saturn is only 5.14.Just a little more than the 5.0 of the old Starduster.I run an original Avanti Astro Plane now that I got NIB.

I've had both, 2 or 3 139XLR's and only one 142.Both are super talkers.In fact, the 142 I had in the early '90s bled over a jukebox 2 blocks away.No power, just straight radio with Turner +2 and A99 antenna.But I favor the 139 because of it having the 858 chip, it will cover more channels than...

in about 2000, I bought a brand new in box Bearcat 860XLT, a 100 channel model.I lived in Labelle, Missouri at the time.That scanner picked up many cordless phones.I dont see where that would legal, the way I see it, it isnt that much different from a cel phone.I prefer the old standby, known as...

Maybe I'd better set a base station the next time I go to the Philippines on vacation to visit my family.My wife once worked for the Port Authority in Dumaguete City , so she knows a little about radio.But she has'nt heard CB'er's in the U.S. yet, and I'm not telling her,loll.....

Ah, the Ozarks, that part is so beautiful to drive thru.Im in CA. at the present, but I hope Im able to move back to Northeast Missouri where I grew up by this time next year.Then I'll be able to put up a decent beam, powered by a 139XLR Cobra.

Troubleshooting a Robyn SB520D I had similar problem with my Robyn. No power on 110, only on 12V.The power supply board had a couple smoked parts, R305 , D302 and C304.C304 is the tall blue thing sticking up marked 3300uf 25V, as I read in another forum,that's usually the first thing to go.It's...