Recent content by secret squirrel

...We had a lot of fun with this thread.

Best pro-Capitalism movie of it's time.

Thank you all. It just surprised me to see Sparky's old forum up and running. I am still wanting for a reply on the shipping for my General Lee with the Spark-Tune Modulator. LOL

Totally understandable. My A+ certification test was on Windows 3.1 and MS-DOS 6.2- totally dating myself. I have much more parts along the lines of resurrecting old PCs. My soldiering skills leave a lot to be desired. I really should pick up that skill. I never got into programming- just...

Nothing technical about this idea. You are right on there. I love the sound of the old Midlands. No digital processing. Pick up that mic and instantly you are transported back to a different world, "you got a copy on me Pig Pen?" Keep on resuscitating old radios. Lost pieces of art from...

Today happens to be my birthday. I know that Sparky's Forum is still up and running on the server. I was surprised by this E-Mail that showed yesterday.

We all know gone are the days of walking into a SEARS store with a boxes of rusted tools you bought in a garage sale and asking the clerk of new ones. The old man at the counter and would look at the box and say, " looks like you got a early 1960's 3/8 drive socket handle- it's rusted up pretty...

I just resurrected a 2003 Dell Optiplex with Windows XP on it mainly for project for relax time. Been checking out Linux Mint. Next plan is to look at Zorin OS. I have Windows 10 on a couple older PCs and Windows 11 on one. Not fond of Windows 11, I have to admit.

That was I while back. I will did it out and see if she still powers up. Our local area is going to all digital soon. Local gov't keep arguing about who gets the contract and the hundreds of thousands in the cost and ironically still in the end the new system will not work any better than the...

I really enjoy keeping the old tech going, best of luck. I enjoy joking around about the old ways. This is not a technical statement at all. Years ago I happened upon the K40 CB that had the speech processor installed in the CB to the board, and not the microphone. I drove out to Carlisle...

Most of the time when you key the mic and the power meter swings in reverse to 0 then you have a short in your antenna system somewhere, Most likely bad coax connectors on old coax are a common offender. Check the coax for cracks and loose connectors, check the antenna to make sure pieces are...

Wishing a Merry Christmas and Best of New Years to all my friends on the Forum. May everyone and safe travels to be home with family and may the Almighty Father look over our friends and family who can not be with us this Christmas. I am grateful for another year of exchanging knowledge and...

I always thought the GE Superbase had an experimental Flux Capacitor. So you set the channel selector half way between 23-24 and "KA POW!!" you have an instant Mullet again, Burt Reynolds mustache, and the 8-track player in the closet starts playing the soundtrack from Urban Cowboy tape.

Good One. A friend of the family had told me a story once he was searching for a clear channel back in the early 1980's and he flips through Channel 9 to hear a guy that sounded local trying to make contact. The Channel 9 operator was asking if someone would call the Sheriff him and a tow...

Does anyone remember anything about the Craig brand CB radios? I remember Craig Electronics; car radios, car radios amps, speakers. My question is was Craig a house brand at one time. I seem to remember Craig products being sold at K-Mart and auto parts stores. I had found a Craig 23...