How many cb radio shops can you remember in central and souther nj from back in the 70's 80's & 90's. Can you remember the service that you got from the techs names & shops of the old days? That's an interesting thought considering how few there are nowadays. "313"
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CB radio shops in NJ in the 70's 80's & 90's
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Buzz Bro's in Wharton N.J.
They were in northern Jersey if that counts.
I never delt with them but heard conflicting reports.
They were in northern Jersey if that counts.
I never delt with them but heard conflicting reports.
Sparky's in Old Bridge NJ. At one time he had a Wilson Super Lazer 500 on a 60 foot tower. He ripped my off by selling me a dead final for my Pace 1000B back in 1977. I got another from I.E.I. in Keyport that did the trick. A real scumbag move. He got busted bt the FCC a few years later.
Earls "Electronics" Always heard him on the air telling his customers how good there stuff sounded. They all sounded like they were talking through a kazoo!
Earls "Electronics" Always heard him on the air telling his customers how good there stuff sounded. They all sounded like they were talking through a kazoo!
i'm not happy with him. he closed up shop and has my silver eagle.
he did however repair a president grant I picked up and had a dead meter and intermitent audio problems.
I'm not sure if he is still in business but there is a man named Frank Clark that was an excellent tech in south Jersey some years ago.
I don't know if he's still around, but at exit 5 in Maybrook, New York on the road to the TA travel center, there's a guy called Bladerunner who I heard over the years does some work on them. Not sure as I said, if he's still around or not. CB repairmen are a dying breed. It's a shame too.
By far the best radio tech it's ever been my pleasure to deal with was Mark Radio which was located in the basement of a private home in Fords, NJ. As a teenager in the early-mid seventies used to marvel at the Hallicrafter Cyclones and Comanches that we're popular at the time. He sold just about every popular line and was especially skilled when it came to Brownings. I recall my family purchasing several radios from him over the years. It was a sad day when he closed shop.
I used him to get my base antenna and coax. he was great to deal with,and very informative. I think he may have been the one to peak my navaho base as well.
I believe the gentleman's name was George Marklin, he held a advanced class amateur license and encouraged me to get my novice ticket which I did back in the seventies, he even gave me my first practice key that I kept for years.
I believe his son took over the business for a short while after serving a hitch in the Navy, he knew his stuff but nowhere near the OM. He carried quite a few unique items recalling a full Demco Super Satellite base station. He was one of those old time techs who would tell the truth about a radio prior to purchase. I remember once someone was insistent on purchasing a DAK X which he carried due to demand spending twenty-minutes trying to persude the guy that it was a lousy radio, all show, no go!
I also purchased a Cushcraft Squalo which was hich was an omni-directional horizontally-polarized antenna from him, shot allot of skip on that antenna and it was allot of fun. George is sorely missed the closest reliable CB shop I have today is almost a hours drive away.
Was the guys name George by any chance?? If so I helped him put that antenna up in the mid to late 70's. If were talking about the same guy he's in Monroe Twp very clsoe to the Old Bridge border
