I inherited some cb stuff

[unclegroucho]

Hello all im UncleGroucho, im 39 and am a sheet metal worker in louisville ky.
I have been out of the loop on radios and came here to pick your brains
I have been out of radios and the such for about 20 plus years, and now i want to get back. My old setup was hr2510 that was opened up and loved on
I also had a Foot Warmer amp, tube type with 4 tubes, it was a hell of an amp, i dont have a picture of it but it had a pre amp ,ssb-which i used fo skip.
I also used a Big-Stick antenna and d-104 lolli pops.

My question is is it worth fixing an old 148gtl made in taiwan, it was new in box and when i plugged it in it worked until i keyed the mic.
These radios were over 20 yrs old.
I recently sold 2 cobra 2000 new in box with x tra speaker for $400 a piece.
I am willing to spend the money for a decent ssb radio

 

[Mudfoot]

"opened up and loved on"

Please elaborate...

 

[mackmobile43]

"That's the most ridiculous thing I ever heard"

Be very cautious of unclegroucho and his stories.


Me thinks he's trying to bait someone, namely cbers.

 

[unclegroucho]

I bought from coppers and had it worked on, extra channels peaked and tuned.
This was the best radio my father and I ever owned, we talked all over the world, we had good times. this was in the late 80s

 

[mackmobile43]

First mistake was buying from coppers, 2nd was trying this here.

 

[unclegroucho]

what did i try

 

[mackmobile43]

You're being watched

 

[badfish]

To answer your question...

Yes, the 148 is worth fixing depending on how much the costs are to repair it. These were one of the best CB radios ever made.

 

[unclegroucho]

help me decide

I just want to know if my old rigs are worth saving, or should I bite the bullet
and invest in new equipment
I have been looking at the magnum 257 hp
I have a 60 ft crank up tower
I would like a rec on an ant., not a beam
what size power supply would i need, i have a 12 amp.

 

[RatsoW8]

I just want to know if my old rigs are worth saving, or should I bite the bullet
and invest in new equipment
I have been looking at the magnum 257 hp
I have a 60 ft crank up tower
I would like a rec on an ant., not a beam
what size power supply would i need, i have a 12 amp.

Maybe a rec on ant and the radio that was opened up and loved on is really all you need.

 

[unclegroucho]

badfish i also have a cobra 142 gtl peaked tuned and channels excellant radio, but it does the same thing as the 148 what causes this?

 

[unclegroucho]

That radio is long gone. the 2510

 

[unclegroucho]

Bad choice of words sorry

 

[badfish]

What is it the radio does not do? Totally dead? No TX?

 

[hookedon6]

I just want to know...
I have been looking at the magnum 257 hp....

do yourself a BIG favor,...... and look elsewhere