LOOKING TO BUY SBE CONSOLE VI (6) ANYONE KNOW OF ONE ?

[Retro CB Guy]

Hello good radio CB folks, I'm looking for a SBE Console 6 out there somewhere who may have one preferrably fully functional but would consider one with a few known issues... I'm willing to pay a decent price or trade adding cash or whatever it takes ! I saw on a another board that was dated some time back a person had one for sale where the channel display would go from 1-99 with some kind of mod I'm unaware of, which would be nice as I do prefer to get me some uppers for DX shooting especially on Sideband SSB...

Somebody has to be in the know out there of one of these out there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for ANY help or finding me one VERY much, Retro (Jimbo) 73's

 

[David Waits]

SBE(SideBand Engineering) was an Aussie firm. Console VI was the last radio they made, only made 1,000 of them of which about 500 were exported to the States. It'll run about $600.00 for a working model based on what I've gleaned from collectors. As an aside, one of the desk micswent for about $450.00 a year or so ago at an auction.

 

[Retro CB Guy]

Yeah David I am aware it's an Aussie outfit and find that bloody cool LOL... I am prepared to pay $ 500- $ 700 for a good working functional SBE Console VI (6) my friend depending on it's full condition which include it's cosmetic so yes I am indeed serious ! But can throw in some trading too as well so whatever it takes ... Thanks for your input very much bro and you take care ya hear !!

Retro out in the Hoosier state ......

 

[unit_399]

SBE(SideBand Engineering) was an Aussie firm. Console VI was the last radio they made, only made 1,000 of them of which about 500 were exported to the States. It'll run about $600.00 for a working model based on what I've gleaned from collectors. As an aside, one of the desk micswent for about $450.00 a year or so ago at an auction.

I believe that SBE was a US firm based in Watsonville CA (South San Francisco). Their cbs were designed in the US, but were built in Japan. SBE radios were imported, distributed, and sold in Australia through IMARK Corp. Maybe Audioshockwave has some more info out on this.

- 399

 

[David Waits]

Nope, know for a fact they were Australian sir. I pulled that data from an old employee on the net. According to him they were in Sidney. Of course, that info is only as reliable as the internet.

 

[David Waits]

Just found another site that says they were in Santa Fe California ,run by a guy named Faust Gonset.

 

[Retro CB Guy]

Interesting wow but still waiting on one for sale and in working order !

Hehehe, Retro

 

[David Waits]

Retro, go here. You might be surprised.
https://www.facebook.com/groups/browning.tram.sonar/

 

[Retro CB Guy]

Okay looking into it, by joining ! We'll see wooooot !!

 

[TM86]

SBE was started by a guy named Faust Gonset in 1962 in Rancho Santa Fe, CA. You may recognize the name, as he had started another radio related company some time before that. At that time they made the SB-33 and SB-34, which were SSB only HF rigs for the ham bands.

In the mid 1960's Raytheon bought SBE and turned out a few radios and even an amplifier or two. Apparently it wasn't a good fit for Raytheon, as a few years later they sold SBE to Linear Systems in Watsonville, CA. This was the incarnation of SBE that turned out the Console V, Console VI, and some other notable radios.

Admittedly, I've peiced this very thin history out of internet sources, but the sources have tended to agree over time. I don't know where SBE being an Australian company came from, unless they were bought by Aussies after they quit making CBs.

 

[Retro CB Guy]

Yeah TM86... Hollar back at ya bro. I like SBE in general quite well. If I could only find a working Console 6 for a reasonable or somewhat reasonable price !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[unit_399]

 

[Retro CB Guy]

WOW that's interesting unit 399 for sure thanks sir... Indeed Watsonville, Calif....

Well looks like I may be getting a couple broken SBE Console 6's and work on getting one in nice operating condition possibly two working ...

Retro

 

[TM86]

WOW that's interesting unit 399 for sure thanks sir... Indeed Watsonville, Calif....

Well looks like I may be getting a couple broken SBE Console 6's and work on getting one in nice operating condition possibly two working ...

Retro

Darn, you'll have two more than I do.

 

[Kent Shepard]

Hello good radio CB folks, I'm looking for a SBE Console 6 out there somewhere who may have one preferrably fully functional but would consider one with a few known issues... I'm willing to pay a decent price or trade adding cash or whatever it takes ! I saw on a another board that was dated some time back a person had one for sale where the channel display would go from 1-99 with some kind of mod I'm unaware of, which would be nice as I do prefer to get me some uppers for DX shooting especially on Sideband SSB...

Somebody has to be in the know out there of one of these out there !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thanks for ANY help or finding me one VERY much, Retro (Jimbo) 73's