This is being posted for those who were listening to to old CB radio talk on the repeater Monday Morning ... here's some info and pix on some of the radios that were discussed
The rare General SB-72 AM/SSB 11M Transceiver
Make General Radiotelephone
Model SB-72
Year ~1963
"The General Radiotelephone model SB-72 is a 13 tube AM/single sideband transceiver. General was way ahead of their time when they built this radio. This radio was one of the first SSB 11 meter radios in America. It has 24 channels with USB, LSB, and AM. The receiver is Dual conversion. It also has the great COLLINS mechanical filter! They only use one crystal for transmit and receive. Super nice radio!"
You Tube video
... and the equally rare Metrotek (wooden) Space Station (23 channel AM only)
The rare General SB-72 AM/SSB 11M Transceiver
Make General Radiotelephone
Model SB-72
Year ~1963
"The General Radiotelephone model SB-72 is a 13 tube AM/single sideband transceiver. General was way ahead of their time when they built this radio. This radio was one of the first SSB 11 meter radios in America. It has 24 channels with USB, LSB, and AM. The receiver is Dual conversion. It also has the great COLLINS mechanical filter! They only use one crystal for transmit and receive. Super nice radio!"
You Tube video
... and the equally rare Metrotek (wooden) Space Station (23 channel AM only)
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