Here is your chance to own a rare and hard to find Sonar FS-2340 and matching equipment. SuperTech out of California has just gone through the radio and accessory and it all works as it should within specifications.
All tubes were pulled and tested. All tube sockets were cleaned. All controls were cleaned. All light bulbs were taken out , sockets cleaned...Capacitors were tested on our meter.
The radio was aligned for transmit and receive. A new plug was put on the microphone. The equipment tested well on the bench as well as on the air. All the lights work. I will also include PDF versions of the owners manuals on a cd.
If your local to Texas Gulf Coast please feel free to stop by and try out this wonderful radio. If not bid with confidence. Read our Ebay feedback we are very proud of it.
You can enjoy this radio the way it is. or if your looking for perfection, there is not much really to do,
This equipment will be packed properly to make sure it gets to you in great shape. Local pick up is welcome.
Even with the stock hand microphone you could get 100% modulation out of the FS series of radios.
All you need with the Sonar is a mic audio wire, a ground (shield) wire, and a keying wire for the relay. If all you have are amplified D104's, you can always temp. bypass the mic amplifier board under the mic.
NEVER hook an amplified microphone up to a Demco modulator... UNLESS you don't want people to understand what the hell you are saying !!! LOL !!
Remember to NEVER use a Demco modulator (included with spare FS 3023 spare working radio )on a RADIO that has a transistorized mic amplifier in it. The voltages coming out of the Demco WILL burn the transistor out !!
Also, one of the quirks that the FS-2340 has is (2) boards were added to this model to meet FCC standards. An Audio Clipper/Filter ,, and a Low Pass Filter . MY RADIO HAS TWO BYPASS BEAUTIFUL WORK WAS DONE ALSO. 1 AND 2 SWITCHES DOWN MEAN STANDARD MODULATION AND AND 3 TO 15 WATTS AND SWITCHES UP MEAN HIGHER MODULATION BUT CLEAN AND LOWER WATTS OUTPUT 2 TO 12 WATTS OUTPUT
Back "In The Day", a lot of people would BYPASS (NOT REMOVE)these boards to get more out of the radios. Then hook them back up when they sold the radios.
In the 1960s, Sonar made CB and marine-service radios, such as the vacuum tube FS-23 (circa 1964), FS-3023 and hybrid FS-2340, 40 channel CB radio (mid-1970s)
I have seen used 10-15 watt crystal VHF radios sold at flea markets.
They also made a 26-33 MHz linear amplifier, advertised for the old low-VHF LMR allocations.
Up for auction is a, High End , SONAR FS-2340, VINTAGE 40 CHANNEL PLL, TUBE TYPE, CB RADIO BASE STATION . This radio is a excellent combination of tube and transistor circuitry... It has very NO blemishes OR DINGS and is fully functional in every way, meter and all... ( SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE )...These fine radios slipped under the radar, but were not one step behind The Chief... The Sonar Radio Corp. were makers of high end marine band transceivers... Then during the CB craze, changed these fine radios over to citizens band... They boast class "AB" push pull,high level, plate modulated, audio tube finals, which produced some of the most beautiful, clean, clear, bold, modulation that you'll ever hear in a stock CB radio... In case you don't know what this means, It uses (2) tubes in push pull, to produce the audio modulation ... All aluminum construction, Collins(RUBBERY FINISH) style case is well ventilated and reduces stray magnetic fields, and RF flux. A simple dash panel but fully functional. This has to be one of the best tube type 40 channel CB radios ever made in the U.S.A. The receiver boast extremely sharp reception with three IF stages, is quite impressive. This radio is from my personal collection of Sonar Radios,). It has good transmit and receive, and beautiful modulation ranging between 300-3,000 Hz for a very clean voice reproduction. The stock mic is included ... I use my personal D-104 Desk Mic (not included) and suggest you do the same. Condition of this sale is ( AS IS ) due to the nature of this item, Vintage Electronics. Will not be DOA.
Included is a low hours usage on mu Palomar 300A with the revision to use cheap tubes instead of 8950's, Run on 90 watts per tube and coast all day at 350 on AM. If you need photos please contact me or will load some tomorrow but look at my ebay feedback i have a perfect score and ony use the good things in life ? If your going to talk on 11 meter might as well go first class
Thank You.... Happy Bidding... Kind Regards
The Milk Man from South Texas , looking for a customer
All tubes were pulled and tested. All tube sockets were cleaned. All controls were cleaned. All light bulbs were taken out , sockets cleaned...Capacitors were tested on our meter.
The radio was aligned for transmit and receive. A new plug was put on the microphone. The equipment tested well on the bench as well as on the air. All the lights work. I will also include PDF versions of the owners manuals on a cd.
If your local to Texas Gulf Coast please feel free to stop by and try out this wonderful radio. If not bid with confidence. Read our Ebay feedback we are very proud of it.
You can enjoy this radio the way it is. or if your looking for perfection, there is not much really to do,
This equipment will be packed properly to make sure it gets to you in great shape. Local pick up is welcome.
Even with the stock hand microphone you could get 100% modulation out of the FS series of radios.
All you need with the Sonar is a mic audio wire, a ground (shield) wire, and a keying wire for the relay. If all you have are amplified D104's, you can always temp. bypass the mic amplifier board under the mic.
NEVER hook an amplified microphone up to a Demco modulator... UNLESS you don't want people to understand what the hell you are saying !!! LOL !!
Remember to NEVER use a Demco modulator (included with spare FS 3023 spare working radio )on a RADIO that has a transistorized mic amplifier in it. The voltages coming out of the Demco WILL burn the transistor out !!
Also, one of the quirks that the FS-2340 has is (2) boards were added to this model to meet FCC standards. An Audio Clipper/Filter ,, and a Low Pass Filter . MY RADIO HAS TWO BYPASS BEAUTIFUL WORK WAS DONE ALSO. 1 AND 2 SWITCHES DOWN MEAN STANDARD MODULATION AND AND 3 TO 15 WATTS AND SWITCHES UP MEAN HIGHER MODULATION BUT CLEAN AND LOWER WATTS OUTPUT 2 TO 12 WATTS OUTPUT
Back "In The Day", a lot of people would BYPASS (NOT REMOVE)these boards to get more out of the radios. Then hook them back up when they sold the radios.
In the 1960s, Sonar made CB and marine-service radios, such as the vacuum tube FS-23 (circa 1964), FS-3023 and hybrid FS-2340, 40 channel CB radio (mid-1970s)
I have seen used 10-15 watt crystal VHF radios sold at flea markets.
They also made a 26-33 MHz linear amplifier, advertised for the old low-VHF LMR allocations.
Up for auction is a, High End , SONAR FS-2340, VINTAGE 40 CHANNEL PLL, TUBE TYPE, CB RADIO BASE STATION . This radio is a excellent combination of tube and transistor circuitry... It has very NO blemishes OR DINGS and is fully functional in every way, meter and all... ( SO BID WITH CONFIDENCE )...These fine radios slipped under the radar, but were not one step behind The Chief... The Sonar Radio Corp. were makers of high end marine band transceivers... Then during the CB craze, changed these fine radios over to citizens band... They boast class "AB" push pull,high level, plate modulated, audio tube finals, which produced some of the most beautiful, clean, clear, bold, modulation that you'll ever hear in a stock CB radio... In case you don't know what this means, It uses (2) tubes in push pull, to produce the audio modulation ... All aluminum construction, Collins(RUBBERY FINISH) style case is well ventilated and reduces stray magnetic fields, and RF flux. A simple dash panel but fully functional. This has to be one of the best tube type 40 channel CB radios ever made in the U.S.A. The receiver boast extremely sharp reception with three IF stages, is quite impressive. This radio is from my personal collection of Sonar Radios,). It has good transmit and receive, and beautiful modulation ranging between 300-3,000 Hz for a very clean voice reproduction. The stock mic is included ... I use my personal D-104 Desk Mic (not included) and suggest you do the same. Condition of this sale is ( AS IS ) due to the nature of this item, Vintage Electronics. Will not be DOA.
Included is a low hours usage on mu Palomar 300A with the revision to use cheap tubes instead of 8950's, Run on 90 watts per tube and coast all day at 350 on AM. If you need photos please contact me or will load some tomorrow but look at my ebay feedback i have a perfect score and ony use the good things in life ? If your going to talk on 11 meter might as well go first class
Thank You.... Happy Bidding... Kind Regards
The Milk Man from South Texas , looking for a customer
