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Redwolf145
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 7:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My First CB Radio was a Uniden 510xl.... What was everybody else's
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Taz
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Midland 13-857 Mobile.
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Buck
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
GE-5869A Base.....510XL mobile The 510 was one of the first ones made and it absolutly smokes on AM. Man its loud for a $30 radio
Buck
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Radiodude
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Heathkit Lunchbox built it myself!!!
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Bruce
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:59 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
he-29b
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mikefromms
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 10:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Bowman mobile that sounded muffled all the time.

mikefromms
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Mr_Rf
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 11:39 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
4 Channel Polycom with ext. crystal socket mod.
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ryan
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 11:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
radioshack 3 channel crystal controlled handheld
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Stickshift
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 1:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
First CB was a Realistic TRC-11. Anyone remeber that monster? I still have it.

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First SSB CB was a Cobra 135 40 channel base.
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Dx431
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 1:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first radio was a Radio Shack TRC-431 AM Base.I also had the Radio Sahck 5/8 wave base ant. on a 20' mast in a tripod on my dads garage roof. This setup worked pretty well untill lightneing struck it.
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Bruce
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 2:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
shure do stick shift just sent one to austraila for 10 meters am .....trc-11 with wired in mike...
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Keithinatlanta
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 4:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Redwolf, I can beat them all!! My first REAL radio was a Lafayette 100 Milliwatt Walkie Talkie! I was not 18, and FCC rules in 1962 required you to be 18 to have a radio that talked with ONE watt or more. But I thought I was something to have a real walkie talkie! Next step up was in 1973, when I bought my first mobile, a Lafayette HB 525 23 channel mobile. Man, I was in the high rent district then!
Happy New Year!

Keith in Atlanta
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Scrapiron63
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 5:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
C:\WINDOWS\Desktop
C:WINDOWSDesktopdak1dak1

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Scrapiron63
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 5:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
How about the biggest CB Radio, anybody got one bigger than my old Dak. lol
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Keithinatlanta
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 6:35 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hey Scrapiron, I think my old Lafayette Telstat might be wider, but not as high. That is one NICE looking radio you have there. Does it also have SSB? What are the four meters for? I have never seen more than two on a radio. But like I said, that is a nice looking radio!
Keith in Atlanta
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Scrapiron63
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 7:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Keith, its a Dak Mark IX, it was a 40 channel AM only, although it does have extra channels now. They made a Mark X that was AM/SSB. You can tell how high it is by that D-104. Its 19 inches wide, 9 1/2 inches high, and 13 inches deep. It makes my Galaxy Saturn look small, ha. Probably weighs 30 lbs. The meters are from left to right:
1.SWR
2.Power out/plate voltage
3.modulation
4.signal meter
Looks impressive, huh, and it is pretty with all the meters lighted up. They were/are not that great a radio however. The receive is good, but really sensitive, therefore picks up bleedover pretty bad. When you get the 26 screws out of the top to look in, its kinda disappointing, there's a mobile radio board mounted inside, which is like most base radios, but you expect more with this big boy. Also has a good sized power supply, and its solid state with a couple tubes, one for modulation and a power tube. It does have good loud modulation with the tubes, but not the big swing of the dual final radios. Anyway, its a good conversation piece. BTW,I just made that pic today, I had been using it, and thought about this thread. scrapiron
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Lowpowerhal
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:11 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Same as Radiodude a Heathkit lunchbox only mine was used. Lived in town of population of 30.000 and only 7 or 8 people talked on channel 13 am. ( good old days) as they say. But im having more fun now on channel 13 than i ever had.
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Cm3885
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 8:18 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
President madison 858 PLL!!!!!!
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Rattlesnakejake
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 9:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
cobra 18 on a p/s. lol
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Karatebutcher
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 10:23 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
MIDLAND 13-867 mobil, I still have it, it is like new
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Freebird
Posted on Wednesday, December 31, 2003 - 11:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Mine was a GE MOBILE not sure of the model number it was a 40 channel and the numbers were lit up by a bulb behind it.how DO YOU POST A PICTURE on here like you guys are doing anyway?
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738
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 12:17 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Old Rat Shack 3 channel Mobil "ABC switch" on front, power supply and a Ground Plane on a 36' mast on the elevator room roof on a 3 story Brownstone Apt. building back in the 70's (Manager was a cool drunk) while in school! I remember one xmas I put xmas lights on the Guy wires and up the mast. Man you could see it for miles! But boy did the swr go up when they were on!
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Bigbob
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 8:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
A navaho 40 ch.am only it was made in 82 I think don't remember the no.there was no anl or noise blanker LOTS OF NOISE FROM POWER LINES JUST 40 FEET AWAY,could only hear 3 mi.noise was s-9 run it into an antron 99 from copper in '92.
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chicago chapter
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 12:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My Dad had a Realistic TRC-211 5 watt, 6 channel hand held that he used for the job. I bought the crystal for channel 19 ( 27.185 ) so I could listen to the truck drivers with it. It must have planted a seed because now I drive a truck for a living.
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Znut
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 1:22 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
A Johnson Messenger 23 CH AM radio. Worked great until I hooked the DC up backwards.
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Dan
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 6:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first CB was a Courier Rebel 23 that I bought in 1973. Biggest is a Royce I-640 bought in '75. Both stll work great. I never get rid of radios, garages are for storage not cars.
Dan
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Kiwikid
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 7:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Hi Team,
In the year 1978 AD
AWA CLARION TR 10
Crystal controlled
11 Channels with 25Khz.seperation
i.e.Ch.1 = 26.425Mhz. to Ch.11 = 26.675Mhz.
Call frequency Ch.4 = 26.500Mhz.
2 Watts Amplitude Modulation only
Directional antennas not permitted

Best of DX for 2004
CEF 195
Kiwi Kid
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606 highroller
Posted on Thursday, January 01, 2004 - 9:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
a cobra cam 88 base. i still have it and works great. mobile a pace 2300 and i still have that one too.
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Dimstar
Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 2:41 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Johnson Viking Messenger 1 5 channel. Still operates fine. I put crystals for 10 meter in it.Ed
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Sledgehammer
Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 5:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first radio was 3 ch. 300 mw walkie talkie from Radio Shack worked great but the plastic piece inside the radio that held the antenna in place kept breaking so every 2 months I would have to take it back and talk em into letting get a new one. After that my first real radio was a sears roadtalker 23 am mobile on a $10 whip antenna from service merchandise. I was in heaven!!
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Unit199
Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 7:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Midland six channel mobile Johnnie One for base still have midland and it still works. Unit199-Harve
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Blue Light
Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 8:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first rig I think was an old EICO,my grandfather bought it so I could talk to him.My dad got a license since Iwas only 12.
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Bruce
Posted on Friday, January 02, 2004 - 10:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
O MY A EICO 1960-65 vintage

Perwired transmitter on pc board and you built the rest a square box tune/xtal receiver wow does that bring beck memories.
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Richard
Posted on Saturday, January 03, 2004 - 10:47 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
1973 Cobra 23 channel Rich
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Barefoot
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 7:48 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
First radio was a Royce 613 which I smoked because i didn't know anything about antennas and SWR's !! Took it back to Monkey Wards and they replaced it. Still didn't work right, went to Town and Country cb in Wellsville, NY. He matched antenna and showed me a TramXL5.Had to have it and been a sidebander--free?.ever since
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Ozzie
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first was a 5w Radio Shack 23ch hand held followed by a Royce that had the AM/FMradio in the same case.
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catmankzza1806
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 5:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first radio was a cobra plus plastic cover model. I still have it. Over the years I have had a cobra 29st,galaxy77,uniden washington base,teaberry model T base (that I still have),general lee, and a connex3300. I enjoy dxing Everyone have a wonderful year and may the Lord bless each and everyone that reads my message.
Catman
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Bruce
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 9:55 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
19+ plastic gosh i fried one in the tampa sun it took a few years at 170f in the car...
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Saddletramp025
Posted on Sunday, January 04, 2004 - 10:27 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My firsts radio was a Sonar model "E"...a hand me down from a friend of my dad. I still have it. I think it was made sometime in the mid sixties.
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Kwick_73
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 1:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
President Washington
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Bruce
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 4:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Early 60's it and the "G" were top sets in its day
Nice radio Sonar made good stuff.
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Scott109
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 5:05 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Pace 123A with a mag mount antenna stuck on the top of the radio powered by a car battery all in my bedroom! What was I thinking?

Scott
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Damyankee
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:00 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
International Executive 23 channel synthesized. It is a 2 piece unit to be used as a mobile. The larger of the 2 was designed to be mounted in the trunk. Both pieces have tubes and are connected by a multi conductor jumper. It will take 6vdc +/- ground, 12vdc +/- ground, 24vdc +/- ground, 120vac & 220vac. If you count both units and the jumper it would give Scrapirons DAK a challenge for the biggest. Yep, it is up in the closet still...
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Sparkomatic
Posted on Monday, January 05, 2004 - 9:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My 1st radio was a Radio Shack TRC-422A.......a cheap radio but at the time I didn't know any better.
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Gator
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 12:35 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
SUPERSTAR SS36
Need help tweeking this mobile radio


NOTE!

You Mean 360?

Superstar Model 360 / Early Model
Modulation Cut R104
AM Power VR6
SSB Power VR7

OR

Superstar Model 360FM(PB010 Board)
Modulation VR14 AM Modulation
AM Power VR13
SSB Power VR12
FM Power VR5


VR1 AM/FM "S" Meter
VR2 SSB / CW Meter
VR3 SSB/CW Squelch
VR4 AM/FM Squelch
VR5 FM Deviation
VR6 TX Frequency
VR7 Carrier Balance
VR8 TX Meter
VR15 CW Audio Volume


Hope this helps.

Lon
Tech808

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Tony E. Byrum
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 5:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first was a Vocaline with 4 channels and way off freq. Biggest was a Sonar FS 23. Have 2 of them and both still work good.
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Wolverine
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 9:16 am:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
Radio Shack TRC-431 Base station. I loooove that "ON THE AIR" indicator light!!!!
Wolverine.
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Sk1
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 12:01 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
My first radio was a Robyn 6ch don't rember the model number back in the mid 70s
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Bruce
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 1:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
4ch got to be a vocaline 27 not 465 right?
(It is illeagal to even turn on a 465 one.)
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Barracuda
Posted on Friday, January 16, 2004 - 2:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post    Move Post (Moderator/Admin Only)
A Midland 13-883c and a 13-830, back in mid 70s.
Still have both and they still work. Both totally stock, AM only. I have a mag mount that I sometimes used when a second vehicle was travelling with me and had no radio. These days I use MURS mobiles for the same purpose.