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Ai4ep
New member
Username: Ai4ep
Post Number: 5
Registered: 11-2007
| | Posted on Sunday, January 06, 2008 - 9:04 pm: | 
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Were there ever any TUBE - TYPE radio shack ( realistic ) models of cb bases ever made ?
This would be from the 1960 s era. I tried looking on a GOOGLE search and nothing solid came up ( or I did it all wrong ) .
Can any one direct me to a web site that can tell me all about what models / features / etc of tube - type radio shack cb transceivers ? |
Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4574
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 6:47 am: |
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Boy you got me thinking on this one.......
I believe there was but like most they would have been early ( part 19 ) radios.
MOST were made by companies like DEWALD of New York City back between 1960 - 1964 and sold under many labels. The early Lafayette HE-15 were made as were the HE-20's by them but soon these were being made in Japan .....
Radio shack expanded out of Boston in the early 60s that would have when they would have had them IF THEY BOTHERED TO MARKET AT THAT EARLY TIME. Many tube rigs were built in that 1959 - 1964 5 year spread by all the major dealers but As of about 1965 they like most had gone solid state.
Now when I was in Kentucky in 1968 RS already had a store.
Many were scrapped in the early 70s the companies did not support them parts were getting hard to get and solid state radios had completely taken over so all Part 19 radios were history ..... part 95 was now in effect as it is to today with the certification changeover in 1976 to the 40 ch sets.
Boy If you find one I sure would like to see photos of it ...... really would be part of CB history .......
Bruce
On 6 since 66
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4576
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 8:25 am: |
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BINGO ! FOUND ONE Got to be tube ....
Radio Shack Corp.
CBK-1, 5/AM, 1, Regen, $39.95 (kit), Made 59-60
On 6 since 66
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Thehobo
Intermediate Member
Username: Thehobo
Post Number: 128
Registered: 2-2004
| | Posted on Monday, January 07, 2008 - 11:03 pm: |
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bruce, were not the knight radios made by realistic?? there was a knlght radio tha sort of looked like a cam 88 back in about 63 to 65?? i had one that came from realistic, or at least they sold them!! then there was the knight kits that you could order that had a base and mobil with a 1/4 wave base and a 102 with spring and mount that all came in kit form!! i believe these were 6 ch. with tuneable recieve?? spent many a nite putting these together?? whew..
thehobo
269150 am
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 4578
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Tuesday, January 08, 2008 - 6:07 am: |
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YES Allied ( knight ) was owned by radio shack but not untill the late 60s In 1960 - 1965 they were their own company and thoes Knight kits were good stuff.
On 6 since 66
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