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If you were involved with radio, listening or transmitting, professionally or recreationally and had a CB radio, which brand and models did you have or currently have?
I will start off with my list.
EF Johnson Messenger AM on 23 channel base
RadioShack mobile AM and SSB (Still have it)
Uniden Pro 810E base AM and SSB
Uniden Washington base AM and SSB
Cobra 2000 base AM and SSB
Realistic TRC-434 base AM only
@HopelessDemigod you know, that’s a fair lot of CB radios. Not at all a criticism, just curious what it was like thinking “now I need this radio.” Were there times that you had a bunch of em all at once? Were there different favorites for different reasons?
Fair question,
The EF Johnson was purchased when I knew nothing about radio. In hindsight not the greatest purchase.
The RadioShack SSB mobile I bought much later in life.
The Uniden 810E I got for graduation and sold four years later because of transistor heat dissipation issues. (I wish I kept that radio.)
The Uniden Washington I got at a garage sale new in box for 15 dollars and sold 4 years later for 150 dollars. I never liked the look of it.
@HopelessDemigod I once owned about 70 radio receivers. Mostly tube sets from the ‘20s-‘40s, but some modern ones, too.
I think the most I owned at one time was three.
@HopelessDemigod I had a Courier Redball in my ‘71 VW bus. Two whip antennas on the back bumper. Not sure they did much to form the beam on the highway across the Great Plains as someone told me they would, but they looked cool. This was back when there were only 23 CB channels.
Nice. I agree, I’m not so sure those antennas did much for you.
@HopelessDemigod had a base-loaded magnet-mount antenna for the roof that probably worked better, but kept the big whip antennas mounted for the ‘70s CB chic aesthetic.
Makes sense. The RadioShack mag mount antennas from that era were solid performers.
@HopelessDemigod the bus was named Esmeralda. My handle: Birdlegs.
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