Browning Question

[Raccoon]

When I was a kid I had a neighbor that was a Ham Operator , he was a nice old man that use to take us kids in to show us his set-up ... his walls were covered in QSL cards from all over the world . It was the first time I had ever heard of Ham Radio (which sounds funny to a kid ... lol).

Anyway , I distinctly remember his set-up being a pale blue color (and he had the complete set) , not the Heathkit green ... but a pale blue . Years later , when I was in my mid twenties , I was helping a friend in his second hand store and I saw a complete set-up that looked just like the old man's set-up . It may , or may not have been the old man's , it's hard to say ... my friend was always buying whole estates out .

Anyway , when my friend had this set-up I took a close look at it and noticed that the brand name on it was Browning ... which shocked me , because by this point I was into C.B. and was familiar with the Browning name , as a C.B. company ... not a Ham Radio company .

All of the years that I've been into radio ... both C.B. and Ham , I've never seen this type of set-up again . When I mention it to people they seem confused and shocked at the same time , and I can "Never" find any information online about a Ham Radio made by Browning ... yet I've seen it twice in my life with my own eyes .

So my question is this :

Has anyone out there ever seen or heard of a Browning Ham Radio ... or know someone that owns one ?

If so , please let me know because I've been trying to track down some sort of information about this Radio .

Thanks

[Tombstone (R.I.P.)]

Somewhere back in the 1950's the 11 meter (CB) band, or part of it, was a HAM band. The FCC designation of the 23 channel segment was eliminated for HAM use and turned over to the Citizen Band. At that time Drake and Browning were designing HAM rigs. I've seen one but that was 40 years ago. I'm not sure but I think that it was a one piece radio. The one I saw was marked "Browning/Drake Amateur Tranceiver" but was brown in color. It may have been just the transmitter or just the receiver that I remember, it's been too long ago but that's the basic story, I think. RL Drake and Browning Labs collaborated on CB radios for quite a long time.

Tombstone

[BionicChicken]

Maybe something that looked like this??


www.browninglabsinc.com/shack_photos_3.htm

BC

Jan 15, 2010 10:18:31 GMT -5 Raccoon said:

When I was a kid I had a neighbor that was a Ham Operator , he was a nice old man that use to take us kids in to show us his set-up ... his walls were covered in QSL cards from all over the world . It was the first time I had ever heard of Ham Radio (which sounds funny to a kid ... lol).

Anyway , I distinctly remember his set-up being a pale blue color (and he had the complete set) , not the Heathkit green ... but a pale blue . Years later , when I was in my mid twenties , I was helping a friend in his second hand store and I saw a complete set-up that looked just like the old man's set-up . It may , or may not have been the old man's , it's hard to say ... my friend was always buying whole estates out .

Anyway , when my friend had this set-up I took a close look at it and noticed that the brand name on it was Browning ... which shocked me , because by this point I was into C.B. and was familiar with the Browning name , as a C.B. company ... not a Ham Radio company .

All of the years that I've been into radio ... both C.B. and Ham , I've never seen this type of set-up again . When I mention it to people they seem confused and shocked at the same time , and I can "Never" find any information online about a Ham Radio made by Browning ... yet I've seen it twice in my life with my own eyes .

So my question is this :

Has anyone out there ever seen or heard of a Browning Ham Radio ... or know someone that owns one ?

If so , please let me know because I've been trying to track down some sort of information about this Radio .

Thanks

[Tombstone (R.I.P.)]

No, the Browning/Drake that I saw was before the S9 model. I like the blue rig though. I have one of the large Eagle wall plaques also.

Tombstone

[mark4]

That blue browning was custom made.
Not sure who did it. But I know someone that has seen it in person and told me the workmanship was impeccable.

[muleskinner]

I know that I would love for that rig to be parked in my collection, custom or not. That is sweet.

[spends2much]

I would love to see the price tag on that rig if it was for sale

[cbrown]

If you have to ask....

[spends2much]

O I'm not asking LOL..I just seen a GE super base go for$910.00 dollars on E-bay last night! I about lost my mind.

[cbrown]

I can't even imagine that! It's a nice unit with some great features, but that's a lot of $$$.