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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 4, 2016 10:13:46 GMT -5
Ok, I've put together a list of potential themes for Classic Radio Roundup. Thanks to BBB for starting this off. There are enough to provide a theme every other week in a year's time, and then some. Feel free to suggest others. If you guys would like, each week we can nominate a handful of these and then vote on which one we'd like to have. Comments are encouraged!
Stock Mic Night - CB radios with hand held, non-amplified or non-processed stock factory issued mics.
Married Mic Night - CB radios with microphones that are permanently attached to the radio.
Turner Mic Night - Pretty much self explanatory. Base or mobile mics.
Astatic Mic Night - All different models of Astatic mics, base and mobile.
No Meter Night - Radios with no S/RF or other meters.
3 knob Radio night - CB radios with (3) knobs, (or less!), present on the front display bezel. Typically those will end up being
Volume, Squelch, and Channel selector.
Most Knob Radio Night - The CB radio, in your collection, with the most knobs.
Less-than-23 Channel Radio Night - CB radios without crystal synthesizers, and have fewer than 23 transmit channels.
Tunable receivers are ok.
40 Channel Classic Night - The early 40 channel rigs made between 1977 and 1984.
Tube Radio Night - CB radios which utilize vacuum tubes as the active components in the receiver or transmitter.
Hybrid Radio Night - CB radios which have both tubes and solid state devices in the receiver and or transmitter.
Solid State Radio Night - CB radios with 100% solid state circuitry.
Crystal CB Radio Night - CB radios that use only crystals for receive and transmit. NO PLL circuitry.
Walkie-Talkie Night - CB radios that are designed to be portable, with self contained mics and antennas,
although you don't have to use it with the self contained antenna. (We do want to hear you!)
"X" Manufacturer Radio Night - CB radios labeled and sold by a specific manufacturer to be named.
Mobile Radio Night - CB radios that are primarily designed to be installed and used in a vehicle. Must be 12 VDC powered.
Combination Base-Mobile Night - CB radios that are packaged like a mobile radio, but also contain an internal 120V AC power supply.
Base Station Radio Night - CB radios that are primarily designed for base station 120 VAC use.
(although they may have the capability to be powered by 12V, they are too impractical to be mounted in a vehicle)
Oldest Radio Night - The oldest CB radio you own.
Newest Radio Night - The newest CB radio, which can still be considered a "classic" (older than 1984), that you own.
(No RCI's, Galaxy's Connex's etc.)
Barefoot Night - Stock, legal, 4 watt power only (Yike!)
Vintage Amplifier Night - Amplifiers made from the 60's to the 80's. (D&A, Palomar, Contex, Wawasee etc.)
Mobile Operator Night - Everyone grabs their favorite classic mobile radio and heads out in their vehicle
of choice and either parks in a remote spot (not your driveway!) or rides around. Road trips to other areas (Delco?) will be considered.
Emergency Power Night - Battery, generator, wind, treadmill, or any other power source not coming from the normal mains in your house. Bonus points for setting up and operating from a remote location too.
SSB Night - Operate as usual on channel 13, but run SSB for at least half of the night.
Homebrew night - Some part of your station (Radio, amp, antenna, mic, power supply etc.) must be home made.
60's, 70's, 80's night - Only radios made during those respective decades.
Oddball Radio Night - Radios marketed by manufacturers that are were not well known, or lasted very long. I.E. Skyfon, Wall etc.
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Post by cbrown on Mar 7, 2016 10:27:58 GMT -5
Its a great list!
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Post by Night Ranger on Mar 7, 2016 14:42:50 GMT -5
Channel 22a night.... 23 channel radios on channel 22a (channel 24) either by balancing the channel selector between two channels, channel 22 and the blank space, channel 23 and the blank space, or a modded channel selector (jumper in the blank space to give 22a), or by using a toggle switch to move a 23 channel pll radio to channel 22a, or an external VFO (Siltronix/Pal VFO/Glen VFO..etc).
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 7, 2016 14:53:08 GMT -5
Channel 22a night.... 23 channel radios on channel 22a (channel 24) either by balancing the channel selector between two channels, channel 22 and the blank space, channel 23 and the blank space, or a modded channel selector (jumper in the blank space to give 22a), or by using a toggle switch to move a 23 channel pll radio to channel 22a, or an external VFO (Siltronix/Pal VFO/Glen VFO..etc). Night Ranger Hey, I kind of like that one, although those who are not in the loop will wonder where everyone is on channel 13 that night. But in order to make it truly classic, they must be 23 channel crystal radios. I have several of mine modded for "22A" in the blank spot, and even a radio (Comstat 25) that has it deliberately included (along with "22B"). |
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Post by Night Ranger on Mar 7, 2016 21:23:57 GMT -5
Channel 22a night.... 23 channel radios on channel 22a (channel 24) either by balancing the channel selector between two channels, channel 22 and the blank space, channel 23 and the blank space, or a modded channel selector (jumper in the blank space to give 22a), or by using a toggle switch to move a 23 channel pll radio to channel 22a, or an external VFO (Siltronix/Pal VFO/Glen VFO..etc). Night Ranger Hey, I kind of like that one, although those who are not in the loop will wonder where everyone is on channel 13 that night. But in order to make it truly classic, they must be 23 channel crystal radios. I have several of mine modded for "22A" in the blank spot, and even a radio (Comstat 25) that has it deliberately included (along with "22B"). Back in 1977 I discovered I could get on channel 22a by balancing the channel selector on my 23 channel Midland 13-853 between channel 22 and the blank space. Since then I modded my Robyn T-123B 23 channel tube type radio to get on 22a by soldering a piece of copper wire across the notch in the channel selector wafer switch. -Night Ranger |
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 8, 2016 7:23:24 GMT -5
Hey, I kind of like that one, although those who are not in the loop will wonder where everyone is on channel 13 that night. But in order to make it truly classic, they must be 23 channel crystal radios. I have several of mine modded for "22A" in the blank spot, and even a radio (Comstat 25) that has it deliberately included (along with "22B"). Back in 1977 I discovered I could get on channel 22a by balancing the channel selector on my 23 channel Midland 13-853 between channel 22 and the blank space. Since then I modded my Robyn T-123B 23 channel tube type radio to get on 22a by soldering a piece of copper wire across the notch in the channel selector wafer switch. -Night Ranger Back in 1976-, I used to pay my car insurance and put gas in the tank, in no small part, from the money I used to make doing CB radio repairs and modification. The most popular mod was adding 22A to the blank spot. Some radios were really easy, with a single wire cut. Most had gaps in the wafer switch that needed to be filled. I had these super thin strips of brass that I used to carefully solder across the gap. The SBE Cortez was one of the worst radios for 22A defeats. There were 3 gaps that needed filling along with a cut and jump. There was no way you were going to wiggle the channel in on that radio. I used to hate those tiny Cybernet switches. On those, it was often easier to simply bend the switch contact just enough to touch the side of the wafer gap when the selector was in the blank spot. |
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Post by BBB on Mar 8, 2016 11:12:11 GMT -5
Did we pick a theme for CRR tonight 3/8/16 ?
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 8, 2016 13:22:03 GMT -5
Did we pick a theme for CRR tonight 3/8/16 ? Tonight is Tuesday.....  I was hoping I'd get a few suggestions which we could beat around a bit and maybe vote on. Pete and I hashed it out a bit this morning. He had suggested 3 knob radio night, but I told him that he missed that boat last week. He was then talking about running his stock mic equipped Midland 3 knob base radio anyway, so I was thinking why not make it a Midland brand night? Either that or tube radio night. But knowing how warm it's going to be on Wednesday, it might be open window night too if I run all tubes......  |
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Post by spitfire441 on Mar 8, 2016 18:42:53 GMT -5
Did we pick a theme for CRR tonight 3/8/16 ? Tonight is Tuesday..... I was hoping I'd get a few suggestions which we could beat around a bit and maybe vote on. Pete and I hashed it out a bit this morning. He had suggested 3 knob radio night, but I told him that he missed that boat last week. He was then talking about running his stock mic equipped Midland 3 knob base radio anyway, so I was thinking why not make it a Midland brand night? Either that or tube radio night. But knowing how warm it's going to be on Wednesday, it might be open window night too if I run all tubes...... I'm in for Midland stock mike 3 knob radio night. My plan and I'm sticking to it  ? |
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Post by BBB on Mar 8, 2016 18:45:01 GMT -5
Yeah, double checked my calendar. I was off a day due to working a full day in DC on Sunday  I like Midland Radio Night  |
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Post by Night Ranger on Mar 8, 2016 20:58:50 GMT -5
Yeah, double checked my calendar. I was off a day due to working a full day in DC on Sunday I like Midland Radio Night View AttachmentOf course that opens up.... 1) Royce night 2) Pace night 3) Pearce Simpson night 4) Robyn night 5) Johnson night 6) Courier night 7) Sears/Sears Roadtalker night (Sears CB's before 1977 were not labeled Roadtalker) ...etc.. Night Ranger |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Mar 8, 2016 21:43:40 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion.  |
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Post by Night Ranger on Mar 8, 2016 22:03:52 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion. 1) Realistic TRC-451 - 1981 through 1984...Does that count? 2) The Uniden Washington was made at least until the 1990s. Night Ranger |
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 8, 2016 22:11:02 GMT -5
Yeah, double checked my calendar. I was off a day due to working a full day in DC on Sunday I like Midland Radio Night View AttachmentOf course that opens up.... 1) Royce night 2) Pace night 3) Pearce Simpson night 4) Robyn night 5) Johnson night 6) Courier night 7) Sears/Sears Roadtalker night (Sears CB's before 1977 were not labeled Roadtalker) ...etc.. Night Ranger Already covered by "X" brand night, which could be any radio brand name, from Browning to Tram, and anything else. |
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 8, 2016 22:35:07 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion. Actually, I mean exactly that. While I don't know the exact date when the quality and "soul" of the formerly Japanese and American made stuff, sold their collective souls and started being made in less desirable places, using designs which were copies of early 80's radios, but that it did. Just about every popular RCI, Galaxy, Connex etc, can trace its design roots back to the original Uniden based Cobra 148 chassis. Straight AM radios became really generic in design, with little that could be considered "classic". I chose 1983 because that was the 25 year point when we first started CRR back in 2008. After 1983, CB radio's popularity fell off, and the number of models and diversity of radios fell way off too. They became like the Chrysler K-cars. Bland and not inspiring. Yes, we have export radios, but I don't really consider them CB radios as they were never FCC type accepted. And they suffered the same "Chinafication" as their type accepted counterparts. The idea of classic radios is to honor the originals, not the clones. An Original 80'S vintage, Uniden-made Cobra 148 is a classic. A 21st century re-issue of a Chinese-made Cobra 148 copy is not, even if the front panel may look similar. The other part of this is that the "heyday" in CB radio that most of us, now old timers, enjoyed in our youth, stretched, for the most part, from the mid 60's to the mid 80's. Those are the radios we fondly remember. I can name every Radio Shack radio model from 1973 to 1983. But past that? Most of them were one year wonders, never to be seen again, and hardly worth remembering as anything special. But hey, this is my opinion. Others may see it differently, especially those who's "heyday" occurred 10 or 15 years later. As always, comments are welcome..... |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Mar 8, 2016 23:20:13 GMT -5
I'm not sure how "soul" is measured, but my circa 1992 Galaxy Pluto is quality exemplified. Aside from a cold solder joint and a dead led segment early on, this radio has been rock solid, and I haven't been exactly gentle with it over the years. Hell, it even survived a lightening strike a few years back and it keeps on keeping on. Good stuff.
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 9, 2016 7:34:47 GMT -5
I'm not sure how "soul" is measured, but my circa 1992 Galaxy Pluto is quality exemplified. Aside from a cold solder joint and a dead led segment early on, this radio has been rock solid, and I haven't been exactly gentle with it over the years. Hell, it even survived a lightening strike a few years back and it keeps on keeping on. Good stuff. How solid is it with respect to frequency drift on SSB? Galaxy radios (at least the later versions) are notorious for frequency drift. They are also known for occasional warble on SSB. I had 3 Superstar radios back in the late 80's, which are kissin' cousins to the Galaxy radios of the time. They were also based on the original Uniden Cobra 148-DX model (which included FM). 2 of my Superstar models were older and had original Uniden chassis. They were rock solid on SSB, with not a bit of warble and negligible drift. The other SS radio I had was schematically the same, but the board was not exactly the same, and was made by someone other than Uniden. There was less ground plating and the traces were routed a bit differently. The result was a radio that had all sorts of issues with warble on SSB (Warble is caused by FMing of the VCO, which usually occurs when RF gets coupled back into the PLL through insufficient bypassing or insufficient grounding). I was never able to completely eliminate the problem, although I did make it better. Also, the newer radios have way more receiver white noise, which drives me crazy. Point being that when you can sit older and newer radios of the same or similar model side by side, you can see the difference. If you rarely use SSB, it's understandable that this might not be a nagging issue. But it's tainted my opinion toward radios made this way. I'm a much bigger critic of radio quality. It's not good enough for me, if the radio is "loud". Any radio can be made to be "loud". For me receiver performance, frequency stability and overall audio quality are far more important. It's probably no coincidence that my best performing receivers are tube equipped. The next best performing solid state radios are the Uniden-made TRC-451 and Cobra 2000, both of which were made in the early 80's. |
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Post by Night Ranger on Mar 9, 2016 8:16:13 GMT -5
I'm not sure how "soul" is measured, but my circa 1992 Galaxy Pluto is quality exemplified. Aside from a cold solder joint and a dead led segment early on, this radio has been rock solid, and I haven't been exactly gentle with it over the years. Hell, it even survived a lightening strike a few years back and it keeps on keeping on. Good stuff. How solid is it with respect to frequency drift on SSB? Galaxy radios (at least the later versions) are notorious for frequency drift. They are also known for occasional warble on SSB. I had 3 Superstar radios back in the late 80's, which are kissin' cousins to the Galaxy radios of the time. They were also based on the original Uniden Cobra 148-DX model (which included FM). 2 of my Superstar models were older and had original Uniden chassis. They were rock solid on SSB, with not a bit of warble and negligible drift. The other SS radio I had was schematically the same, but the board was not exactly the same, and was made by someone other than Uniden. There was less ground plating and the traces were routed a bit differently. The result was a radio that had all sorts of issues with warble on SSB (Warble is caused by FMing of the VCO, which usually occurs when RF gets coupled back into the PLL through insufficient bypassing or insufficient grounding). I was never able to completely eliminate the problem, although I did make it better. Also, the newer radios have way more receiver white noise, which drives me crazy. Point being that when you can sit older and newer radios of the same or similar model side by side, you can see the difference. If you rarely use SSB, it's understandable that this might not be a nagging issue. But it's tainted my opinion toward radios made this way. I'm a much bigger critic of radio quality. It's not good enough for me, if the radio is "loud". Any radio can be made to be "loud". For me receiver performance, frequency stability and overall audio quality are far more important. It's probably no coincidence that my best performing receivers are tube equipped. The next best performing solid state radios are the Uniden-made TRC-451 and Cobra 2000, both of which were made in the early 80's. I have not owned many of the newer radios, but this is what I have seen. Cobra 148GTL 4 pin re-issue =========================== I have seen three of these, and all three were off frequency right out of the box. They also have a weak receiver. I also had one used Cobra 148GTL Night Watch ST. It was almost 5 kHz off frequency when I acquired it. I was able to put it back on frequency, but the receiver was weak as well. Magnum 257 (Blue display but not the HP version) ========================== The bias was set to class C right from the factory, and it had the typical scratchy sideband audio. I easily fixed that by adjusting the bias. The receiver was sensitive, but it had alot of white noise compared to the Uniden radios of the early 1980s. Also it kept losing it's memory channels when the car ignition was turned off. The heat of Summer made it lose it's memories often within a few hours of the car being turned off. The Magnum 257 frequency stability was reasonable. Two used Galaxy Saturns have come through my hands as repairs. The switches seem to be of poor quality and were very scratchy. Mean while my Drake TR-7 made in 1980 has never had scratchy switches. I sold all of those CB radios. Current favorite radios; 1) Realistic TRC-451 40/SSB (Uniden) with D-104 TUG8 made between 1981 and 1984 2) Midland 79-892 40/SSB (Cybernet PLL02a) with stock hand mic manufactured in 1977 Night Ranger |
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Post by spitfire441 on Mar 9, 2016 9:30:03 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion. Negative on a radio newer than '83, my newest type accepted CB radio is a Cobra 142 GTL. Every other CB I own is older, ones I fondly remembered being on the air or drooled over in catalogues. Export radios do not count. |
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 9, 2016 9:40:01 GMT -5
How solid is it with respect to frequency drift on SSB? Galaxy radios (at least the later versions) are notorious for frequency drift. They are also known for occasional warble on SSB. I had 3 Superstar radios back in the late 80's, which are kissin' cousins to the Galaxy radios of the time. They were also based on the original Uniden Cobra 148-DX model (which included FM). 2 of my Superstar models were older and had original Uniden chassis. They were rock solid on SSB, with not a bit of warble and negligible drift. The other SS radio I had was schematically the same, but the board was not exactly the same, and was made by someone other than Uniden. There was less ground plating and the traces were routed a bit differently. The result was a radio that had all sorts of issues with warble on SSB (Warble is caused by FMing of the VCO, which usually occurs when RF gets coupled back into the PLL through insufficient bypassing or insufficient grounding). I was never able to completely eliminate the problem, although I did make it better. Also, the newer radios have way more receiver white noise, which drives me crazy. Point being that when you can sit older and newer radios of the same or similar model side by side, you can see the difference. If you rarely use SSB, it's understandable that this might not be a nagging issue. But it's tainted my opinion toward radios made this way. I'm a much bigger critic of radio quality. It's not good enough for me, if the radio is "loud". Any radio can be made to be "loud". For me receiver performance, frequency stability and overall audio quality are far more important. It's probably no coincidence that my best performing receivers are tube equipped. The next best performing solid state radios are the Uniden-made TRC-451 and Cobra 2000, both of which were made in the early 80's. I have not owned many of the newer radios, but this is what I have seen. Cobra 148GTL 4 pin re-issue =========================== I have seen three of these, and all three were off frequency right out of the box. They also have a weak receiver. I also had one used Cobra 148GTL Night Watch ST. It was almost 5 kHz off frequency when I acquired it. I was able to put it back on frequency, but the receiver was weak as well. Magnum 257 ========================== The bias was set to class C right from the factory, and it had the typical scratchy sideband audio. I easily fixed that by adjusting the bias. The receiver was sensitive, but it had alot of white noise compared to the Uniden radios of the early 1980s. Also it kept losing it's memory channels when the car ignition was turned off. The heat of Summer made it lose it's memories often within a few hours of the car being turned off. The Magnum 257 frequency stability was reasonable. Two used Galaxy Saturns have come through my hands as repairs. The switches seem to be of poor quality and were very scratchy. Mean while my Drake TR-7 made in 1980 has never had scratchy switches. I sold all of those radios. Like you, I have not owned many "newer" radios, but I've worked on a bunch over the years for other people. To be fair, a lot of these radios were victims of screwdriver techs with an "all knobs to the right" mentality, which can be detrimental to the radio's overall health. But common issues that I've encountered were poor quality switches and pots which needed cleaning far earlier than they should I've got 60's vintage radios with smoother operating controls. I've also seen frequency stability issues, SSB warble (FM'ing), too much receiver noise, AGC overload, and cold solder joints, especially on chassis-mounted regulators. Yea, many of these issues can be managed by those of us with tech skills, but they shouldn't have to be. |
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 9, 2016 9:51:18 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion. Negative on a radio newer than '83, my newest type accepted CB radio is a Cobra 142 GTL. Every other CB I own is older, ones I fondly remembered being on the air or drooled over in catalogues. Export radios do not count. I think I might have 4 or 5 radios that are newer than 1983. The 3 knob Realistic TRC-479, the 3 knob Uniden 510, The TRC-465, the HR-2510, and my Hi-Fi Galaxy 2547. Most of those are late 80's-early 90's vintage, with the exception of the 2547, which is a 21st Century radio. The first 2 are nothing special, the TRC-465 is a good performing SSB radio, the HR-2510 is a 10 meter radio, and not really a CB. The Galaxy is my sandbox radio for audio experiments, but it suffers from having a noisy receiver, and frequency drift. But those 5 out of a collection of about 38 radios is very small percentage. |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Mar 9, 2016 11:45:40 GMT -5
I'm not sure how "soul" is measured, but my circa 1992 Galaxy Pluto is quality exemplified. Aside from a cold solder joint and a dead led segment early on, this radio has been rock solid, and I haven't been exactly gentle with it over the years. Hell, it even survived a lightening strike a few years back and it keeps on keeping on. Good stuff. How solid is it with respect to frequency drift on SSB? Galaxy radios (at least the later versions) are notorious for frequency drift. They are also known for occasional warble on SSB. She does drift on SSB until she is completely warmed up (must be carbureted), but after that it's dead on. Never had an issue with warble. |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Mar 9, 2016 11:51:41 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion. Negative on a radio newer than '83, my newest type accepted CB radio is a Cobra 142 GTL. Every other CB I own is older, ones I fondly remembered being on the air or drooled over in catalogues. Export radios do not count. Okay, so this guy ^^^ doesn't own a "type accepted" radio newer than 33 years old. I stand corrected.  |
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Post by BBB on Mar 9, 2016 14:34:18 GMT -5
So Midland Night it is? I mentioned it OTA this afternoon and have a 13-863B base ready Or it could be "Classic Radio Theme Night" as requested by Knight Train this afternoon due to the fact he doesn't have a Midland CB |
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Post by BBB on Mar 9, 2016 15:20:16 GMT -5
If I had any say in the matter I'd suggest "future classics" as a possible theme. Certainly you all have radios newer than circa 1983, and to suggest nothing afterwards is worthy of classic status is a bit absurd. Of course that's just my humble opinion. I'd bring out my Clear Channel Ranger AR3500 for Future Classic Night A lot of the big rack mount CB radios will eventually be classics. You could have Future Classic Rack Mount Radio Night. I might suggest that this could be a secondary theme like for the second hour of the show. Truth be told... most of us switch around half time anyway (Shhh, its a secret)  |
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 21, 2017 12:48:23 GMT -5
Ok, I've put together a list of potential themes for Classic Radio Roundup. Thanks to BBB for starting this off. There are enough to provide a theme every other week in a year's time, and then some. Feel free to suggest others. If you guys would like, each week we can nominate a handful of these and then vote on which one we'd like to have. Comments are encouraged! Stock Mic Night - CB radios with hand held, non-amplified or non-processed stock factory issued mics. Married Mic Night - CB radios with microphones that are permanently attached to the radio. Turner Mic Night - Pretty much self explanatory. Base or mobile mics. Astatic Mic Night - All different models of Astatic mics, base and mobile. No Meter Night - Radios with no S/RF or other meters. 3 knob Radio night - CB radios with (3) knobs, (or less!), present on the front display bezel. Typically those will end up being Volume, Squelch, and Channel selector. Most Knob Radio Night - The CB radio, in your collection, with the most knobs. Less-than-23 Channel Radio Night - CB radios without crystal synthesizers, and have fewer than 23 transmit channels. Tunable receivers are ok. 40 Channel Classic Night - The early 40 channel rigs made between 1977 and 1984. Tube Radio Night - CB radios which utilize vacuum tubes as the active components in the receiver or transmitter. Hybrid Radio Night - CB radios which have both tubes and solid state devices in the receiver and or transmitter. Solid State Radio Night - CB radios with 100% solid state circuitry. Crystal CB Radio Night - CB radios that use only crystals for receive and transmit. NO PLL circuitry. Walkie-Talkie Night - CB radios that are designed to be portable, with self contained mics and antennas, although you don't have to use it with the self contained antenna. (We do want to hear you!) "X" Manufacturer Radio Night - CB radios labeled and sold by a specific manufacturer to be named. Mobile Radio Night - CB radios that are primarily designed to be installed and used in a vehicle. Must be 12 VDC powered. Combination Base-Mobile Night - CB radios that are packaged like a mobile radio, but also contain an internal 120V AC power supply. Base Station Radio Night - CB radios that are primarily designed for base station 120 VAC use. (although they may have the capability to be powered by 12V, they are too impractical to be mounted in a vehicle) Oldest Radio Night - The oldest CB radio you own. Newest Radio Night - The newest CB radio, which can still be considered a "classic" (older than 1984), that you own. (No RCI's, Galaxy's Connex's etc.) Barefoot Night - Stock, legal, 4 watt power only (Yike!) Vintage Amplifier Night - Amplifiers made from the 60's to the 80's. (D&A, Palomar, Contex, Wawasee etc.) Mobile Operator Night - Everyone grabs their favorite classic mobile radio and heads out in their vehicle of choice and either parks in a remote spot (not your driveway!) or rides around. Road trips to other areas (Delco?) will be considered. Emergency Power Night - Battery, generator, wind, treadmill, or any other power source not coming from the normal mains in your house. Bonus points for setting up and operating from a remote location too. SSB Night - Operate as usual on channel 13, but run SSB for at least half of the night. Homebrew night - Some part of your station (Radio, amp, antenna, mic, power supply etc.) must be home made. 60's, 70's, 80's night - Only radios made during those respective decades. Oddball Radio Night - Radios marketed by manufacturers that are were not well known, or lasted very long. I.E. Skyfon, Wall etc. I've added another category to the CRR Theme's list: Oddball Radio Night - Radios marketed by manufacturers that are were not well known, or lasted very long. I.E. Skyfon, Wall etc. There were a handful of fly-by-night radios marketed during the "CB Boom" time in the later 70's. The idea came to me after I was digging through my junk box and I came across two radios with names that I never really heard of or know anything about. Their internal workings aren't made by Cybernet, Uniden, NDI, Toshiba, GRE, or any of the more popular chassis vendors. If any of us have any of these orphans, we'll have to try them out. I plan to check out the two I found in reasonable condition (meaning, I haven't gutted the important parts from them yet). |
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Post by MonkeyMan on Feb 21, 2017 17:56:41 GMT -5
"All knobs to the right" night?  |
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Post by Sandbagger on Feb 22, 2017 9:01:09 GMT -5
"All knobs to the right" night? Aw Hell no!! |
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Post by BBB on Mar 4, 2017 17:02:11 GMT -5
Walkie-Talkie Night was a Slam-Dunk Home-Run Hat-Trick!
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Sandbagger
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Post by Sandbagger on Mar 4, 2017 19:18:42 GMT -5
Walkie-Talkie Night was a Slam-Dunk Home-Run Hat-Trick! Seems like Walkie-Talkie night and stock mic night are two of the more popular themes. When the weather gets nicer we really do have to plan for a mobile night. I'll throw the Lafayette Telsat SSB 50 in my truck and go from there. I'm also thinking about doing "Oddball radio night". I just brought up a "Well" radio from the basement. It's 40 channel, but I don't yet know if it works or not. I've never heard of "Well". I don't know if, or how many oddball brands of radios we my have. It many not be a very popular theme. |
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