The 465 was first introduced in the 1990 catalog for 199.95. In the 1993 catalog, the price was reduced to 169.95. In the 1994 through 1996 catalogs, the price was 169.99. From 1990 through 1994, the 465 carried the brand name Realistic. In the 1995 and 1996 catalogs it was labeled with Radio Shack. In the 1997 catalog, the 465 was replaced with the 485 for 179.99. The 485 featured a LCD display screen.
This is the radio that got me started in radio ! Man I’d love to find one. !! My grandfather had one in a conversion van. And when it blew the engine. Me and my brother would. Keep the battery charged just so we could use the cb !!
Great video Erik and a really nice looking radio. I have always been a fan of Radio Shack and miss them greatly. I like your new studio but glad that you still use your original one too that got me hooked on your videos way back when!
Had 1 in each family's main vehicle shortly after they came out. Range with clear audio was fantastic and outperformed many mobile CBs with rf amplifiers. When the finals in each radio finally went the way no longer any local cb shops nor Radio Shack stores in business.
This was my first CB since the 80s. In 2020 a guy across the state was clearing out his garage, and offered me the radio for free. It took me 6 very hot hours on my Kawasaki to get there and back, but it was well worth it. I had it tuned up at a local shop for just a few bucks , hooked it up to a mag mount antenna on the metal roof of my house, and started talking with people in England. Performance wise it is better than either my Uniden 980 or my President McKinley. An amazing unit from back in the heyday of CB radios!
I purchased my TRC-465 in December 1991 and still have it today. I have done some research and the "Radio Shack" name first appeared on the TRC-465 in the year 1995.
Love the radio (and its relative, Uniden PC-122), love the hand mic, hate the 5-pin DIN 😉. When this first came out, the radio was branded "Realistic", and the later models were "Radio Shack". If I had to estimate, I think there are far less 465's branded "Radio Shack", than "Realistic". It, along with the PC-122/122XL have been the smallest am/ssb radios ever made (although surface mount boards are changing that). Thanks for the video! I've owned quite a few of these little gems, but never one branded "Radio Shack".
Great little c b radio l have had a number of radio shack and realistic radios and they work really well l have been on c b radio since 1969 the first radio l used was a tokia 5 watt six channel hand held walkie talkie but in the 1970s l used realistic and radio shack radios great video as always Ray cheers
I've had a few Radio Shack radios back in the day. Never paid attention to the model numbers though. But I know I never had a sideband model from RS. Have a Merry Christmas.
You can view old Radio Shack catalogs online to find the year they changed the branding from Realistic to Radio Shack with that radio. I have a Realistic branded TRC-465. They are great little sideband radios.
Best I remember the board is similar to the cobra 146 mobile. Its an ok rig for 11 meters. It is modifiable for xtra channels BUT it is hard to align and very narrow banded. As a legal 40 channel cb it works pretty good. 73 GOD bless Earnest K5EWM.
I have one of those . And I love it . There is a modulation limiter in the circuite . That means it was not meant for a power Mike . So don’t hook one up . Stick with the standerd DYNA MIC .
I had a C.B. back in the 70s. I started CB ing when I was 14years old back in 1974 then for my 15th B-day my mom and dad got me a Peirce Simpson Bobcat 23c that I used as a base. At 16 I put that Bobcat in my car, and got a President Dwight D. for my Base. I'm really thinking about getting back into C.B. and maybe GMRS. If you decide to sell that Radio Shack radio let me know, that might be a good starting place for me. KYS-0882 the Pink Panther I'm clear and 10-8.
Some just doesn't realize that Realistic/Radio Shack CB's mostly were made by Uniden. That is why they are good radios. I have a TRC-427 that I'm about to recap, also by Uniden which similarly the same as the Cobra 25 GTL.
i had a dx 394 radio shack A model given to me. with just the little antena it come with . can't seem to get anything on it. read theres a little chip that goes bad. is it worth anything?
Thinking about getting a President George to replace the McKinley with. Not sure I'd get anything FM but, if not, I'll still have what the McKinley had.
Youre not looking right , sir . There is an indicator for the keying circuited . But there is no modulation indication until you look at the other leds . Note : when transmitting , the LEDs do light when you talk , but like I said , there is an automatic modulation control circuit . The reason is as radio shack describes it , is to keep your modulation clean and clear . Reasonable right ? Until you do as I warned you about . My radio ( TRC465 ) , the modulation circuite stopped working . The keying circuite works fine , but it won’t modulate . I’m currently trying to figure that out . But radio shack doesn’t offer schematics with its products . So I’m lost . Perhaps you can help me ?
I have owned a few 465's but they were always labeled "realistic" i am guessing yours is one of the last versions and probably was made in the 90's if i had to guess
Hello Herik i may not be at the moment one o your subscriber but i want to ask you for something now i live in Port Limon Costa Rica i love your videos and i do watch them a lot but today as i live am asking you for something out of my reach and if you would it will be much appreciated, as i have mentioned before i love radios but it is very hard to get radios like those that can be obtain in the US now my request is,can you give me one like the qodosen radio please if you will just send it by general mail and keep me updated so l'll keep checking the mail for it´s araval thank you very much and may God bless you for that gestor
I've got one. The board in this radio is identical to the Uniden PC 122 XL
Thanks for sharing
If I didn't have my McKinley for SSB, I would be chasing one of those down. A time-tested unit, for sure.
I had one of those when I lived in Clarksville TN. Good little radio. One of those I wish I hadn’t parted with.
I like the simplicity.
I have heard that from many people- they wish then never got rid of their's
The 465 was first introduced in the 1990 catalog for 199.95. In the 1993 catalog, the price was reduced to 169.95. In the 1994 through 1996 catalogs, the price was 169.99. From 1990 through 1994, the 465 carried the brand name Realistic. In the 1995 and 1996 catalogs it was labeled with Radio Shack. In the 1997 catalog, the 465 was replaced with the 485 for 179.99. The 485 featured a LCD display screen.
$199.95 in 1990 was a ton of money-
This is great 411!
Built to last! But many things were a long time ago!
You are so right, things were built better back then
I had one years back. Love that. Ssb was awesome.
I am glad it brought back some good memories
This is the radio that got me started in radio ! Man I’d love to find one. !! My grandfather had one in a conversion van. And when it blew the engine. Me and my brother would. Keep the battery charged just so we could use the cb !!
Great way to wake up,.... Farm point farm notifications!
Glad I could give that to you
Great video Erik and a really nice looking radio. I have always been a fan of Radio Shack and miss them greatly. I like your new studio but glad that you still use your original one too that got me hooked on your videos way back when!
Had 1 in each family's main vehicle shortly after they came out. Range with clear audio was fantastic and outperformed many mobile CBs with rf amplifiers. When the finals in each radio finally went the way no longer any local cb shops nor Radio Shack stores in business.
This was my first CB since the 80s. In 2020 a guy across the state was clearing out his garage, and offered me the radio for free. It took me 6 very hot hours on my Kawasaki to get there and back, but it was well worth it. I had it tuned up at a local shop for just a few bucks , hooked it up to a mag mount antenna on the metal roof of my house, and started talking with people in England. Performance wise it is better than either my Uniden 980 or my President McKinley. An amazing unit from back in the heyday of CB radios!
Catching England is a great showing of what these radios can do. Thanks for sharing
I purchased my TRC-465 in December 1991 and still have it today. I have done some research and the "Radio Shack" name first appeared on the TRC-465 in the year 1995.
Interesting- thanks for sharing that detail
Right On, Erik😊
Thanks
Erik love your videos, I’m really thing of getting into the hobby. And your other videos are on point, God speed Erik
Thank you for the kind words
Love the radio (and its relative, Uniden PC-122), love the hand mic, hate the 5-pin DIN 😉. When this first came out, the radio was branded "Realistic", and the later models were "Radio Shack". If I had to estimate, I think there are far less 465's branded "Radio Shack", than "Realistic". It, along with the PC-122/122XL have been the smallest am/ssb radios ever made (although surface mount boards are changing that). Thanks for the video! I've owned quite a few of these little gems, but never one branded "Radio Shack".
You're welcome
Cool radio, have a great weekend
Thank, you too
I got the 465 and the 453. Great radios!
Great find Eric. Love your channel and look forward to each of your videos.
Thank you for the kind words
I have the same radio in my jeep. And it works very well. I Iove the side band on it
That is cool that you still have it your Jeep-
GREAT find! Kindred spirits Erik! We need to chat! Cheers!
That sounds like a cool plan
Great little c b radio l have had a number of radio shack and realistic radios and they work really well l have been on c b radio since 1969 the first radio l used was a tokia 5 watt six channel hand held walkie talkie but in the 1970s l used realistic and radio shack radios great video as always Ray cheers
That takes me wayyyyy back. Great shape.
Glad I could bring back some memories
First mobile radio I bought was this one. Got it at Radio Shack around 1996 I was 14 think it sold for around $120 then.
That was a ton of money back then.
I've had a few Radio Shack radios back in the day. Never paid attention to the model numbers though. But I know I never had a sideband model from RS. Have a Merry Christmas.
Merry Christmas to you as well
when hooking a lighting arrestor have you noticed a swing of the SWR and a drop in reception.
You can view old Radio Shack catalogs online to find the year they changed the branding from Realistic to Radio Shack with that radio. I have a Realistic branded TRC-465. They are great little sideband radios.
Cool- thanks for sharing
I need to peak the one I have
I love the older square stock microphone
I agree, they have a great look to them
I recall the chrome base station microphone in the background. Is it called the Super Sidekick? Thanks Erik!
I think so
Great score ! The original manual is well worth it
You never know what you will find in the "wild". There are some great finds to be found
@@FarpointFarms Absolutely! I rescued a hedge trimmer in the “wild” yesterday,sent ya pic.
Uniden made it for Radio Shack
Uniden made a bunch of radios for them
Best I remember the board is similar to the cobra 146 mobile. Its an ok rig for 11 meters. It is modifiable for xtra channels BUT it is hard to align and very narrow banded. As a legal 40 channel cb it works pretty good.
73 GOD bless Earnest K5EWM.
Thanks for sharing that, I am sure many people did do the mods even if it was for a small section.
Great find! I’m guessing that came out sometime in the 1980’s?
Someone else said it was from the Mid70s- I would have thought it was a bit later than that
I have one of those . And I love it .
There is a modulation limiter in the circuite . That means it was not meant for a power Mike . So don’t hook one up . Stick with the standerd DYNA MIC .
It is really nice radio .
Thanks
I had a C.B. back in the 70s. I started CB ing when I was 14years old back in 1974 then for my 15th B-day my mom and dad got me a Peirce Simpson Bobcat 23c that I used as a base. At 16 I put that Bobcat in my car, and got a President Dwight D. for my Base. I'm really thinking about getting back into C.B. and maybe GMRS. If you decide to sell that Radio Shack radio let me know, that might be a good starting place for me. KYS-0882 the Pink Panther I'm clear and 10-8.
82 Was it's year of Start!!!!
Indeed
Some just doesn't realize that Realistic/Radio Shack CB's mostly were made by Uniden. That is why they are good radios. I have a TRC-427 that I'm about to recap, also by Uniden which similarly the same as the Cobra 25 GTL.
There was a ton of rebranding back then
It was introduced in 1990 as Realistic TRC-465. Then in 1995 it was marked as Radio Shack.
Cool- Thanks for sharing that
Looks like your back in the old ham shack studio.
Just an old video that I did not realize I had not posted.
Mine works great. That's the second one I've seen out there
Cool to know that you still have yours
The TRC 449 was the best ever made with the original 858 chip
I have heard that from more than one with this radio
i had a dx 394 radio shack A model given to me. with just the little antena it come with . can't seem to get anything on it. read theres a little chip that goes bad. is it worth anything?
Thinking about getting a President George to replace the McKinley with. Not sure I'd get anything FM but, if not, I'll still have what the McKinley had.
Youre not looking right , sir . There is an indicator for the keying circuited . But there is no modulation indication until you look at the other leds .
Note : when transmitting , the LEDs do light when you talk , but like I said , there is an automatic modulation control circuit . The reason is as radio shack describes it , is to keep your modulation clean and clear . Reasonable right ? Until you do as I warned you about . My radio ( TRC465 ) , the modulation circuite stopped working .
The keying circuite works fine , but it won’t modulate . I’m currently trying to figure that out . But radio shack doesn’t offer schematics with its products . So I’m lost . Perhaps you can help me ?
I live in Washington DC (Watergate City). Skip has been horrible. I have the pc33 from Uniden.
It has been hit or miss here, the sun can mess with it a bunch.
@FarpointFarms In years past the skip was so heavy especially in the summer. Couldn't hear local traffic. It hasn't been like that for years.
I think that was the same board as the PC-122 Uniden.
I have one I need work done on...
Maybe you can find someone to work on it and bring it back to the glory days
I had this radio. I was a dumb kid and let a guy get it from me for a microphone. Do you know where I can get a good condition TRC-465 ?
Mine said Realistic .
I have one its a great radio. I got it from my grandfather in 1991. Had it recapped and turned recently. I use it as my base station
That is cool that you got the hand me down- that is how some great memories are made
I have owned a few 465's but they were always labeled "realistic" i am guessing yours is one of the last versions and probably was made in the 90's if i had to guess
Another viewer said this was from the Mid 70s
Oh ok i could be wrong but i thought only later cb radios were labeled with "radio shack" thanks for the reply@@FarpointFarms
Good radio same as the TRC453 and uniden122 and Cobra 146 GTL also TRC 451. Uniden made on the inside good radios
It was very common to re-badge radios and such- They changed the specs ever so slightly
But again it's the same radio as the Uniden PC 122 XL
Rebranding was very common
That is a 1973 model.
Thanks for letting me know
sorry my name Luis Casanova now i am an old man 71 to be precise and i do not have the means to porchest one
I can't sorry
Hello Herik i may not be at the moment one o your subscriber but i want to ask you for something now i live in Port Limon Costa Rica i love your videos and i do watch them a lot but today as i live am asking you for something out of my reach and if you would it will be much appreciated, as i have mentioned before i love radios but it is very hard to get radios like those that can be obtain in the US now my request is,can you give me one like the qodosen radio please if you will just send it by general mail and keep me updated so l'll keep checking the mail for it´s araval thank you very much and may God bless you for that gestor
I don't send them- I am sorry
I know where same CB radio like that he want $30
Where? I'll buy it.
@20alphabet in Newport Tennessee
$30 is a steal of a deal
@@FarpointFarms I may buy it
And what about channel master command 40ch Base model 6831 I know where is one at