@levonsmallwood6078 ... Mike was gracious enough to come over to my home this morning and diagnose and rewire my vintage CPI base mic for me! Had it lying around here for a year and a half after grabbing it from a local Utah ham radio swap meet...and when I found it there (for a whopping $10) it was wired up by some knucklehead with an RJ45 plug...for obviously ham radio use. I couldn't let that thing go by so I bought it and after attempting to wired up myself - unsuccessfully by the way - Mike was able to knock it out this morning by swapping over a couple wires and redoing one solder joint...and voilá I'm back in business! 😁 Thanks again Mike 390 WagonMaster! 👍🏻👋🏻
@@UDX-59Z Very very nice! As I recall, the base mic is one of the hardest accessories to find for that rig. I love to look inside of CPI equipment and view those beautiful glass- epoxy boards and all American, top of the line, parts!❤️ That’s why about the only reason they don’t work today is if they have been golden screwdrivered, or hit by lightning. In my collection, the most common reason for failure is some moron trying to do a channel mod. Those 2 channel switches on mobiles just got to mean that 99 channels are easily there!🤣
My uncle Lee used to be very active in Casper back in the 80’s. He lived on the Salt Creek Route on the way to Bar Nunn. It was the finest place I’ve ever been to for skip. With his Pearce Simpson Simba, a 4 element beam and no linear he papered his walls with QSL cards from every state, and many nations. I worked several European countries myself. When I lived in St. Louis we used to get on .805 and talk most every Friday night. Those were the days! Sadly the Hammy Hams got jealous of him and called Charlie on him. He got a visit with a warning and “Missouri Transplant” went off the air forever. Lee died a few years ago, but I have most of his QSL cards and some great memories. The CPI equipment is some of the best built CB equipment out there. But unless you are a really great technician you should leave the factory adjustments alone. It has some very unusual circuitry that can be extremely hard to align correctly. But those glass epoxy boards and the finest of US made parts are beautiful to behold! Extra channels aren’t easy due to them being written into a ROM chip. But I love those radios and accessories. Thanks for the great memories!
nice always wanted one of those cb radio magazine did a good interview with the head of the company on his youtube page. one of the last cb radios made in america and for that reason alone its worth buying or having !
By the time CPI entered the scene, they, like Stoner, were producing 12 watt CB radios that were priced too close to the Yaesu FT-101 that the serious HF operators were in love with. As a result... Stoner failed. CPI failed. Browning failed. Tram failed.
Yes 101 and Stoner being the lesser quality as IMHO they had to rush the gear to market, that is why the radios are so problematic and only so so performers (at best). UNIDEN for the win.
@@390WagonMaster Very true. Back in those days we really thought that the Yaesu 101 was the way to go. But when we got one the sensitivity was very poor compared to a CPI, Browning or others. And after buying an FT-101 EE we found that EE meant “Extra Empty”. It came with an SSB filter but you had to buy an a.m. filter if you wanted the receiver to work right on a.m. Also, most of them didn’t have 11 meters from the factory. You had to pay for a crystal to go into the “aux” position of the band switch. You might get lots of channels and a higher output transmitter, but I’ll take the performance and convenience of the CPI, Browning Mark III, or Tram D201 any day!
I thought I left my rig at your house 390, thanks for reminding me, just send it back when your done!😏👍 That's cool 390, never heard of CPI till now, who is the owner?
Beautiful radio. I stopped looking for one years ago because no one had ever seen one around here. I do have a watt meter and I think a 2 piece Freq counter by CPI. I guess I started collecting from the other direction--
Kool rig 390 how did you manage that. Double rare!
@levonsmallwood6078 ... Mike was gracious enough to come over to my home this morning and diagnose and rewire my vintage CPI base mic for me! Had it lying around here for a year and a half after grabbing it from a local Utah ham radio swap meet...and when I found it there (for a whopping $10) it was wired up by some knucklehead with an RJ45 plug...for obviously ham radio use. I couldn't let that thing go by so I bought it and after attempting to wired up myself - unsuccessfully by the way - Mike was able to knock it out this morning by swapping over a couple wires and redoing one solder joint...and voilá I'm back in business! 😁 Thanks again Mike 390 WagonMaster! 👍🏻👋🏻
Your welcome Brad and thank you for letting me mess around with your beautiful rig.
@@UDX-59Z Kool beans kid!
Hey Levon
@@UDX-59Z Very very nice! As I recall, the base mic is one of the hardest accessories to find for that rig. I love to look inside of CPI equipment and view those beautiful glass- epoxy boards and all American, top of the line, parts!❤️ That’s why about the only reason they don’t work today is if they have been golden screwdrivered, or hit by lightning. In my collection, the most common reason for failure is some moron trying to do a channel mod. Those 2 channel switches on mobiles just got to mean that 99 channels are easily there!🤣
I always wanted a complete cpi radio! Very nice!
nice
Yup CPI, BEST RADIO
My uncle Lee used to be very active in Casper back in the 80’s. He lived on the Salt Creek Route on the way to Bar Nunn. It was the finest place I’ve ever been to for skip. With his Pearce Simpson Simba, a 4 element beam and no linear he papered his walls with QSL cards from every state, and many nations. I worked several European countries myself. When I lived in St. Louis we used to get on .805 and talk most every Friday night. Those were the days! Sadly the Hammy Hams got jealous of him and called Charlie on him. He got a visit with a warning and “Missouri Transplant” went off the air forever. Lee died a few years ago, but I have most of his QSL cards and some great memories.
The CPI equipment is some of the best built CB equipment out there. But unless you are a really great technician you should leave the factory adjustments alone. It has some very unusual circuitry that can be extremely hard to align correctly. But those glass epoxy boards and the finest of US made parts are beautiful to behold! Extra channels aren’t easy due to them being written into a ROM chip. But I love those radios and accessories. Thanks for the great memories!
Impressive setup. Don't see many of these radios anymore
Especially one that runs this good. She is a sweetheart . Thanks for watching.
Greetings Mike.. UDX~113 Valley Forge PA
That's my dream station .
Beautiful rig and setup.
That is awesome. Very cool radio. I don't know if i have heard any stations from Wyoming yet. I like the Sandy area of Utah. great video
390 & 59Z....it's like a UDX double team! 👍😀👍
BAM!! Just Like That...
Great looking rig! Never got to see one if person, only heard a few over the years that I've been on the radio. Thanks for posting this one.
Wow, I hope I have ones one days 😊😊😊 bravo bro 🙏
nice always wanted one of those cb radio magazine did a good interview with the head of the company on his youtube page. one of the last cb radios made in america and for that reason alone its worth buying or having !
By the time CPI entered the scene, they, like Stoner, were producing 12 watt CB radios that were priced too close to the Yaesu FT-101 that the serious HF operators were in love with. As a result...
Stoner failed.
CPI failed.
Browning failed.
Tram failed.
@@spaceflight1019 SHAME CUZ MADE IN AMERICA SHOULD MEAN SOMETHING AND IT WAS A GREAT RADIO.
Yes 101 and Stoner being the lesser quality as IMHO they had to rush the gear to market, that is why the radios are so problematic and only so so performers (at best).
UNIDEN for the win.
@@390WagonMaster Very true. Back in those days we really thought that the Yaesu 101 was the way to go. But when we got one the sensitivity was very poor compared to a CPI, Browning or others. And after buying an FT-101 EE we found that EE meant “Extra Empty”. It came with an SSB filter but you had to buy an a.m. filter if you wanted the receiver to work right on a.m. Also, most of them didn’t have 11 meters from the factory. You had to pay for a crystal to go into the “aux” position of the band switch. You might get lots of channels and a higher output transmitter, but I’ll take the performance and convenience of the CPI, Browning Mark III, or Tram D201 any day!
Cool radio, cool video
Very Nice! 044 is a good guy, I had QSO's with him before also.
When in Casper I was sandbagging, he sounded like he was nice.
That's a nice unit for sure. ✌✌
Yes, Brad has a classy station. And so clean, its weird Hihi
Wow ,, I’ve wanted one of those radios for years !! Beautiful !!
73’s
Thanks!
From the distance, it looks like you snagged a tropospheric duct opening.
Awesome. I have the radio looking for the frequency counter/ antenna tunnel. UDX 243
Nice base station.
NOICE!!!
I thought I left my rig at your house 390, thanks for reminding me, just send it back when your done!😏👍
That's cool 390, never heard of CPI till now, who is the owner?
thats 59Zulu
@@marksandquist4275 10-4 on the ZuLu
@@UDX4570PalmSprings-yh1mv 👋🏻👋🏻👋🏻
Beautiful radio. I stopped looking for one years ago because no one had ever seen one around here. I do have a watt meter and I think a 2 piece Freq counter by CPI. I guess I started collecting from the other direction--
Thats okay JT, you will get one. Brads CPI is just BEAUTIFUL and it runs like a champ. Best CPI I have ever used. And his station is just so clean:)
@@390WagonMaster As always you are gust of wind beneath my wings, "Fly Robin Fly". 💸💸💸
Stop it.... your making me blush.