Your videos allow me to work on my bench at the same time because you talk a bunch (explain things). I don’t work on same but have picked up a bunch of tips from you. Thanks Mike!!
Mike, beautiful radio!!... Enjoyed your enthusiasm in this restoration coupled with the detail in the repair. Thank you so much for your time and sharing with us! You are the CB repair and restoration king. However, not to leave out our friend Buddy. Joel
Nice old radio in very nice shape. They really do not make them like that anymore. That thing is just crammed full of parts, I love the size of the crystal filter, I wish they still used them that size these days, be much better radios.
That turned out real nice! Very cool radio. I remember when I was a kid in the 70's, like very early 70's we had a catalog from "I think" COOK BROTHERS in Chicago, they had probably twenty pages of I'm talking about some of the grooviest console base radios. From what I remember, some of those radios I see from time to time in videos such as Mikes, like Big old Dwight's with the groovy round meters, but some of those radios you don't see at all. Esp some of the plastic console models. Does anyone remember what I'm talking about? I was a kid with zero dollars but I wanted one of every radio in that book. If someone finds one of those old (hardback) catalogs, I challenge them to look up the cb section and post it on YT I'd give about anything to see that.
Beautiful radio. Have a friend who had the plain 23 channel version and it was dead-on frequency and it looked and sounded great. Would love to have one but not at the cost they sell for today. Just doesn't make sense to pay the kind of money they get for them compared to that of a genuine amatuer transceiver.
It's absolutely heart breaking that there are no real technicians like Mike left out there, few true Radio enthusiasts that possess the Love of Vintage Radio's. Wish I could interact or contact Mike but no one knows how to get in contact with him. Sad. . .
You can't make money at fixing radios. Either everyone wants everything for free, or the cost of the repairs exceeds the value of the radio. Here's an example: I'm retired and a hobbyist. I've been fixing radios since 1964. I recently acquired a Pearce-Simpson Bearcat 23C. I replaced every electrolytic capacitor in it. If I was to sell it, what would be a fair price for it? If I asked $100, people would walk away. So... nobody learns how to fix these antiques, and the number of men who are capable of fixing them decreases every day.
I have one just like it.. I talked to Walcott cb shop they no longer work on base stations . And they could not send me to anyone to match a power mic with echo to it. And make sure it was tuned up.
Intermatic makes low voltage timers for outside garden lights. I have one timer that has been running for about 20 years now, however, I think the bearings are slowly going south, the timer makes some noise now.
I have the same radio. Worked great , unplugged it for 13 years .. I just hook it back up. Clock works great but the radio side is not lighting up, at all mic sounds like it is working just fine. Can I get a location to send it to to have it looks at to get it back up and running again
Hey Mike, you were talking about the gear for the clock for a President Madison. You said there's a rebuild kit. Could you please give us some more information or a link for that? I would love to get my clock working again.
Yo Mike---The clock Light indicator on your XLR is woeeeeeeefully underpowered. I can't believe you are content with it. Rest of the rig is very cool. Just sayin'.
Most clocks like this have very dim bulbs. That's the way they are supposed to be. The clocks are easily seen during the day, no light needed. At night in a pitch dark room it's designed to be just enough light to read the clock. Most old flip clocks and rotary clocks only used a neon bulb.
Mike, Can do you with the odd working clock like that? I do not have any 'stock' as such, but at times you see them in bundles of four or five for a few pennies. These are the actual clockradios from back then. But I imagine the innards are all pretty much the same 73 Paddy
I have a Cobra 139xlr is it worth getting it repaired ? someone did work to it a long time ago it has extra switches on the front it does work but I would like it to be right
Hey, I recently got a working Cobra 135XLR but, it does splatter across the channel above and below the selected channel. Would you be willing to take a look at it?
When I see products that were built pre bean counter I always hear Archie and Edith singing "Those Were The Days!!!"
Because that show was on TV when the radio was popular?
This radio is my favorite base station CB very pleasing to the eye. I love the big S-meter
Your videos allow me to work on my bench at the same time because you talk a bunch (explain things). I don’t work on same but have picked up a bunch of tips from you. Thanks Mike!!
Mike, beautiful radio!!... Enjoyed your enthusiasm in this restoration coupled with the detail in the repair. Thank you so much for your time and sharing with us! You are the CB repair and restoration king. However, not to leave out our friend Buddy. Joel
Had a flip clock on my GE clock radio I had when I was a kid. It spent 20+ years in the basement, plugged in and still worked.
Just found this video, you did a great job with it!
This video made me start looking for a NOS 135XLR. We shall see.
Nice job Mike a very happy customer I’m sure when he got it back!!! You sure HP didn’t make it!! You know how heavy their gear was!!
She's in great shape.
Nice old radio in very nice shape. They really do not make them like that anymore. That thing is just crammed full of parts, I love the size of the crystal filter, I wish they still used them that size these days, be much better radios.
That turned out real nice! Very cool radio. I remember when I was a kid in the 70's, like very early 70's we had a catalog from "I think" COOK BROTHERS in Chicago, they had probably twenty pages of I'm talking about some of the grooviest console base radios. From what I remember, some of those radios I see from time to time in videos such as Mikes, like Big old Dwight's with the groovy round meters, but some of those radios you don't see at all. Esp some of the plastic console models. Does anyone remember what I'm talking about? I was a kid with zero dollars but I wanted one of every radio in that book. If someone finds one of those old (hardback) catalogs, I challenge them to look up the cb section and post it on YT I'd give about anything to see that.
KBZ8133 I had a corba 135 base it worked fine.
Looks new!
Beautiful radio. Have a friend who had the plain 23 channel version and it was dead-on frequency and it looked and sounded great. Would love to have one but not at the cost they sell for today. Just doesn't make sense to pay the kind of money they get for them compared to that of a genuine amatuer transceiver.
It's absolutely heart breaking that there are no real technicians like Mike left out there, few true Radio enthusiasts that possess the Love of Vintage Radio's.
Wish I could interact or contact Mike but no one knows how to get in contact with him.
Sad. . .
You can't make money at fixing radios. Either everyone wants everything for free, or the cost of the repairs exceeds the value of the radio. Here's an example:
I'm retired and a hobbyist. I've been fixing radios since 1964.
I recently acquired a Pearce-Simpson Bearcat 23C. I replaced every electrolytic capacitor in it. If I was to sell it, what would be a fair price for it? If I asked $100, people would walk away.
So... nobody learns how to fix these antiques, and the number of men who are capable of fixing them decreases every day.
Another great video.
Classic radio!
I have one just like it.. I talked to Walcott cb shop they no longer work on base stations . And they could not send me to anyone to match a power mic with echo to it. And make sure it was tuned up.
Intermatic makes low voltage timers for outside garden lights. I have one timer that has been running for about 20 years now, however, I think the bearings are slowly going south, the timer makes some noise now.
same chassis as the 139 and 142 bases. I always wondered what the XLR and GTL means for the Cobra radios.
Thank you.
I have the same radio. Worked great , unplugged it for 13 years .. I just hook it back up. Clock works great but the radio side is not lighting up, at all mic sounds like it is working just fine. Can I get a location to send it to to have it looks at to get it back up and running again
Hey Mike, you were talking about the gear for the clock for a President Madison. You said there's a rebuild kit. Could you please give us some more information or a link for that? I would love to get my clock working again.
You ever seen anyone convert these beasties to 10M? There's a pair on CL I'm eyeballing.
I think the space between 22 and 23 was for the use for the pa so you dont talk on channel .
Yo Mike---The clock Light indicator on your XLR is woeeeeeeefully underpowered. I can't believe you are content with it. Rest of the rig is very cool. Just sayin'.
Most clocks like this have very dim bulbs. That's the way they are supposed to be. The clocks are easily seen during the day, no light needed. At night in a pitch dark room it's designed to be just enough light to read the clock. Most old flip clocks and rotary clocks only used a neon bulb.
Mike,
Can do you with the odd working clock like that?
I do not have any 'stock' as such, but at times you see them in bundles of four or five for a few pennies. These are the actual clockradios from back then. But I imagine the innards are all pretty much the same
73
Paddy
Mr Mike I have a cobra 135 a.m. and SSB radio that will not transmit on a.m. but sideband works fine any idea what could be wrong
I am looking for the band switch buttons for the SSB am radio
I have a Cobra 139xlr is it worth getting it repaired ? someone did work to it a long time ago it has extra switches on the front
it does work but I would like it to be right
where can I get the band selector button circuit board you know the one that selects from am to SSB buttons the one that says mode
I have one of these with a neat looking clock that does not work lol.
Hey, I recently got a working Cobra 135XLR but, it does splatter across the channel above and below the selected channel. Would you be willing to take a look at it?
I have the exact same radio, it works but should be recapped, alignment checked. What would you charge for this job?
Hi, sir I have the exact same base station, How can I get it to you for some work.
Just email me. Add @gmail.com to my youtube user ID.
I am looking for the mode buttons can you help me I am having problems with eBay I can send you a money order I have no credit card
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