The Cobra 135 XLR. An Old School SSB CB Base Station.
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- Опубліковано 3 жов 2024
- This was part of that last great haul I picked up a few weeks back. Its a (For its time) Top of the line base station. with some interesting built in features and a few mods that make it even more useful.
Very cool ! Im 32 yrs old . It would have been cool to experience the glory days of CB !
Some of it was great, some of it was a hot mess. I lived in the northwest suburbs of Chicago, the airwaves were clogged.
I am an old guy who lived in the days of CB mania. If you did not own a CB there was something bad wrong with you.
It was really cool my friend. So many folks to talk with at all times of the day and night. You could get on the air at 1am and there would be some guys chatting it up about whatever. Almost every channel had a group or click that hung out on it, and there were some really great CB meetups where everyone would get together and BBQ out or just hang out and talk radios.
I wish they would come back, and its always possible.
@@FarpointFarms Our thing was foxhunts, then we'd meet up at a family restaurant afterward.
@@FarpointFarms . That sounds pretty sweet . I guess I was born 20 years to late haha. Up here in Alberta Canada where I am there really isn't any action on CB from what I hear . Or do I just need a good base station setup to grab skip on SSB ?
That's a great old radio - glad to see its still working! I got a chuckle out of your comment about the alarm in your Cobra...Back in 1990 or so when I was a teenager my dad bought me a Uniden Madison for Christmas that had a digital alarm clock in it. Back then I was so into CB that I did use the alarm to wake up to my buddies talking on channel 5...the good days...
HA! That's awesome man. Eat, drink, sleep, and live CB radio!
@@FarpointFarms I've liked and subscribed to your channel about a year ago. I got on today because i have a question about a radio. I have a chance to pick up a cobra 135 (not xlr) an ABC ELECTRONICS 250 AMP an swr meter ( looks older) d104 lollipop mic,sears amplified desk mic,turner super sidekick mic all for $75 does the regular 135 have 40 0r 23 channels i haven't seen the equipment yet just a picture any ideas or thoughts THANKS!!
i had a TRC-459 and did the same. wake up to dx in the morning. kinda miss that radio, traded it for a bunch of junk, should of kept the radio...
Very kool older radio. Late 70s my buddy and I had Tram SSB radios.... extra channels, and foot warmers.....we called them. We had great time, had them mobil mounted, talked twenty- thirty miles apart...skip almost unlimited, well half the globe, maybe. I still have a couple in a box...may get them out.. thanks for the vids.
cool old radios, one of the loudest radios I ever heard in 50+ years in CB was those cobra 135,139 series of radios. the guy had a D104 and a "tune-up" and it was so loud it hurt my ears at times. my wife found a 139 and several others radios and amps at a yard sale a few months ago for $25 bucks! 2 of the 5 radios didn't work all amps worked. love them yard sales. Hello from N.E. Georgia
Butter Bean: Do NOT let that
woman go!! Any wife who does
that for her husband has got to be
one special lady!! Congrats!!
Congrats on the wife & radios!!😉
I hope you enjoy all of them!!!!😁
73's to you & the Mrs,
Norman in Montreal.
That's a good wife!!!
Ive owned several over my 47 yrs on the radio. Nice rig
I have one and is still in good shape. The old radios are great.
My cobra 2000 has the alarm clock as well I also have a Navaho 459 it has alarm clock to it also has a scan feature. These old radios are awesome. Grate video
My first cb base station was a Cobra 1000GTL. Saved up my money (if I remember correctly, almost $500) and picked it up from a local electronics store. Loved that radio. Used it for years. Wanted the 2000GTL when it came out, but a pending trip to Europe (9 years) made that infeasible. By the time we got back, both radios were off the market.
Back before CB really took off, my buddies and I used to ride our bikes around the neighborhood talking to each other, and any bases we could get to answer us, on our cheap walkie talkies. Had a ball, and get to visit many local guys who had some awesome radio setups! Some had amps that boosted their normal 5 watts to 100, 500, and more!
b3j8: I did EXACTLY the
same thing!! AND I still have my
old Realistic TRC-3 walkie-talkies
that I did that on my bike with!!
Good news: I just put in a fresh
9 volt battery today and they still
work great!! Good old
Radio Shack of the 1970's
CB days! Good times for sure!!
73's, Norman.
@@norman2999 Wow same here! LOL. Mine went "Mia" yrs ago. I remember it's 100 milli-nothing output didn't get out far, but the recvr and audio were great! One of the guys had a 2 watt Realistic that had great range. His Dad wouldn't let him take it out of the house bec it wasn't a cheap set. So he acted as our "base." Like u said man good times!
73's, Terry
@@b3j8: Terry, you're right!!
The 100 milliwatt "power" rating
didn't transmit too far, but I was
picking up everything and
everyone who was on channel
eleven! We would all totally
freak-out when someone would
answer us!! When our CB radio
evening would come to an end,
I would get my flashlight in bed so I could drool over all the CB radios,
antennas & CB accessories in the
Radio Shack catalogue!!!!
Hey, the catalogues were our
internet waaay back then!!
Like I/we said: Good times, brother, GOOD TIMES!! What kind
of rig/set-up are you running now?
73's my friend, Norman.
@@norman2999 Well, seems like you and I followed much the same path! I loved leafing thru those old Shack catalogs too, tho the radio I really wanted was a Midland 5 watt talkie that had the knobs on top of the radio. My Dad nixed that however. Later on my own I would have not only a great base radio in the Johnson Messenger, but also some really great vhf Motorola receivers when I became friends w/several local old time 2 way radio techs. Most have passed away, but they steered me to becoming a ham, as they all were, and getting my general ticket (30 yrs ago!) Sadly I'm not as active as I used to be. My main rig was/is a Kenwood TS-430s, MFJ Versa-tuner, and feeding an extended Zepp antenna. Once in awhile being close to an Interstate, I time thru the old cb channels. Not the same tho.
@@b3j8: Hi Terry! You're right when
you say it's not the same (as it was
back in the day). but...But...BUT....
I do indeed believe that CB Radio
can make a strong comeback.
One thing about the CB lifestyle
is that we were all OUTSIDE!!!!
People got out and socialized!!
People got out in their cars, got on
the CB and said let's meet at
the A&W, or McDonalds
(or wherever)and compare CB rigs!
People became friends and
"Good Buddies"!! Nowadays kids
(& adults) have their noses buried
in their cell phones and
they're ALONE!! We got off our
butts and got out & about!! If there
was a snow storm, you hopped on
the base station!! Even if you had
disabilities, someone would pick
you up, hand you the microphone
and off you went!! I think if we
introduced CB radios to the
younger generation, it just might
take off again. We gotta make
sure that they get SSB CB radios
(for the range & skip), otherwise
they might not be too interested.
Yes, I know, there's always HAM
radio, but smaller steps first!!
I want to get my HAM license
ASAP so I can get started on
that too!! First I want to make
a base station antenna out of
one(or more!!) 102" steel whips!!
I too have to watch my $$'s
because of my disabilities. My
doctor's (& surgeons) tell me I
can't work anymore as it can
be much too dangerous. That's
why I decided to treat myself to
a sweet RCA Co-Pilot 14T-302
40 channel SSB CB radio!! It came
with a little K30 magnetic mount
antenna. I scored both from
the same girl!! First night out I
heard (via SKIP) people in
Rhode Island & Texas!!!! I got
the radio about a month and a
half ago. It was made in 1978
and still sounds super-great!!
Next thing I want to investigate
is the use of two or more antennae
on a base station setup.
Two whips, or two mag-mount etc.
I want to read up on the theory,
possibilities, etc. Tell me your
thoughts on this, I'm always eager
to learn!! Gotta run for now, I'll be
back in about an hour or so.
73s bro, Norman in Montreal.
Very cool classic radio!
I remember those radios! I knew a few people that had them. Cobra was one of the best. Finding one in that condition still working is a great find indeed!
Your videos are helping me get into CB radio-ing. Thank you
Great to hear!
I have a 142 and a 2000 both good radios and Just about everyone they made in between. Even have a few trams.
A thing of beauty.
Old video but a really great old radio none the less. ! Always good to see an oldie get a little TLC ! What a cool radio !
Great find, Great radio.
I had a Cobra base station. Can't remember the model number, but it was silver and the unique thing about it was the speaker had its' own cabinet. It was external by design. The front was sloped to match the rest of the radio, but it plugged into the back of the main unit. Purchased it in early 1979.
Dale Thelander: I do indeed believe
the Cobra base station CB you're
talking about is the 2000 GTL-
-but only if it has SSB capabilities.
Look it up on UA-cam, you should
be able to find a ton of stuff!!
73's, Norman.
@@norman2999 Yes, it had sideband. And the shop I bought it from new broke the rocks; I could go up into the 10-meter ham band.
@@dalethelander3781:Broke the rocks?
I am unfamiliar with that expression. What does it mean?
I've wondered how to get the "extra" channels on a CB radio!!
Care to share your knowledge?!
73's, Dale!! Norman
@@norman2999 The Phase Lock Loop chips that generated the radio's frequences were said to be "rock bound." "Breaking the rocks" was an expression that meant a hack of the chip.
@@dalethelander3781:Dale Thelander : What would be
done in the hacking of the chip?
I would really like to find out
as much info as possible!! I'd like
to find out the theory & the
practical applications behind
"the hack" of the PLL chip. Any
info at all would be totally
appreciated!! We all gotta help
each other out, no?😁
I found some stuff here on
UA-cam. I'll put the links
down here, check them out
and tell me what you think.
ua-cam.com/video/kw-AFX4igG0/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/YVXFrMnp7OI/v-deo.html
ua-cam.com/video/XTlGawRc1xc/v-deo.html
73's good buddy!! Norman
I had it done by Doc"s Electronics in New York. He's good at it.
I still remember the license call numbers from thr 70s that we needed for our radio that was in my car lol
that is pretty cool! Thanks
Just got the Uniden Bearcat 980 in the other day. I have it hooked up to a Tram antenna on a 25’ mast. I’m loving the SSB
Welcome to the club!
Very nice Eric what a great find enjoyed your video 😉👍🇭🇲
Still remember my old c.b. license: kaye6697 Super nice radio.
Good stuff man, great times too.
I love it!I had so much fun on this radio;wish I still had it😀
Great solid base station. Cobra made some of the best.
Nice old radio looks good. I recently got a Cora 148gtl sab c.b radio. It was modified to have more channels from 26to28 mgs. It's years old and still works well. Reg Shannon In Dublin ireland call sign 29vlf21
I have an older Uniden PC 122 XL I added extra channels to.
@@danielkinsman1964 never seen that type of radio
@@danielkinsman1964: I've always
wondered about how to add extra
channels to a CB radio. Did you do
the work yourself or did you have it
done for you? Do you know of any
videos showing how to do this?
I'm REALLY curious!! Thanks in
advance for answering!! 73's.
Norman.
Google "EXPO KIT" back in the day you would mail order one of these kits "Expo A" or Expo D" depending on the radio you had and then pay someone or if you were brave, you would install it yourself. This gave you one or two extra switches that took you "out of band" and gave you what people still refer to a "uppers and lowers" channels above and below the normal 40.
These days there isn't much use for it, but back in the day when all 40 channels were in constant use. Folks would switch to the uppers and find a clear channel to chat there.
@@FarpointFarms: I saw what you
meant by the two switches.
I found a page that shows how to
do this mod by splicing 2 wires
from the PLL chip to a pair of
switches. Very cool indeed!!
Thanks for the info, bro!!
Norman
I have my Dad's old home base radio. It's a teaberry stalker XX with a UFO frequency counter on top. I gotta find a shop to look at it for me. Just to make sure its good to go. 73s!
Hey Eric another great video! I just came by an old Motorola base station a few weeks ago for $10. It to has the alarm clock/ clock in it and it still works. The original microphone was messed up but a buddy I met on the CB made me one mic out of 3 lol. I to don't know what I'll do with it. Can't wait to see the videos on the other bases.
$10.00 for a base station is a good deal! Hook it up and use it!!
Josh Langevin: Does it have SSB?
Norman.
@@norman2999
Nope no SSB on the Motorola base station. Just the clock and built-in alarm. Has mic gain and RF gain it has a mute button. Nothing to fancy. But it does work.
Use to run a135xlr back in the day. Also ran a pdl2 antenna. Able to use vertical or horizontal when transmitting. A great setup running barefoot. Talked all over still have radio and qsl cards from contacts.
I remember those models and still have an old Cobra 139-XLR with a DigiScan on it. Also have a old 139 Cobra base which also still works except for a 4-channel
(ch 19...) slot which means it has a single crystal out on the hetrodyne board. The Cobra 138 mobile has the same board in it less 120vac power supply. The
PLL controlled radios had more channel rejection BUT, a good ole International Executive, Lafayette and many old single non-hetrodyne synthesizes rigs were
great against bleedover. The problem with them was it took 2 crystals , one for Tx. and one for Rx. The best that I worked on was the Hygain Utopia 623 base.
The old hetrodyne crystal rigs and the early PLL units had a lot of channel rejection problems. Some of today's rigs are much better in that respect and more
have more sensitive receivers minus, modifying them for extra SSB use. Most of my old friends went with the Yaesus, Kenwoods and Icoms for SSB use.
Those rigs were illegal on CB because of the power limit set by the FCC but were real clean in signal output if properly setup and used. Thanks for the review
on the old-time radios!
seeeeee once again...if you were there back in them days as myself and others were..u woulda known how it filled our lives,so timers yahhhhh wake up to cb yahhhhhh so it was not absurd !
I'd probably buy that radio if it comes for sale. I have 1 already but I could sure use another. I have a 459 realistic I would let go. It is unmolested and in good condition.
I was actually looking to find out what in the heck that auto feature was and that is cool as hell.
Another very nice radio Eric I came so close to getting one of those here a while back didn't the last minute I changed my mind and I ended up getting a realistic model 433 instead. With the digital power meters
I have one its a great little radio
Glad to hear that
I like my 142 base cobra that was a real nice little setup then have a clock but it was a nice little workhorse
Nice little radio, my cobra 2000 has the alarm clock, and up until last year I would use it to wake me up lol, but I’ve moved to Texas this past January and haven’t hooked it up because I’m using two other radios as my base and don’t want anything happening to it. Have fun with that radio, hope you don’t part with it!
That 2000 is the KING of radios from back in the day. I always lusted after one, but they were always going for more than I wanted to pay.
The best older radio I had was a Teabury Stalker.
Those are still in high demand as I recall.
the galaxy i just got actually came with 2 manuals...owners and technicians...
Isn't that a nice thing? Rare to see that these days.
I've got an old 139GTL that my father used back in the day.
It still works.
He used a 12 element (6 horizontal, 6 vertical) Maco "Super Laser" (55ERP) with a HAM 2 rotor on I think it was a 30' Rohn tower.
I also have an old Cobra 138GTL AM/SSB mobile he used also, not much good for anything but a boat anchor now.
Man, that Antenna and tower combo must have made for a SERIOUS setup. I'll be he pretty much talked where ever he wanted to.
Barefoot too.
With that size beam, he really didn't need any power.
The 138GTL mobile included twin Hustler Resonators.
He mostly used sideband.
Sean Fleeman: Boat anchor?!
Never!! Why not put it on display?
Or better yet, have it restored so
that it can walk the walk
& talk the talk just like in it's
glory days!! If you ever want to
part with it I would LOVE to make
a restoration project out of it!!
73's, Norman.
@@RFMaster6:
Cobra 138 GTL....wow....just WOW!
See my other comment to you!!
73's, Norman.
@@norman2999 I've had a technician look at it, pretty much dead
It's so old it has a single big plug for the microphone connector.
I just got myself a 135XLR in great shape. Now I need to find a great tech for the recap.
If you ever come across an Cobra 55 XLR car-stereo/cb phones microphone i NEED one.. I have had 55 XLR on my collection about 20 yr now without microphone.. The radio itself works but i cant use the cb part of it without mic... Thanks already your fellow cb:er from across the pond..
That's a neat cobra
Erik: topic for discussion: how to
add more channels to a CB radio!!
Theoretically speaking, of course.
We wouldn't want to break the law,
now would we?! 😉 Norman.
Another fun & cool video!!
Thanks too much for posting, Erik!!
Maybe you could show that fine
machine in action with your
base station antenna? I'm sure
we all would love to see/hear that!!
Can I get a "Hell Yeah"?!
Take care & be well, my friend.
Your CB Bro in Montreal, Norman.
I'll hook it up one night when the skip is rolling and take a video of this old girl in action.
@@FarpointFarms: I can't wait to
see/hear her in action!! She may
be an old girl, but she still looks
"mighty fine & tasty" to me!! I bet
she "puts out real good" too!! 😜
I'm nothing but happy for you!!
If you ever want to part with her,
then why not hold a
contest/give-away? Let me be the
FIRST person to sign up for it!!!!
You might even ask Solarcon if
they want to throw in an A99!!
Man-oh-man would I ever love to
have that super-sweet setup
here at home!! Hey, I can dream,
can't I?!😌😊 73's, Norman.
Nice old radio. The hand mic you have there (IMHO) is a heavy duty built mic, but after I purchased mine, I found it to choke down my audio. I need all I could get in my mobile, and I went with the Palomar SL41 ( out of production?) and have had good results. I know different radios, etc will have different results, just sharing mine. Thanks for the video, 21
I have the same mic.....what do u mean by it chokes down audio?
Most operators that I know that have used them like them for the ruggedness, but found out that they do not put out the modulation that they wanted. When you are trying to get over a pile up in skipland, you need all the help you can get. That is why at the beginning of my first post I started out with a disclaimer of IMHO.10-4
Gotta like the old Cobra bases, currently I have the Cobra Cam 89, 23 Ch AM that like the bunny just keeps going and going..
these are built like tanks, they were very well built. It is not a CB you want to go into if you are a screwdriver expert, it does not use a modern PLL, it uses two chips to generate its channels. It uses a very good crystal filter for SSB so is a lot better than a lot of CBs out there. This thing was not built to a budget, it was properly built. If it need attention, it will hurt your wallet There is a lot of work to tune them up, a lot of work! It is best to check for leaking electrolytic capacitors as they are getting a bit old now and are inclined to leak. They leak onto the PCB and eat away at the circuit board. Word of warning, mains voltage is exposed when cover is off, none of the mains wires are insulated and are near the edge of the radio, so be warned. You are right about the clock light, it is not a bulb, it is a neon to keep it a dim light for the very reason you said. Lovely bit of gear, well worth holding onto, but do get the capacitors checked to make sure they are not leaking.
Nice video review. Sorry, never owned the 135 XLR but I do own the 142 GTL version. Great radio for that era in CB communications. No Roger beeps, echo mics, just good old fashioned COBRA radio modulation.
Nice radio 😃
Probably one of the reasons for the alarm/on feature is that some people are on a schedule or want to get on-the-air at a certain time (perhaps to host a radio net, etc.). Having the timer helps a lot to ensure that.
It's a really cool feature. I just find it crazy that CB was that big back in the 70's.
@Farpoint Farms CB radio was Wall to Wall popular in the 1970s. My dad bought a 23 channel high gain in 1976. Channels were crowded then. The movie Convoy, smokey and the bandit added to the popularity.
There were quite a few bases with clocks from about 1970 on.
Realistic Navaho Pro (1971)
Cobra 135 (1972)
Pearce Simpson Super Lynx
Pearce Simpson Bearcat 23
Midland 13-880B (1970)
Midland 13-877 (1971)
Cobra 131 (1972)
Cobra 880 (1972)
Courier Conquerer (1972)
Midland 13-864 (1972)
Midland 13-885 (1972)
SBE-8CB Console (1971)
Realistic TRC-57 (1976)
Realistic TRC-457 (1977)
Realistic TRC-55 and 455
Courier Centurion 23 and 40 channel radios
AFAIK Tram and Browning never included a clock but both manufacturers succumbed to the woodgrain craze with the Titan 2A (1970)
and the Mark 3 (1972).
Erik: Topic for a future show
and/or for discussion: The use
and execution of multi-antenna
setups for base & mobile rigs.
Your CB Bro in Montreal, Norman.
I'm on it! I'll see what I can do.
@@FarpointFarms:Awesome Erik!!
I (we) can't wait!! I'll have something for you tonight!!
Stay tuned!! Your CB bro, Norman.
@@FarpointFarmsHey Erik!!
As promised, here's an app
all about antennas that could
help you out in your future
segment on dual-antenna setups
for mobile & base rigs (as per
my suggestion 😁!!) Check it out!
Some of the stuff left me with a
HUGE headache!! Enjoy and let
me know what you think!!
Your CB bro, Norman. Link below.
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.learnacademic.antenna_theory
Hope you put out a video where you actually go on the air with that radio!
Kristian Kabasares: Well said!!
Here-here!!!! Or should I say
Hear-Hear!!🤣😂 73's, Norman.
I'll hook it up one night when the skip is rolling and make a quick video.
You should pick yourself up a cheap frequency counter to find out whether or not the radio is drifting off frequency just for grins. I'am going to guess that the radio is still using a crystal oscillator or might be at the turning point of "PLL chip" technology???. Now my curiosity is kicken in, I'am going to look that up.
Nice radio to say the least, don't see that stuff very much anymore.
Thanks for sharing!
👍😎
Clock would be nice in a scenario where say you plan to contact someone every two hours on a hike you'd only have to stay around the radio then not stay around and watch the clock.
That's actually a great idea. I never thought of it for uses like that. Thanks!
that is really cool... i recently was gifted one of these. minus mic and books and POWER CORD.. in your books could you look up what the power connector wiring diagram is?? 5 pin.. your help could really be helpful. I've searched the internet for cords, diagrams, nothing. thx.
Hmm, that's a better alarm than the modern cobras with weather alert that turn on and scream at you anytime it detects the alert from NOAA! Heck, I bout threw my truck off the road first time I had a mobile do that. Wtf.
Oh man! You and me both! I set my new Andy up with the alarm on without realizing and just about pooped the first time it went off while I was driving. I'll say one thing, its a real attention getter!
No kidding. And the modern Unidens are just as bad, except I don't think my Unidens ever went off while turned off....time will tell.
would love to have a base station like this as i only have 8 mobile radios my main being the uniden pc122. hoping to find one like this not too far off in the distance will keep checking ebay.
Base stations are generally harder to find out there in the wild, but they do show up. This one was one heck of a score, and I'm glad to have found it.
I think the reason for the government looking the other way was because so many people were grabbing a cb radio so quickly and ignoring the idea that you needed a license for cb at the time of when it spiked in the 1970s and 1980s, Supposedly.
If you look through the CB radio magazines of the 1960s there was a sense that the FCC was losing control over the CB band. Despite numerous rule changes they had been unable to prevent it from becoming a de facto ham band, and worse, it was becoming a social media service with hordes of teenage kids taking it over in the hours after school and the evenings. Housewives filled the airwaves from the morning until the kids got home from school.
They raised the license fee from $8 to $20 in hopes that only serious users would apply but this just increased the numbers of unlicensed operators.
After the 1973 Arab oil embargo the license fee was eliminated in a last desperate attempt to at least know who was on the air but they eventually eliminated the license altogether.
Cool.
I had a similar Cobra base station, don't remember the model number. Mine didn't have that clock.
Hey Eric, I was gifted a very nice 135 XLR a few months ago and it re-awakened my love for CB after a 21-year lull. The clock on mine does not flip. Is there any particular tips you can give me as I prepare to open this radio up and take a stab at making the clock work?
I know this is an Old Video, but I gonna give it a shot. I have a radio just like this, but I am in need of a power cord. I have checked eBay, no luck. Do you know where I may can go to get one?
Thanks
You should try and find a Lafayette com phone 23. Also, a realistic trc-471
I'm new to radio and my buddy gave me a 139 xlr. I really have no clue what settings to use. I haven't gotten any chatter or a response.
When I was a kid there was an article in a school kids magazine that depicted how remote kids went to school and it showed them talking to the teacher on a cb so that base station may have been made with that in mind?
I also got an older Washington base station.
That was my first official base station and I used it for at least 15 years. Great radio!
It's a shame, that it was modified, now it's contraband (no PUN intended). The FCC's grip on technology has always made anyone operating radio over 155.3 miles (SSB?) a criminal. Really it's kind of a pirate rig!
Crazy isn't it? The FCC did finally remove the 155 miles limit earlier this year though. At least we are free to talk skip as far as we like!
A guess, but an educated one:
I would bet that the government moved away from CB licensing, because most of 'em are mobile. Most of the radios never transmitted from the same place twice. It would have been impossible for them to find those who ignored their law.
If they could, and there was money to be had in such fines...believe me...they would still be involved.
Eric Why have you taken the Antron down? I have an Antron and you have me worried.
No need to worry. It was 18 years old, and i decided when I put the new tower up that I should just replace it due to age. It turns out I still have it up, at a lower height so i can hook it up to the cool radios I come across for testing and such.
The A99 is a GREAT antenna.
Thank you for the reply,
What is the best CB radio for a beginner?
Any radio is a good radio, but to really enjoy CD get a radio with SSB mode. The Uniden 980 is a great all around radio.
Hey there Erik. You still got that ole girl?
I just picked this up not too long ago for .50 cents
Did You end up selling it ?
Where can I get a cord for this umit?
Single or dual conversion? The 2000 is dual on AM but single on SSB. That's the secret of it's famous receiver.
Matthew Davies: Please explain
what you mean by single and
dual conversion!! Thanks in
advance for answering!!
73's, Norman.
It would be a very long explanation.
@@matthewdavies2057 : Well, you're
obviously a smart person and I'm
not TOO dumb(!), I say give it a
shot, but try a quickie version first!!
I have a ge cb. Anyone have a list to decipher ge date codes. Cannot find any online.
Is SWR effected by the vehicle the antenna is mounted on?
Yes, sometimes the location of the antenna needs to be moved to get the best SWR.
did you say you don’t have a freq counter...geeeeee
I know, I know.... But I've never come across one at a yard sale or flea market. I guess I keep holding off waiting for a good deal.
How about a UA-cam giveaway LOL
Cris servin: That's what I already
suggested!! I even suggested
trying to get Solarcon to throw in
an Antron 99 to go with it!!!!
Hey I guess great minds think alike!! It would be monster-cool,
wouldn't it?! Erik: don't forget
where the idea came from!!😉
73's, Norman
Lot of words but nil from on air operation...
It looks like no one reads comments I am looking for the mode buttons and board but no one is helping me I must be like the plague
Package deal a99 and cobra giveaway
That would be cool-