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I worked as a two way tech in the early 80's. I saw them every day, so to me they are not rare. Maybe today, because they have been rotting in a landfill, but that is not what I consider rare. Almost every fire vehicle around here back then, had one of these on board into the 90's. There was a...

He commented on one of my antenna projects not long ago and wanted some info. I never heard from him after that. I was wondering what was going on with him, as I knew of his past tribulations with health issues. I only heard him one or two times on the air here in NY and might have worked him...

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The Earth is flat and stationary.

A radio that has service documentation and support.

GE Channel Guard was available in the Prog Line. Also, Comm Spec add on boards were common.

That's your choice. Like they say about opinions and everybody's got one.

Clean radio, has some scuffing on case from mounting bracket, not used mobile. NOT a parts radio! Pickup preferred, shipping at buyers expense. CASH or ZELLE ONLY! $425 FIRM plus shipping. PM if interested.

Clean radio, never mobile, little use. NOT a parts radio. Pickup preferred, shipped at buyers expense. CASH or ZELLE ONLY! $400 FIRM plus shipping.

Clean radio, never mobile. Fine clarifier is unlocked. Little use. Pickup is preferred, shipping at buyers expense. Payment by Zelle or cash ONLY. $600 Firm plus shipping. This is NOT a parts radio. PM if interested.

It is not rare. It is an obviously old portable "lunchbox" radio by GE. There was also a Motorola radio like this also. The two channels are crystal controlled, most likely on 146.12/146.72 and 146.34/146.94 MHz repeater pairs. It is on the 2 meter band.

I had not seen your site before today. Now that I have, it is a good resource for information on the 858's. Definitely needs to stay alive!

And I think the 5555NII/QT-60, is closer in transition to a traditional 10m radio, like the HR-2510. Unlike the Ranger built lines, that are Export CB radios for the trucker crowd.

It's not a detent. There is a wider tuning window at clarifier display ZERO.

Also look at the AT-5555NII. I personally stay away from RCI. The quality is just not there.

They are completely different.

Caps? Shorted tube?

I disagree. The guy I was talking to had over 20 years in the company. MFJ doesn't pay and you know the saying about what you get what you pay for. His company has in excess of $10M in revenue annually. He is just a cheap bastard, that makes cheap junk, that isn't cheap anymore.

You might have better luck finding a 9.4625 or something close to it and padding it with a trimmer.