CB Base Stations You've Had

[Riverman]

Im to old to remember

Not me, undertaker. I remember every detail of mine.
Just can't remember where I put my pliers, Texas Rangers cap, truck keys and Kindle.

 

[Riverman]

Good job, everyone! Keep 'em coming.
Be sure to include pics of any great old radios like camaro1's Montgomery Ward unit.

 

[Riverman]

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Montgomery ward 702 40 channel, dads cb that I moved into my room through highschool (late 80's to early 90's)with a fiberglass whip outside my bedroom window

I wanted one badly but was too proud to get one. When someone asked, "What kind of radio you got?" I didn't want to have to say, "Montgomery Wards."
Wish now I'd gotten one and KEPT it!
Am guessing they didn't manufacture their own. Does anyone know who actually made them?

 

[camaro1]

don't know who made it for Montgomery wards but I wish I had it still also,,,, my mother-in-law does some estate sales and selling on e-bay, she had one a couple years ago in like new condition and she had it on e-bay for sale, she didn't even know I was interested in it, so I put a bid on it for $125 and it ended up selling for $400,, I didn't need it back that bad

 

[kopcicle]

Not me, undertaker. I remember every detail of mine.
Just can't remember where I put my pliers, Texas Rangers cap, truck keys and Kindle.

"Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers !"

 

[kopcicle]

Johnson Viking II CDC
Citiphone SS
CAM88
Console V
LCB8
RCA CO-Pilot am 40 (ptbm049COX)
142
TRC-457-458
I'm sure I'm not including maybe 20 more ....

 

[PA629]

"Don't crush that dwarf, hand me the pliers !"

Aha! A Firesign Theater quote, circa 1970, IIRC. Some of the memories from that era are a bit fuzzy..... But that's okay, I think we're all Bozos on this bus.

 

[midnight special]

first rig was johnson 101 mobile and 102 whip,,, a realistic mini 23with a antenna specialist ground plane,,,then a hygain 2,, then eventually about 1978,, a robyn mobile,,,, then my base went to moon raker 4 with a robyn t40d and pdx 400 with my mobile being an colt midnight special with 102 whip..
had many radios that i only had for a while but thses was the most memerable...

 

[Big Kahuna]

I think I must have owned 50 different bases by now, here are some I can remember. Many of them I owned more than once

Cobra 135
Sears Roadtalker 40
Navaho TRC-433
Navaho TRC-490
Cobra 90 LTD
Courier Conqueror
Gemtronics GTX-66
Royce 1-641
Cobra Cam 89
Cobra 139 XLR
Cobra 142 GTL - This is the one I wish I had kept.
President Washington
Navaho TRC-492
Cobra 2000 GTL
Cobra 2010 GTL-WX
Uniden Washington
Uniden Madison
Uniden 810e
Navaho TRC-458
Galaxy 2547
Galaxy 2517
RCI-2980
Roybn SB-520D
Johnson Messenger 250
Johnson Messenger 223
Cherokee CBS 500
Cherokee CBS 1000
Commanche Warrior
Eagle Tomahawk

Also owned a bunch of Royce and couple Teaberry at one point but would have to look up the models.

And today - I don't own a single one on the list

 

[jon666]

way 2 many to count. but my favorite was the browing mark 3 with the vfo box and golden eagle mic.

 

[Rick330man]

I forgot my Johnson Viking 4740 with a Turner Super Side kick. I bought the Uniden Bearcat 980 - the one that lasted six months - after the Viking 4740 died.

I also forgot my TRC 432 with a Johnson desk mic (Turner +2). And then there was that A99 I used for a while.

My wife used to complain about my radio collection. I can't imagine why. It is only about 1/3 the size of her shoe collection and much smaller than my collection of electron tubes.

 

[338_MtRushmore]

Not exactly sure how to take that?

Wait.... I thought you were the king of one liners that no one knows exactly how to take it. That's good stuff right there

 

[w9cll]

Wait.... I thought you were the king of one liners that no one knows exactly how to take it. That's good stuff right there

Game set match

 

[Tallman]

This was my favorite. Unmodified and never tweaked. I used it as my alarm clock and woke up everyday to channel 19 screaming in my ear. I still have it and it still works.
Photo is from CBTRICKS.COM.

 

[jon666]

i had one of those radios.
it was junk. i bought it second hand so that could be why
sorry tallman