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  1. wheelman918

    Does anyone know where to get parts such as relays for old tube type base amps?

    and an old pioneer super tuner 2 pullout and marantz eq power booster lmao
  2. wheelman918

    Does anyone know where to get parts such as relays for old tube type base amps?

    i was in my shop welding aluminum when it dawned on me i have a couple radios in a box here one is just an old turd galaxy 88 the other is the interesting one the sbe with 2 channel knobs
  3. wheelman918

    Does anyone know where to get parts such as relays for old tube type base amps?

    i do have some there since my mom died its hard to go thru it
  4. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    if i were you id hook that thing up and test it, from what i seen his radios are junk
  5. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    how does he get away with calling them texas ranger radios 148f ltd? there was no such thing
  6. wheelman918

    Does anyone know where to get parts such as relays for old tube type base amps?

    i will post pics and get the numbers off it, my Dad called me yesterday he found it and my old cobra 2000 base he lives 65 miles from me i may go there tonight i have to get my trailer anyways i have a pretty large collection of old radios lol
  7. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    if you drill a hole in the middle of the roof of your car for a whip antenna granted it would be a mobile base lol for sure! but man you would look like a hillbilly lol
  8. wheelman918

    Does anyone know where to get parts such as relays for old tube type base amps?

    I have an old demco demon 500 plus with 3 stage receive amp, i had all the glass replaced about 10 yrs ago i needed one relay (i think thats what it is) so all the tubes are still new find a relay and this baby will be ready
  9. wheelman918

    Next Radio

    yes a 959 is a real turd im sending one back to lescomm that i had to wait forever to get then it was crap when i got it. i myself prefer older Philippines made cobras hard to beat but getting hard to find and old, some guys say the optima 5k3 says its awesome and stable on ssb but not loud on...
  10. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    i wanted one on my offroad vehicle and still may reinforce the mounting area with a little diamond plate a huge hd spring hmmmmm what would be the perfect length for a whip for cb channels up to around 505? anything above that requires rosetta stone anyways. a 102 steel with 21 feet of coax if i...
  11. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    true if you can put the whip in the middle of the roof id have to agree, but thats the downfall of the whip is placement the whip 1/4 wave uses the cars body as part of the antenna id take this new wilson 1000 over a bumper mounted whip any day of the week. mounting a whip on the rear of a car...
  12. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    i found a couple more radios i have another galaxy dx 88hl and an old sbe ssb radio that has split trans and recieve i believe, and a radio shack uniden 1000 ch dual trunking scanner its works perfect! the model is a pro-2052
  13. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    i wouldnt agree with that at all ive had the 102 steel whips depending on the vehicle id rather have middle of the car placement, on a van a k40 in the middle of the roof will beat a 102 steel convincingly dont need no opinions been there done that. if it has to be on the rear of the car yes by...
  14. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    when 4 wheeling out in the woods we use gmrs radios between vehicles, i would like to have a P.A. speaker cause this buddy of mines jeep is way higher geared so in low range a P.A. speaker would be nice to yell "slow down" lol
  15. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    im not an am fan other than traveling im more the sideband type
  16. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    ive been looking at the optimas them look promising for an off road rig they seem small and easy to mount
  17. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    yes i know on a base antenna especially id like to have a base to play around with i rent this house when i buy one i will have one, id be a tv star here probably lol
  18. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    i dont have a base its always from a car it will do it off a k40 or this wilson 1000 i have now ?
  19. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    i mean it get all the channels possible without getting rosetta stone lol
  20. wheelman918

    has anyone had a radio built by lesters customs?

    that little watt meter i have for mobile use forest soldered a resistor that i know of and did some other things but i had to use another part that screwed on for ssb power measuring accuracy and i havent found it yet, i have a special length jumper to compensate when its on there for antenna...