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Bowman 40 channel CB Radio
- Thread starter Groundhog KSS-2012
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i had a couple of them centuries ago. solid build quality but not alot of them are around. i wonder who made them? probably a short lived company considering how little radios are around
I have no idea. Especially since this is the first one I've ever seen. Did your talk/receive ok?
Or, do you remember, hahaha?
Ya know, being that long ago.
yea, it was a solid radio. i would put it in the same category as the colt, lafayette, sears type radios. not a power house transmitter but the receiver is quiet and has a nice pleasing sound like most of the old time radios. not harsh, treble hissy like these modern ones. and of course the build quality was heavy and solid with quality components used throughout. again like the old timer rigs
Bowman's claim to fame was car stereo, such as it was in the 70s. Kinda like Arthur Fulmer. Adding a CB to their product line was just automotive-accessory marketing at work.
Anybody remember the "GM" General Motors brand mobile CB?
Hint, was made by EF Johnson.
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Anybody remember the "GM" General Motors brand mobile CB?
Hint, was made by EF Johnson.
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I actually have the 930, and the AM/SSB model.. Cant remember if it was a 950? They both work very well. They look to have been made by Cybernet to me by looking over the insides.
yes i do and didnt pierce simpson make some cb radios for gm also right after the johnson relationship dissolve?seems like a friend bought a new chevy nova that had like a bengil with gm on the face factory installed in the console
A lot of those electronics companies jumped in on the CB wagon, Kraco, Sparkomatic and a lot more
It’s one of the many different brands that used the Pll 02A Cybernet boards. They’re reliable, easy to service and modify for extra channels.