The story starts back around 2010 just right before I sold everything off due to an unforseen life event. One afternoon I was passing by an old cb shop that had been closed a few years and I saw several vehicles parked there with all the doors opened up. It peaked my interest thinking it may be opening back up so I hit the off ramp to whip back around. I walked to ask and it was the opposite, it was the family of the deceased owner cleaning the place out to put the building up for sale. So as I was about to head to the truck one lady asked if I was interested in any of the miscellaneous parts they had boxed up. I told her I wasn't really prepared to make a buy but would sure take a look. I noticed they were loading up big stuff like benches and test gear but most that was in drawers or hanging on the walls they just shoved into boxes. It was quite the mess but there was some valuable stuff at first glance. Echo boards, mic parts and about anything to do with radio. It was more than I wanted to buy especially not knowing how much of it could have been just junk. I stepped back and thought nah when the lady said give me 200 and you can have all of all of it. Just in what I saw, there was at least that much money in just a couple of boxes and there was more than a pickup load there. Just for giggles I said 150 and she said if I came and got it before they left it was mine. To shorten things up, after sifting through the stuff I kept a lot but most sold on ebay shortly after that. A couple of totes survived my last exit of the cb hobby and these were in the mix.
So to the thread topic. I have no reason to believe these could be fakes but an expert opinion is appreciated because I'm no expert. I tested hfe but have no bipolar test radio to really test them with.
I've done some research on the fakes and these do look legit (to me)
Are there any obvious signs of counterfeits?
Thanks in advance
So to the thread topic. I have no reason to believe these could be fakes but an expert opinion is appreciated because I'm no expert. I tested hfe but have no bipolar test radio to really test them with.
I've done some research on the fakes and these do look legit (to me)
Are there any obvious signs of counterfeits?
Thanks in advance