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ROBYN T123B

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NY 881
Jul 28, 2019
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Hey there folks! Does anyone out there have any knowledge / information relating to an "old school tube " Robyn T123B CB base radio? I have an opportunity to purchase one from the original owner, but I'm sort of gun-shy with those old tube radios. But......., I wasn't gun-shy way back in the late sixties when I entered the CB world. At my (72) age, I still like the good old box base station CB radios.
 

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Owners manual and schematic below. Thought I had a service manual on it as well. If I find it, I will post it.

I am a tube radio fan as well. Had several of this model (and other like models-Gemtronics, Teaberry etc) in the 70's.

73
David
 

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Thank you for the reply Dmans. I think I will "bite the bullet" and buy the radio, but I'm waiting for a reply from the owner with answers to a few questions. The first two important questions are; has the radio been modified and/or to the local butcher shop?
 
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And mileage matters, too. A radio with a lot of miles will always require more work to restore than one that wasn't used a lot. 45 years is a long time for a tube radio. The older they get the more important the mileage becomes.

73
 
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Thank you for the information. The owner has not replied to my email. Maybe if the radio was stored for all those years, I would consider buying it, but I can't seem to get a "track" record on it, so I will pass on buying it. I know that the original factory box is not with the radio. Oh well, it's time to move-on. Thanks again.
 

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