The “what were they thinking” thread - CB Radio Edition

[Redbeard U812]

Pace did make some good radios, but that 2300 in your photo had a major flaw. The audio transistor mounted on the back without any heat sink would get so hot it would burn your fingers. We stopped selling those years ago after a few customers complained. Seems they needed to wait till the radio cooled down before tempting to remove the radio from its mount.

I remember a pace doing that we thought it bad and chucked it.

That radio is still for sale in Houston Craigslist. Been there for years. Might be some weirdo cult hidden beacon thing, dunno.

 

[Slowmover]

I remember a pace doing that we thought it bad and chucked it.

That radio is still for sale in Houston Craigslist. Been there for years. Might be some weirdo cult hidden beacon thing, dunno.

Yup

 

[WECSOG]

I remember a pace doing that we thought it bad and chucked it.

That radio is still for sale in Houston Craigslist. Been there for years. Might be some weirdo cult hidden beacon thing, dunno.

Yep, I went over there to look and there it was!
Also found a sweet, sweet truck for your mo-bile radio ops! https://victoriatx.craigslist.org/cto/d/telferner-1986-chevy-truck/7081718480.html

Actually I wish that truck was near me because I would be all over it at that price.

 

[Redbeard U812]

Yep, I went over there to look and there it was!
Also found a sweet, sweet truck for your mo-bile radio ops! https://victoriatx.craigslist.org/cto/d/telferner-1986-chevy-truck/7081718480.html

Actually I wish that truck was near me because I would be all over it at that price.

I think I'll pass on the "Van-Up".....looks like some crazy shit my friend Kav would come up with. He wants to build a 4 door 7.3 with a sleeper off a semi. Novel idea but not practical built on a 1 ton chassis.

 

[walterjn]

I think I'll pass on the "Van-Up".....looks like some crazy shit my friend Kav would come up with. He wants to build a 4 door 7.3 with a sleeper off a semi. Novel idea but not practical built on a 1 ton chassis.

He wouldn't have MUCH of a bed left. Aren't a lot of those sleepers aluminum?

 

[Slowmover]

 

[Eldorado828]

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That has to be a Mr x creation......