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Re: Your first CB? what year started? any other radio intere

Hmm, First radio..

My oldest brother had a friend in Jr High that was into radios and got him hooked up with a converted 9 channel tube set (former Marine Radio I think) back in 1973. He had a 12' tripod with a Shakespeare Big Stick on our 3 story house. I think the radio was 75w and he got out everywhere. I was hooked I couldnt wait to get my own.

My First radio..Besides the RS walkie talkie (Ch14) that I used to bother my next door neighbor (the whole neighborhood talked on Ch3) I used to 'splash' him to coming up to 14 so we could talk that was 1975.

Eventually My other brother got a 23 CH Trc23 (?) for his car and I put a Mag mount on the roof and a power supply to use it in the house.

I talked my Dad into buying a DAK III for his pickup and used it on a slide bracket to bring it in the house. I used to stay up all night talking all over in the driveway. I bought a $15 used 1/2wave

AS Polecat Ground plane and mounted it on the roof.

I bought a UTAC 1000 23 Ch Base from my neighbor, added a xtal box and started collecting radios and repairing and learning to mod them. My First good radio was a Cobra 135/a Base fully converted to 55 ch with SSB. ($225)

I had many microphones but bought a Turner Super Sidekick Microphone from a radio friend, I still have that mic working today. (been using it +25 years) I have bought D104s and A1104's and bunches of hand mics. I prefer the Turner. I have owned tons of radios, SBE Console II with a Siltronix VFO and a D104, Cobra 2000's (2), DAK X, Midland Phone Base, DAK IV Mobile, Cobra 138 Mobile with xtal box (55 Ch)and 50W amp with a 102" whip on my 10 speed bike(I was 16)! A Midland 79-893 SSB (104 Channels) Cobra 25XLR and 29LTD, TRC448 SSB mobile, Kris XL5. Antenna's ..2 Pole Cats, PDLII, Wilson Shooting Star, Several Big Sticks, 3 Antron 99's.

My current Radios are a RCI2950 (First Version) in my mobile with a Wilson 1000 Mag mnt, Sommerkamp TS2000(First Version) in the radio shed as a base on an Antron99, Several HR2510's, a Kenwood TS440, a Cobra 2000, a Uniden Grant(old style).

Thinking about moving the Antron off the Shed and onto the house and setting up the Kenwood for the winter.

I am sure there were many many others but those are the ones that stand out in my mind.

Rogerbird

Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=rogerbird1>Rogerbird1</A> at: 11/19/04 1:11 am

<blockquote data-quote="Rogerbird1" data-source="post: 23809" data-attributes="member: 20">Re: Your first CB? what year started? any other radio intereHmm,&nbsp; First radio.. My oldest brother had a friend in Jr High that was into radios and got him hooked up with a converted 9 channel tube set (former Marine Radio I think) back in 1973. He had a 12&#039; tripod with a Shakespeare Big Stick on our 3 story house. I think the radio was 75w and he got out everywhere. I was hooked I couldnt wait to get my own.My First radio..Besides the RS walkie talkie (Ch14) that I used to bother my next door neighbor (the whole neighborhood talked on Ch3) I used to &#039;splash&#039; him to coming up to 14 so we could talk that was 1975.Eventually&nbsp; My other brother got a 23 CH Trc23 (?) for his car and I put a Mag mount on the roof and a power supply to use it in the house.&nbsp; &nbsp;I talked my Dad into buying a DAK III for his pickup and used it on a slide bracket to bring it in the house.&nbsp; I used to stay up all night talking all over in the driveway.&nbsp; I bought a $15 used 1/2wave AS Polecat Ground plane and mounted it on the roof.&nbsp; I bought a UTAC 1000 23 Ch Base from my neighbor, added a xtal box and started collecting radios and repairing and learning to mod them.&nbsp; My First good radio was a Cobra 135/a Base fully converted to 55 ch with SSB. ($225)&nbsp;I had many microphones but bought a Turner Super Sidekick Microphone from a radio friend, I still have that mic working today. (been using it +25 years) I have bought D104s and A1104&#039;s and bunches of hand mics. I prefer the Turner.&nbsp; I have owned tons of radios, SBE Console II with a Siltronix VFO and a D104, Cobra 2000&#039;s (2), DAK X,&nbsp; Midland Phone Base,&nbsp; DAK IV Mobile,&nbsp; Cobra 138 Mobile with xtal box (55 Ch)and 50W amp with a 102&quot; whip on my 10 speed bike(I was 16)!&nbsp; A Midland&nbsp; 79-893 SSB (104 Channels) Cobra 25XLR and 29LTD, TRC448 SSB mobile,&nbsp; Kris XL5.&nbsp; Antenna&#039;s ..2 Pole Cats, PDLII, Wilson Shooting Star, Several Big Sticks, 3 Antron 99&#039;s.My current Radios are a RCI2950 (First Version) in my mobile with a Wilson 1000 Mag mnt, Sommerkamp TS2000(First Version) in the radio shed as a base on an Antron99, Several HR2510&#039;s, a Kenwood TS440, a Cobra 2000, a Uniden Grant(old style).Thinking about moving the Antron off the Shed and onto the house and setting up the Kenwood for the winter.I am sure there were many many others but those are the ones that stand out in my mind. Rogerbird&nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;Edited by: &lt;A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=rogerbird1&gt;Rogerbird1&lt;/A&gt; at: 11/19/04 1:11 am</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Rogerbird1, post: 23809, member: 20"] [b]Re: Your first CB? what year started? any other radio intere[/b] Hmm, First radio.. My oldest brother had a friend in Jr High that was into radios and got him hooked up with a converted 9 channel tube set (former Marine Radio I think) back in 1973. He had a 12' tripod with a Shakespeare Big Stick on our 3 story house. I think the radio was 75w and he got out everywhere. I was hooked I couldnt wait to get my own. My First radio..Besides the RS walkie talkie (Ch14) that I used to bother my next door neighbor (the whole neighborhood talked on Ch3) I used to 'splash' him to coming up to 14 so we could talk that was 1975. Eventually My other brother got a 23 CH Trc23 (?) for his car and I put a Mag mount on the roof and a power supply to use it in the house. I talked my Dad into buying a DAK III for his pickup and used it on a slide bracket to bring it in the house. I used to stay up all night talking all over in the driveway. I bought a $15 used 1/2wave AS Polecat Ground plane and mounted it on the roof. I bought a UTAC 1000 23 Ch Base from my neighbor, added a xtal box and started collecting radios and repairing and learning to mod them. My First good radio was a Cobra 135/a Base fully converted to 55 ch with SSB. ($225) I had many microphones but bought a Turner Super Sidekick Microphone from a radio friend, I still have that mic working today. (been using it +25 years) I have bought D104s and A1104's and bunches of hand mics. I prefer the Turner. I have owned tons of radios, SBE Console II with a Siltronix VFO and a D104, Cobra 2000's (2), DAK X, Midland Phone Base, DAK IV Mobile, Cobra 138 Mobile with xtal box (55 Ch)and 50W amp with a 102" whip on my 10 speed bike(I was 16)! A Midland 79-893 SSB (104 Channels) Cobra 25XLR and 29LTD, TRC448 SSB mobile, Kris XL5. Antenna's ..2 Pole Cats, PDLII, Wilson Shooting Star, Several Big Sticks, 3 Antron 99's. My current Radios are a RCI2950 (First Version) in my mobile with a Wilson 1000 Mag mnt, Sommerkamp TS2000(First Version) in the radio shed as a base on an Antron99, Several HR2510's, a Kenwood TS440, a Cobra 2000, a Uniden Grant(old style). Thinking about moving the Antron off the Shed and onto the house and setting up the Kenwood for the winter. I am sure there were many many others but those are the ones that stand out in my mind. Rogerbird [i]Edited by: <A HREF=http://p067.ezboard.com/bworldwidecbradioclub.showUserPublicProfile?gid=rogerbird1>Rogerbird1</A> at: 11/19/04 1:11 am [/i] [/QUOTE]

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