Two Rare Radios I found

alvine · #1 (**permalink**) 07-08-2009, 08:55 AM

The Motorola CM-540 CB is VERY RARE
The Nightrider is BRAND NEW IN THE BOX

fineshot1 · #2 (**permalink**) 07-08-2009, 09:36 AM

Nice find on the Motorola - if you have a user login on batlabs you may want to post it over there. I am sure there would be some folks there interested just to see one.

fmon · #3 (**permalink**) 07-08-2009, 09:44 AM

I've had the 540 since 1985 which is about the time they came out. Good dual scanning radio. Ser. No. 64E40378R01. Mine needs a mike which is unavailable.

alvine · #4 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 06:26 AM

When i got this radio i also was needing a mic. And like you said you can not find one. I did a lot of searching on the computer and found nothing. I came across a web site that said CB doctor. I emailed him and he did get back to me. He said he would work on it. So i mailed him the radio. What was wrong with it was the mic cartridge. He sent it back to me in good working order. His web site is Home. And the repair was very reasonably. I would get a hold of him if i was you. He may be able to fix your mic also

fmon · #5 (**permalink**) 07-09-2009, 08:23 AM

Thank you for the link alvine, mine was also a cartridge problem.

I soldered in a RS cartridge which work for a few years, then it too dislodged. Trying a second RS cartridge was two much soldering on the printed board. The board is used for mike modulation control so I suspect the board could be bypassed and connect the cartridge directly to the proper input pins without modulation control.

Kind of quit using CB 13 - 14 years ago. I may contact your man anyway, thanks again.

Edit: While traveling through curvy mountainous roads in WV, I had the radio in All Scan. A couple of clowns in different pickups were trying to get around my motorhome. The first finally passed me across double yellow lines, then advised the other when he thought it was safe for him to do the same. In both cases, I was required to hit my brakes so the passer could get back in to avoid a head on with oncoming traffic. They were on some odd ball channel but due to scanning I was able to hear them well before they got near me. So I waited until the second near miss then transmitted my thoughts regarding how they both nearly got 4 vehicles in trouble. On of them whined and said to the other "go to alternate". I hit scan All, picked up and held the first transmission and replied to it before the second driver could reply.