Searching for a vintage Motorola rig. You may have one?

[NF9L]

I'm searching for a Motorola L43GGB. It's the VHF 150 Mhz model. It was on a few Andy of Mayberry shows. Someone, somewhere has one of these and maybe they've forgotten about it. Look in your basements. I will pay you for it no matter what shape it's in.

I found this picture in an old catalog and thought I would post my search, hoping someone will recognize it and contact me. Please email me if you have anything like this or know where I might be able to find one, Thanks

NF9L@arrl.net

[impalass427]

I dont have a VHF base like that but may have a T-1200 remote which looks exactly like that. If any else wants to know what the top radio shown in most Andy Griffith episodes was; it's an EICO model 762 CB radio ( I have one). It's also pictured in the 1961 Radio Shack catalog. ( See radioshackcatalogs.com)

[NF9L]

Originally Posted by impalass427

I dont have a VHF base like that but may have a T-1200 remote which looks exactly like that. If any else wants to know what the top radio shown in most Andy Griffith episodes was; it's an EICO model 762 CB radio ( I have one). It's also pictured in the 1961 Radio Shack catalog. ( See radioshackcatalogs.com)

I would be interested in the remote unit. But, you didn't give me your email or anything to contact you. I would like to find this Motorola unit in any catalog from that time period. If you know of anywhere, let me know. The piece of clipart I have and used above is not very big, but it's all I have. I actually have the episode of the Andy Griffith show, with this Motorola rig in it, on videotape. The Eico was not there at that time. I looked through some of the old Radio Shack catalogs. Interesting to see some of the old radios. That was before Tandy owned the company.

Please contact me direct, thanks

NF9L@arrl.net

[NF9L]

Found 2 of these old rigs . . . they never work

[Mtnrider]

I also have some of the remotes...there all tone as i recall..if ya like PM me...

[petnrdx]

The actual radio was not near as common as the T1200 remotes.
They were all DC remotes at that time.
Most of the actual radios around that time that were "desktop" in the K8670A cabinet known as a BY.
They show in the 1963 parts manual. The actual radio in that cabinet I believe came along a little later.
The T1200 remote hooked to an upright or compa station in a closet somewhere.
Are you trying to make a working radio, or do you want to make a "prop"?
Probably pretty easy to find a 1200 remote, and put a Maxtrac or something inside and make a "working" radio that looks from the era.
But if you wanted the real radio, I bet there is someone that has one.
Parts for the strips inside are shared with the Sensicon G series RX and TTD 1xxx TX strips from mobiles.
So finding some old vibrator or T-power mobiles you should be able to put a working version together with a little diligence.
That old stuff is still pretty cool...

[cmdrwill]

The radios on Mayberry RFD were low band. They actually showed the BY desk top and the GGB desktop base.radios at different times... Bring what ya got!...

And I actually worked on them back in the Motorola days..