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Killer Motorola 4002 Mobile Rig
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prcguy
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The US made Motorola Mocat series is still my favorite AM rig, I still have several.
Savage339
Newbie
I can see why. I've recently been schooled in these radios. Made in suburban Chicago in the mid to late 70's. Gotta love the stock power mike! Allegedly, Motorola said "If we're going to put our name on a CB radio, it's going to be a step above the rest in quality and durability." They were serious. It's true that these radios we're "over built". This radio is 40 years old, and it looks, feels, sounds, and performs like it's new. I guess several law enforcement agencies used these. My local CB tech says these were the radios to have at the time, but not a whole lot were sold, because they were rather expensive. Also, they were harder to work on, and there wasn't much you could do to tweak and peak them. They were set up nice at the factory, and nothing needed to be improved. I also laughed when I read about people not knowing that the stock mike was powered, and if you wired an aftermarket power mike to it, you would end up with worse modulation than the "stock power mike" provided.
Cheers. Dean from Denver.
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rfradioconsult
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Back in the mid 70's I was running a large MSS shop and I ordered one for myself. The first model was a 23 channel radio, I ordered the 40 channel rotary switch and swapped mine and it became a 40 channel radio. Still have it.
prcguy
Member
I see your in Denver. In the mid/late 70s I worked at probably the busiest CB/car stereo shop in CO down in the Springs. Maybe I originally sold that radio to somebody 49yrs ago.
n1nte
Member
I believe these were marketed toward public safety users back in the 1970s. Many police vehicles had CB radios in them back then and since it was likely they already had a Motorola in the vehicle it was logical to purchase another one for CB.
I agree that these great radios. I have a few and would like to find some more in good condition. I had a Motorola base mic attached to one at one point in the past. Worked great.
I agree that these great radios. I have a few and would like to find some more in good condition. I had a Motorola base mic attached to one at one point in the past. Worked great.
prcguy
Member
These were marketed toward your everyday Joe or Billie Bob. Our store was probably the first in the area to sell them and I remember talking with the sales rep that visited our shop who wanted to make sure the Motorola items were prominently displayed.
Project25_MASTR
Millennial Graying OBT Guy
I almost wish someone made a modern CB to commercial standards today (with I/Os on the rear). Especially in a modern form factor (because Mack and Peterbilt can’t understand commercial radios are large format).
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mrlightfoot
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i have a few NOS still in the box, even have the mobile to base conversion with base mics
K4EET
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Ooohhhhhhh... How I would like to have one of those with the base conversion. I am an ex-Motorola employee from the '70s/'80s time-frame. Like a dummy, I didn't get one back then and it wasn't until much later that I even wanted a CB radio of rugged construction and none were to be found.
Do you have a picture that you could post of the Motorola CB with the base conversion setup? It has been so long that I've forgotten what the setup looks like. I just Googled the terms to see if I could find a picture and found none...
Cheers! Dave
n1nte
Member
Yes they were. I intended to say that they seemed to be heavily marketed to public safety in addition to the general public. Of the dozen or so that have come though my hands almost half were decommissioned from at least four state police agencies. I know of several local PDs that had them in their vehicles listening on channel 9. Sometimes they used it as a chit chat channel.
Again, nice radios. PM me if anyone has one available for sale at a reasonable price.
impalass427
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Here's a pic of the base conversion
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K4EET
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impalass427,
Thanks! Now I have a good picture (in my head :lol: ) of what the base conversion looks like...
Cheers! Dave
Thanks! Now I have a good picture (in my head :lol: ) of what the base conversion looks like...
Cheers! Dave
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