Old CB's

[MissouriRebel]

I never had any use for the Zachary T , it didn't have SSB . I always had good luck with the Cobra 139XLR , which I prefer over the 2000 GTL . My next base will be one of these

I forgot this one , it's more Courier than anything .It's a Robyn 24 Range Gainer .

 

[Blueliner]

I have one of these plus an "Executive" CB, both tube types. They are from the early to mid 1960s when my dad operated them.

 

[Blueliner]

Here is what the other one looks like. Executive. These are on line pics, mine are out in the shop boxed up.

 

[Blackswan73]

Until I started using modified ham radios for cb, I had a cousin that owned a CB shop and his main product was Robyn radios. Since I was family, He gave me a big discount on anything I bought from him, so my favorite base radio at that time was a Robyn 520d. This was the exact same radio as the Cobra 2000, but I thought it looked more like a radio than the Cobra. The 520 came in two variants, a wood grain face, and chrome face. I had the chrome one

B.S.

 

[MissouriRebel]

That looks like a Robyn SX-402D.

B.S.

It's a GT-7C , the dual meters help its looks, the only thing missing is SSB .

 

[MissouriRebel]

Until I started using modified ham radios for cb, I had a cousin that owned a CB shop and his main product was Robyn radios. Since I was family, He gave me a big discount on anything I bought from him, so my favorite base radio at that time was a Robyn 520d. This was the exact same radio as the Cobra 2000, but I thought it looked more like a radio than the Cobra. The 520 came in two variants, a wood grain face, and chrome face. I had the chrome one

B.S.

I had 2 or 3 like the one you pictured. One of the best bases out there . With the Uniden board and 858 chip it could be loaded to the max with channels. No problem to shoot skip, I was in Quincy, Illinois one day trying to talk local , a station in The Azores Islands came back to me ,and I was barefoot . I had a woodgrain faced one too, I had to repair the power supply so it would run on house current , I deserved a medal for that, it was my first attempt , and succeeded. And here is that Robyn

 

[Blackswan73]

It's a GT-7C , the dual meters help its looks, the only thing missing is SSB .

I actually was thinking of the Robyn 410 which looks very similar, the 410 was the 40 channel version of the 101. It was also one of the first Robyns with a digital channel display

B.S.

 

[MissouriRebel]

I actually was thinking of the Robyn 410 which looks very similar, the 410 was the 40 channel version of the 101. It was also one of the first Robyns with a digital channel display

B.S.

I used to see the 101 in yard sales often , but no 410's. There was a lot of 23 channel Cobra mobiles , Midland, and assorted off brands . Is anyone familiar with a 23 channel Cobra 25 base ? It has to be their first solid-state base

 

[MissouriRebel]

The old tube type Robyn's (T-123B and the yellow T-240D had a Panasonic chassis , like the Teaberry Model T and Gemtronics 5000.

You're right , most of them had Uniden boards in them , except the Cobra 132XLR mobile and 135 XLR base which had a Toshiba board with the TC5080P chip , as did the Tram D62 AM/SSB mobile.

 

[WSAC829]

I always found it funny that somebody at Cobra didn’t proofread before they printed millions of various face plates. What in the world is a “DynaMike”? Who is he? We don’t spell microphone “mikerophone”. It should have been “DynaMic”, or just simply Mic Gain.

 

[Blackswan73]

Actually “Mike” is correct for some applications. I was involved with professional sound for over thirty years. We would set up a mic to mike a guitarist or a drum kit. We also might set up an area mic to mike a group

B.S.😀

 

[robertwbob]

i got the slant face dears roadtalker ssb radio built by haitachi,not sure of spelling ,2 courier chrome case version II and III ,a pace mobile and a few early radioshacks. and 1 of the first president grants. i bought 2 new in a shop in ohio.1 for me,1 for dad. seril numbers consecutive. dad died my stepmother hocked it, i wanted to keep them together.

 

[N0ZQR]

Any one on here remember the Cadre 510, made in Canada?

Wish I had it today.

5 channels crystal control.

Came with channel 11 installed.

Ron

 

[robertwbob]

I had 2 or 3 like the one you pictured. One of the best bases out there . With the Uniden board and 858 chip it could be loaded to the max with channels. No problem to shoot skip, I was in Quincy, Illinois one day trying to talk local , a station in The Azores Islands came back to me ,and I was barefoot . I had a woodgrain faced one too, I had to repair the power supply so it would run on house current , I deserved a medal for that, it was my first attempt , and succeeded. And here is that Robyn

wish i still had mine like yours. so many channels and shot skip galore with it. 1 day i traded it off duhhhh