What was your first CB radio?

[N1AGH]

My first CB was Sonar FS-23. A big unit which I used at home and in a 1964 VW bug. I had to put a 12 volt battery under the back seat since that year VW was still 6 volts.

 

[hhrj]

Gemtronics GTX23, 1977...

 

[PACNWDude]

Chrome metal cased Courier 23. Older tube type radio. Still have it and has aged very well. Most of the past 20 years it has been in storage though.

 

[KC3ECJ]

Midland 13-882C, a 23 channel mobile.

I also have a 40 channel Uniden handheld with the waether band.

No SSB radios though, but I would like to get one.

 

[Oldme]

1967 Lafayette HB 525 mobile

1969 Regency Range Gain II Base

 

[wbowery]

RCA Mark 9

 

[n2hbx]

Mine was a Robyn WV-23A. Used to irritate my ex-father-in-law that my little stock Robyn and Antenna Specialists trunk lip mount antenna would consistently out-talk his "peaked-and-tweaked" RCA set with dual antennas on his "big truck."

Also had a Midland base radio at the same time, but can't recall the model.

Larry

 

[KB0VWG]

My First

It was a DAK Mark 3 I think 40 channel mobile, then a cobra 148Gtl and the base was a Uniden Madison base which I just sold last month, i had that base for 30 Years.
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I guess i kinda show my age I am 46 now and got the base when I was 16. lol

 

[Garymaxon1234]

Pacer II with Plus2 mobile mic, mosley devant special ground plane, later and an Astro beam a trick stick for horizontal ops.

 

[vsp5151]

Globe CB 100

Mine was a Globe CB100 3 channel crystal controlled. Tube type and it worked on 6 or 12 volts or 120VAC. I think the vibrator was replaced with a solid state type device to make it more modern. Probably bought the replacement device from Olsen Electronics in Ohio.

 

[Blind_Shadow]

My first was a Johnson II for base or moble. Used it on base for a while, then put into car when I got one. Was one, if not the best CB I ever owned.

 

[rfradioconsult]

An Allied Radio single channel transmit with a tunable superregen receiver, I built from a mail order kit. I added a 5 channel crystal deck and a front panel switch I wasn't old enough to drive but I built quite an array of test equipment from kits. My mode of transport in the early 60's was my Cushman Super Eagle, l ordered a CB portable and when I was riding my Cushman I would stay in touch with my mother, not a bad life for a fourteen year old.

 

[pjtnascar]

Mine was a hand-me-down Cobra 19 Ultra. The first rig I ever bought was a Radio Shack TRC-444. Once I really got into CB I had a bunch of rigs like the Uniden Washington and Gtant XL and the Cherokee CBS 1000. Sold most of it for big $$$ to finance my Ham station.

 

[impalass427]

I also started with a Globe CB100 3 channel, then a realistic TRC-X23 (Courier 23) which I still have and use once in a while. have a collection of at least 20 tube- type CBs, even a Eico 762, the one on the Andy Griffith show. I worked at radio Shack 1968-69. Don

 

[Orbieswar]

A Pearce-Simpson fan at the time

My first CB was the P/S BOBCAT 23D.. I fell inlove with woodgrain and brushed aluminium look on the front panel... still do !!!...I still cave a couple of their radios, but sadly I don't have Bobcat any more.

 

[Dawn]

First was a Pierce Simpson tube Companion II that was retired from my dad's business after he got set up with business band. I think it was six channel, but also had a tunable receiver. I went to work for RS shortly afterwards and first bought 2 mini six channel TRC-11's that were on sale, followed by a TRC-30 Navaho base. One of those TRC-11's wound up in my first vehicle and the other I traded to a guy for a Pentax Spotmatic SLR that was worth easily 5x the then sales price of the CB. I swapped that camera for a Ruger 22 bicentenial marked pistol that I still have. Worked out to a good legacy deal worth more then everything combined. Still have the TRC-30 in a box somewhere. Made some lifelong friends that almost all became amateurs except one that I still keep in touch with.

 

[tripplenickel]

It's really hard trying to remember anything over 50 yrs ago, but it was a Heathkit which I believe it had three (3) channels (crystals) which unplugged from the front panel giving you the option to change to different channels if you wanted too. A lot has changed from then to now, I think all the old records were lost in a fire some years ago including liscense records. I cannot find any record of my original KCF 2144.
555

 

[George1955]

Spacemen

Hey, I found you again. They closed the other forum.
Finally figured out that first rig I had we were discussing about a year ago.

It was a tecraft falcon mark V

An he15

Then I got the regency imperial.

Hope you're well. Let's catch up

George

 

[TheSpaceMann]

Hey, I found you again. They closed the other forum.
Finally figured out that first rig I had we were discussing about a year ago.

It was a tecraft falcon mark V

An he15

Then I got the regency imperial.

Hope you're well. Let's catch up

George

How have you been? The HE-15 was one of the original CB classics!!

 

[George1955]

Fair... I still haven't got the antenna I bought up. I think I'm just going to hire someone
To put it up. Even with that in mind, can't find anyone but... I will. When I do .. Let's see
If I can reach you ... Might need a little "help" which I have ... So hopefully In a week
Or 2... I have a friend coming to help mount the antenna. I got one on those 4 PC,
"Big stick" type.

I was hoping to go to that ham rest , I think you told me about it on the other forum
Again, that forum shut down so....

Anyway.... Keep me I the loop if you hear of another..
I got some info on the imperial rigs to get them in shape. I do wind up trying to buy
Some more... As I figured I might get lucky and get one in good working order.
No such luck but at least I have a stock of "parts". They all work, to a degrees. The
Dead crystal issue seems to be common.

Catch you later
G