AT's recent radio acquisitions

[FPR1981]

I realize I've been quieter as of late. Work life/business life has been extremely busy, but I am still acquiring CB gear.

These two Teaberry Model T 40 channel tube CB's were given to me for free last Thursday night. Both power on, receive, transmit and modulate. There are some issues with the PLL in one of them, but one of my ham buddies who is a proficient technician is going to completely restore one for me, if I allow him to have the other. He plans to restore it and tie in a VFO.

I also purchased an entire radio room full of equipment from an elderly gentleman I met a few weeks ago. I scored:

-Cobra 139 XLR, AM/SSB base station w/digital VFO and mod
-Cobra Dynamike Plus amplified desk mic
-Cyclone 500 base station linear
-New in box Astatic D104 desk mic
-Cobra 29 XLR mobile CB with extras
-Turner Plus II SSB desk microphone
-K40 magnet mount mobile antenna
-2 generic magnet mount mobile antennas
-5 RG8 patch cables
-New in box SWR/watt meter
-Random working hand mics

I will be picking all these items up this week.

On another occasion, I scored a Galaxy 300 linear amplifier (tube) and a D&A Raider tube amp. And along with the free Teaberry Model T, I was given a free Cobra 25 LTD NW that works fine.

I'm still the CB whisperer, apparently. LOL

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

I wonder if the Teaberry Model T 40 channel tube CB is same design as Lafayette Comstat 25 A/B? In which case there is no PLL it operates with crystal mixing scheme to make up the channels. In my Comstat a crystal failed twice causing no operation on 6 channels.

 

[FPR1981]

I wonder if the Teaberry Model T 40 channel tube CB is same design as Lafayette Comstat 25 A/B? In which case there is no PLL it operates with crystal mixing scheme to make up the channels. In my Comstat a crystal failed twice causing no operation on 6 channels.

This one has a PLL, like the Robyn T240-D, and it is unobtanium

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

This one has a PLL, like the Robyn T240-D, and it is unobtanium

Do you have the CB PLL Data Book by Lou Franklin? He might have dissected one of those.

 

[FPR1981]

No, i wish i did.

 

[prcguy]

So when is the museum going to open and how much for a tour? Will visitors be able to operate the radios?

 

[prcguy]

In addition to the radio museum I hope you have a few acres for all the base antennas so you can have an antenna range/museum. Install a bunch of short towers spaced a few wavelengths apart and equal distance from the "shack", then run equal distance coax to each vintage antenna so you can send a test signal to each one and measure the difference back at the shack.

You will want the visitors to be able to perform the tests so you can charge more for admission. That way we will all know how much better a Hy-Gain Penetrator is over an Astroplane or a Big Stick or Super Scanner or whatever. There are plenty of CB museums out there but this would probably be the first radio and antenna museum.

So when is the museum going to open and how much for a tour? Will visitors be able to operate the radios?

 

[FPR1981]

Scored this for 40 bucks last night.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

Scored this for 40 bucks last night.

That's blindingly shiny. Must be the newest radio you own! Good deal!

 

[FPR1981]

Yep. I'd say you're correct. My Connex CX4300HP is fairly new too. It's a 100-watt export radio with more crystal clear audio than you would ever need or want

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

In addition to the radio museum I hope you have a few acres for all the base antennas so you can have an antenna range/museum. Install a bunch of short towers spaced a few wavelengths apart and equal distance from the "shack", then run equal distance coax to each vintage antenna so you can send a test signal to each one and measure the difference back at the shack.

You will want the visitors to be able to perform the tests so you can charge more for admission. That way we will all know how much better a Hy-Gain Penetrator is over an Astroplane or a Big Stick or Super Scanner or whatever. There are plenty of CB museums out there but this would probably be the first radio and antenna museum.

More acreage needed....

The CB Museum won't be complete without the crowd pleasing Smokey and The Bandit tribute jump....

Smokey And The Bandit Tribute Jump Goes About As Well As You’d Expect

An effort to recreate a jump from Smokey and the Bandit doesn't go perfectly when the car takes a rough course off the ramp.

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