Dawn
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This was a pretty rare subclass of CB's that until samples showed up on the net. I've never seen many of these beyond a catalog besides RS's much latter TRC-459. Most were pretty expensive compared to a similar featured upright base. They originally emulated the look of the older style table top cassette tape decks and table top intergrated stereos before front loading mechanisms became popular in rack/stack arrangements component systems.
Hygain's 8 caught my eye the other day in a picture and it was surprising that it was actually a synthesized crystal 23 channel radio. It had a digital display and digital clock that must have way out of place for the period until the latter 70's when the 40 channel units arrived. Even though it has rotary knobs, the appearance and layout is unmistakably the same as Sear's Roadtalker 40 channel console base that differed with linear slide controls, otherwise the layout is strikingly similar.
SBE had a rare,limited production 40 channel unit that fetches over a grand in collectible condition with a keypad according to youtube commenters. RS had the TRC-459, but the style was already out of date and they didn't try to look like a cassette recorder either. Cobra and Hygain had some limited AM units and sears came out with that silver AM unit in the weird trick-out that's in another thread. There may be others.
Anyone know of any other console type CB's, especially SSB units? The design is dated now especially decked in woodgrain and chrome of the period, but neat and probably more wife friendly if it was in the living room or den alongside the stereo equipment. I never seen this layout in commercial radios, but it was common in dc and tone remotes. Motorola and GE for example had desktop remotes in horizontal console layouts.
Hygain's 8 caught my eye the other day in a picture and it was surprising that it was actually a synthesized crystal 23 channel radio. It had a digital display and digital clock that must have way out of place for the period until the latter 70's when the 40 channel units arrived. Even though it has rotary knobs, the appearance and layout is unmistakably the same as Sear's Roadtalker 40 channel console base that differed with linear slide controls, otherwise the layout is strikingly similar.
SBE had a rare,limited production 40 channel unit that fetches over a grand in collectible condition with a keypad according to youtube commenters. RS had the TRC-459, but the style was already out of date and they didn't try to look like a cassette recorder either. Cobra and Hygain had some limited AM units and sears came out with that silver AM unit in the weird trick-out that's in another thread. There may be others.
Anyone know of any other console type CB's, especially SSB units? The design is dated now especially decked in woodgrain and chrome of the period, but neat and probably more wife friendly if it was in the living room or den alongside the stereo equipment. I never seen this layout in commercial radios, but it was common in dc and tone remotes. Motorola and GE for example had desktop remotes in horizontal console layouts.
