Cb radio

[1994xlt]

Nobody's mentioned it yet, but power lines put off a ton of noise, especially the high tension megawatt transit lines that run through cleared areas between substations. I was an idiot and tried to adjust my SWR underneath one.

Yea that might mess it up

 

[1994xlt]

Oh it was a bit of a head scratcher. The homeowner had a grasp of electrical and a Fluke meter but he couldn’t figure it out. I went through things and found a couple minor issues. Called my one contractor buddy and we both beat our heads against the wall for a bit until we realized that the problem wasn’t with the house electrical for sure, then we told the homeowner to call the power company and tell them it’s their problem because two electricians have checked the house wiring and the problem is exterior. Power company (reluctantly) sent a guy out who went up the pole and said it was a bad connection that the previous power company guy missed (the transformer had been replaced). We had a good 5+ volts on the ground wire.

Ok

 

[Rick W]

They say the first of the 12 steps to beat addiction is to admit you have a problem. So here goes:

I have a problem. I’m a junkie. I admit it. I need help, maybe intervention….

Today I bought a 1980 - 1983 Realistic TRC - 465 40-channel AM/SSB CB radio. It’s compact, about 2/3 the size of my Cobra 29LTD Classic, maybe half the size of my Cobra 148GTL AM/SSB. No box or paperwork, but the thing looks like it came out of the showroom yesterday. It’s the twin (same guts) as a Uniden PC-122, I’m downloading the manual. I think this one has been peaked.

They apparently sold new for about $160 - $180 in 1981 to 83, and clean used ones are still selling right now from $100 to $140 bucks. I paid $30, stole it, I love craigslist/marketplace

I might put it in one of the Towncars, or I may simply trade it to my workshop when I bring in my 148s and 29s for peak, cleanup and adjustment. Right now it’ll be a base at my test stand in the shed of miracles.

 

[alwaysFlOoReD]

I think you got ripped off... Its worth $5 at most. I'll send you $5 for it if you pay the shipping.....

PS, I'm in Canada.

 

[Rick W]

I think you got ripped off... Its worth $5 at most. I'll send you $5 for it if you pay the shipping.....

PS, I'm in Canada.

Canadians…..

tsk, tsk……

For an SSB? The one and only SSB produced and sold by Tandy/Realistic? The Radio Shack holy grail????

The investment and sentimental value is worth at least $1000…..

If you’ve got half a radio, we could set a time, and I can key that thing up down here and I tell you about it using the skip…

 

[pentode]

I'm such a sucker for red seven-segment LEDs. Reminds me of the best tech decade ever, the 70s. I'm 90% serious there.

Serious question for Rick W or one of you guys who knows these radios and the CB regs fairly well: IIRC, the FCC legal power limit for CB is what, 4 watts? Do these rigs put out the full 4 watts on SSB or are they limited either by design or by specific SSB regulations? 4 watts on AM is, well, not a whole lot... but 4 watts on SSB, I've made contacts all over the world on 10m with 5 watts when the conditions were right.