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02-23-2018, 09:58 PM | #126 | |
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I need to do some research too, instead of just beating up on you. But I've been wanting a CB, now I'm serious about putting a package together. Hope this isn't too bad of a hijack... or highway robbery! Thanks! j
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02-23-2018, 10:12 PM | #127 | |
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I believe all the CB's made in the era for our trucks were transistor ... possibly the late 60's were tubes. As far as 23 channel or 40 channel. If its made in the 70's 99% of the people will have no clue if its a 23 or 40 channel radio. My Kris XL-50 is a 40 Channel while my Gladiator is 23 channel. I m still not sure which one I will use. I also have a NOS Tube amp. Channel 19 is the Highway channel so with a 23 or 40 channel you will hear the CB Chatter. Driving your truck you will get into conversations with the truckers.
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02-23-2018, 10:18 PM | #128 | |
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02-24-2018, 02:46 AM | #129 | |
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As for Fluid State [tubes] vs Solid State [transistors] -- the first transistor radio came out in 1954 but they were spendy at first. The prices came down in the early'60s, and teenagers hadda have 'em. That's AM broadcast radio, Top 40 I mean. CB makers followed the industry. My first Mobile CB rig was a Johnson Messenger I ['Whiteface''] in my '61 Mercedes 190 sedan, about 1969. Solid state rigs were out by then, but I was a kid in Jr College with not much money. I also used a Messenger One for a base station. The mobile got stolen -- bastards smashed a driver's side window and ripped it out. The model one had slots for 5 channels, only. You had to pick what freqs you wanted to use. My older brother then gave me his Messenger Two ["Blackface''] and I used it in the Merc. [The Messenger Two had slots for 10 crystals.] They were bulky ~9x10x18 inches deep, and real heavy, got hot when up and running, and a square-wave DC inverter buzzed constantly, but Boy Howdy, when you had it on you were really broadcasting! They did not sound tinny like the transistor sets. For a barefoot rig they were dynamite. [That's because they were built before the FCC got more particular and specified a transmitter in that class could not exceed 5 watts total, and 3-3.5 watts final output. Earlier, the Johnson company built their tube-type Messengers to deliver 5 watts solid output.] I still have a Whiteface and Blackface, but it would take an expert to restore them now. Channel selector won't turn on one. I also have a Messenger 4175 solid state 40 channel, I used in my '67 K/10 Suburban between 1993-98. I ran a Realistic TRC-421 in my '68 C/10 Stepside from 1978 til the mid '90s when I got a cellphone. The antenna mount, cable and Mic clip are still there, waiting to get hooked up again. If enough of us put CBs in our trucks, that'll be something.
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02-24-2018, 11:31 AM | #130 |
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68OrangeSunshine: Thanks that was interesting. For sure, it would be kind of cool if there was a bit of CB resurgence. I real way to find like minded people not like facebook.
Another question for you guys. I was wondering what you use for speakers. I can't hear to good anymore and the truck is noisy on the road. I use under the seat speakers for my retrosound. I'm thinking of getting a new dash speaker and using it for the CB speaker. Do they come pre-wired for external speaker. Is there something I should be looking for. Don't want to miss the target when I pull the trigger. But when I get it installed I want to be able to hear it while driving. Or are the internal speakers good enough. What do you think. Thanks! j
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02-24-2018, 01:08 PM | #131 |
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All CBs I have seen come with a jack for you to hook up an external speaker. If your hearing isn't very good, you would probably benefit from hooking up an external speaker. The dash seems like a good place for one.
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02-24-2018, 01:16 PM | #132 | |
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02-24-2018, 08:52 PM | #133 |
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Thanks Guys! I'm going to purchase a radio and accessories this week. I'll post a photo when I get all the parts collected!
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02-25-2018, 12:37 AM | #134 | |
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In the Jimmy I have a 2'' remote with a magnetic base. Attaches anywhere on the dash. Could also go on the ceiling if it didn't have that fiberglas top. I've found, after a mis-spent youth hanging out with Rock'n'Roll bands, 4 years on the flightline working on Marine jets, and 45 years listening to the sweet songs of an SM465, the on-board speaker is never enough for mobile applications. Another option would be to go ''Full Ratchet Jaw'' and get a Truckers' headset with 1 or 2 earpads and a noise-cancelling boom mike from a truckstop CB candystore. No idea on price. Never used one. Best place to shop is at a big truckstop. Big selection, good prices. External speakers are commonly found there. The external speakers have a specific resistance. I can't remember if it's 4 or 8 ohms. They usually have a 2-line 1/8'' monaural plug to go in a like-sized jack on the back of most rigs. [The old Messengers, I had to solder/splice in my own.] Also plugging into the EXT SPKR jack usually kills the rig's on-board speaker as long as the plug's jacked-in.
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02-25-2018, 12:39 AM | #135 | |
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02-25-2018, 09:37 PM | #136 | |
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Have another question! I've been perusing the web for a radio and doing some reading. I'm probably going to get a "Cobra 29LTD 40-Channel CB Radio" They have it local at the Ham Radio outlet in Burbank. Anyhow, I was also reading the reviews on Amazon. I looked at other accessories on Amazon and some reviews. To the point. I looked at this coax cable: Below the review is the link. Is this true, could this happen? I assume reviewer actually meant during calibration. Can this happen? What do you think? I'm thinking to piece my system together from Ham radio outlet, so I can make sure I get quality connections! Here's the guys review! Garbage. I installed this on my truck's cb when I relocated it. The cheap plastic that connects to the cord that was longer than any other I've used before broke. I thought, no big deal. But upon further inspection, I found the metal inside had also broken. Not a huge deal except I discovered this when tuning my radio. The damage was done, however, as it fried my radio and is permanently distorted. Thus, rendered useless. Installed a few weeks outside the return date. Expensive lesson learned. I'll never use this or any of their products again. https://www.amazon.com/RG-58A-Coaxia...ews-filter-bar Thanks again! J
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02-25-2018, 10:58 PM | #137 | |
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Get the best Co-Axial RG-58/U cable you can from your Ham shop. Those guys know what they're doing. There used to be some historical friction between the Ham [Amatuer Radio] community and Citizen's Banders. They were forced to give up the 11 Meter Band [ca. 27Mhz] for the new Citizens Band by the Government. The original aim was a simplified business-friendly wavelength, with easy public access. The 11 Meter band was a favorite for its "Skip" properties. That is the ability for the signal to bounce off E-Layer and F-Layer belts in the earth's ionosphere. Fantastical transmissions to unlikely parts of the world were possible. Exchanging QSO cards is what Hams live for. But the FCC made the laws, so the Hams lost those frequencies. Then, when it got popular and used by the whole crazy public in such a raucous manner, they got disgusted with CBers in general. Usually if you were casually discussing radio theory and the other guy got interested in your conversation, once you mentioned you were a CBer and not a Ham, he'd clam up. I never became a Ham because their equipment gets expensive, I'm not that strong on math, and I could never remember Morse Code. [Used to be a requirement to tap out, and read ''code'' for the basic Amatuer entry level.] I got into the CB hobby first, and it is what it is. So tread lightly when dealing with Hams. Most of them are quite intelligent. I don't know if the resentment tradition has carried over, but as a group they don't consider CBers as their equals.
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68OrangeSunshine,
Great info. I've heard that about the Ham crowd. I'll test the water at the Ham outlet. A least I'll do a bit better armed with some knowledge. We'll see if they want to move a radio or gain a customer! Thanks for taking the time to post the wealth of info! j
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02-25-2018, 11:36 PM | #139 |
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Posted this to my personal build, but figured id share this with you guys, Pioneer made some really cool stuff back in the day including comms radios. It would be really neat to put some of this old stuff in your truck.
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Talking about Pioneer ...
This is my NOS 727 8 Track Player that will be installed in my truck... As with my CB Radio I am keeping my 8 Track close to period correct also. Ok - Back to CB's
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That is freakin cool!
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70CST: Your committment to period-correct detail is commendable.
MrBeast: Some very nice gear. Way over my head, and I would need a van to mount it all inside. Then the neighbors would wonder what I was up to, with all that stuff and strange antennae. Jeffahart: Money talks... If they stock it, they want to sell it.
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In my '67 Suburban, I had a Johnson Messenger 4175 in that position. It was wide enough to serve as a shelf for a police scanner, and on top of that had a flat space for one of those 'Mercury capsule' type coffee cups. I had a 2 hole Alpine cassette receiver, AM/FM in the normal dash position. External 2-way speaker in the ceiling above the rearview mirror. What I meant was all that retro Panasonic gear would take up a lot of room in the cab.
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I have been writing code all day, don't mind me! My brain isn't in people mode right now!
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Don't want to clutter this thread with too much babble but, wanted to report back on my conversation with the HAM radio outlet in Burbank. The man I spoke with was a HAM guy and he had my radio in stock but said he didn't have many antennas. He said they don't do much with CBs and I should goto the truck stop in Castaic Junction. That said, he was super nice to me and was being honest, in my opinion! I liked him, if it don't work out in Castaic, I'll pay him a visit in Burbank.... and he'll be stuck with me!
I will head to Truckers Paradise "Castaic Junction" tomorrow!
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if you buy a newer CB personally I am a big fan of the Uniden Bearcat 980, had one in my semi, was a good talking radio, was running it with the right coax matched for the Firestick II antennas, it worked really well. I also really like the CB/PA button, it is really nice to have a PA system sometimes.
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Well, the truck stop was a bust. So were the two truck supply shops in town. I decided NOT to go back to or call the Ham radio outlet. They want to run business off to Amazon, I guess that's a business model of some sort!
Anyhow, I queued a bunch of stuff up in the Amazon cart. So what's the problem? That picture of that Uniden BEARCAT 980SSB posted above. I have the Cobra 29 NW in my queue. But I just can't pull the trigger knowing that Bearcat is avail... a righteous radio! What to do what to do????? Must sit on this for a bit more! Oh, and thanks for all the help for all that chimed in! My accessories in queue(besides the radio). Just for fun if anyone is interested. FireStik 5 feet II TUNABLE TIP BLACK https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A3AJIO3SOHUZK3 Firestik SS-3H Heavy Duty Stainless Steel Antenna Spring https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A3IBSQEE1HVAF4 FireStik K-1A Push-n-Twist quick disconnect https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A2NYACAJP9I1IY FireStik K-8R18 18 foot Fire-Flex coax cable with Fire-Ring https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A3AJIO3SOHUZK3 FireStik SS-294A Pickup truck stake hole cb antenna mount https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A3AJIO3SOHUZK3 PA Horn SPEAKER w/ Plug & Wire - 5 inch for CB / Ham Radio https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...A2Q49PGT6CNRLQ j
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This way your radio will be peaked and tuned. Amazon is the last place I would purchase a CB radio. That's just me. Good Luck
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