CB Radios

I've been a ham since 1974. My first exposure to 2-way radio was when my parents installed a base station and several mobiles in the various service trucks of my Dad's plumbing company in the late 60's. Mom would dispatch service calls to the trucks via their CB system. I was amazed at how it worked wirelessly, and we could talk to other people in the area. A few other kids in my area had parents with CB stations, and we would talk to each other every now and again. I worked at a couple of CB shops back when I was in High School, and have enjoyed repairing and restoring them over the years. I've never documented much, but I'll upload and document what I can, as I find it. This page will serve as a main link page to various radios and other CB related items. 

 

 

Mobile Radios

 Hy-gain Hy-Range 1...

This is a Hy-Gain Hy-Range 1 I had in my pickup truck back around 1976, when I was in High School. It's the actual same unit that was in my truck. I found this while cleaning out the attic, and restored it. Click HERE to see more info about this radio...

Johnson Messenger III...

 This is a Johnson Messenger III and the base station console I picked up at a swap meet. I had one of these and used it on the air back in the late 70's. Click HERE to see more about this radio.

Midland 13-862B... 

 This is a Midland 13-862B that my Mom used in her car back in the 1970's. While cleaning out the attic, I found this radio, the actual rig my Mom used, and restored it for her.Click HERE to see more info about this radio...

Cobra 21 LTD Classic...

This is a Cobra 21 LTD Classic from around 1990. It was in a large bin of junk radios, in pretty pittiful condition. I couldn't help myself, and had to bring it back to life. More about it HERE...

Royce I-600B...

This is a Royce I-600B from sometime in the early to mid 70's. It was also in a large bin of junk radios, sad shape. I remembered one of these in my Dad's service truck around 1975, so once again, I couldn't help myself and had to try and restore it. More about it HERE...

Realistic TRC-422A...

I picked this up from a local guy, it was in needvof a little TLC. I little massage and service, and she plays like new! More about it HERE 

Midland 13-882C...

In the process of repairing and restoring this to save it from the land fill, I had a blast figuring out the PLL matrix and how to get it updated a bit from the original 23 CB channels.  More about it HERE

 

 

Base Station Radios

Robyn... 

This is a Robyn 240D Tube-Type base station. I recently restored and updated this for a friend.  Click HERE to see more info and mods on this radio. 

 

Ranger RCI-2990... 

This is a Ranger RCI-2990 base station. I recently restored and updated this for a friend.  Click HERE to see more info and mods on this radio. 

 

 

 

President Dwight D...

 This is a radio I picked up in the early 80's, and tossed it in the Attic. Click HERE to see more about this radio.  

Craig 4201...

This is a radio that a friend found and bought for another friend, but was damaged in shipment. Click HERE to see more about the restoration of this radio.  

Johnson Messenger 250...

This is a 50th Anniversary Edition that I restored. It needed crystals, a power cord, caps, and a full alignment. She works great, now! Click HERE to see more about the restoration of this radio.  

JC Penny Pinto 23...

This is a VERY clean Pinto 23 from around 1973. It needed the typical stuff, crystals had shifted in freq, bad caps, noisy controls, and was far out of alignment.  Click HERE to see more about the restoration of this radio.  

Accessories

  EuroCB RX Preamp...

This is an Auto-switch EuroCB receive preamp a friend picked up at a hamfest. It needed a little work, but was a pretty neat little preamp. Click HERE to see more info about this radio...