Good for you Bruce.... As I said...not all are snobby... ... From: bruce mallon To: tubetypecbradiocollectors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Monday, April 30, 2012...
this is a sad misconception that ALL hams are jerks and won,t give a CB-er the time of day! Years ago I mentored many a CB-er to help him get his ham license. ...
been into cb radio since jan of 76 and one of the younger kids who was on cb pushed me to get my ticket and did in 91. funny that chris never went higher than...
You got to love the old cards .... I have several hunderd of them going back into the mid 60's 3 years to retire and then I can fix radios for MYSELF .... ... ...
Right on Keith... I'm actually happy that cb radio is where it is in the spectrum... Folks get a taste of skip conditions, and the range isn't too bad... A lot...
... It seems that many of the older hams still hold a grudge for loosing 11 meters to CB. Many of these grudge holders are dying off, leaving the bands a...
... The problem with that is 11 meters was never a HAM BAND the HAMS had a right to use it but it was shaired .... this is why the FCC could take it in the...
Actually the original CB band was 1 meter. I believe that was in the late 40s. I remember it being within a year of my birth (1946). 11 meters didn't happen...
1958 was the year that 11 meters was given to the CBers. ... From: Bill To: tubetypecbradiocollectors@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, May 01, 2012 12:36 PM ...
CB in the 40's was on 460-465 mhz which is about the 3/4 meter band ..... you were close ! There was a class A and class B CB.... on 460 and class C and class...
Don't get me wrong many nice helpful Hams out there. Just don't mention CB and you can be golden. Think I'll stay where I am in ham. Be a closet CBer for now...
Don't get a Mk4 unless you're looking to do a lot of maintenance! The PLL circuit in them is prone to failure and there are many, many voltage regulators in...
i agree with buying the mk3 and putting a siltronix 90#3 on it. i had the glen on my mk3 but of course it floated all over. i think if you do  go with a mk3...
I have 2 MC-11As ( Generals) that have never had any repairs done to them at all. They're outstanding radios as well as being extremely powerful and LOUD! I...
PS.... The variac is always a must for any gear that has not been run for 6 months or longer....and even then if the caps are old enough to be dried out inside...
I have an old Lafayette Comstat 25B that I was given. I don't know if it works or not, but I'll never use it and if anyone who doesn't yet have a tube CB and...
boy bill after reading about all your eagles i am starting to feel bad that i ever ever gave up my mk2 Â i loved that radio to death and made the tx to be able...
I replaced the swr adjustment pot in mine with a three way switch and added 6 crystals to it to give it 23 uppers, 23 lowers and the standard 23 without having...
I hated to part with the General. I liked the receive on it too, with the Collins filter on it. However, I got a decent price for it and sold it to a fellow...
that's probably the best way to do  it bill, but my mk2 came that way when i bought it. but it was nice since the crystals were so big and not small like most...
As a young kid, I got zapped by the first amp I owned, a JB-150. It had output, but was running really hot and burning up tubes. I had no idea what I was doing...
Ouch..... Always remember the one hand rule. You had a ground in one hand and the high voltage in the other.....right though the chest area. It's a micacle you...
I agree with most all you said. Orban and other processors now have multiband: EQ, compressors and clipper all in one box. Funny how the Hams had this wrong,...
Here's a link to a youtube video of the "Buddy Base" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MlP45nKWRrc&feature=plcp It has wonderful amazing transmit, but horrible...
That's exactly what most people with Buddy Bases do.... The old venerable Browning R-27 works great with the buddy transmitter and you can keep the ping! ...
By the way.... The You tube video Buddy must not have changed his modulation or output tube to a 5881 and a 6146 or running very low voltage even though it ...
The Mark 4A's are pretty dependable. The Tram D201 with vox which are hardwired are also a very dependable radio. No BA board at all. I actually would get rid...
