Did you use to be a CB radio enthusiast?

Millay · 05-06-2006, 04:17

I am looking for the model of a certian make of CB, it was manufactured around 94-95 and was a 40 shannel base station, the noticable thing about it was it was all led and backlit.. the buttons were rubber and backlight and the singal meter was a rising scale of led's?

I always wanted one when I was younger but couldnt affor it, I would like to track one down, but cant remember the model number if anyone else can remeber I owuld be most gratfull.

Many thanks
andy

05-06-2006, 04:49

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Originally Posted by Millay

I am looking for the model of a certian make of CB, it was manufactured around 94-95 and was a 40 shannel base station, the noticable thing about it was it was all led and backlit.. the buttons were rubber and backlight and the singal meter was a rising scale of led's?

I always wanted one when I was younger but couldnt affor it, I would like to track one down, but cant remember the model number if anyone else can remeber I owuld be most gratfull.

Many thanks
andy

I used to be on the CB radio back in the 80's. I used to have a Cobra 148 GTL DX 180 channels with a 18ft arial on the chimney stack.

**Russ** · 05-06-2006, 07:19

Sounds like one of the Jesan models - lovely looking machines.

marky · 05-06-2006, 10:59

Ive got 4, we use them for 4x4 off-road days, they are much better than pmr.

But i cant help you with the model you are looking for, Uniden maybe

Millay · 05-06-2006, 11:00

I think it was a Team unit although could be icom.... but im leaning towards the former...

**Graham M** · 05-06-2006, 11:03

Funnily enough I've got an iCom radio here in front of me as I make my living as a taxi dispatch controller

05-06-2006, 11:07

I had a simple machine with an illegal coiled arial in the loft on a sheet of alli worked a treat.I remember the quiz nights on channel 6 or something lol mines was just basic bandwidth but a guy round the corner had all the other dodgy stations lol

**Russ** · 05-06-2006, 11:10

Ham International Jumbo - anyone remember that? I had mine for years, fully Eprom'd and it looked the shizznit! Outgoing modulation was a bit dodgy because of the components used (Rotel, Colt, Binatone, Harrier all had the same problem) but this was soon rectified with an Astatic Teardrop mic

marky · 05-06-2006, 11:23

Heres some pics of mine 3 in the house and one in the car.

smicer07 · 05-06-2006, 11:40

Are you about to run someone over in the 3rd pic??

marky · 05-06-2006, 11:44

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Originally Posted by smicer07

Are you about to run someone over in the 3rd pic??

My wife

05-06-2006, 12:18

I used to have a little Jaws MkII (all led no needle) attached to a 22ft pole, that was back in the 80's tho.. was AM not FM.

05-06-2006, 19:06

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Originally Posted by Zeph

Funnily enough I've got an iCom radio here in front of me as I make my living as a taxi dispatch controller

Tait Radios are the best for Taxis, we used to run ours via a transmitter mast based on the highest point in Nottinghamshire, we used to use BT for the line then a company called RadCom in Nottingham for the airspace, we used to get miles with our radios, if you were in York you could here the radio op as clear as day in Mansfield plus you could speak to them to. We sadly lost our reception when we went auto dispatch we had to go onto a different frequency which meant less power, after the change we had a range of 10 miles.

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Originally Posted by Russ D

Sounds like one of the Jesan models - lovely looking machines.

Yeah it had a black case with a silver front, the 18ft twig used to kick ass though, I think the furthest I got was to a guy in Brighton.

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Originally Posted by Dodger444

I used to have a little Jaws MkII (all led no needle) attached to a 22ft pole, that was back in the 80's tho.. was AM not FM.

I remember the old AM frequency, we had to dodge the busbys

Can you remember the busby's? The old BT men who used to drive round in the yellow vans?

05-06-2006, 19:55

Ye I remember the busby's, on the side, on the side... on the side come alive!! lol... eyeball eyeball... 19 a rig check

**Graham M** · 05-06-2006, 20:53

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Originally Posted by Nidge

Tait Radios are the best for Taxis, we used to run ours via a transmitter mast based on the highest point in Nottinghamshire, we used to use BT for the line then a company called RadCom in Nottingham for the airspace, we used to get miles with our radios, if you were in York you could here the radio op as clear as day in Mansfield plus you could speak to them to. We sadly lost our reception when we went auto dispatch we had to go onto a different frequency which meant less power, after the change we had a range of 10 miles.

I dont know all the gory details to be honest, I just know through our repeater we manage about 15-20 miles pretty reasonably, the repeater is sat on a common behind our base and the radio we use at base is just a standard In-Car ICOM hooked up to a 12v Power Transformer with a Battery for Backup use. All of our dispatching is done via Cordic cPaq anyway but we still keep the radios, again mostly for backup but its handy to be able to talk to the drivers without phoning them