Amateur radio or CB radios ?????

[SRV540]

anyone else here interested in Amateur radio or CB radios as a hobby??? I used to be in it back in the late 80's early 90's, but sold some of my gear to finance other hobbies. I just recently pulled out one of my old radio and had it aligned and tuned, its a ranger AR3500 100w model I will be using it with a maco shooting star @ 70' on a tower at my mothers place....gives me something to toy around when not snowmobiling in the winter and I just picked up a modded uniden 2510 last night on ebay last night to use down here in the city, also have a pro 2006 modded with a Opto 456 board so I can operate via pc...:drink1:

[Brad]

I like to collect older cb radios, base stations, older handheld cbs. I
have a cobra 1000 GTL base station my dad found at a garage sale.
I picked up an older Icom IC-R7100 scanner on e-bay. Also a radio
shack pro-94 1000 handheld scanner, and other radios. I also like old
shortwave radios the bigger and older the better. And It drives my
wife crazy!

[SRV540]

kewl brad!!! I also have a few older radios, my favorite cb base station is my cobra 139xlr with extra channels installed and a turner super side kick desk mic, I also have a Yeasu ft-101e and some old courier mobiles and a pinto 23 chanel base station......what antenna are you running with your base station???? best desk mic fo your setup was a Turner Expander 500....can get them on ebay....those are nice loud talkers.

http://www.thiecom.de/ar3500.gif

http://www.garbell.com/5540/radio1.jpg

http://www.thewho.info/wfc/images/Cobra139.jpg

http://foxtango.ham-radio-op.net/FT101/ft-101e.jpg

http://img166.imageshack.us/img166/528/imgp05328pe.jpg

[Brad]

Right now all I have is a 4ft steel whip on the roof for the cobra.
My icom has a dipole that works good. I had to move the cobra
to the basement it and the computer did not get along as well with
the wife she has no taste. Some time a new tower and a nice antenna willl get put up, Thinking of making my own j pole antenna
or buying one.

[racer7x]

I will list some of my stuff later. Moonraker 4, Antron 99 antennas, Galaxy Mirage 88 Mobile Cb/ D104 mobile mic , Galaxy DX 88 mobile cb, 750 watt mobile kicker, Old Courier 40 Base station with D104 Sliver Eagle mic and spare standard D104.

[SRV540]

great to know there are some other member interested in this stuff.......Dean what freq do you hang around??? never know mabey shoot some skip your way sometime.... it suck that I dont have a balcony here in my condo... but my firestick antena does ok on the window sil.....and being on the 26th floor help to.. what rotor you use for your moonraker? I have a yaesu g800sa turning my 4 element quad (shooting star) and my moms house.

[racer7x]

Sacha, I used to hang around 26.000 mhz, I havent had anything hooked up since I moved into my house. I will have to get my mobiles into the Avalanches soon.
I didnt have a rotor for the Moonraker, I just used to turn it by hand, LOL
One of these days I will get everything set up again. I have a 40 foot tower to set up now.
Somewhere I have some pics of my old rig, when I find them I will post some.

[Brad]

Any one listen to the skip,? Have not heard any in a long time.

[SRV540]

just waiting for the sun spots to change!!!!!:4fzfk2:



Any one listen to the skip,? Have not heard any in a long time.

[Brad]

Any good CB base station antennas, good brands?

[SRV540]

Brad....if your looking for the best Omni directional antenna....go for the Interceptor 10k....its price is high though....here is a link : http://www.a1antennas.com/

or I have heard the imax 2000 is a good bargain.........or if you can find yourself a good used penatrator 500 5/8's omni

[Brad]

Sacha, I used to hang around 26.000 mhz, I havent had anything hooked up since I moved into my house. I will have to get my mobiles into the Avalanches soon.
I didnt have a rotor for the Moonraker, I just used to turn it by hand, LOL
One of these days I will get everything set up again. I have a 40 foot tower to set up now.
Somewhere I have some pics of my old rig, when I find them I will post some.

Dean, did you ever get the tower up? the skip has been really rolling. Brad