What CB/11m Radio Stuff did you buy today? (2020)

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Been a busy week for me . Bought 3 rigs , which must be a record . Bought this guy today.
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This arrived today... It's abit rough!

Sold as no receive, But will see what, if anything... else is wrong... a thread on it will be up shortly in the modification section! ;)

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Tim Tom wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 18:55
The Collector wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 18:27 There are some almost identical looks-wise but without the important "EU" on the end. I think they're probably purely US/AM mid-block models
Which over here are unfortunately may aswell just be a a cobra made coaster. Either way seems like a good radio just hope that it does actually tx
Whereabouts in Somerset are you Tim? If you're towards the north end of Somerset, I might be able to hear you once I've got ny aerial up.
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The Collector wrote: 19 Jun 2020, 12:08
Tim Tom wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 18:55
The Collector wrote: 18 Jun 2020, 18:27 There are some almost identical looks-wise but without the important "EU" on the end. I think they're probably purely US/AM mid-block models
Which over here are unfortunately may aswell just be a a cobra made coaster. Either way seems like a good radio just hope that it does actually tx
Whereabouts in Somerset are you Tim? If you're towards the north end of Somerset, I might be able to hear you once I've got ny aerial up.

Taunton - Bridgwater area I'm afraid, I might head out towards motorway later see if anyone going last can give me a radio check
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Ah...it's about 25 miles to my side of Bridgwater from me (used to work from Express Park there) and about 35-ish miles to Taunton I reckon. It's do-able but not with my aerial lying on the floor like it is at the moment. Once I can buy my poles, finish off my home-made winch thing and hoik the Imax up, I might just about stand a chance.
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The Collector wrote: 20 Jun 2020, 12:18 Ah...it's about 25 miles to my side of Bridgwater from me (used to work from Express Park there) and about 35-ish miles to Taunton I reckon. It's do-able but not with my aerial lying on the floor like it is at the moment. Once I can buy my poles, finish off my home-made winch thing and hoik the Imax up, I might just about stand a chance.
Yeah that might help haha, did try again today, all I got was skip on EU and no one on UK haha try again another time.
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Back on subject (sorry, I do rabbit on), I got bored and won a boxed Murphy mobile radio. I know they're 10-a-penny as a rule, but it's only the second one I've seen with its box and this one looks mint (well it does in the poor-quality pictures anyway). It didn't cost the world, so fingers crossed eh ;)
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Bought a new President McKinley.... From Jabber products limited.... (Not my shop unfortunately) ;)
Hoping this is better than the Lincoln 2 plus...

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Will post an update when I have had a play with it... 8)
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Well tested the cobra I won with a lad at work and it worked so just bought:

Compatible din mount
Hatch mount
Thunderpole super flexi
And a fuse tap, by end of next week aslong as nothing props up,should have it wired up and ready to go!
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If you don't get out very well, try swapping the aerial for a Les Wallen Modulator (not one of the dozen or so copies out there). Hopefully it'll be okay though.
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Excited....

Marconi 2955 arrived yesterday !! Whoop whoop!!

Currently working too !

Now just to sort some test leads....... :D
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But my midland 4001 seems to be lost in the post
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Tim Tom wrote: 25 Jun 2020, 23:02 Well tested the cobra I won with a lad at work and it worked so just bought:

Compatible din mount
Hatch mount
Thunderpole super flexi
And a fuse tap, by end of next week aslong as nothing props up,should have it wired up and ready to go!
All the goodies turned up today and fitted and all works great. However I have now learned that because the antenna isn't set up itself for SWR, doing it yourself manual can be a right pain in the ar*e :lol:
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I haven't swr'd in a mobile aerial for about 30 years now. Must do the aerial I've now got for the car one of the days.
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:lol:
The Collector wrote: 30 Jun 2020, 10:59 I haven't swr'd in a mobile aerial for about 30 years now. Must do the aerial I've now got for the car one of the days.
I haven't swr'd my Homebase antenna yet, but do mobile ones all the time ! :lol:
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