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the CTVR 46mhz 40ch CB band ??
just got hold of a few rare magazines CB trade and notice a few rarities in there..

CTVR like a maxcom 4e but on 46mhz ??
Commant UK40 mobile antenna.
Kaiser CBX-40
Elftone Convoy ??

and the rarest rig i've ever come across..

the Spirit CB40F !! anyone ever seen one or heard of one ??

and the Harvard H401 home base...Hmm, sure i've seen one.

we know about the Mega tracker's CB1100 and BS100 (i'll scan it for you collector :) )

these magazines were only given to the trade so are rare in themselves,
but what about CB and Electronics Trader ?? CBET

magazines i didn't even know existed..!!
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Blimey, I'd like a look through them, I've seen that mag advertised in old " cb radio" magazine
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Interesting....
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Sounds like in that ad it was aimed at taxi's etc [when taxis used CB] but as it also states was infact illegal to use which is probably why it never really took off.
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but what ever happened to it all ??
i've seen the CTVR handhelds which were 29mhz AM and still got a pair on 27mhz in the loft, but 46mhz ??
wonder if it ever took off, is there anything on there now ?

i was told there were only three 'CB trade' (part of CB Radio) magazines, but i have so far found seven, one being No 2 Issue 18, so there's a few out there..

CBET is another i didn't know of, and i need to find a few more Practical CB too..

a few people on here had collections so any swaps ?? i have many to swap..

i have all the Citizens band and all the Breaker magazines,
also 10-4 Action, a Comic ?? anyone ??
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Here's one of the mags!
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I'm sure there was a pair of 46mhz rigs on ebay a year or so back. It was someone on here that bought them and posted about them.
Seem to remember they looked same as a Colt 210.

Was miffed I missed them because they went cheap, and I would of liked to experiment with getting one working on the 49Mhz band
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If its the Kaiser UK 27/81 handheld you're on about Mark then I've got a boxed one of those and I sold another unboxed one a few months back. They're the only 2 I've seen on eBay in 7 years of collecting. If its a mobile radio then I've never seen one.
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curny wrote:I'm sure there was a pair of 46mhz rigs on ebay a year or so back. It was someone on here that bought them and posted about them.
Seem to remember they looked same as a Colt 210.
I remember that.
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i had two of the blue colt based 46mhz rigs on two different bands, a few locals had them in the early/mid 80's, not seen one in years.
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The ebay photo
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normal wrote:The ebay photo
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Did you buy them? Are they yours? Can I buy one? :)
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that pic brings back some happy memories playing at making different antennas,
mine came with the matching phone patch unit, it had a complete bremi style powerpac inside which i robbed and used the patch unit case for another project.
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I think I remember those from on eBay. How much did they fetch as a matter of interest? Not something I'd collect personally but to some they'd be great.
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