My dad had an old CB from one of his trucks over in the garage. It was an older model with only 23 channels. I'm going to dig it out, but I found a pic online of what I believe it is.
Is there any reason this couldn't work for me with the right antenna and coax?
Thanks
Any reason I couldn't make this work.
Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by Elendil, Jun 30, 2012.
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Should work don't see why not
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The Caps may be dried out. Because 23 channel radios are about 35+ yrs old (40 channels came out in 1977).
http://www.rigpix.com/cbfreeband/hygain_i.htm -
I wouldn't put any money into it to make it work. Too many good used late model radios out there to choose from to go with that relic.
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BTW ......
They convert nicely to 10 meter AM but no one uses AM on 10 meters anymore ..... thats why I tossed the ones I had ..... -
Wow, an old Hygain. An old high-school buddy of mine had one of those. Back in the day they seemed to be a decent radio. I never used one, instead I used an old Johnson Messenger 123a. Vintage, antique, and unless you're just wanting to sink money into restoration, it's deserving a decent burial..
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Sometimes the old radios just need a little cleaning and do well. That hygain was no slouch in it's day.
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If that one doesn't work, you can buy the new in box radios like those (but with 40 channels) for less than $50 including shipping, from ebay, or WalMart. (Cobra 19 is about $40 new). You can have a decent rig -radio, coax, antenna, and mount for under $100.
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