Older CB

[George]

I have an older Cobra 25LTD (the mic plugs into the side), the original mic and a Turner +3 mic (the blue and white one with a slide adjustment), I need a power cord and an antenna. They have not been used in at least 15 years but worked good when I took it out. Is there anything I need to watch for when I hook it back up?

[TriAxleTrucker16]

I had a Midland that my dad gave me , it hadnt been used in about 7 years and I just hooked it right up abd started sqwakin' no problems at all.

[25(2)+2]

I think the 25 had a detachable power cord, they are standard in 2 and 3 pin designs, pick the right one to fit, they also can be bought with a lighter plug attached.

CB antennas can be purchased the same way, and you would need to buy the proper cable to hook it up. Test the SWR on installation. The side microphone plug radios were thought to be better quality than what is currently available, I don't really know.

[George]

Originally Posted by 25(2)+2

I think the 25 had a detachable power cord, they are standard in 2 and 3 pin designs,
.

3 pins on this one, I can get one at one of the 3 truck stops here (Love's, TA and Pilot). Believe it or not that seems to be the only places to get cb equipment around here. They all have the same antennaes but the TA has a better quality power cord than the other 2 and is the same price.
All 3 places are within 10 miles of my house.

[George]

Originally Posted by TriAxleTrucker16

I had a Midland that my dad gave me , it hadnt been used in about 7 years and I just hooked it right up abd started sqwakin' no problems at all.

Somewhere around the house I still have my first CB I ever got, I don,t remember what brand (I think it is a Cobra too) but it is a 23 channel.
I may even try to find and hook it up too.
A few other folks should remember those 23 channel radios too after all they only had 40 channels out for a couple of years.

[TriAxleTrucker16]

Yeah that midland was an old 13-895, 23 channel SSB unit, that radio was the one that made me want an SSB galaxy when I bought my new one the other day.

[arky870]

i had an old general electric 23 channel a looooong time ago that i still think was the best talking radio i ever had.

[Waterloo]

Originally Posted by George

Somewhere around the house I still have my first CB I ever got, I don,t remember what brand (I think it is a Cobra too) but it is a 23 channel.
I may even try to find and hook it up too.
A few other folks should remember those 23 channel radios too after all they only had 40 channels out for a couple of years.

One of the good ones! Those old radios were built like tanks, and had better boards in them so I was told, but they sounded better than the new ones of the day. They had more of richer sound to them, I guess like a tube vs solid state stereo system. Sounds silly, but that is my recollection. But I have never been a big cb radio guy.

Mike

[TriAxleTrucker16]

That old SSB Midland I have talks real well. Dad told me it was tuned up but I never hooked it to a meter. I still have it mostly for a backup in case my 959 fails me.

[Big Duker]

You guys got me going. Went out and finally found my first radio. Pace 2300. Cadillac in its day. Hooked it up and still works as well as new Cobra. Only has 23 channels. I would install it if I still had the bracket.