Mounting a CB antenna in your vehicle may seem a difficult process but it’s not that difficult. It is only a bit tricky, if you’re not getting the right kind of instructions. There may be various models of CB radio and antenna available in the market but when it comes to mounting the antenna properly, the […]
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CB Radios are used as communication devices where two people can talk to each other via a private channel. People generally use a CB radio when all the other modes of communication are cut off. Think of an apocalypse. Will you be able to use SNS to call up your loved ones? Chances are small (Or […]
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Coax cables might be the simplest looking components in a CB radio setup, but they are the most essential elements for stable linkups all-around. While a lot of people may ignore the concerns regarding its quality and performance when purchasing, they will most likely repent before a mere few weeks. That’s why you’ll need the right […]
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This is the first base station in the line of Galaxy CB radios. In these days of converted 10-meter radios, companies like Cobra, Midland and Uniden seem to be trimming their CB radio lines. Cobra with the elimination of their base station radios. Midland back in the hay days was one of the first manufacturers […]
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n 1961 Frank J. Kukura Jr. and his father formed Kem-tron Industries specializing in manufacturing power supplies, frequency counters, Interceptor 100, Thunderbolt 305, RoadRunner 150 and many other products including antenna electronics like coaxial switch boxes, Ham and CB Base antennas, and fiberglass mobile whips. The coaxial switch box was named the Anttron AS-3. In the […]
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This is the other unit that my customer brought in for test. The heatsink and front panel layout looks very familiar. It is a copy of the old Palomar Magnum linear amplifier. The Palomar folks no longer use the Palomar name or produce linear amplifiers since they were busted many years ago. They managed to […]
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The RCI 2950DX is capable of covering 24.0000 MHz to 32.0000 MHz with the addition of a small circuit board provided by an undisclosed third party. It must be mentioned that radios from some Ham Radio only dealers cannot be converted. The prices are lower on these radios, be careful, you may be buying something […]
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The first thing I noticed after removing the top and bottom covers was the mobile chassis mounted in the base chassis. At first I was disappointed thinking this was a cheaply made base radio. What they have done was use the aluminum chassis of their mobile CB radio and designed a base chassis that accepts […]
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The Midland 79-290 is the smallest sideband mobile available today. It measures only 2″ high by 6.25″ wide by 7″ deep. The small size combined with the detachable face makes it possible to safely mount it permanently in many vehicles. This is a new generation of CB radio designed and manufactured in Korea. Instead of […]
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Back in the August issue I did an article on the new Magnum Maverick A34 10-meter radio. As mention in that article the radio submitted for review was a pre-production unit. Finally Magnum received 20 production radios and I was able to convince them to send one in. This time it arrived complete in a very […]
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