I may have crossed over to the Dark Side of the Farce

[VE7DCW]

Dak Mark X, Tram D201A/D300, Browning Mk IV-A, GE 'Superbase', CPI-2000, Cobra 2000, Teaberry Stalker XX, Craig L-201, SBE LCBS-8 or TRS Challenger 1400...if you're going to do "vintage", you have to do it right.

Anyone remember the Stoner pro-40 SSB radio?? .....the amount of propaganda they were pushing in the late 1970's about that thing being the purest SSB CB radio anyone can ever own.I've seen one from a distance..... I can't even think of anyone who actually owned one..... another footnote to the good buddy I guess. :roll:

73

[N8YX]

Anyone remember the Stoner pro-40 SSB radio??

But of course:




I've seen several of these at various hamfests over the years. About the only unique feature it offered was the so-called "Whistle-stop".

IMO, a CPI-2000 or TRS Challenger are more capable. The ARF2001 could have been a player in this space but not at the price it commanded.

Simple 1980 math:

$1195 for the single-band -2001 - AM/SSB 12w;

$995 for the single-band Tram D-201A - AM/SSB 12w;

$1500 for the single-band Browning Mk IV-A - AM/SSB 12w;

Compared to:

$795 for an FT-101EE, which netted you a VFO, 100w out on SSB and 160-10M to boot;

$1450 for a TR-7....which added PBT, filtering, continuous HF coverage and a digital readout. Along with 125w PEP out. And a noise blanker that actually worked.

And the rest, as they say, is history. When the CB boom withered away in the early 80's, many equipment manufacturers simply shut their doors.

IMNSHO: Had the various CB radio manufacturers come up with a cost-effective scheme to incorporate an IF notch filter and shift controls into their offerings, you'd likely see a whole lot less amateur equipment being used on 11M. As it is, the majority of the Part 95 equipment (type-accepted and non-certificated alike) absolutely stinks in the receiver department.