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    Mystical Drummer NY4Q's Avatar
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    Quote Originally Posted by KA9MOT View Post
    Damned outlaw!
    Yep!

    Quote Originally Posted by ka9mot
    I removed the NB switch mod but kept the extra channels. They don't go up into 10M and the radio really looked bad with that hole in the front bezel.
    I put my mod on the PA button. The 458 had the upD858 PLL. I also added a higher C varia-cap and tied the TX & RX together so I could "slide five up and five down", well it was more like six down and eleven up. I also did a mod on the RX; I think on the 1st RF amp and broadbanded it so the RX was pretty good from about 26.5 up to 28.1 or so mcs. Nice.
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    Quote Originally Posted by WU9G View Post
    Bootlegger!
    No; FREEBANDER!

    I still remember my 2WW number. 2WW3057. The DX crown hung out on 27.900mcs.
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    Quote Originally Posted by N4BBQ View Post
    No; FREEBANDER!

    I still remember my 2WW number. 2WW3057. The DX crown hung out on 27.900mcs.
    Hello.

    My name is Laura, and I used to hang out with Riley at a governmental agency. In about 37 seconds, your doorbell will ring. Please answer it, drop to your knees, and put your hands behind your back. You will be given further instructions regarding your confession.
    A clear conscience is usually a sign of a bad memory

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    Quote Originally Posted by K7SGJ View Post
    Hello.

    My name is Laura, and I used to hang out with Riley at a governmental agency. In about 37 seconds, your doorbell will ring. Please answer it, drop to your knees, and put your hands behind your back. You will be given further instructions regarding your confession.
    If Laura don't care about the current situation of hamm radio, then I doubt she cares about someone's historical use of the "free band".
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    Quote Originally Posted by N4BBQ View Post
    If Laura don't care about the current situation of hamm radio, then I doubt she cares about someone's historical use of the "free band".
    Years ago there was talk of opening up a little spectrum in the CB band and allowing more power.
    They'll legalize pot before that happens.

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    Well, I took it to the Hamfest and expected all the CBers to knock me over trying to buy it. I had a couple of nibbles I was unable to hook a buyer. So... I'm stuck with this thing. I've listed it on all of the local classifieds site and Craigslist for $250 or best offer. I might have to put it on eBay but I sure don't want to have to ship this thing.

    Question for you guys, What do you think a fair price is?

    On a side note....my big brother passed Tech and General. He's inspired me to start working on Extra again.
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    'Grumpy old bastid' kb2vxa's Avatar
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    "If Laura don't care about the current situation of hamm radio..."
    Yeah, it's a damn shame when you have to set up a mobile station in an old boxcar!

    "I had a couple of nibbles I was unable to hook a buyer."
    Born too late, at the height of the CB boom it would have been worth it's weight in gold. Considering the price of gold back then I'd say $250 would be fair dinkum.

    "Question for you guys, What do you think a fair price is?"
    Shipping prepaid with $250 enclosed.
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    Quote Originally Posted by KA9MOT View Post
    Question for you guys, What do you think a fair price is?
    With the drilled front panel? $150 tops.

    Unaltered, fully functional and in great cosmetic shape? $250-400; higher end of the range if two external speakers are included.

    That particular chassis - also used in the Uniden Madison and the original 148GTL - supposedly has an adjacent channel rejection in excess of 80dB and is considered to be among the three best-performing designs of the CB boom era; CPI's CP- series and the Stoner Pro-40 being the other two. It's a shame people have to hack on them.
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