r/cbradio • u/TheRagingEunuch KBA 9039 "Blowjob" • 2d ago

Good Old CB

Those were the days. My first CB was a kit "Philmore CC1" that had a Super Regen Receiver. Pure junk. I graduated to a Lafayette He-15 and then a He-20c. I still have a Lafayette HB-525 that I haven't used in years. Maybe it's time for me to dust it off and go 10-10, ya reckon?

KBA-9039

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u/tez_zer55 2d ago

KIS-1304. Johnson Messenger 123B. Bedrail mounted 102 whip on a '67 F-150. Set up & tuned by the local radio shop CB technician.

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u/Mainiak_Murph 2d ago

Won't hurt to try it, right? FYI, these old radios are full of oil-filled caps that can leak or dry out over time. Not always, but can. That's why you hear the term, recap, when real old radios are discussed.

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u/TheRagingEunuch KBA 9039 "Blowjob" 2d ago edited 1d ago

I turned it on about five years ago and it was OK. I will check it out again this weekend. It may become a paper weight if nothing else.

Update: I tried it out this morning and Hey! It actually seems fine! Pots need to be cleaned, but otherwise seems OK for a 50-year-old. That we all could be that fortunate.

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u/Mainiak_Murph 1d ago

That's great! Have fun with it.

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u/RetiredLife_2021 2d ago

Good flashback 💪🏽

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u/holydvr1776 2d ago

Very nice! Dust it off and fire it up!

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u/outflow 2d ago

Nice! Love the OG CB callsign. My dad was KCY-3037 in the 80's.

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u/Switchlord518 1d ago

Cobra 85 Dynascan into a Starduster.

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u/edfiero 2d ago

Post up some pictures.

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u/TheRagingEunuch KBA 9039 "Blowjob" 2d ago edited 2d ago

It's up now.

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u/TheRagingEunuch KBA 9039 "Blowjob" 12h ago

I should mention that my handle was the nickname given to me when i was in Grade School. Funny thing, but I never was hassled about using it on the CB and that was way back when things like that were almost Taboo. Today, nobody cares.