vintage 23 channel cobra 21 cb radio

[wazzabie]

Does anyone run theses old cobra cb radios? I've had one sitting around for a long time. It powers up. I'm thinking about getting an antenna and cable and put it in the truck. I don't need all the channels.

 

[max 02]

I have a couple in boxes from back in the day when everyone had one...

 

[6872xtc]

Aren't most of the 23 channel radios have slightly more power than the standard 40 channel?

 

[diesel4me]

I have a few old 23 channel CB's--no Cobra's but some others like Roberts and Pace,Realistic,etc...some others I have are so old they used crystals and only had a few channels..

Supposedly the 23 channel ones were a "full" 5 watts output,while the early 40 channel CB's were actually 4 watts ,despite being rated at 5 ..how true that is I don't know...

I'd bet most of my old CB's long stashed away in my garage might not work ,or work well,after sitting so long--capacitors and other components often degrade over time..but on the other hand "they dont make 'em like they used too" may apply here too...if they were not subjected to a lot of moisture or high temperatures they might be in good shape still...

I tired firing up my Courier Centurion SSB base station in my room the other night when I was bored--it still works,but sitting took a toll on it--the power mike battery died and corroded the battery holder,the talk/receive relay sticks when you key it up,and the power on switch had to be flicked several times for it to power up--also the volume control is extremely "scratchy" now...it'll need some re-hab for it to be a good unit again now..so even indoor "dry" storage can cause problems..