Thread: Sideband CB (27MHZ) Radios Making a Comeback - Cheap Long Distance Comms

Originally Posted by loanrangie

Me too, a uniden super panther i think it was mounted on my motorbike i would sit up on Mt Dandenong and talk to guys in the airforce base in Hawai on a good night . Still have the CB in the cupboard and a base station antenna- will have to drag it out, i know it still works.

You would have seen the Super Cheetah still mounted in the SIII Stage I on the weekend.

Originally Posted by Mick_Marsh

Back in the old days....
Many times I and my friends have spoken on sideband to someone on the west coast of America from a car on a 5ft helical (when the conditions were right).
I still have my old Pearce Simpson Super Cheetah.

I still have 2, 27meg radios, a 40 channel GME in the Disco and a Ferris 5000 with a 200 channel digiscan at home

Baz.

You guys would be amazed at what those old CBs are worth nowadays. I saw a super cheetah sell on ebay for over $200 - very collectible. Especially if they have lots of chrome. Used to buy them in cash-converters for $20

I think i will get the uniden out and stick it in the disco, got it for my 21st back in 1989 .

Originally Posted by loanrangie

I think i will get the uniden out and stick it in the disco, got it for my 21st back in 1989 .

My first cb was also a 21st present. A realistic(Tandys Brand)23 channel.

40 channels were not available back then. They were also illegal at the time which made them much more fun.

This thing actually got me sacked from my job as I would be on it half the night and always late for work.

I later upgraded to 40 channel sideband which was in my rangie. I sold the vehicle about five years ago and I could not be bothered pulling it out as it was basically obsolete.

Dave.

Originally Posted by Mr Whippy

My first cb was also a 21st present. A realistic(Tandys Brand)23 channel.

40 channels were not available back then.

Mine was a Sanyo 18 channel unit.