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To be honest I was surprised when I found it out. That's why I thought it would be good to share it with all of you.

No problem , you're very welcome .

Thanks Luke , I'm doing ok.

This video was made July of 2022 ... and uploaded in September of 2022 . I'm not sure if some of those radios were in production yet , or not ... at the time this was made . But they're definitely good radios now .

You're welcome , and thank you for watching it .

Hi Jake , to be honest I don't know much about the Lafayette HB 200 . But I will say that if it's been boxed up for decades , it's probably going to need the electrolytic capacitors in it updated .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch appreciate the response.

Hi Joe , to be honest until you asked this , I had never heard of the Nato 2000 before. So I looked it up and noticed that it's a British CB radio. I'm in America , so I don't know much about British CB radios. But maybe I'll check into them in the near future.

I don't know if it's because of nostalgic reasons, or because of the equipment itself . But I love the fake wood grain & chrome look the older radios have . I first became interested in CB radio in the 70s , when I was 10 years old . Listening to my parents and their friends talking on the radio every night . That's a look I wish the radio companies would bring back again , but at the same time , with the LCD screens and the menus ... I don't think it would be the same .

around 6:55 wazzaup with the subliminal attempt at the striker?? hummmm seriuosly it don't have USB/LSB or SIDEBAND IT AINT A VALID CHOICE :) for a '''skip talkn' rig'' ....

There's no way I'd ever pay $2000 for a CB radio . I "might" pay that for an HF radio , but not for a CB radio .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch oh me neither, I don't even think I would do a 2k RADIO till after I needed to """find""" ways to SPEND $ lol ;) hehehe when 800 or so will pick up a nice 100 watt talk any band any mode mobile, then spend 300 on some good coax and put that other 1k into a TOWER and NICE MULTIBAND antenna ;) yea, thassa how I would do that 2k... maybe even just get one of those big HF screwdriver antennas that mount on the reciever hitch and talk in the driveway in the car lol hahaha

my old TEABERRY that was stolen from me was a STALKER202 .... the dude I got it from was a radio/electronics tech... he worked on recording studio equipement and had his own studio... it had an upgraded RX CHIP and had upgraded SSB TX chips...

I've asked myself the same thing , and what I found when I researched it online is that according to Stryker they've only made an SR-955HPC , and over the years they made a few upgrades to that . So there's a Version 1 , and a Version 2 of the HPC . But "They're saying" (not me) that there's never been a Stryker SR-955HP version , only the SR-955HPC version .

Honestly , I really like the Yaesu FT-897d , and yes I would recommend it to anyone . They did discontinue the 897 shortly after I bought mine . So if you want one you'll have to buy a used one some place like QRZ.com , QTH.com , or on eBay. If you would like to buy one new, they are still making the mobile version of this radio , which is the Yaesu FT-857 , also a really good radio.

You're welcome Matt . Thank you for watching the video . I've been running the FT-897d , with the LDG Z-11 Pro on a Carolina Windom antenna for over 10 years now , and it still impresses me to this day.

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch Thank you for the reply and information on the Carolina Windom antenna. Is there a setting on the 897D that I must set to operate the Z-11? I can't find anything on it. It doesn't seem to make a difference in the amp setting. I just left it to "Off". There isn't a "LAMP" setting like on other Yaesu models.

@@Matt-qq8dh you just run your antenna to your Z-11 , an then a patch cord from the Z-11into the HF coax hook-up on the back of your 897 . If your Z-11 has the battery pack in it , make sure it has batteries in it . If it doesn't have a battery pack in it , then you'll have to run it off of a power supply . I'm using an MFJ 25 amp switching power supply called the "Mighty Lite" . It has a negative and positive power posts on the front for running your radio ... and a 5 amp jack on the back which is nice because I just plug my Z-11 pro into the back . So when I turn on my power supply I'm powering my radio and my antenna tuner at the same time .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch Thank you very much. I will do that. Thank you again for the information.

I had a nice 40 channel Royce 1-682 , that I always relied on for the mobile . But somehow it vanished on me over the years . Because I don't know where it went to , and I know I didn't let it go because it was very reliable . Anyway , now I use an old RCA Co-Pilot 14T-302 in the mobile . Have fun with your Plymouth Volare, and your Royce .

All FT-897's have the capability to go to 11 meters . So it's not hypocritical to use your 897 to listen in on the other bands . I'm sure that many of us do it . Just because it can go to 11 meters , doesn't mean that it's being keyed up there . I'm also sure that you'll find out that most of the 897's you're buying used these days have probably been MARS modded since the 60 meter band was added after they were manufactured , and ham operators were modding them so that they could key up there . With that said , I have to tell people that they shouldn't be modding their radios to be used outside of their legal operating areas . If I don't , I'll get 100 people telling me in the comment section that I should be saying that in my videos ... versus the one guy who "Picks Bloopers In My Videos" . I'll take that one guys comment over 100 of them repeating the same comment over & over . Thanks for watching the video , I'm glad you liked it ... other than the "Blooper" .

That is something I have been working on for awhile now . Every time I think I've found the right volume level , someone else tells me that I need to turn it down again . It's a long and slow process . But I brought down pretty good now I think . If you go check out my newest video I think you'll see what I'm talking about .

I agree with you 100% Brian .

The Nato 2000 is a nice radio . I'm glad you liked the video , thanks for watching it.

I still like my Yaesu radios too . I have a 757GXII , an 897d , and a couple of their ht's . I think they make good radio equipment .

You're welcome Mike . I'm glad you liked it , and that it helped you learn something about the FT-897d . Thanks for watching the video .

You're very welcome , I'm glad you liked it . Thank you for the kind words , and I hope that it was helpful enough for you to find the right equipment you'll need to get started . Good luck on your new adventure .

There have been so many great radios over the years , that the actual list of great vintage radios is just way too big to fit into one "Top 10 Vintage CB Radios" video . I'll have to make another video in the near future featuring 10 different vintage radios to build the list up some more. Thank you for watching the video .

@RaccoonsRadioRanch no problem..the rangers were late 50s early 60s. You needed a receiver but it had the 11m on the band switch.

I hadn't seen any in my search for CB radio commercials . But maybe they didn't think that they needed to , since their radios seemed to sell themselves ... along with the company's reputation .

One of my friends picked up a vintage Realistic CB walkie talkie , and talked over 1 mile away with it .

I think you're asking if an upside coffee can would also work for a 102" Whip antenna , and I think it might . Although I've never tried it before ... I did have a friend that talked about mounting a 102" Whip antenna on a coffee can , putting it on his roof , and talking all over the world with it . If you try it out , make sure to let us know how it works out for you .

You will need a BNC to SO239 adapter ... here is a link where you can find one . amzn.to/3WGrhvl Hopefully that helps you out .

@@RaccoonsRadioRanch Thank you. I just recently purchased a few radios (let me tell you which ones): President George FCC with SSB/AM/FM, JOPIX Portable CB (like the T-X from the United Kingdom), President Randy II, QYT Portable CB, of course the Midland 75-822, and the Cobra 75 which is on the way. Excited to get into CB. Also got the Stryker External Antenna for Car and the Tram 3500.

@@KMWR1818 That's a nice selection of radios . It's definitely a great start . I'm glad to see that you've decided to get into CB , I hope you enjoy it .

I said that exact same thing when I first saw that commercial ... lol.