A Spin Around The Band: Browning Golden Eagle Mark 3
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- Опубликовано: 7 ноя 2024
- This is a spin around the CB band with a vintage Browning Golden Eagle Mark 3. They were introduced in early 1972 and featured trendy woodgrain cabinets and more durable knobs but the biggest change was the new AM/SSB transmitter. The Mark 2 had introduced sideband, but you needed the AM transmitter, the new SSB-15 sideband only transmitter, and a Transadapter to connect it all together. It took a lot of space and was expensive and difficult to coordinate. The Mark 3 had the longest production run of all of the Browning radios, from 1972 to 1977.
We have our dads original BGEIII from 1968 in the original box, and an extra one . The original has the D 104 mic and the noise limiter is broken. Best CB radio base my dad ever had.
Been looking for the AM only transmitter for years.. Hard to find.
Another great video my friend, you are full of knowledge. Cheers
I bought the pair at a hamfest in 2019. It was under the table and I was on my way home and made an offer, which was accepted. The set came in a wooden frame, which I learned after I threw it out was a Browning option, and had an external speaker, which I kept.
I forget who told me, but the story is that the AM only transmitter was a rebadged version of the Mark 2, and when the existing inventory ran out they wouldn't be made anymore. The 1972 1/2 Henshaws catalogs have both transmitters.
An update: I mailed letters on Monday to the owners of the CLR2 and the Penetrator in a neighboring community, and am waiting for them to text me. If successful, there will be videos of the restoration project. The CLR2 will be stored, but the Penetrator may replace the 1964 Super Magnum. It's a tough choice; the Penetrator will allow me to use a MaCo 300, but the Super Magnum has a higher angle of radiation, something that helps me get over the 1250 foot hills that surround my 1080 foot house on three sides.
Decisions, decisions...
Don’t run a lot of power thru that Super Magnum. POOF!!!
@@ITSHAA-yn5zc True that! They are based upon a commercial antenna with a 350 watt rating but it's never wise to test the limits!
There are ham radio guys who ridicule CB but I don't. CB was rarely used for it's legal intended purpose back in the 1960s but whenever I come across an old CB transceiver from the 60s I still get that feeling I got when I was a kind before I became a ham. Some of my favorite rigs were Tram, Utica, Citiphone, Johnson and of course Browning. The original Swan 1011 (before Siltronix) was a great radio. Those were the days.
I started on the CB in 1965 and CB Today is a DISGRACE to any form of communications.I stopped using it completely in 2023 because I refuse to participate in such childish behavior for anyone or any reason.CB is a 🚽 Today.
@@1OFGODSOWN I never listen to 11 meters but I will tune my Icom 756 pro to 11 and give it a listen. I discovered that 10 meters was open about an hour or so ago.
The Siltronix is still a good radio and is more than able to hold its own on the 10 meter band. A little maintenance keeps the drifting at bay and the 8950 is able to send 150 pileup-busting watts to the Penetrator.
@@HD7100 This is the second winter that 10 has been open. There was a contest last weekend and signals were strong from all over the world. I heard a station from Brazil running 5 watts! He was S5-7!
I own a complete set of Mark III, AM (like yours here) & Mark III SSB unit.
I wonder if any of the CB operators of today have any issues with the FCC. Before I got licensed as an amateur radio operator (ham) in 1964 I had a CB license and for a base station I operated a Tram TR27B transceiver. I remember when the skip was really good and even though I wanted to I was hesitant in making a DX station to station contact using my CB station call.
You have to really, really work hard to draw the attention of the FCC. Running enough power to come through turned-off appliances and turn lights off and on will certainly get their attention, as will causing interference to other services like a local airport or first responders.
Another sticky wicket is playing music. Play it long enough and often enough and BMI/ASCAP will come after you unless you have paid the license fees. Other than that, if you're like most of the skip shooters they don't seem to care.
@@spaceflight1019 Back in the 1960s when CB radio was taking off many were getting licensed putting up antennas and installing radios in their cars. It was glorious. CB was the answer to the common man who could not afford mobile telephones. We all knew the rules which were mobile to base and base to mobile only. Station to station calls were not in the rules but we readily broke the rules and I made a lot of friends through CB radio. The FCC to my knowledge did not go after those who broke the "no station to station" calls and rag chews. When I got licensed as a ham radio guy CB drifted way into the background for me. I remember the Browning radios were a big status symbol back then as well as the Utica TC3 radios. Today I own a Siltronics (Swan) 10/11. I acquired it from a friends estate. I have never powered it up since I owned it.
@@HD7100 The World Radio TV History site has a lot of CB radio magazines. It really was a form of social media. I got on in 1970, and got my ham license 10 years later. I use a 1011D on 10 meters as much as possible since last October. Power it up. I have a video of my copy of a VP9 on here. Thanks for viewing and commenting.
@@HD7100 I downloaded a lot of the old CB Horizons and S9 magazines, and it wasn't long after the service started that the FCC was losing control of it. The service began at the height of the solar cycle and users quickly discovered that their little 5 watt input radios were capable of transcontinental operation.
Although I got on in 1970 as a teenager the band had fragmented long before that, according to the magazines. Mornings featured husbands and wives talking on the way to work and the wives gossiped once the men signed off. Businesses joined in during the morning, and as the business day ended the family communication returned. After dinner and homework the teens took over until bedtime. Then the night owls came out to enjoy the quiet time from 10 PM and 6 AM. Many times the skip conditions made relaying messages necessary...our group used to relay messages from a doctor to his office when he was driving from the hospital. "KRP-2521?", the nurse would announce, and then we stood by to help. 50 years ago and I still remember.
Those magazines have sections devoted to listing the names and callsigns of those who ran afoul of the rules. My parents joined the list thanks to a huge bust the FCC pulled during the first week of August 1972. My parents took the secret of how much it cost them to their graves, but they believed in my career in electronics. My friends weren't as fortunate.
@@HD7100 There are a lot of articles on here about the Swan/Siltronix radios. One common issue is excessive/constant frequency drift.
The first thing is to determine if the 28.5 position is actually that or a freeband CB mod. If it's a stocker then set the dial to 28.600 and adjust the 10M VFO cap for 28.400. Both of the trimmer caps are silver plated, and if not periodically disturbed silver oxide will form and that's the main cause of the frequency drift.
Once you've set the frequency it's time to tune up. Set the preselector at 12:00, the PA Tune at 1:00, and the PA Load at 12:00. Press the REC-TUNE switch down and quickly adjust the PA Tune for max. Don't hold the button down for more than five seconds. Repeat the process with the PA Load and the preselector. A healthy rig should see close to 100 watts out. Once tuned up plug the mike in, and adjust for good audio. It shouldn't take much; I run my mike gain at 9:00.
As I type this, at 6:45 AM, Europe is beginning to come through on 28.450. Sounds like the start of another great weekend of DX.
I think I just seen one on ebay