causmik 11 posts Oct 19, 2006 7:11 AM	Mike here. I am in Olympia WA, the very southern-most point of Puget Sound. Been a CB-A_Holic since 1974 where my first base was an SBE Cortez and a power pack. Big strapper, huh? Contrary to popular belief .....we do get glorious weather here and yes, we do get our share of the wet stuff as well, hence the webbing between the toes. Cobra 200 GTL DX (my Base) Galaxy 45MP (Sparkified) SWP General Lee Silver K Eagle, Sky Thumper, 636L Sky Thumper 450 Dave Made Base, A-99 Lots of other misc stuff!
BigT 5 posts Oct 19, 2006 10:55 AM	Big T here from Chicago. First radio purchased in 1975. I am always looking for new stuff. I currently have my eye on the Galaxy 45MP (Sparky of course.)This is what I have currently: Cobra 200 GTL DX as a base (Sparky). Uniden PC68XL as a mobile(plenty of extras) Wilson 5000 Double Bazooka (Radiowaves) Microphone collection (mostly D104 desk models). Various ham toys (power supplies, amps. etc...)
agitator 10 posts Oct 19, 2006 1:45 PM	Hello GANG, agitator from NO. GA. here. I run a pile of different mobiles from Midland 1001 to Stryker 440 & everything in between. As far as a home base unit ....I'm running a little Cobra Base w / a Radio Waves Double Bazooka. I need to get the Bazook A little higher up in the trees though to get a good signal. Big T how high do you have your radio waves antenna ??
causmik 12 posts Oct 19, 2006 4:09 PM	Hey there BigT and Agitator. Glad to meet you. Keep us posted will ya on both of your feelings, pos or neg, of the Double Bazooka. Maybe in another topic. I got the same one as well from same company and have yet to try it out (took over a month to get it). Mike
Big Bopper 10 posts Oct 22, 2006 5:37 AM	Hi, I'm Steve from Morrow, Ohio, using an A99 base antenna, Lafayette telstat 1140-swinging machine!!!-Base from Sparky Landmatic Inline Frequency Counter--Sparky Cobra 200GTL--Sparky Sparkified General Lee---Smashing Ducks!! NorthPoint 3 ---Sparky---Best out of the box radio!! Stryker 440--,,needs TopGun Equipment in this radio!!! Couple of radio shack bases Astron Power supply SkyThumper 450 SkyThumper ST-65DX----X 2 Turner plus 3B----Sparky D 104 TUG9 Whiplash mobile--Sparky Enforce 15K mobile--Sparky Wilson 5000 mag Hustler 1C100 Magnetic Antenna--Sparky more items than have space to list!!! Last Edited Big Bopper on 22-Oct-2006 5:51 AM
Bimmer 1 post Feb 12, 2007 9:46 PM	Ray here from Chicago, my first CB radio was K-40 back in 1985 after I receiving a speeding ticket in Georgia on the way down to Florida, had a radar detector but good ole Smokey turned off his radar and nailed me . I just got back into the CB hobby after driving out to Pennsylvania this past summer. The K-40 could receive but not transmit, so on the way back from Pennsylvania I purchased a Cobra 29LTD. This is what I have currently in my collection: RCI 2970DX, By Sparky Galaxy DX 979, By Sparky HR2600, tuned by Doc Cobra 29LTD Dale Earnhardt JR. Connex 4600 Turbo SkyThumper ST-65DX Astatic D104M6B Astatic 636-L Wilson 1000 mag Tiger Sott 5', 4' on fender mount Predator 10-K Competition 22" on fender mount Last Edited on 29-Jul-2008 8:16 PM
Sparky President 6 posts Feb 13, 2007 7:04 AM	WOW.... You guys have all the cool stuff!! Maybe one of these days I'll be able to upgrade from my K-Mart 23 Channel Mobile! (Don't laugh, K-Mart really did have their own brand of CB's in the 70's) Honestly, I really don't know what I have, personally. At home I have an old Yaesu FT-767GX hooked up to an IMAX-2000, a couple of VHF Radios. I have a huge collection of Radio Shack Communications Stuff (CB, Scanners, Shortwave)...I'm told it's the most complete collection of Radio Shack 2 Way Stuff in the country, but who knows. At the store we keep a Trusty HR-2510 on the bench for SSB, and a Galaxy DX-45MP to talk to the truckers on. I love radio, in all forms. ---------- Sparky OWNER-PART TIME TECHNICIAN-FLOOR SWEEPER
bugman64 2 posts Feb 28, 2007 9:01 PM	dave from stJoe MO i have a few radios my self cobra 2000 GTL,142GTL,(2) 148GTL's cobra 25LTD,29 LTD RCI 2950 galixysaturn turbo silver eagles mics 6 of them and a bunch of hand power mics Last Edited on 28-Feb-2007 9:05 PM
Sparky President 11 posts Mar 01, 2007 12:09 PM	My goodness BurningSky, you have enough stuff up there to open a couple of stores with!! Heck, you have more inventory than most of the 'truckStop' CB Shops keep on hand! BTW...Got your Base Today. ---------- Sparky OWNER-PART TIME TECHNICIAN-FLOOR SWEEPER
Burning Sky 12 posts Mar 01, 2007 1:23 PM	Every "Big Radio" that has you have done up for myself and others here have been top-notch. Forgot to mention and added that Cobra 138XLR on the list that ya did up for me. Very Nice... Thanks for the heads-up on the Ranger Base. Always enjoy talking with ya on the phone Al...Hopefully talk with ya later on when that 696 Base is finished.. Last Edited on 1-Mar-2007 2:38 PM
Z28 3 posts Mar 01, 2007 8:34 PM	I'm brand spanking new to radio so I'm just the little duck in this pond.The only radios I currently own are a SWP General Lee and a old Cobra 29XLR,but that will be changing real soon because the radio bug bit me hard,I have 11 vehicles,a garage, and a house all needing radios.
agitator 20 posts Mar 02, 2007 2:50 AM	Z28, It sounds like you have been bitten by the CB bug !
mreagle 13 posts Mar 02, 2007 6:09 AM	well lets see my base a galaxydx55v from sparky my truck connex 3300hp from sparky my suv a little uniden from sparky no room for big radio in there antennas antron 99 k-40 mag mount hustler mag mount even a couple cobra 25s on the shelf for xtra all from sparky
blueroadrunner 5 posts Mar 02, 2007 6:00 PM	Bill here from Kearney NE. I almost feel like I dont belong here as I am short on radios but the list will grow soon. Cobra 150 GTL DX -- Sparky Sky Thumpter ST-65-DX Astatic 1K Linear Load Antenna (all from Sparky) Cobra 18WX ST II --Amazon Galaxy DX-45-MP with Top Gun Sparky one of the last few!!!! Helical Coil Antenna -- Truck Stop Both before I found Sparkys. Who says you cant find anything good on the internet!!! Last Edited on 31-Mar-2007 8:01 AM
Mr Clean 2 posts Mar 03, 2007 5:10 AM	I have a Browning Mark 3, Galaxy 95t, Uniden Grant XL, and a President Lincoln that all share time at the shack. Mobile I run a Galaxy 88 and a General Lee. Also have an old Cobra 29XLR I need to have looked at. For heat I have a Heathkit SB 200 for the base and a Texas Star 350 and a Magnaforce 350 for the truck. Hopefully a Wizard amp will be my next purchase after I get a set of beams up this spring. Peace!!
spyder 1 post Mar 03, 2007 1:10 PM	Hey guys(and gals).I'm new to this computer stuff ,but no stranger to cb's.This question is for those of you who have Cobra 200 GTL DX radios.How much power supply do I need to run this bad boy on high side? Also need to find how to wire my TUG-9 Silver Eagle mic to this radio.Now with that said,here is a little info on my equipment.Of course my base is going to be the Cobra 200.My mobile is a Voyage VR-9000 with a 5 pill competition series X-Force amp (Wizard Built) doing around 950 watts and an old school 102" fiberglass whip.My friends call my mobile the "Audio Monster".My home 20 is central Kentucky, and my skip numbers are 456 hillbilly mobile.
radar 2 posts Mar 07, 2007 5:27 AM	Bellaire, Ohio on the banks of the Mighty Ohio River ( in the valley of rust)! Radar unit 93 in the Buckeye state Cobra 200 GTL DX Galaxy DX-11B * 48T * Saturn all with Top Gun Northstar NS-9500 with Top Gun President Washington (not uniden!) Palomar 300a * 321 Astro-plane & SSTL whip
PA 629 1 post Mar 12, 2007 4:58 AM	NW PA outside of Erie. Base: Cobra 2000 GTL SE D-104 A-99 Homebrew 2 element quad Homebrew 4 element flatside yagi (coming soon) Firebird 500 SB-220 Mobile #1: Galaxy DX-88HL SkyThumper ST-65DX Wilson 5000 Palomar 250 Mobile #2: Cobra 148 GTL D104-M6 Wilson 5000 Palomar 250 And a couple of Pres. Washington's, 148GTL's, and small Palomar's packed away in boxes.........
Gator 8 posts Mar 25, 2007 12:13 AM	Wa State Mobile Yaesu 7800R and Diamond antenna, plus a small midland that talks on 6 bands (if I need it too) At Home, President Lincoln on an Antron 99 with antenna tuner and small heater, Yaesu FT-847 with a dual band Diamond for VHF/UHF and a G5RV Wire antenna for everything else
Gator 14 posts Mar 28, 2007 2:52 AM	I didnt mean scare every out of talking about theyre equipment. Im still CB'er at heart
causmik 20 posts Mar 29, 2007 4:02 PM	OK, Gator....you're in trouble now. Go to your room and sit in the corner for two hours. Don't forget your radio gear............Where in WA are you? I am in Olympia. Mike(causmik) Last Edited on 29-Mar-2007 4:04 PM
jukebox 11 posts Mar 29, 2007 5:57 PM	ok Im from the big town of Waterloo IL .. lightnig got my base ant .. so Im down to the moble.. I now run a cobra 150 with a skythumper whiplash ant. all from sparkys .. I have a Gal .. 99v thats broke . and a Gal 949 that needs Als help .. other than that .. thats where im from and thats what I got . .. its funny I come to this bord almost everynight. .. keep it going Al. Randy ... Jukebox
Lifted2x4 6 posts Mar 29, 2007 6:30 PM	Hello all I'm Jason from Arizona. Just got my Cobra 200 GTL DX from sparky two days ago. It's great everyone said it sounds great also. I also have a Cobra 18 WX ST II that I got from my dad for Christmas that got me hooked. I have a 102" whip on my truck. Also have an Astatic mic but don't use it, everyone says the best sounding mic I have is the stock cobra 18 mic.
Gator 20 posts Mar 30, 2007 12:37 AM	Im In Bremerton, Stationed here On the USS Maine Mike
causmik 22 posts Mar 30, 2007 7:30 AM	Shoot, Gator. We can probably talk on SSB sometime. I've talked to Bremerton, Gig Harbor, Seattle and the likes. I am usually on 17 AM but I do like SSB as well. We should try the hook-up sometime.
Gator 21 posts Mar 30, 2007 11:13 AM	That would cool, But Navy housing has me shut down for now, Do you use Yahoo Messenger? If so, Mine is W5WTF@yahoo
causmik 24 posts Mar 31, 2007 5:31 AM	I really enjoy this message board and a couple of other CB related sites. You probably know the ones. Awesome POLITE, curteous folks. Lots of good people. I have been using this one for quite a while and have watched it grow quite substantially. Al has a good thing going here. I used a program called PalTalk for IMessaging and my e-mail is causmik@comcast.net. I am not aaddict to messaging and I do not do jokes, cute stories and the likes. If you want to drop a line, feel free.
imalackey 1 post Oct 27, 2007 7:34 PM	I go by Rooster, I live in Cumberland City, TN. I just bought some accesories from Sparkys and became a member of the message board. Right now I have a Voyage VR-9000 with a lil wil antenna.
doctor who 3 posts Oct 27, 2007 8:35 PM	I am from the cornfields of Indiana. Been in radio since 58, and started with a Gonset 3 chnl on am, and had to have a CB license then. Now I run a Galaxy 959 Magnum 257 HR 2600. Astro Plane 5/8 wave grnd plane Work ssb mostly , and monitor chnl 13/30 Work DX also up/down ssb... DOCTOR/795 Last Edited on 27-Oct-2007 8:37 PM
Secret Squirrel 1 post Oct 30, 2007 4:44 PM	Checking in from Southwest Pennsylvania Texas Ranger 696 Freedom One Sparky's Uniden 538W tuned by Sparky's Lafayette 640HB tuned by Sparky's General Electric 5814 Astatic Road Devil Mic Wilson 4 foot Silver Load
Dave Czarnecki 1 post Nov 26, 2007 8:41 PM	Hello all im in Harrison Michigan and i bought my first radio from sparky about 2 years ago its a Galaxy dx 44 v i love that radio it sounds great that what people tell me im glad i found sparky on the net to purchase it now i tell everyone about him everytime im home i check this site out it is very cool i need to learn alot more about cb's
Hillbilly360 11 posts Nov 27, 2007 4:45 AM	Hello,i live in north eastern Kentucky.I love radio's and have been talking on them for about 25 years now.I just use my old dependable President P400 in the shack running out to a Maco 3 element beam.I have a little kicker i can turn on if i need to get through a pile up.I love to talk DX.My home channle is 28 AM.Hope to hear you all sometime when the skip is rolling!
Mike77 5 posts Nov 28, 2007 6:42 AM	Mike here,
Audio Drive 6 posts Nov 28, 2007 2:02 PM	New Jersey Galaxy 66 Galaxy 45 mp Galaxy 959 Ranger 6900 f 150 Cobra 148 3 of them Uniden grant xl Magnum S 680 Yeasu 7400 Icom 706 mk 2 g Yeasu FT 50 Kenwood TH F 6 22 assorted frs & gmrs
Mike77 6 posts Nov 28, 2007 2:58 PM	Ooops, i hit the post message by accident. I live in central kentucky. I had a galaxy 949 and an astatic 636l, i just sold them both and bought a cobra 25 ltd and skythumper mic from sparky. I can't wait to get them.
Buffalojoe 1 post Nov 28, 2007 11:42 PM	I'm not a cb A-holic.. however I use mine everyday, as I drive truck.. Uniden pc68xl, astatic 636L Mic, TRB-1 Turbo echo board(set to a nice level, not over and over and over etc) Self installed... 4 LED lights thru bottom of case (to see my A/C, heat controls) wilson 2000... I like to tinker a bit.. but no my limits(sometimes) decent little radio. Took a lightning bolt charge thru the truck needed a fix(professional) and still tickin. Workin on getting info. from Sparky(hint, hint) .. waiting for reply so I can make a purchase... Good reading on this forum.. Joe from southern ontario, CANADA....
Bubba 60 posts Nov 29, 2007 12:56 PM	Northern Illinois, Whiteside County Got my first radio in,,,,,,,,,,, ???? early 70's. Craig mobile I think, then a Cobra 29, then a few more as each one died. Had a Hy Gain/HY Range IV base with a "Big Stick" [ like an Antron 99 ] then used a Super Scanner and the Hy Range IV until a few years ago. Got hooked up with Ebay,,,, then Sparky,, and madness started,,,, and continues. Can't tell ya' how many radios I got on the shelf. Some great,, some well,,, border line junk. I think my first Sparky radio was a Cobra 18 WXST II, it still booms ! I would get some piece a' @@@@ radio from Ebay,,,, send it Sparky, and he would fix it,,,, what a great guy !!! F250 Ford: Superstar SS 3900 ZX with a Texas Star DX 400 helper, [ Sparky Tuned ] on a 102 SS whip,, the best antenna around !! Pontoon boat: Norhtpoint NT 3HP [ Sparky Tuned ] on an 102 FG whip Base: Galaxy Saturn [ Sparky Tuned ] on a 5/8 Gr.PL. antenna Basement/shop radio Galaxy 2547 [ Sparky Tuned ] on the Sparky Special antenna In the Bull pen: Dale Earnhardt Cobra 29 [ Sparky Tuned ] Cobra 200 GTL [Sparky Tuned ] Ranger SS 3900 GHP [ Sparky Tuned ] Bunch of Sparky spring cleanup,,,,, old inventory,,,, radios, antennas,,, and "stuff" Weird stuff: 9 Cobra 29 23 channel radios GM [ General Motors ] 23 channel radio, Sparky Tuned, and he said he was a factory installed option from GM,,, I think he said in an Oldsmobile. 4 0r 5 Hy Range IV 23 ch base radios [ sentimental reasons] Several old base radios,and a bunch of mobiles,, I just pull them off the shelf, hook 'em up and holler at my buddies here. Drives them nuts as each radio performs differently. ---------- Bubba Top side of Illinois ! Channel 22 Last Edited on 29-Nov-2007 4:02 PM
yogi 7 posts Dec 02, 2007 2:34 PM	Yogi here from Skidway Lake MI. I don't mean to brag but I have 1 radio that I think is junk. Cobra 29 nightwatch/wx. I really want a radio that I can reach out with and receive also. I don't know much about them. Would really like to take my truck to sparky and have CB,Coax &Antenna all hooked up. I just don't know what is best for a fiberglass truck for my money.
flyn'wrench 1 post Dec 04, 2007 10:01 PM	Ty here. I live in Bakersfield,Ca 2004 lopro colorado pickup DX 95t texas star 1200 predator 10k monkeymade mm7 HR5600 mic
Hillbilly360 26 posts Dec 05, 2007 7:02 AM	Ty i bet thats a smoking mobile you got there!
flyn'wrench 2 posts Dec 05, 2007 10:36 AM	Hi Hillbilly. I like to think it is but most people on the airwaves will not talk to me although my 65 year old cb freind says im loud and we would talk skip almost every night when I was in AZ during school. Most people get intimidated when they here a loud radio. thks for the come back. TY.
Al Capone 5 posts Jan 23, 2008 5:01 AM	I live in the South Central part of New York. Purchased my first CB radio in the summer of 76. I still have it. A Robyn WV-23. (all I could afford at 14yrs old). Radios have changed some what from back then... I currently run, as a base, an SS-158EDX (Sparky Tuned) inline with a KLV-400 along with an Astatic Echomax 2000 mic all tied to a Top One ground plane base antenna. My pickup has a 2950DX (custom rebuilt and Sparky Tuned) with an Astatic Road Devil mic tied to a Wilson 5000 mag mount. Lined up in the bull pen is an Old School 2950 (Sparky Tuned and turned BLUE) An Old School President HR2510 (tuned by the DOC). A Cobra 29 NW LTD Classic (Sparky Tuned) and a Cobra 148 NW ST currently at Sparkys awaiting sergury. 4:20 in the Empire State
monte474 12 posts Jan 23, 2008 12:43 PM	Well weeky squeeky mobile 148 philipine have 11 of them 1 uniden grant xl 1 northstar ns-9000 superstar 3900 2 cobra 29xlr 1 cobra 138xlr mobile antenna preditor 10k Backed by a 2 driving 8 Dave made 2 bird 43 watt meters and remote turn on Hey guys could sell all this stuff and go to bermuda, what do ya think..... Getting a sparkified ranger SS-158, need more stuff right. By for now really enjoy this forum. In the evergreen state 40 miles north of seatown... Last Edited on 23-Jan-2008 12:45 PM
beetle 10 posts Jan 23, 2008 9:12 PM	East Texas here Been yackin since around 1976 first radio in 77 Got my Ham ticket in 97 Currently hold a General license Like it all Ham & CB Yaesu FT-990 Yaesu FT-101EX 102' long wire antenna cushcraft 2 mtr. beam antron 99 Wilson 5/8 2 mtr. mobile antenna 2 Yaesu FT-2600 2mtr. mobiles Cobra 29 Black Chrome Wilson 1000 Last Edited on 17-Jul-2008 9:58 PM
Bulldog 7 posts Jan 25, 2008 5:06 AM	Hello everyone out there in DX LAND this is Bulldog, the Unit 777 over here in central Maine coming back at ya with a Cobra 2000 GTL with an Astatic Minuteman II D-104 Microhone hooked to an Antron 99 14 feet off the ground for now. In the truck I run a Cobra 148 GTL with a HighGear Cobra Power Microphone hooked to a 102" stainless steel whip with a Valor Tri Radial Kit. In the car I run a Cobra 29 LTD Classic with a Cobra HighGear Dynamic Micophone hooked to a K40 Trucker Antenna-Valor Tri Radial Kit-Valor Magnetic Mount. I currently put in an order for a Galaxy Base Station Echo Microphone at Sparky's CB Shack for my Cobra 2000 GTL. The olde girl is 25 plus years old don't ya know? For a while I was out of CB due to my interest in computers. Now it is a marriage made in heaven, computers, CBs, scanner, and shortwave all in one room. "Shame on the Mess" "Bulldog" Unit 777 Channel 22 in Central Maine
preacherman 12 posts Jan 25, 2008 6:39 AM	Hi..I'm preacherman and I am a radioholic Galaxy 959 modified with dual mosfets (gadgetman tuned) Galaxy 95t2 (gadgetman tuned) General Lee Cobra 2000 (2) Uniden Grant LT Cobra 29 Dale Earnhardt Sr. modded by me Cobra 29gtl (taiwan) modded by me with a 100 watt stinger Yaesu FT990 And the beat goes on preacherman
TwentyTwo-Zero 5 posts Jan 28, 2008 2:11 PM	Greetings, Jorge (George) here from Seattle, WA. I've been on and off the air since the 70's. My "shack" currently consists of: Cobra 2000GTL Excalibur SSB RCI 2995DX RCI 2980WX Ameritron 800 Palomar 300 Mobile: Galaxy 98VHP Cobra 200GTLDX Messenger 500HD In Closet: Tram D201A Cobra Cam88 Siltronix 1011C Yaesu FT101E Cobra 2000GTL Uniden Washington Cobra 148GTLDX Uniden Grant XL
causmik 49 posts Jan 28, 2008 7:01 PM	Dang Twenty-Two-Zero. If you run out of room in your closet then I am sure I can find a bit of room in my shack. Mike in Olympia
TwentyTwo-Zero 7 posts Jan 29, 2008 10:14 AM	causmik:Dang Twenty-Two-Zero. If you run out of room in your closet then I am sure I can find a bit of room in my shack. Mike in Olympia lmao...well, there's still room for an Eagle or two and a Robyn, but (being the nit picker I am) haven't found any yet in acceptable condition. They have to be unmolested and in pristine condition to be added to the "collection" in the closet. One of these days I'll get motivated and build a wall shelf to display them on. The 2995dx has been t&p & the 2980wx is radioactive. The 2000gtl & Excalibur are in stock trim as is everything in the closet...
ww73 10 posts Jan 29, 2008 2:47 PM	well everyone i think i am a nutcase i have 7 hf rigs kenood ts-140s, ts-440sat, ts-930sat, ts-940sat,and a ts-950sdx, also a Icom 706,IC-751a a cobra 2000gtl,200gtldx, a Gallaxy 2547,dx93T,and a 22B base a RCI 2990,two 2970's a TRC-459 base a Pearce simpson simba 5 d-104's 4 kenwood mic's mc-60 and two mc-80, mc-85 2 turner and a hole lot more.i am a nut arnt I....... Last Edited on 29-Jan-2008 2:49 PM