I was really big in CB in the late 60's- early 70's. Went by the call 'Satellite Man'. I enjoyed modification work on early models of various radios (to learn about electronics for educational purposes only and only keyed transmitters into dummy loads). As the CB craze took off, many CB radios were modified by manufacturers to the CB bands and CB power requirements from existing commercial models to meet the demand for CB radios. I even recall having to get a FCC license.

Pretty easy for a kid to reverse the modification and get more output. Sometimes just clipping or replacing some diodes and resisters to get around 10 watts.


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