Looking at that Radio Shack meter brings back memories for me. That was the first meter I bought back in the early 90s when I first go in to the CB. Those older Realistic CB radios from the late 70s and early 80s were good talkers after they were peaked and clipped. I knew someone I talked to back in the early 90s that had a TRC-427 mobile and it was a good talker in their mobile. The TRC-457 base was a great sounding radio too. I started out with a TRC-434 Navajo base station. It had a number keypad for the channels instead of a channel knob.

Excellent video John :) those Realistic TRC 465 great radio also like 451, 453 too also my one Cousin Terry hed had 451 one shock I showed him Squelch Control pull knob for Noise Blanker switch he did know about ever and said help hearing mobile setups better! Yes lots those Realistic radios put 3 to 4 watts Am , Sideband 12 to 20 and lots modulation on Stock microphone over 100% ! My Uniden Grant XL put 3 to 4 watts on Am , Sideband 12 to 22 and modulation loud too ! Realistic TRC 485 am/ sideband radio are super too and I have but needed fix up!

Another great little find again mower junkie. You kids have a great week. 😊🦅🦅🦅😉

Pretty cool 80's and 90's cb radio ssb.

I have 2 TRC421. I bought them new in the late 70s. One has upper and lower channels I had installed. Great old radios. They still work great to this day. Thanks for posting this video.

Back in 1984 my first radio contact with a gentleman named The Fonz and he sounded like he was in the room with me no matter where I was on my walkie-talkie so I asked him what kind of microphone is he using he told me he was using a stock microphone that came with the radio he was running a realistic 458 base station with a stock microphone I thought he was yanking my chain 6 months go by I'm start talking to him he started breaking up I had 3 stock microphone so I told him I had he could have he was 7 minutes walk away from where I was working he pick it up and plugged in the microphone and started to talking to me that's when I knew he wasn't joking about his microphone WOW He recommended a technician I went off to see him with my 457 forget the same modification done and I sound better than any d104 silver eagle or golden eagle are anything from Turner if something went wrong with my microphone it was simply find somebody with an extra stock mic for $2 at the time worst case scenario $21.50 at Radio Shack

John, I have two 465 radios. One is for parts and the other works great. If you need a parts rig let me know. The 465 and the PC-122 are my favorite rigs. 73! Brandon 497 😎

Hi MJ! I hear you out there earlier! Enjoy your RS radio! 73! 325NJ!

To fix that segment. It's a large one-piece with the modulation meter. It's the same as what is in the cobra 19 plus or 25 plus. One of those plus models.

I recognize that realistic radio it's the same one I used in my Toyota in the 90s I had it hooked up to a 4-foot fire stick bought it at a local pawn shop

I've got one of those radios and I love it mower junkie great side band .great receive.

HAHA! Yep you got it! 1991! My favorite of the low country purchases! BTW 1994 is when they started putting "Radio shack" on CB's and phasing out Realistic. By 1995 it was complete.

Not a bad find for the money, looks like it was taking care of.

great radio have one new in the box used very very lightly great sounding mobile radio

nice CB, have a great day

Loved this radio...

nice radio.... great talking to you today 2148 Canada mobile

Good video John. I heard someone put a call out to you yesterday. Not sure if you were actually on but I tried. ✌✌

I think it was the TRC-467? base set that had the same board as the President Madison. Friend of mine had one and it was a talker. Test the meter on a couple other antennas. Thanks for the video. :)

Nice radio john hillbilly in the bam waving

Great radio. I have one

Best compact radio , and you can add more channel 27415 to 27895 same the Galaxy 959. I used this radio a make many dx contact to south america caribean and east and west coast of USA from Mexico with 20 watts peak on ssb and 10 on am, personality i like realistic radios

You good deal that radio UDX-151.

My rad shack meters with peak always showed the pep levels and the avg show just general output

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It's the same as a 148gtl. Same radio

That kind of meter i need at least they go bad radioshack meter