And yes, it is fun. That is what it is all about anyway, right?

I was thinking today of the events that led me to ham radio. It wasn't the technical fun as much as the magic of hearing those distant stations.

I remember having a toy walkie talkie when I was 11 years old. Back then they ran a few mW on channel 14. I would lay on the grass in my back yard looking up at the sky, listening to the excited voices of the distant CBers working skip. From my Pennsylvania back yard listening to voices from Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia... it was magic.

I never did operate CB. I got my novice ham ticket when I was 16. I guess the look and sound of an old CB just grought back memories.  

Doing some searching, there are some nice mods that can be made to convert this rig to the 10 meter band. I prefer CW, so I need to find a mod that allows CW.

Thanks!
Mike

>>WHY are you buying CB equipment???<<

I don't know... It was there, looked cool, was cheap.
It was an impulse buy. Maybe it just reminded me of my youth, I remember CB being huge in 1975...

Mike

Don't hate me because I did this :-)

But I came across a vintage Sears Roadtalker 40 base CB at a local yard sale.  For $20 it seemed like a bargain.

The microphone that came with it had the connector cut off. There are only 4 wires, I assume 2 for PTT and 2 for the mic.  The connector is a 5 pin din type.

I have a male 5 pin din that will work, but I don't know how it is wired. Would anyone know the pinout to this microphone?

Mike