MRT Collection

This is a list of all CB Radio artifacts



CB Radios at MRT

The majority of the CB radios were donated by Richard Reese of Port Charlotte, FL. It represents 30 years of CB radio collecting from 1960 to 1990. CB radio is short for Citizens Band Radio. In 1945 the FCC reserved 23 AM channels for public access without a specialized license. It was expanded to 40 channels in 1977 during the height of the CB craze. They became essential for truckers in the 1970’s due to nationwide fuel shortages and the 55 mph speed limit to coordinate fuel stops, avoid road hazards, weather issues, and communicate speed traps. But anyone could get a CB radio for their car or for a home base. The film “Smokey and the Bandit” with its theme song “Convoy” helped bring the lingo and the fun of CB radios to the general public. CB radios are still used today, especially in regions with poor cellular coverage.



Equipment Type Manufacturer Model Number Description Inventory Number
CB Radio Alan K-350B CB Radio 1350
CB Radio Audiolink HAL 250 CB Transceiver 1370
CB Radio B&K Cobra V CB Transceiver 1330
CB Radio Browning Eagle R27 S23 CB Receiver, Transmitter, and Mike 1392
CB Radio Browning Golden Eagle Citizens Band Transmitter 1305
CB Radio Browning Golden Eagle Citizens Band Receiver 1307
CB Radio Browning Golden Eagle Mark II CB Base Station 1413
CB Radio Browning R-2700, S-Nine CB Base Station 1390
CB Radio Browning Raven CB Mobile Radio 1380
CB Radio Browning S-Nine, R-2700 A CB Base Station 1402
CB Radio Browning Laboratories Eaglette CB Radio 1347
CB Radio Cadre 510 CB Transceiver 1312
CB Radio Chrysler Car Radio CB Radio 1366
CB Radio Citizen's Radiophone TR-70 CB Radio 1367
CB Radio Colt Communications Colt 190 Bold Warrior CB Radio 1355
CB Radio Commodore 024 Citizens Band Walkie-Talkie 1772
CB Radio Communication Power Inc. Range Plus CB Radio Pre Amp 1344
CB Radio Communications Power CP2500 CB & Amateur Radio 1328
CB Radio Courier 23 Plus CB Transceiver 1311
CB Radio Dak Mark III CB Radio 1340
CB Radio Demco Satelite T-110A CB Radio Base Station 1773
CB Radio Dynascan Cobra 21 CB Radio 1325
CB Radio Dynascan Cobra 29 CB Radio 1352
CB Radio E.C.I. Courier 23 CB Radio 1395
CB Radio Echo 99ER CB Radio 1359
CB Radio EICO Transceiver CB Transceiver 1303
CB Radio Fanon T-091 CB Walkie-Talkies 1371
CB Radio Fuzzbuster Z-80 CB Radio 1323
CB Radio General Electric 3-5804 Mobile CB Transceiver 1770
CB Radio General Electric 3-5804D CB Radio 1318
CB Radio General Electric 3-5804F CB Radio 1319
CB Radio General Electric 3-5909B Emergency CB Radio 1398
CB Radio General Motors GM 23 CB Radio 1338
CB Radio General Radiophone MC-5 CB Radio 1357
CB Radio General Radiophone MC-6 CB Radio 1339
CB Radio General Radiophone VS-2 CB Radio 1358
CB Radio General Radiotelephone Super MC-IIA CB Base Station 1400
CB Radio Golden Pinto 981-6051 CB Radio 1326
CB Radio Grandbanks GBS-12/2 Citizens Band Radio 1405
CB Radio Grove 2-Way Citizens Band Radio 1289
CB Radio Hallicrafters CB-11A CB Transceiver 1376
CB Radio Hallicrafters CB-20 Citizen Band Transceiver 1336
CB Radio Hallicrafters CB-3 Citizens Band Radio 1296
CB Radio Hallicrafters CB-7 CB Transceiver 1377
CB Radio HeathKit CB-1 Citizens Band Transceiver 1379
CB Radio HeathKit GW-10 CB Base Station 1378
CB Radio HeathKit GW-11 Citizens Band Radio 1306
CB Radio HeathKit GW-12 Citizens Band Transceiver 1418
CB Radio HeathKit GW-14A CB Transceiver 1381
CB Radio HeathKit GW-30 Walkie-Talkies 1389
CB Radio Hitachi 2425H CB Radio 1316
CB Radio Hy-Gain V (674) Citizens Band Radio 1298
CB Radio International Crystal MFG Executive CTZ-100 A CB Radio 1365
CB Radio JC Penney 981-7503 CB Scanner 1351
CB Radio JC Penney Pinto CB Transceiver 1342
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 109 Handheld CB 1295
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 110 CB Radio 1333
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 123A CB Radio 1362
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 124-M CB Base Station 1310
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 125 Car CB Radio 1313
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 130A CB Radio Telephone 1397
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 132 CB Radio 1369
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 191 CB Radio 1348
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 250 Citizens Band Base Station 1309
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 323A Citizens Band Radio 1291
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 323A CB Radio 1345
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 4120 Citizens Band Radio 1314
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 4125 CB Radio 1363
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 4135 CB Radio 1332
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 4140 Citizens Band Radio 1315
CB Radio Johnson Messenger 4230 CB Radio 1356
CB Radio Johnson Messenger II CB Base Station 1417
CB Radio Johnson Personal Messenger 102 Walkie-Talkie 1374
CB Radio Johnson Ultra Com 842-0507 CB Radio 1349
CB Radio Johnson Viking Messenger Citizens Band Radio 1301
CB Radio Johnson Viking V270 CB Radio 1341
CB Radio KAAR D Phone Model TR327 CB Radio 1408
CB Radio Knight C-100 Citizens Band Transceivers 1372
CB Radio Knight C-11 CB Transceiver 1294
CB Radio Knight C-555 Citizens Band Transceivers 1373
CB Radio Knight Safari 1 Citizens Band Transceiver 1387
CB Radio Kraco KCB-2370 CB Radio 1322
CB Radio Lafayette Comstat-25A CB Transceiver 1308
CB Radio Lafayette Comstat-25A Citizens Band Transceiver 1411
CB Radio Lafayette HA-99 Walkie-Talkie 1375
CB Radio Lafayette HA-99 Walkie-Talkie Transceiver 1771
CB Radio Lafayette HB-525E CB Mobile 2-Way Radio 1353
CB Radio Lafayette HE-15 Citizens Band Transceiver 1368
CB Radio Maxon Electronics Maxon 40 CB Radio 1361
CB Radio Midland 100M CB Radio 1354
CB Radio Midland 13-882B CB Mobile Radio 1403
CB Radio Midland 13-883 CB Mobile Transceiver 1391
CB Radio Midland 77-888 CB Radio 1321
CB Radio Motorola Maxar D334T CB base station 1346
CB Radio Multi-Elmac Citi-Fone SS Citizens Band Radio 1300
CB Radio Olson Side-Bander CB Radio 1409
CB Radio Osborne 320 CB Radio 1406
CB Radio Osborne FG 325 CB Car Radio 1415
CB Radio Pearce-Simpson Companion II Citizens Band Radio 1304
CB Radio Pearce-Simpson Sentry II CB Radio 1334
CB Radio Pearce-Simpson Tiger 23B CB Radio 1337
CB Radio Polytronics Labs Poly-Comm 23 CB Radio 1385
CB Radio RCA Mark VII (CRM P3A5) Radio Phone 1299
CB Radio RCA Mark VII CRM P3A-5 CB Radio Phone 1407
CB Radio Realistic Mini Forty Citizens Band Radio 1297
CB Radio Realistic TRC-30A CB Base Mobile 1401
CB Radio Regency Range Gain CB Radio 1396
CB Radio Robyn GT-7C CB Transceiver 1324
CB Radio Robyn T-123B CB Base Station 1399
CB Radio Robyn WV-23 CB Radio 1364
CB Radio Royce CB Radio 1320
CB Radio Royce 1-612 CB Radio 1335
CB Radio Royce 1-648 CB Transceiver 1331
CB Radio Royce 1-682 Transceiver 1292
CB Radio Samdo 700 CB Radio 1317
CB Radio Sears Road Talker 40 CB Radio with Phone Option 1386
CB Radio Sears Road Talker 40 CB Radio with Mike Option 1388
CB Radio Sharp CB-2460 CB Radio 1360
CB Radio Sharp CB-800 BC Radio 1327
CB Radio Sharp CBT-55 CB Transceiver 1329
CB Radio Siltronix 1011-C Citizens Band Radio 1302
CB Radio Simpson Electronics Forty-Five CB Boat Radio 1404
CB Radio Smea Pow-P-Mike CB Radio Accessory 1419
CB Radio Sonar E CB Radio 1383
CB Radio Sonar G CB Radio 1382
CB Radio Teaberry Electronics Model "T" Base Station 1293
CB Radio Teaberry Electronics T-Scan CB Portable Scanner 1414
CB Radio TRAM Titan II CB and Short Wave Radio 1410
CB Radio TRAM Titan III CB and SSB Base Station 1416
CB Radio Uniden President - P210 CB Mobile Radio 1412
CB Radio Uniden Pro 501XL CB Radio 1384
CB Radio Unimetrics SH33 CB Radio 1343
CB Radio Vocaline JRC-400 CB Transceiver 1393
CB Radio Vocaline JRC-400 CB Transceiver 1394