How do I get my 1976 Midland International CB radio Bastsion working?

Question

I do not have an antenna or any chords, but i do have a mic. The modle is 13-898B. I have no clue how to get it working. I got it from a friend and it is really old. Please help. I wouldn't like to spend alot of money on it and I live out in the country.

Answer 1

dont worry, you dont need to spend any money on your radio, you just need to spend a little on the antenna and the coax to the antenna,   whats good about some of the older radios is the fcc wasnt as strict exactly, and a lot of them are a little more powerful than 4watts.  but either way, you have a radioshack near you?   if so you need to go there and get an antenna radioshack normally carries a nice magnet mount with the attached coax for 20 something bucks....  

either way your gonna have to spend money on an antenna and as crappy as some radioshack stuff is that antenna, i used to use before i moved onto my dual wilsons but that thing works awesome.   thats pretty much it, it will need to be tuned, but look it up on the internet how to tune it, see if anyone you know has a swr meter   you should hve one, but with the radioshack antenna im talking about ive never seen it be dangerously high outa the box, but it all changes depending on the car is on,  you will probably be safe with it though.

this is of course assuming the radio works.

AAHH!! i just looked up the model, and its a base station.... you can look up online how to turn a mobile antenna into a base station antenna, or your gonna spend a decent amount of money on the antenna.  :-/ if you are look at the antron 99 its a cheap decent antenna.

Answer 2

A brand new CB radio is dirt cheap, so I'm not sure it's worth the trouble to fix a dinosaur. Even one hour with a technician is going to be more expensive than buying a brand new one. Take a look at my link below for a mail order unit that can be sent to your home. There at least a dozen models within $10 of this Cobra unit.