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Steveo May 2nd 06 04:16 AM

Varmint XL-1000
 
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time
Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.

flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg

U-Know-Who May 2nd 06 04:29 AM

Varmint XL-1000
 
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time Johnny
Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!



U-Know-Who May 2nd 06 05:16 AM

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time
Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.


Yes they were, they had a "SuperMod" circuit that really boosted the mod at
the expense of deadkey. Actually, it was probably the best way to drive the
damn thing.


flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg




Steveo May 2nd 06 11:33 AM

Varmint XL-1000
 
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time
Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.


Yes they were, they had a "SuperMod" circuit that really boosted the mod
at the expense of deadkey. Actually, it was probably the best way to
drive the damn thing.



That and a Mark III would make ya famous back in the day! :)


flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg


Telstar Electronics May 2nd 06 06:27 PM

Varmint XL-1000
 
Yep... swing... it's all good.

www.telstar-electronics.com


Dr.Death May 2nd 06 09:03 PM

Varmint XL-1000
 
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time
Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.


Yes they were, they had a "SuperMod" circuit that really boosted the mod
at the expense of deadkey. Actually, it was probably the best way to
drive the damn thing.



That and a Mark III would make ya famous back in the day! :)


flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg


I had a Varmit 450xl hooked to my 148. It was the ****. I later traded the
Varmit for an HR2510 and bought a 10 tube phantom. I still have the 148 as I
truly love this radio. I recently found some decent covers and knobs for the
148, but I still need a new faceplate as I have most of the lettering worn
off from about 18 years of use.



Steveo May 2nd 06 10:11 PM

Varmint XL-1000
 
"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time
Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.

Yes they were, they had a "SuperMod" circuit that really boosted the
mod at the expense of deadkey. Actually, it was probably the best way
to drive the damn thing.



That and a Mark III would make ya famous back in the day! :)


flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg


I had a Varmit 450xl hooked to my 148. It was the ****. I later traded
the Varmit for an HR2510 and bought a 10 tube phantom. I still have the
148 as I truly love this radio. I recently found some decent covers and
knobs for the 148, but I still need a new faceplate as I have most of the
lettering worn off from about 18 years of use.

That radio would still be a favorite if it were available, eh? I have an
old eagle 515 kenrich tube amp that hasn't been plugged in for about 8 or
10 years. It probably needs some caps by now..

Dr.Death May 2nd 06 10:53 PM

Varmint XL-1000
 
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time
Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.

Yes they were, they had a "SuperMod" circuit that really boosted the
mod at the expense of deadkey. Actually, it was probably the best way
to drive the damn thing.



That and a Mark III would make ya famous back in the day! :)


flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg


I had a Varmit 450xl hooked to my 148. It was the ****. I later traded
the Varmit for an HR2510 and bought a 10 tube phantom. I still have the
148 as I truly love this radio. I recently found some decent covers and
knobs for the 148, but I still need a new faceplate as I have most of the
lettering worn off from about 18 years of use.

That radio would still be a favorite if it were available, eh? I have an
old eagle 515 kenrich tube amp that hasn't been plugged in for about 8 or
10 years. It probably needs some caps by now..


I'd love to have a new one. It's a shame that they had change them. In my
opinion it was one of the best ssb radios ever made (by CB standards).
Ever seen caps blow? Makes a hell of a mess. LOL



Steveo May 2nd 06 11:11 PM

Varmint XL-1000
 
"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
...
"U-Know-Who" wrote:
Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one
time Johnny Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!

Loud too..I remember it.

Yes they were, they had a "SuperMod" circuit that really boosted
the mod at the expense of deadkey. Actually, it was probably the
best way to drive the damn thing.



That and a Mark III would make ya famous back in the day! :)


flashbacks

http://www.shadowstorm.com/cb/rigs/Varmit-XL-1000.jpg

I had a Varmit 450xl hooked to my 148. It was the ****. I later traded
the Varmit for an HR2510 and bought a 10 tube phantom. I still have
the 148 as I truly love this radio. I recently found some decent
covers and knobs for the 148, but I still need a new faceplate as I
have most of the lettering worn off from about 18 years of use.

That radio would still be a favorite if it were available, eh? I have
an old eagle 515 kenrich tube amp that hasn't been plugged in for about
8 or 10 years. It probably needs some caps by now..


I'd love to have a new one. It's a shame that they had change them. In my
opinion it was one of the best ssb radios ever made (by CB standards).
Ever seen caps blow? Makes a hell of a mess. LOL

Prolly bring it up on my Buddy's variac if I ever get the urge to fire it
again. One of my friends has a standing offer to buy it and the Mark IV if
I ever decide to part with it. The amp has the same veneer that the
Browning Eagle has on it.

I hate to part with the nostalgia, and they will likely need serviced
before being put back in operation.

Vinnie S. May 3rd 06 02:20 AM

Varmint XL-1000
 
On Tue, 02 May 2006 03:29:27 GMT, "U-Know-Who" wrote:

Anyone have one of these splatterboxes? I owned one and at one time Johnny
Carson and I were competing for the same TV channel.

Nasty little sweep boxes they were!



They still show up on ebay. Still get good money.

Vinnie S.


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