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

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!

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
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"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

Varmint XL-1000
 

"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"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

Varmint XL-1000
 

Yep... swing... it's all good.

www.telstar-electronics.com

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"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.

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"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..

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"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

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Dr.Death" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"U-Know-Who" wrote:
"Steveo" wrote in message
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"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.

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.

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Steveo" wrote in message
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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.

It would be a shame to have to part with those. There are rigs I now regret
selling over the years (decades). My tube Teaberry, Tram and Layfette. The
Layfette had 5 24 channel knobs, I had charts all over my wall so I knew
what frequency I was on, a real monster of a rig. LOL

Varmint XL-1000
 

"Vinnie S." wrote in message
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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.

Yeah, but the tubes are outrageous. A couple of 4cx250B's or 572's are a
better buy. The EL519's aren't much better than the domestic tubes price
wise.

``The Real Ham``
 

ya i had a phantom new in 1977 man it was nice some **** head broke in and
stole it and the radio to also had a solid state 150 pep and it would wipe
out the whole band across the country...