>> In a message dated 11/6/01 10:40:01 PM Eastern Standard Time, bn1@pacbell.net
>> writes:
>>
>> > The restoration of my '53 Austin-Healey will soon be finished and
>> > it'll be time to go touring again. I plan on putting a CB in it
>> but
>> > haven't bought one since the "Convoy" days of the '70's.
>> >
>> > Has anyone kept up with the technology? Any experience or
>> > opinions as to brands or models?
>>
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>
> If you have a group to travel with who enjoy the "convoy" days, a CB
> is still the best and safest way to go. Our Triump Club is very
> active for group driving... we had a dozen cars when we went to
> Breckenridge this summer. We had great fun with practicing
> coordinated driving and passing skills as well as relaying road
> conditions and safety info, which would have been impossible without
> the CBs. The nice thing about the CB is that everyone can hear
> messages and address everyone at once as a group.
> The technology hasn't really cahnged much since the '70s... Most of
> the members have the basic Radio Shack (+/- $90) unit which hangs on
> a "u" bracket below the glove box and is powered by a cigaret lighter
> type outlet under the dash. The outlet can be installed without
> cutting any wires by using one of the plastic clamp type wire
> connectors to tap into a live wire. On a Triumph the green wire from
> the brake switch works easily. The antennaes are held to the body
> just behind the back window with a magnetic base. Be sure and use a
> thin cloth under neath to protect the paint from fine scratches. Also
> get the type with a spring at the base for buffeting the wind... mine
> was a rigid antennae and it kept blowing over. Another nice addition
> is one of the supplimental speakers (+/- $20) that can rest on the
> tunnel between or behind the seats makes it a lot easier to hear. All
> of this, except the "u" bracket and the outlet, can be plugged and
> unplugged in a couple of minutes.
> I don't know about the Healey and your thoughts on originality, but on my 57
>TR3 it
> was very simple just to switch to neg ground rather than trying to modify the
>CB.
>
> Good Luck and I hope you find a great group to have fun with.
> Bill Hook, 57TR3, 72TR6
> Tyee Triumph Club, Seattle
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