Unboxing NOS CRAIG 4101 CB Radio Making Contact Looking Through Box Of Vintage Junk

Testing 2 vintage CB Radios and actually talking to someone. Looking through a box of junk I pulled out a garage that was being cleaned out.

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[jeffkamen]

Sorry if this was mentioned already, but on that Midland lose the quick disconnect mount. They rely on copper tabs to make the antenna connection and are notorious for creating all sorts of problems. It’s also what caused your DC short.

[teacfan]

I always thought of CB as a scratchy, noisy, hissy, static way for two people to talk to each other on a radio. But that Craig really was a performer. You didn't even have to open it up to change any caps!

[IanDarley]

CB is making a bit of a comeback in the UK at the moment, to the degree that many hams are turning to it.

[jamesplotkin]

Back in '76, I had a Radio Shack CB that had three channels (A, B, and C)and you had to insert a crystal to choose which frequency you wanted ;-)

[ESDI]

When I was a kid my neighbor gave me a couple of CBs and used to have fun listening into channel 19 as I was near I80 in Illinois at the time. I still have some old CBs and one has tubes in it which is really neat. I should hook one up just to see what I can pick up these days.

[JessHull]

I always loved the aesthetics and design of Craig products. I loved their calculators. Also this was really interesting to watch. I'm not a CB or radio person but I'd love to see more CB stuff from you.

[YearsOfLeadPoisoning]

lol CRAIG! "IT'S LIKE AN OLD MATE YOU CAN CARRY WITH YOU"

[Anddrew_]

Thanks for the early morning laughs as usual. Your commentary is always appreciated.

[ERICtheLATE]

This was a riot! In 81 Craig added a nice meter.

[Mark-qwlc]

Thanks for helping this old dinosaur feel young again.  The last time I helped friends install CB’s in their cars or vans, Jimmy Carter was President.  Your video was a fun time travel trip back to my early twenties.  Thank you, shango!

[RobertWardJones]

The hose is a radiator flush kit used to flush your your car by directly connecting a garden hose. Sold in the 70s

[mechtrician]

Spent a lot of my younger years going to Fedco with my dad. They had everything.

[richardweinberger]

Fedco was first located on Slauson in the Ladera Heights area. late 50's, early 60's.
They killed everyone on price, it was THE place to buy electronics, cameras, etc.
Rodney King riots came along and hundreds of businesses got burnt down, Fedco said "adios" and went away forever.
I still have my Dad's lifetime membership card, you couldn't enter that store without one :)

[nerdfulthings]

I was a fully authorized Craig service station in the late 70's early 80's. Their products were very good for build quality. I would get stacks of service manuals periodically. They had a real market in a micro hand recorder for transcribing, with a transcription machine for the secretary. foot pedal ff, rew, etc. I likely have a box of manuals to edit from my estate.

[siskokidd]

The only CB experience I have is an estate sale purchase 7 watt 40 channel portable midland powered by an auto cigarette jack while driving west along the 101 near the 405. I was with a pair of Hollywood types with zero tech/radio skills. They were shocked when I was able to strike up an informative conversation with a trucker hauling Target store freight.

[LyonsArcade]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who accidentally burns crap up!

[matthewrichards]

This was epic, and getting some intelligent contact back! I had to lol at the mc sounding louder when in the bag!; That Craig performed well!!

[brianleeper]

Why do people who get on CBs think they need to sound like a drunk backwoods hillbilly? Or is that just the way they normally talk?

[Frozenghost]

“Chanel 6 crowd” I know what you mean. I am old now. Thanks for that. Love your videos!

[phillanassa]

Craig Road Rated, any of their better mobile electronics pretty much smoke anything else commercial.. .when they work right. I had a pair of Road Rated Receivers, HIgh Power AM-FM-Cassette, and a CB separate unit. All in my 78 Trans Am. In back the 6X9's were made by Mind Blower, they had built in high power amps. Front were Kricket AFS. I loved their gear. You have a super nice CB, NOS perfect out of the box. A keeper for sure!