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i was cleaning out my grandfathers storage shed recently and came across this CB radio. It was once on his 1978 f250, Just wondering how rare this radio might be as i have never seen one and would like to use it in my 1973 F100. It looks like someone hacked up the wires pretty good too. Do i need a special antenna for this unit? Thanks!
Yes, a CB antenna connects to the plug on the rear right of the bottom pic. CB antennas need to be tuned to ensure the proper SWR (standing wave ratio). Firesticks are popular for quarter- and half-wave applications IIRC.
Thats a nice setup in your picture. Is that the only type of CB radio offered for our trucks? I found this pic in one of the forums but cant find any other info:
Thats a nice setup in your picture. Is that the only type of CB radio offered for our trucks? I found this pic in one of the forums but cant find any other info:
Compare this CB radio with the CB radio in post 1. They look similar to me.
D8VY-18B806-A .. CB Radio Chassis & Transmitter-includes Microphone / Obsolete
Thanks NumberDummy! That fits the time frame frame for my grandfather's 78' F250 although your info says that it was made for Bronco and Lincoln Town Car. Maybe his was just a one-off? A Bronco of that year should basically have the same interior of the F Series trucks correct? Does this CB require a special antenna? Where can I find a wiring diagram for it?
Thanks NumberDummy! That fits the time frame frame for my grandfather's '78 F250 although your info says that it was made for Bronco and Lincoln Town Car.
A Bronco of that year should basically have the same interior of the F Series trucks correct?
Does this CB require a special antenna? Where can I find a wiring diagram for it?
That's not what I typed. The applications for the CB radio chassis and etc: 1978/79 F100/350, Bronco & Lincoln Town Car.
The CB antenna is: D8TZ-18813-B .. 1978/79 F100/350 & Bronco.
it appears to be a CB radio and an am/fm radio in the same unit, looks like you need the regular radio antenna, then a CB radio antenna, the threaded thing off the back is for a CB radio antenna, the black wire that looks like it has a sleeve on it is where you plug your regular radio antenna in.
The factory cb stereo is what Hio posted. The one you have is aftermarket. In this post https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...cb-radios.html down a little bit on the first page is a pdf of the parts and wiring of the factory cb stereo. The factory units had a single antenna that went to a box and split to a radio antenna and a cb antenna ends.
This was typically a dealer-installed optional radio unit, and many dealers ordered aftermarket units instead of the factory units so they could make more profit on them. The radio would mount in any Ford that would accept a factory AM radio, and the only addition needed was the CB antenna and its cable. Wiring indicates this is an aftermarket unit - a Ford unit would probably have correct plugs.
Front - The mike plugged into that DIN plug on the upper right front. You adjust the SWR (need an SWR meter for that) with a small (probably flat blade) screwdriver on the lower right where it says "Trim". The chrome slide control on the front, if slid to the right, will uncover a tag that says "FM" and is how you change AM to FM. If you push in the CB button the units works as a CB radio only, if you push Monitor you can listen to the radio but when a call comes over the CB the radio cuts out so you can hear the call. The silver **** at upper left changes CB channels - it is probable this may be a 23 channel unit only (later the CB spectrum was increased to 40 channels, so if it is a 23 channel unit you will not receive the upper 17.)
Rear - as above, the threaded socket at upper right is where the CB antenna plugs. The black "normal" antenna socket is for a standard radio antenna. It's anyone's guess on the wiring - red is probably +12V, that orange grafted onto the right rear could be a +12V for the dial light. The remaining wires - could be yellow and blue are L and R speaker + with white and black L and R speaker - or could be black is unit ground, white is a common speaker ground... who knows. Check the right outer **** on the front - is the inner shaft attached to the outer collar or can they turn independently? If they are fixed together, could be a monaural unit. Just have to test things out carefully to see what lights up the dial light, what turns the unit one, etc.
Typically these were compromise units - they usually were not very good CBs. Hope that gives you a little info...I spent about two years installing 'em both in independent shops and a Ford dealership in the mid '70s.
You may indeed be correct - while I have done quite a few stereos/CDs etc since then, I haven't installed a CB since about 1976. I have slept and killed a few brain cells since then. Have a 40 channel under-dash unit in the garage... maybe I'll put it in the truck so I can listen to the siren call of truck-stop hookers on the highway - last time I tried it, that was about all that was out there.
