Teaberry Stalker 202 AM SSB Base CB Radio Video

[@RadioHamGuy]

Yes, good ideas, thanks for the tips, relays do cause problems I know so that will be the first thing I will have to check when I open it back up again and play around with it...thanks!

[@turbopower130]

that radio is so clean, must have been stored properly and well taken care of

[@bm51879]

there is just something about the sound of those old cbs i would love to have one of those great radio

[@Byeohazard]

I own this radio.....xmas present from my dad back in ohhhhh 1977-78'ish. Have not hooked it up since about 1984,

[@Byeohazard]

Byeohazard I still have my d-104 microphone also!

[@RadioHamGuy]

Byeohazard Would be fun to hook it up and see if it still works to this day!

[@1OFGODSOWN]

In case you did NOT know,there is no X in CHRIST.There is a CROSS but a CROSS is NOT an X.It's CHRISTmas.An X did NOT die for all mankind CHRIST did.You are Welcome.

[@RadioHamGuy]

Yea, that is the stabilization in the KZbin editing, the video was kind of shaky so I thought I would try using that in the editing, makes it kind of weird like that but it still looked better that being as shaky as it was before that, so that is what it is you are noticing I think. Yea, I really like the radio, been working just fine here so it is a good one to have in the shack here.

[@MidwestStormSpottersLeague2015]

Looks like you got lucky with yet another good radio. Sounds crystal clear and hopefully it performs just as well also. Can't wait to see what else comes up in your collection as it continues to grow. Kudos to you for keeping the airwaves alive.

[@darienpaul5113]

best radio I ever had..........stalker 202 teaberry.. looking for one again......

[@1OFGODSOWN]

NICE radio.I'd love to have one in my Base CB Radio collection.

[@1OFGODSOWN]

Well a friend gave me one & it works but some screwdriver jackass put added channels on every switch in it & the face is very rough.I tested it on the meter & frequency counter & it gets out well but I found it strange that they put all of those useless channels in it & they did NOT unlock the clarifier so go figure. Maybe I can find a non working model & swap the cases out.Then get all of the mods Undone.

[@RadioHamGuy]

@TheZeke1974 I got my start in CB and had a lot of fun with CB, still have them around and use them when I can, it is all radio to me! Any radio is good.

[@MrCaveman8]

Howdy Larry, recently picked one of these up brother and happy as I got 2 actually but one is mint and I'm very pleased !!!

[@RadioHamGuy]

James S That is great to hear, very nice radio indeed!

[@TheZeke1974]

I love these old CB rigs!! I have a collection and im always adding to it. Im a ham as well and i get flack from the older ops because i own CB radios but they know what they can do and where they can go!!

[@262NagantRadios]

@RadioHamGuy It's the same with me. I couldn't afford the higher end rigs when I started either. Your Stalker 202 was what I would consider an upper end and fairly expensive radio back in the late 70's. The Uniden 858 SSB rigs are excellent SSB performers. Most, if not all of them, have a audio compressor built in. Not something common with 11 meter CB radios. I rate the receivers very good plus on them as well and have grown very fond of these old 858 Uniden rigs. Congrats & enjoy that fine rig

[@RadioHamGuy]

Thanks for all the good information!

[@RadioHamGuy]

@Ltscw Yes, seems like I got lucky with this radio, it really seems to work very well so far and seems just like a brand new radio, I have had it running tonight in the shack and it even has that new radio smell like CB's used to smell when powered up for a while from the components. Kind of brings back some memories. I think this will be the main CB for a while here in the shack.

[@RadioHamGuy]

@262NagantRadios Thank you very much for the great info, I was hoping someone would fill me in a little more on this radio. Very interesting to know. It is in great shape and I am putting it to use in the shack here now. Really brings back some great memories from the CB boom days, I wish I could have owned a radio like this at the time but I had to stick with the lower cost stuff back then for the most part. But making up for lost time now I guess, lol.

[@RadioHamGuy]

That is great to know.

[@262NagantRadios]

Beautiful 202. Hard to find them that nice anymore and with working meters. Since it's a Uniden 858 PLL unit it's a late 1970's, likely 1977 - 1978. Uniden moved manufacturing to Taiwan around 1979 or so and began producing the MB8719 PLL radios such as the Cobra 2000GTL, 142GTL, Madison (late model)......... and many others.

[@billybonewhacker]

cool it must be a trimmer cap that tunes the beat freq up or down.ty

[@RadioHamGuy]

@fordbroncodave yes, have made a few on each of them, seem to work fine so far. I do have a triband beam that works on 11 meters but it is horizontal, good for skip but most of the local ground wave is vert so probably won't work too well for ground wave, I do have a 1/4 wave vert on the side of the tower also. I can hit some of the repeaters up there if conditions are up a little, have a diamond x500 at 60 ft here. I will listen up more on 11m evenings just in case I hear something also..

[@darienpaul5113]

I had a kicker that used to drop off some times ...drove me nuts but I finely found the problem....it was a few cold soldier joints on the output finals... might check that ?? have a good day....

[@RadioHamGuy]

Oh yes, I remember those radios, that is great you have them in mint condition!

[@m0ogy]

Superb radio.........nice channel, i'm into the old CB Radios too

[@RadioHamGuy]

@bm51879 I agree totally, and this radio has been working out well in the shack here, just does a fine job.

[@fordwk]

Buying a used one tomorrow, I will let you know.

[@Eric-zi1oz]

I found a stalker 2 on Ebay that was a 23 ch and another one that was 40. I think this one was the later version of the two aforementioned....... All are great radios.

[@RadioHamGuy]

@262NagantRadios More great info, thanks so much and I am really enjoying this radio, like you say, we couldn't afford this stuff when it was new but now is the time to enjoy it I guess. Kind of like how a lady buys dolls she could never have when she was a kid..kind of the same way with radio gear and guys I guess.lol... at least for me.

[@SWIZZRADIOS]

Woaw it Looks like brand new!! Congratulations!! I'm missing this big radio in my collection. Best 73's...

[@darienpaul5113]

I had a 202 years ago and wish i could find another one................

[@darienpaul5113]

hope you get the problem fixed on the tx side.......if you ever think about selling it I would love a shot at it............thanks ...

[@RadioHamGuy]

I think that is probably about right..

[@TheZeke1974]

Teaberry used to be headquartered out of Indianapolis!! :-)

[@RadioHamGuy]

you could say that, it does pretty much the same thing to make the speech intelligible..you tune it one way or another until the voice sounds normal when using the SSB or single side band mode.

[@RadioHamGuy]

Does seem to be a great radio, I really like it although I noticed a TX problem that I need to fix, after I TX for a while, it drops out on me. RX is fine. I plan on keeping it for some time though. Might be nice to mod it for 10 meters sometime but not sure yet.

[@m35a2lover]

I have the older teaberry T-dispatch AM only base station

[@darienpaul5113]

thats right thank you..........

[@samiam5557]

Sweet deal sounds like, it does look like new!

[@fordbroncodave]

nice find! have you made any contacts on that radio or the DAK? if you ever make a beam antenna for 11 meters point it west of the twin cities just a little bit. can you hit any twin cities repeaters on 2 meters?

[@MidwestStormSpottersLeague2015]

@RadioHamGuy I think that definitely sounds like a good plan bud. I wish you luck on it.

[@billybonewhacker]

very nice..is the clairifier basically a b.f.o ty

[@RRTGHOST]

I have the same exact radio. I was wondering, do you know what the transmit range is in miles? I'm interested in buying a linear to hook up to it to increase my wattage. But I'm having trouble finding information. I guess since cellular telephones came about, the CB radio community has diminished. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[@Byeohazard]

Nuckinfutz30 Back in the day Linears were a no no LOL.....Im not sure how things are anymore......seeing this almost makes me want to go out and find an antenna , some coax and hooker up!

[@darienpaul5113]

the channel capabilty is awesome with that d858 chip....mine went 1 to 40 8 times....wana sell it????????

[@FelixTheHouseFreak]

Hmm there's something a bit odd about how your camera captures movement. There's a bit of lag that makes the perspectives on things look and move wierdly. Very nice radio! Wish I had one of those.

[@ericzerkle5214]

I won a teaberry stalker 2 40 ch.. How is the board in the 202 different than the stalker 2?

[@jdbsks]

What is the switch on the back of the unit for?

[@rbtheemt]

I have one of these that I can't get to transmit. Receives perfect. Any suggestions??

[@RadioHamGuy]

I had a problem with mine where it wouldn't transmit all the time, but would once in a while. I found it to be a bad tantalum capacitor on the board. They are small shiny capacitors with a marking on one side, they are polarity sensitive marked with a band on one side. They are small and kind of look like the shape of a hot air balloon and many times orange or green in color but not always. I could tell mine was bad because it went up in smoke and you could see the discoloration. Just an idea for you to look for though I guess.

[@davidstorm2103]

How does the Teaberry 202 compare with other 40 am/ssb radios around the same time period?

[@RadioHamGuy]

+David Storm It was a great radio, I would say one of the better ones out there!

[@davidstorm2103]

+RadioHamGuy . I came across a 202..I;m going to buy it! Thanks RHG!

[@darienpaul5113]

what meter are cb radios ???

[@Team-fabulous]

A crackin old homebase...

[@MrCaveman8]

Yeah I'll do a video on mine of some kind at some point I'm a proud owner oh yeah !

[@darienpaul5113]

hate to bother you I forgot that radio has relays....they could be dirty...........just trying to help......thanks....

[@TheZeke1974]

Its set up like my Robyn 520D.

[@orange70383]

Very nice'

[@frostbitewinterwind]

1976-79 858 uniden same as realistic trc457,458,,cobra 138xlr..etc etc etc

[@Eric-zi1oz]

That is the GOOD 858 pll board and not the crappy earlier 858 board that had the PLL in a can. Those board suck IMHO.

[@ej80inms]

I just sold my own ebay

[@frostbitewinterwind]

Cobra did not make Uniden...Uniden made radio's for Dynascan(Cobra) and Realistic and president and robyn and teaberry and colt and sears,and courier..etc etc..

[@RadioHamGuy]

CB radio falls in the 11 meter band.

[@ericzerkle5214]

It has the GOOD 858 pll board not the shitty first generation 858 board like the 40 ch stalker 2 has...