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I have several Radioshack CBs, I have been thinking about putting
This"The CB"Realistic TRC-479 40channel:


into "My Tower"

Sure why not. From the looks of it the radio seems similar in size of a 3.5" hard drive. Maybe a little bigger. Cool idea.

actually it is smaller I manage to find the Dimensions
1-3/8 x 4-1/2 x 6-1/2 inches (HWD) (35mm X 115mm X 165mm)
http://support.radioshack.com/support_e ... 8/8781.htm

I was thinking of using a gutted out old CD drive for a metal shell and mount it into it sort of like a rack. The only thing I may have to do is recess it back alittle bit because of the door.

This is my Idea:

I did this


To modify the part of the drive that has a magnet thing on the top of the drive that locks the disc to stable it.


The enclosure portion


The drive that I gutted was a LG CD-R/CD-RW Model CED-8080B


I mainly have to make a face for it and set it were it does not interfere with my tower door.

Open the CB up and rewire the sound output to the front-panel line-in on your mobo or sound card.

Download Audacity and you can then record and manage the data.

it has a mono phono plug on the back so it is already covered

That's a cool idea but what are you thinking of doing for a face plate to cover the space on the sides and to keep it cool in the drive enclosure? Does the CB even get that warm the you would need a heat sink for it? if you cut a small area near the hinge you should be able to mount the mic on the outside. while leaving it connected

no the cb is a low end cb. also how can something Rx\Tx in 27Mhz range get hot

as for a mic I have not got there yet and I have to order the plug for the ant.

I was not sure if it would get hot but, I know that anything that has any kind of amplification can at the minimum get warm.

This CB has no boosting function for the Signal that is another CB of mine but this one does not.

okay, so are you planning on a front bezel?

ya for the enclosure for the CB.