CB is not all I am interested in, but I don't know how much I will/would align ham equipment and tend to be more interested in working on my old CBs in this way. Also, I am under the impression that the the BK 1040/2040 set is probably a good gateway to aligning radios and getting familiar with the process. I am under the impression that it is set up almost like an "alignment for dummies" book would be. I have a BK 20mhz scope and 9 digit frequ counter. I also have a Fluke DMM, analog meter, dummy load, power/SWR/tuner, and other equipment on my bench already so along with my electronics foundation from years ago, I am hopeful.
As for buying the BK set, the auction option is the only way I can find one and I don't do PayPal since I won't give up my bank routing #. All the auctions say "selling for parts/as is" so they have no liability and since they are all like that, it sounds like my only option is to risk take a big change on buying a non-repairable set of junk. That would be really hard to handle.