How many channels do you have ? CB-ing has declined massively, and is now
mainly a forum for agressive teenagers getting tough in front of their mike,
old tarts wanting to be mysterious and alluring, yobs who want to ****
everyone off by broadcasting their music, and a few asians running taxi
services (and no I'm not being racist). So, I dont listen to my
http://www.kcb.co.uk/80ch/48excel.htm 80 channel Midland unit except off
road - have a 80 channel portable handset as a spare.

The little PMR radios seem to be quite popular now.

--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Ted Azito" <larboard34@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b53da461.0410152236.5b2705c6@posting.google.c om...
> I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> 23 channel radio. You could use them if you had them but you couldn't
> sell them for use. The FCC does not enforce this of course but it's on
> the books. Or was.
>
> Many of these old CBs were splatter-monsters. Putting one on the air
> without testing it with a IFR or Motorola service monitor or a real
> (HP) spec an is pretty ignorant. The Sencore or BK CB test boxes the
> truck stop "CB shops" use are utterly worthless. I think the FCC
> should use the fines for Janet "All About The Kickstand" Jackson's
> ---- and Howard Stern's "indecent" speech (that Oprah eclipses
> routinely) and mandate technical enforcement-a FCC GROL to work on or
> professionally install CB, and a proper test bench in licensed shops.
> Including a in-cal frequency standard and a spectrum analyzer or CSM.
> Of course most of the truck stop shitholes would go out of
> business....

 

How many channels do you have ? CB-ing has declined massively, and is now
mainly a forum for agressive teenagers getting tough in front of their mike,
old tarts wanting to be mysterious and alluring, yobs who want to ****
everyone off by broadcasting their music, and a few asians running taxi
services (and no I'm not being racist). So, I dont listen to my
http://www.kcb.co.uk/80ch/48excel.htm 80 channel Midland unit except off
road - have a 80 channel portable handset as a spare.

The little PMR radios seem to be quite popular now.

--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Ted Azito" <larboard34@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b53da461.0410152236.5b2705c6@posting.google.c om...
> I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> 23 channel radio. You could use them if you had them but you couldn't
> sell them for use. The FCC does not enforce this of course but it's on
> the books. Or was.
>
> Many of these old CBs were splatter-monsters. Putting one on the air
> without testing it with a IFR or Motorola service monitor or a real
> (HP) spec an is pretty ignorant. The Sencore or BK CB test boxes the
> truck stop "CB shops" use are utterly worthless. I think the FCC
> should use the fines for Janet "All About The Kickstand" Jackson's
> ---- and Howard Stern's "indecent" speech (that Oprah eclipses
> routinely) and mandate technical enforcement-a FCC GROL to work on or
> professionally install CB, and a proper test bench in licensed shops.
> Including a in-cal frequency standard and a spectrum analyzer or CSM.
> Of course most of the truck stop shitholes would go out of
> business....

 

How many channels do you have ? CB-ing has declined massively, and is now
mainly a forum for agressive teenagers getting tough in front of their mike,
old tarts wanting to be mysterious and alluring, yobs who want to ****
everyone off by broadcasting their music, and a few asians running taxi
services (and no I'm not being racist). So, I dont listen to my
http://www.kcb.co.uk/80ch/48excel.htm 80 channel Midland unit except off
road - have a 80 channel portable handset as a spare.

The little PMR radios seem to be quite popular now.

--
Dave Milne, Scotland
'91 Grand Wagoneer, '99 TJ
"Ted Azito" <larboard34@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:b53da461.0410152236.5b2705c6@posting.google.c om...
> I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> 23 channel radio. You could use them if you had them but you couldn't
> sell them for use. The FCC does not enforce this of course but it's on
> the books. Or was.
>
> Many of these old CBs were splatter-monsters. Putting one on the air
> without testing it with a IFR or Motorola service monitor or a real
> (HP) spec an is pretty ignorant. The Sencore or BK CB test boxes the
> truck stop "CB shops" use are utterly worthless. I think the FCC
> should use the fines for Janet "All About The Kickstand" Jackson's
> ---- and Howard Stern's "indecent" speech (that Oprah eclipses
> routinely) and mandate technical enforcement-a FCC GROL to work on or
> professionally install CB, and a proper test bench in licensed shops.
> Including a in-cal frequency standard and a spectrum analyzer or CSM.
> Of course most of the truck stop shitholes would go out of
> business....

 

Ted Azito wrote:
>
> I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> 23 channel radio.

I suppose you can back up that little gem?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Ted Azito wrote:
>
> I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> 23 channel radio.

I suppose you can back up that little gem?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Ted Azito wrote:
>
> I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> 23 channel radio.

I suppose you can back up that little gem?

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

 

Mike Romain proclaimed:

> Ted Azito wrote:
>
>>I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
>>23 channel radio.
>
>
> I suppose you can back up that little gem?
>

Yeah, as some of the older ham radio units used to be have frequencies
in what is now citizens band. Nothing like an old 500 watt linear to
help reach out and ratchet jaw on channel 19.

 

Mike Romain proclaimed:

> Ted Azito wrote:
>
>>I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
>>23 channel radio.
>
>
> I suppose you can back up that little gem?
>

Yeah, as some of the older ham radio units used to be have frequencies
in what is now citizens band. Nothing like an old 500 watt linear to
help reach out and ratchet jaw on channel 19.

 

Mike Romain proclaimed:

> Ted Azito wrote:
>
>>I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
>>23 channel radio.
>
>
> I suppose you can back up that little gem?
>

Yeah, as some of the older ham radio units used to be have frequencies
in what is now citizens band. Nothing like an old 500 watt linear to
help reach out and ratchet jaw on channel 19.

 

Lon wrote:
>
> Mike Romain proclaimed:
>
> > Ted Azito wrote:
> >
> >>I don't know if it still is but it used to be illegal to buy and use a
> >>23 channel radio.
> >
> >
> > I suppose you can back up that little gem?
> >
>
> Yeah, as some of the older ham radio units used to be have frequencies
> in what is now citizens band. Nothing like an old 500 watt linear to
> help reach out and ratchet jaw on channel 19.

Ahh, so the 80 ch can't be boosted as easily or something?

I have one wicked 23 CH Cobra that was set up to broadcast off a 40'
tower. I have done two way between Toronto and Martha's Vinyard and
regularly pick up some dude on the west coast.

I didn't think they much cared about CB's now.

When I was a kid, some Ham jerk always used to hassle us when we used
our walkie talkies. They were on CH 9.

Mike