Old enough to remember the days of CB radio?

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 13:18

My brother popped round to see me a few days ago to show off his new car.

I couldn't believe it when I looked inside to see he had a CB radio. I didn't think people still used them. I haven't been on one for about 18 years or so.

Did you use the CB? What was your handle?

Mine was Mini the Minx

System · 02/05/08 - 13:25

Breaker Breaker, I was Purple Haze!

mollymorals · 02/05/08 - 13:25

Glamfan wrote: »

Breaker Breaker, I was Purple Haze!

i was calypsochase ..... i never had an eyeball though i was too young

alienpanda · 02/05/08 - 13:26

10-4 10-4!! :d

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 13:29

on the old AM (then the legal FM) I was the Erector .....
My DX handle (on sideband) was A W 21 X.

Cq Cq Cq DX, this is Alpha Whiskey 2 1 Xray on the south coast of the United Kingdom calling blah blah blah lol.:o:o:o:p

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 13:36

I had quite a collection of QSL cards

"1-9 1-9 for a copy "

welwynrose · 02/05/08 - 13:38

On the side

On the side

Snooker Widow here

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 13:42

"Can you gimmie a rig check? What am I pushing?"

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 14:06

Any of you ever listen to the ricky gervais podcasts where they talked about CB radio with Karl Pilkington?

I found it funny - don't remember where it is but this is all the best bits of the podcast so it's quite a long stream..

http://podcast.rickygervais.com/rickygervais_bestofseries1.mp3

edit: The CB bit is at 1:19:50

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 14:18

Good God!! This takes me back. I was Silver Witch:D

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 14:21

Yep, i was luvbug (highly unoriginal but I was young - thats my excuse and I'm sticking to it...

)

My sister was chicken noodle...

I cant for the life of me remember what my best friend was called though...

oh, those were the days......

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 14:25

I was Magic Whippet - 10-4 10-4 for a copy !!

5th Horseman · 02/05/08 - 14:35

That's a big 10-4 from the Iceman, come on back.

System · 02/05/08 - 14:56

Ha ha, yes i was Boatman (cos i had a boat!) I had it in my old P reg MkII Escort, used to have it on all the time, was mildly more entertaining than Simon Bates i spose!:D

FearFactor · 02/05/08 - 15:07

On the side, on the side, come in!

1-9 for a copy!

Just looking at getting a new rig now (that I can use from home) but not really sure where to start - any advice anyone?

fF

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 15:17

"Old enough to remember CB Radio", you say .......I,m old enough to remember the proper days of Pirate Radio.....Caroline, London and the rest,far better than CB Radio ever was! Long time ago now though.

Porcupine · 02/05/08 - 15:22

I never used to have one, but an old boyfriend of mine did. Many a passionate evening would be spent with him, mid thrust, answering his blummin radio :mad::eek:

Pinkvelvet · 02/05/08 - 15:28

I started off as Betty Boop then changed to Vanity. I'm still in touch with friends and ex boyfriends from those days.

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 16:24

Stargazer here

Trelly · 02/05/08 - 16:28

I still have my old Tristar 777 tucked away in the attic, I was Overlord

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 16:32

I still use CB on occasions. Our off-road groups use them for keeping in touch out in the wilds. We're drifting more towards PMR recently though.

[Deleted User] · 02/05/08 - 16:33

I was stardust Lil:o

Jucee · 02/05/08 - 16:34

I never had one myself, as I was not old enough to drive in those days. But a lot of my mates used to have them in the cars, although I don't remember their handles. I remember one in particular who had a cb radio and also had a speaker rigged up to the front of his white sierra cosworth. He used to drive round and call 'pull over' through the speaker and people thought it was the coppers. Ahh, those were the days

[Deleted User] · 30/05/08 - 22:37

brings back memories of being sat in the shed using a Harvard Good Buddy' which used to look like it was going to catch light any minute..... I remember my mate whos a ham gave me some technical info on aerials, I ended up with a load of cooper wire attached to bamboo canes tied up in trees, had wicked signal in the area but no TV picture for some reason. youre right.those were the days.

fleet · 30/05/08 - 22:47

We had one. I never had a handle, I was just known by my first name, but my other half was called Preacher. We used to go "fox hunting". Someone would hide their car somewhere, then sit talking on the radio until someone found you using your signal. Completely stupid, some of the place we used to park, I wouldn't dream of doing it in my car now.

KnifeEdge · 30/05/08 - 22:52

On the side, let it slide!
Goody Two Shoes was my handle! lol

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