Re: Re: Computers
By: Jimmy Anderson to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat May 03 2025 23:43:00

It seems like such a great way to pass time with
whoever's around you when you're on the road...

10-4 on that! As a teen back in the '70s, I used a moble rig hooked up to an external power supply as my "base" setup, with the antennae up in the attic. I'd have it sitting by my bed so I could be comfy and talk into the wee hours. I was even licened, which didn't mean anything but I liked having it. I went by the handle, Red Five ("Red Five standing by.")

In the '80s I took a road trip with my Sister and Bro-inlaw down to Myrtle Beach, SC. We brought along a CB my Bro-inlaw had and he and I would chat with whomever was around. Sometimes, I pretended to be CB Savage (a novelty song) which got some hilarious reactions from the truckers. That was a fun trip.
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Re: Re: Computers
By: Jimmy Anderson to poindexter FORTRAN on Sat May 03 2025 23:43:00

It seems like such a great way to pass time with
whoever's around you when you're on the road...

10-4 on that! As a teen back in the '70s, I used a moble rig hooked up
to an external power supply as my "base" setup, with the antennae up in the attic. I'd have it sitting by my bed so I could be comfy and talk into the wee hours. I was even licened, which didn't mean anything but
I liked having it. I went by the handle, Red Five ("Red Five standing by.")

In the '80s I took a road trip with my Sister and Bro-inlaw down to
Myrtle Beach, SC. We brought along a CB my Bro-inlaw had and he and I would chat with whomever was around. Sometimes, I pretended to be CB Savage (a novelty song) which got some hilarious reactions from the truckers. That was a fun trip. --- SBBSecho 3.24-Linux

Ah - those were some good ole days for sure! And I seem to remember
more (better?) traffic at night. Might be for the conditions, or maybe
just more people on. But even traveling - if you were driving at night
there seemed to be more people to talk to. :-)

Yep - ran my mouth even back then - LOL



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Jimmy Anderson wrote to Mortar M. <=-

Ah - those were some good ole days for sure! And I seem to remember
more (better?) traffic at night. Might be for the conditions, or maybe just more people on. But even traveling - if you were driving at night there seemed to be more people to talk to. :-)

I'm not sure if CB bounces off the atmosphere like AM, but if I were a long-haul truck driver, at night is when I'd want to reach out to a
voice on the air.



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I'm not sure if CB bounces off the atmosphere like AM, but if I were a long-haul truck driver, at night is when I'd want to reach out to a
voice on the air.

Yeah it does, it's called "Skip".

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poindexter FORTRAN wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

Jimmy Anderson wrote to Mortar M. <=-

Ah - those were some good ole days for sure! And I seem to remember
more (better?) traffic at night. Might be for the conditions, or maybe just more people on. But even traveling - if you were driving at night there seemed to be more people to talk to. :-)

I'm not sure if CB bounces off the atmosphere like AM, but if I were a long-haul truck driver, at night is when I'd want to reach out to a
voice on the air.

Pretty sure it does... We called it 'skip' back in the day.


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Re: Re: CBs
By: Exodus to Poindexter Fortran on Wed May 07 2025 06:07:46

I'm not sure if CB bounces off the atmosphere like AM, but if I were a
long-haul truck driver, at night is when I'd want to reach out to a voice
on the air.

Yeah it does, it's called "Skip".

I still have a SSB radio in my truck. . . just in case.

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Yeah it does, it's called "Skip".

I still have a SSB radio in my truck. . . just in case.

My grandpap had a CB repair shop, so we have tons of them.

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Pretty sure it does... We called
it 'skip' back in the day.

"CB ... like AM ..."

CB is AM :). Well, in the U, S, and A, that is.



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