CB Radio: Anyone talk on them still?

[SoMdMusician]

Originally Posted by The_Twisted_Ear

Remember the old Bearcat? Ah, that and a Lolly Pop microphone - what a life!

Yeah LOL, if you could prove you had an Eagle lollypop, you were "somebody" LOL

[SoMdMusician]

Now, here's a blast from the past!

I started digging around the internet looking for a new cb radio and much to my shock and amazement, I found this old CB page that someone did for me years ago, I forgot that it even existed, what a hoot! Check this out if your in need of some comedy. I'll have to figure out how to get into it and edit it, but, it looks like the silliest website I've ever seen:

Dodgem's CB and Scanner Homepage

73's
Dodgem

[The_Twisted_Ear (Premo)]

Originally Posted by SoMdMusician

Now, here's a blast from the past!

I started digging around the internet looking for a new cb radio and much to my shock and amazement, I found this old CB page that someone did for me years ago, I forgot that it even existed, what a hoot! Check this out if your in need of some comedy. I'll have to figure out how to get into it and edit it, but, it looks like the silliest website I've ever seen:

Dodgem's CB and Scanner Homepage

73's
Dodgem

Outstanding! Heck, some of the links still work.

[Kain99]

I think CB's are going to make a come back!

[Magnum (Premo)]

Originally Posted by greyhound

Well...If you ever get back on, give a shout out to Sneaky Snake. He is still on the radio.

I remember that name. Everyone calls me Moby

I haven't been on in a few years. I had 4 alternators, 6 batteries. 12v 14v and 16 volt systems. I had a 3 pill and an 8 pill. Still have a couple General Lees. Hae one in my blazer now with a 2 pill.


Ahh back in the good ol days.

[Magnum (Premo)]

Originally Posted by Kain99

I think CB's are going to make a come back!

I was actually talking to a couple people about trying to get a game of CB tag going again. It will be tough now a days with the cops. They will mess up some harmless fun.

[greyhound]

Originally Posted by SoMdMusician

I know Sneaky Snake. You always knew when he was keying up for the day, he'd repeat "sneaky snake" until he ran out of breath and then once he unkeyed, the channel was pretty much quiet and ready for him to talk LOL!

BUMP-BUMP,
Dodgem

Yep....That's what he does!!!!!!!!! And the Golden Eagle makes a squeal when you key it.

[SoMdMusician]

Does anyone have an old CB laying around of some fair quality at a super cheap price. I'm just looking for something simple to hook up here at the house. I still have my antenna on the roof, and I'd like to hook something up. I'll eventually get a radio back in the Dodge. I used to run a fully mod.ed Grant XL with dual Antron coil antennas and a small Texas Star 250 footwarmer. Fortunately I live on a hill, so, it didn't require much to reach out to everywhere on the weekends.

My skip-shooter set up was the same, except I mounted an Antron-A99 to the bed of the truck and lifted it up with a 10 foot section of chain link fence top rail. It was always the biggest thing with the cops that didn't know me, they would pull up beside me and ask how are you doing?, then, what what are you doing?, I'd always reply the same, "talking on the cb radio", Oh?

The younger cops would always find interest in what I was doing and ask a lot of questions, when the antenna questions rolled around, they say what kind of antenna are you using? K-40? LOL. I say, "well my antenna is up there", and that's when the real fun began... "HOLY S**T! I didn't even see that up there! Then the golden question was always asked, Are you that guy Dodgem?" LOL That was always the funniest question.

After about 5 years, I had installed so many scanners and cb units in the cars of the CCSD, they all had handles and talked with the rest of us. I was installing cb unit and scanners at an unreal rate. And to this day, I still get pulled over by the cops, not for traffic violations, but, I always get the same questions, "Do you still work on cb's bud? I got your name from ???"

I just like to find a nice cheap unit to play with for a while and I'll probably get the "bug" and have to jump back in the fire again, I miss it you know, it was a lot of fun to talk to people you didn't know, and most of the time, you made a great friend without ever meeting face to face.

So, anyone's help in digging up and old bone to fire up, let me know.

Thanks.
Dodgem

[SoMdMusician]

Originally Posted by aps45819

We use them on bike rides.
Last time I tried to contact the State police on ch 9, had no luck.

I do know for a fact that the Charles County Sheriff's Department, District 2 sub-station here in IH, monitors the CB still. I installed one when they were on the top of the hill years ago, and when they moved to the bottom, someone else reinstalled that system I had, the same antenna is there now.

I don't know how much use the female clerks make of it, but, "Blue" uses it. Waldorf had one too, have no idea if that's still in use, and HQ in La PLata also had one installed, have no idea if they use that at the new complex or not either.

I don't think the State barrack ever had one in Waldorf or La Plata.

[toppick08 (Premo)]

Originally Posted by bcp

out of laurel I was KALH9075 Silver Streak.

Did you avoid the "good" buddies and lot lizards in your travels......