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Merry Christmas to all my friends, all their family, and to anyone who thinks of big trucks and black Trans Am's when someone says- the Snowman.

I started laughing. I just pictured trying to teach my 14 y/o son how to do Morse Code and having him ask how to do EMOJIS

Merry Christmas My Friends

That's what she said.

I am sure I am not the only person here that tried it. From all the movies we see you would think the full wave for 11 meters would be a great idea and you only invest time and most likely have the materials in the garage. Hiding it by running it through trees on your property seems like a...

Happy Thanksgiving to All.

I have a Pearce Simpson Pussycat 23. My understanding is the Pearce CBs were almost all Cybernet Chassis Mainboards. The knowledge that was passed on to me was FCC legal tune job and nice power mic. I did have the mic pic out re arranged to Cobra pin out to try various mics without issue. I...

My family collects guns. I have the nostalgia thing going on too just like the old radios. I find it fascinating the skill and craftsmanship that went into making the oldies, even the cheapies. They all have a a story. My Ex-Father in law bought an FIE 22 LR Derringer in New Orleans before...

I have to admit I am fond of the 32 S&W Long. I have a 6 shot old H&R revolver. I had a gunsmith bob the hammer so it will fit in a pocket without snagging. My father carries a 32 H&R Magnum Davis Derringer at times. His Davis 32 Mag is over 25 years old with no issues.

Kinda a similar subject. If you ever run across an old single shot shot gun, garage sale, family, gunsmith special for 20.00, with a bent or damaged end of barrel, but will still lock up tight- pick it up. Cut the barrel down to 20 inches, Square the end up with a good file and you have a...

The progression of the sale of the company went Davis, then Cobra then Bearman. All are based off the original Remington Derringer. Hope this helps a bit. Be careful lightening the trigger. The overly heavy trigger provides safety. As you already know the piece was designed for across the...

I think it just comes down to accountants, not engineers in just about everything today. Whatever they can do cheapest just to say its included. Take for example we have no shortage of buttholes in the world yet TP is smaller rolls than 5 years ago.

If conditions are good I can hear Dallas Pike Truck Stop, Exit 11 I-70 from my father's house. He had a Royce Base Station with the traditional Radio Shack 1/4 wave ground plane antenna in the late 1970's. Seems like everyone around us all bought existing 23 channel radios, when the 40...

I am still trying to figure out how to get 50+ watts output from a final transistor rated for 22 watts output. I fear Quantum Mechanics are involved.

Maybe I missed it in the post. What section of the country are you referring. You will be able to talk to another vehicle on the road caravan style, however you may experience line of sight issues with mountain tops and valleys when trying to talk back home.

I admit I do not have the level of technical skill, I had always assumed that most guys that run that type of setup make the equipment his self, and they had hard switches to select the transmitting radio, for the same reason stated that the relay switching approach would not work fast enough.

You could try Bob's CB and see if he has any the he had pulled from older radios and tested. Whenever I stop in there is always a stack of radios to salvage sitting on the floor behind his counter.

To tell you the truth. Last time I buried cable for my current antenna setup, I just used RG-8 put together at Bob's CB and ran it inside 2 inch PVC drain pipe. I put on upside Us, or traps in order to keep out the rain. Nothing complex. My logic was if this fails after a few years, then i...

I do not ever remember discussing this on the forum. Three questions in a set. 1. Who got you involved in CB radio? 2. What year did you first talk on a CB radio? 3. What model CB radio was your first time? My answers are: 1. My father, his handle was "Pinwheel" 2. 1979 3. Robyn...