CB has gone dead here.....

[jerry123]

Hey everybody new to this site. Glad to see people are still on the radio other than truckers. I got into this way back in 78. A radio and antenna fo my birthday. It was great as I met a lot of nice people on the radio including my wife. No kidding.
I live in the western NY area not far from Niagara Falls. The radio has gone almost quiet other than skip .I have 2 Kenwood TS 430s and several CB radios.
Well got to go have an old timers hockey game to play.


Take care Jerry

 

[Unit 194]

Welcome to the forum Jerry123 !!

 

[W1R3T4P]

Funny, there is no skip here but plenty of local talk.

 

[KingCobra_CDX882]

Welcome jerry

is a good forum

i got into the hobby back in 1972 or 74

just recently CB is coming back by me

 

[PLUTO]

Welcome aboard!

 

[doctor]

WELCOME

Welcome guy, this is a good forum, I started in CB back in early 60's, home made xmtr and super regen rcvr to a vertical
old gotham.
Operate today and ham bands...
I think its coming back more activity in the evenings, general chat unless skip is in hi..enjoy

doctor :shock:

 

[NorthStar]

CB is pretty much dead here locally also.

 

[Happy_Hamer]

Yet there are companies out there making "NEW" radios expecting too make a profit?

Silly if you ask me.

I live near a nuclear power plant in the middle of cornfields, the road to the nuke plant is pretty much dead except for traffic from the employees from the nuke plant, there are 2 bars on this road, both very popular during shift changes.

Some lady decided to open a christian book and gift store on this road. I drove by the first night and said, "this place will be closed within 90 days. Some people just do not think when they put out their hard earned money. Needless to say the christian store closed with in 30 days, they reported "ZERO" business. DUH!

That store may be better elsewhere, but not there.

There are people on this very forum that feel they are privledged because they claim to know who REALLY owns a new radio builder and claim to "know" the ins and outs of the company.

Big deal!!!!!!!!! my question is WHY? Why build a radio and put out all this money and expect to turn a profit on a hobby that is in a downward spiral. I think this is mostly due to the sun cycle, not because its not a fun hobby.

Maybe I am wrong? I am sure people will tell me so

CB I guess though is not really dying its the sun cycle on a low.

Spend wisely.

 

[Chong]

cb

welcome to the forum we have locals here every night 33am and we got the DX here i n the Buckeye CDX199 standing by on 38 LSB or 27.475 lsb

 

[KingCobra_CDX882]

You might hear locals by me on 38 USB here just outside of mahatten

 

[Chong]

yep

i got nothing there im back on the local channel 33

 

[FL Native]

most my locals are dirt bags. the latest was in the news were one of them followed one to walmart and got shot in the head.

:roll:

 

[Chong]

damn

for he most part here the locals are nice people until they get drunk hehe

 

[doctor]

WELCOME

WELCOME, enjoy, and turn your ears on ,East Coast in/out and europe reported this am....
Check 38 lsb and chnl 30 mucho activity..

doctor :shock:

 

[park]

Only 6 regular base stations here near Austin and 3 of them are perverts