Is there any way to find out what your hometown channel once was?

[Turbo T]

I read that at one time during the height of the CB, that a town could have a "home channel", or one channel that everyone in that town monitored as to be able to get a hold of others within the same town via inter-station.

I'm sure this is a real longshot but does anyone know where i can obtain this info? I would love to know what some of the hometown channels once were.

 

[Eastside]

18 has been the longest lasting standby here.....back in the 60s/70s the old folks standby was 13.....and my groups standby back in the 70s/80s was channel 1.

 

[Mudfoot]

Find some old timers and pick their brain. We ran on channel 10 in my town of less than a thousand. Some of the snoots and dorks ran 22 or 22A. I scanned the band and talked to whomever would listen.

I went to Rat Shack and got my crystal to run up and mess with the snobs. Shortly after, the local volunteer fire department used 22A for local calling and dispatch along with the big ass siren. They would try and chase you off if they could. They only lasted a few years and went back to the siren. They were on 33.86 mHz back then. Years later, when I joined the department they had QSL cards from Central and South American fire and police departments hanging in the radio room.

I got my initial firefighter/paramedic training in 1978, all departments used low band. Sometimes, we could hardly communicate when the band was open. We didn't move to VHF-Hi until mid eighties.

I miss those days.

 

[Wire Weasel]

I read that at one time during the height of the CB, that a town could have a "home channel", or one channel that everyone in that town monitored as to be able to get a hold of others within the same town via inter-station.

I'm sure this is a real longshot but does anyone know where i can obtain this info? I would love to know what some of the hometown channels once were.

I'm wondering why you want to know now? What difference could it possibly make to anything?

 

[Turbo T]

I'm wondering why you want to know now? What difference could it possibly make to anything?

I was just curious about a little history since I wasn't there to live it. However you seem deeply concerned I asked a CB radio question on a radio board....may I ask why?

 

[pro151]

Used to play by the rules and always used 11 for calling then either moved to 1, 10 or 23 to carry on a conversation.

We even used to do the same thing when conditions were right for skip.

Something you don't hear a lot of these days when skip is rolling, only "Got you in my receive, glad to talk to you, I am back quiet".

Most operators today wouldn't know a conversation if it fell on them out of the sky. (Pun intended)

 

[Wire Weasel]

I was just curious about a little history since I wasn't there to live it. However you seem deeply concerned I asked a CB radio question on a radio board....may I ask why?

Because someone asks a question or makes a comment does not equal "deep concern," Sonny.

You may as well ask what people ate for breakfast in your old neighborhood 60 years ago. It is absolutely useless information.

Let ancient trivia go and try doing something new today !

 

[Turbo T]

Because someone asks a question or makes a comment does not equal "deep concern," Sonny.

You may as well ask what people ate for breakfast in your old neighborhood 60 years ago. It is absolutely useless information.

Let ancient trivia go and try doing something new today !

Asking what someone had for breakfast 60 ys ago is NOT even close to being in the same boat as what I asked. You know what Weasel, you're right. Who cares about history? And you're right...why waste time on old outdated technology such as CB radio? Nevermind it could be a hobby for some....

 

[mackmobile43]

Wire Weasel is a forum bully and needs to be taken down a peg

 

[AudioShockwav]

WW needs a big bowl of frosted mini wheat's, the fiber will knock that right out...


73
Jeff

 

[Carl]

channel 10 up here was the one way back when.

 

[Wire Weasel]

Wire Weasel is a forum bully and needs to be taken down a peg

Mack, now you know that was decidedly bad natured and in poor taste too

 

[pro151]

IF WW doesn't like the subject, he should just turn the knob on his PC all the way to the left.

 

[Captain Kilowatt]

IF WW doesn't like the subject, he should just turn the knob on his PC all the way to the left.

Agreed. I am sure if we searched the forum we would find some of his questions that nobody gave a damn about too. :laugh:

 

[2RT307]

Way back in the 70's, we had tons of folks on the radio at all hours of the day and night. Channel 1, 6, 10, 12, 13, 15, 20, 21, 23, 30, and 35 all had regular AM'ers. 16 and 17 had some SSB'ers until 40 channels came on, and then they ran 38-39 most of the time. This was in Wichita Falls, Texas.

73,
RT307