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"51 years young, started in CB in the 60's when my father got into it. Later "Got my ticket" and became a Ham. Let the ham license lapse for just this reason. I got into radio because it was fun to communicate. The only problem I had was once I became "one of the elite", they started pressuring me to sever ties with my "CB Trash" friends. Don't want to belong to that exclusive a group. Still got lot's of Ham friends but I guess I will just have to be happy being part of the lower life form known as a CB'er.

Read my signature.

I try to live it every day.

Let's talk and have some fun.

73's to all you Hams, and for you CB'ers, Keep the shiny side up and the dirty side down, "Pump it Up"


Well put...


"I did not say all CB'ers are trashy. But a lot of the ones I knew were. Many of them did not work they got welfare, food stamps, and there house looked like a dump. A few wanted bigger and better things and they moved on. The CB'ers that moved on became well respective Hams. There is a class difference between the two."


Interesting....I never noticed how as you put it so many CBers were on unemployment or welfare ( i doubt either can afford the hobby of CB or Ham radio)..


I do agree there is a "perceived" class difference between ham and CB ( i think from those un-willing to let go and move forward)...


"Just so you will know I started out as a CB'er too. I had a Midland 13-874 8 ch CB. When is was 14. Moved up to a Navaho 23 ch, then hit the big time with a Midland 13-880 B 23 ch with SSB. I also DX short wave and that's when I knew. Ham radio was the way to go."


wow...a 8 channel CB...lol

i forget the model of my 1st cb ( i didnt consider it a true cb given it was only a listen to 23 channels and only able to talk one 1 channel)...but then my parents got me a Realistic Navaho TRC23a

and well..then i was hooked...lol..


Eventually climbing to rank of ham radio ( but only because a friend had failed 4 times his tech test...so i remade a test apointment..then with 1 hour before exam taught him what he needed to know to pass tech exam and since i was there took and passed tech exam myself..


I used to hate Ham people...by me at time ( in early 80's were a bunch of dummies by me who were let me say..not good representitives of ham radio..lol ) but..


once i did grudgedly took and passed the tech exam..

well never looked back...and well...as many ham people know..

the buying equipment never ends ( LOL )


However...Now at least i know...

That although there are many dummies in CB and ham radio.

That there are many good people in Both cb and ham radio


How many ham forums constantly put down cb

How many cb forums put down ham radio


At least here..this forum is indeed pen minded and understands

it is not persay CB or Ham...but rather a 2 way communications hobby and emergency awareness service that all CB/Ham/MURS/FRS/GMRS users enjoy and offer our communities