Roll Call

[secret squirrel]

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 LB-23a in my fathers Chevy Suburban with a Shakespeare big fiberglass whip.

 

[Shadetree Mechanic]

1. My father's handle was (is) Hawk. Mine was Hot Wheels.
2. 1978
3. A Midland in the Pinto wagon with some kind of mag mount.

 

[TM86]

1. My dad, but indirectly. He was already dead before I ever keyed a mic.
2. 1980 (estimate).
3. Realistic TRC-11 pushing a co-phased mobile whip setup with the whips at two corners of my bedroom on the ground floor.

 

[Justme]

Illegal FM station, moved on to CB 6 Channel Pony, several 23 channel AM and AM/SSB radio's, about 1985 or so, then got my license.
Repaired lots of them dabbled wittth PLL systems expanding radio's etc added xtal 10.695 filters ( most used here FM after it became free here) so bleed through was a problem the xfilter solved most of that, see it as a early version of the channel guard.

 

[guitar_199]

1. My father-in-law, "The Can Man" (KXM-9925). (he worked at American Can Co in Houston. He got hooked in about 1975... his whole TOWN was involved with CB in one way or another)
2) 1976
3) A JC Penney Pinto 23 Channel that my wife got me for Christmas after seeing me respond to her DAD'S enjoyment with his gear.

 

[144inBama]

Smokey and the Bandit.
1978-ish
All I can remember is it was a 23 ch. Pace my grandfather put it in his old Mercury Comet with a little mag mount.

 

[999]

My grandfather in his either mid 70's Olds starfire or Buick Skyhawk (not sure which it was).

First time was probably 1977.

Robyn LB-120.

 

[Cookie55]

1. One of my uncles, bought me a set of single channel walkie talkies.
2. 1965
3. I don't remember the model of that walkie talkie, think it was a Hitachi but it was the first radio I every worked skip on.

 

[w9cll]

1. I wanted to do it so it was me
2. 1974
3. Pace 166 with a Radio Shack 1/2 Wave.

 

[Xracerx13]

1. Smokey and the bandit
2. 1977
3. Samdo 700

 

[Crawdad]

1. Santa, maybe? (his handle was Santa)
2. Mid-60s
3. Sears Walkie-Talkies (with the orange "Morse Code" button)

7 3

 

[Smokinone]

1. 2 part answer;
A. My Sergeant ... CB and AM world

B. My father in law ... SSB Freeband world

2. 1976 AM world, 1979 SSB world

3. 1st radio mounted in a 72 Ford van with Lafayette twin antenna system.

2nd radio mounted as a base with a Radio Shack 1/2 wave Omni. This is what started a somewhat serious addiction...I mean hobby.



These depicted radios are pictures borrowed as my radios have been gone for some time.

 

[midnight special]

was working on a ranch in early 70s,, had cb in all trucks and tractors,

they were using executives and generals,,, 5 channel and 6 channel with tunable reciever

 

[1iwilly]

a friend
1993
1st radio realistic 427 channels 15 home channel in CT

 

[AudioShockwav]

My Brother, 223 Brown Derby.
Early 1970's
Realistic TRC 9A that he gave me.
Channel 9, 11 and 20
steel whip on a Datsun pickup.