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OMG What memories...Mid 1980's I was Mermaid and my now Ex was Ziggy (guess who liked David Bowie) lol Met some fab people...used to meet on local car parks at night. We were night owls then ...on CB all night and slept all day...being unemployed then lol. Yep we had an Echo Mike Echo Mike Echo Mike lmao Lesley :~)

my handle used to b ladybird blimey this brings back tooooooooooo many memories lol anne

My partner Alan and his mates all had them. I know his Handle was BANDIT, still got the rig in the garage i think. Jess

This so so bought back some memories!!! Penelope Pitstop was my handle but I was Naughty Nancy when in wind up mode!! :O)

I didnt have one myself but i used to sneak on my uncles when i was babysitting for them. In fact thats how i met my hubby we had an 'EYEBALL' lol. My name was bright eyes whilst my hubbies was Kestrel. Oh those were the days ........ Deb X

yep and yep lol sadly many moons ago used to be on there 24/7 nicky.x

I had one . My handle was April Wine and i think i was burning 15 candles at the time. I remember me and my mate going for an eyeball . we arranged to meet a couple of lads outside a library a couple of miles away. We travelled by bus and as it approached the library, we saw the two lads ...............yakkkkkkk!!!! We never did get off that bus........lol Them were the days

In 1982/3 I bought a hand held CB radio. My uncle had been on his CB for a while, and having more money then sense, I wanted one. My then boyfriend went on it all the time, I was too shy ! My boyfriend was Squeeky Lee~~~~ and I was Cut Throat Pirate (guess who liked Adam Ant ! ) He went on to by his own CB which had a better reception. If you think about it, They were the forunners for mobile phones lol Elaine x

Oh yes, I had one and I loved it,it wasn't legal and it used to interfere with some of the neighbours telly's and you couldn't deny it 'cause they could hear your voice,so I was on it through the night and at weekends slept all morning.Oh they were the days. Who used to play foxhunt in the cars we had some great laughs with that.

Rodger that Tiger Moth i had a Superstar95 back in 1980 with high med and low bands. Keep your twig a wigglin and the girls a gigglin, Silver Dollar(retired when it became F.M. legal)

Still got mine set up in the car plus a base station. Best DX from the car was Bordeaux motorway back to UK. And Cap Griz Nez to Scotland and Ireland. Happy days.

Budgie, You`re right,148. have to remember I`m going back to the late 60`s early 70`s,or there abouts. A long long time ago. lol

anyone buy an echo box for the rig lol MELOS stage echo boosted output too like havin boots on lol Paul

i met my husband because of the cb we met up and two years later we married aaaggghhhh i was foreigner coz i liked the group he was called the stud lol he was like a rasher of wind .......memories karen

did i have one good bud, 27megs am of course and jumbo sidebander upper lowwer split kzs pdl2 twig,Qsling world wide when skip was up, BRILL DAYS< still got my 2 old 40ch am sets and twig 18ft dipole.mmmmmmmmmmmm i wonder????

Yep, we had one upto about 4 years ago. Used it going down to Cornwall ... 3 cars. One packed up working on the way down (mine) and we haven't used them since. Had one in my car as a teenager ...ohhhh the memories ! I'm saying nothing else ! Elaine ;-)

Just remembered the rig I used to use, it was a Cobra 248 GTL. DX.,,,,,,A.M.,,F.M,...Upper and Lower sidebands, and the `Graveyard`. Still trying to remember my sideband handle, something Zero 6. Used to run it all through 100 watt `boots`and used a Moonraker Super 4 twig, on top of the washing line post.

remember any of these lol too Alpha Advertising: Description of a patrol car with its lights (including the 'Bubble Gum Machine') operating: 'We've got a Smokey advertising at marker one-two-seven.' A little bit of help: Extra Power, running an amplifier. Affirmative: Yes, 10-4. Alligator: Refers to a retread which has come off a tire and is lying on the roadway. 'Watch out for the alligator in the granny land by the one five six mile marker!' Alligator station: All mouth and no ears, a yapper. Anchored modulator: Base station operator. Appliance operator: An in-experienced CB operator. Bravo Back: Term used to tell another you're ending your transmission and want him to begin transmitting to you: 'Come back.' Back Door: Behind a vehicle. 'You're at my back door' or 'I'll cover the back door.' Used on highways to establish relative position. Also the designation of the station at the rear of a highway caravan of trucks watching for Smokies coming up behind. See also 'Front Door' and 'Rocking Chair.' Back Down: To slow down your vehicle's speed by removing or easing up your foot on the accelerator (hammer). 'Back down, rocking chair, we have a Smokey coming up behind us.' Back'Em Up (Off): Slow down by pulling one's foot off the accelerator. Back Out: One of a number of terms used to announce that you intend to stop transmitting and therefore conclude the conversation. 'Let me back out of here for now.' Bad Scene: A term borrowed from the youth culture and applied to a crowded CB channel subject to many overlapping transmissions (layers). A real bad scene occurs during periods of high sunspot activity when skip conditions bring in stations hundreds of miles away. Ballet Dancer: A swaying antenna, usually a bumper-mounted whip or fiberglass ears. Band Bender: Side Band operator Band Aid Wrapper: An ambulance. Also see 'Wrapper.' Barefoot: Using only legal transmitter power: 'I'm barefoot.' Barefoot or 'clean-cut' (the FCC is ruthless about the use of linear amplifiers ‘snowshoes’). Barley Pop: A beverage made from barley and hops - beer. Base (Base Station): A CB transceiver located in an apartment, home, or business that is a fixed location, as opposed to a mobile unit installed in a vehicle. Basement: Channel one. Bear: Police. Bear cave: Police station. Bear in the Air: A state patrolman in a helicopter or light plane who spots and clocks speeders. See 'Smokey.' Bear in the Bushes: Police hiding. Bear Bait: Someone driving over the limit with no radio. Bear Bite: Speeding ticket Beast: Unaffectionate term for CB transceiver: 'The beast is only putting out three watts.' Usually a rig that is not operating properly. Beaver: Woman or girl. Be-Bop: Tone signals transmitted by a radio control (RC) transmitter or a selective calling system that turns on a mobile transceiver when the correct code is received. RC signals are heard only on Channel 23, which is a shared frequency. Big Charlie: Also known as the Big Double-C - the Federal Communications Commission. Originally a ham term. Big Daddy: Not the benevolent person who helps young lovelies to cope with the world but rather he Federal Communications Commission. Big Ears: A good receiver. Big Slab: A big slab of concrete is an expressway. Big Switch: The on-off control. Usually used in telling another that you intend to leave the air: 'Time to pull the big switch, 01' Buddy.' Big Ten-Four: Hearty agreement with what the other operator has just said: 'That's a big ten-four, Big Bopper.' Black Water: Trucker's term for coffee. Bleeding: Interference caused by a station operating on a channel adjacent to yours: 'Someone's bleeding on you' or 'We got some bleedover.' See also 'step on' and 'walk on.' Blessed Event: A new arrival in the family - a bouncing new CB rig. The cries will come from the spouse who learns what delivery cost. Blew My Doors Off: To be passed by a vehicle traveling at high speed (usually at greater than the speed limit). Bootlegger: Illegal radio operator who does not have a license to operate on the frequency he is using. CB bootleggers either do not have a valid station license or use frequencies other than the authorized CB channels. Boulevard: An interstate highway, also referred to as the 'Big Slab.' Boy Scouts: A somewhat less common name for state patrolmen, who are generally known as 'Smokies' or 'Bears.' Box: A linear amplifier, also known as a 'linear snowshoes,' or 'footwarmer,' that illegally boosts a CB transmitter's power beyond the maximum allowed by the FCC: 'The rig's gonna sound better soon. I'm gonna get a box.' Break: Often used to initiate communications with another station. Used in a variety of ways,- e.g., break for information (request to anyone who hears the call to respond with information), break for anyone on (request, usually for a Smokey report or road conditions), for anyone on a certain highway, etc. Breaker: A term, along with 'Break,' used when a CB operator wants others on a channel to break off routine chatter: 'Breaker. Breaker.,, Also refers to the person who is calling: 'Hold on, Pink Panther, we got a breaker.' See also 'button-pusher.' Breaking Up: A received signal is being interfered with for some reason. 'You're breakin' up, good buddy.' Breaking Wind: The lead vehicle in a group of vehicles in communication by CB. See also 'Front Door' and 'Shaking the Trees.' Brush Your Teeth and Comb Your Hair: Phrase used to tell another he's approaching a radar-equipped police car ('Picture Taker'). To look your best means you've got to be legal. Bubblegummer: A teenage CB operator. Bug Out: Youth culture term used to politely (?) request someone to leave the channel: 'Bug out, breaker' might be used by someone in a group that is hogging a channel. See 'Cartel' and 'Goon Squad' for them. Button-Pusher: A breaker who is illegally attempting to interrupt transmissions on a channel by 'keying-up' so as to transmit the AM carrier alone. Also, someone who is attempting to interrupt on-going transmissions by transmitting a 'break' call. Charlie Cartel: This term is the name of a parlor game, but the game among CBers is called channel hogging, an illegal practice. The group playing the game is known as a cartel. Cash Register: A toll booth. Chicken Coop: A weigh-in station for trucks. Chopped Top: A very short CB antenna. Chrome Dome: A mobile antenna mounted on the roof of a four-wheeler (car). Used to help another CBer identify your car: 'I'm in a blue Dodge with a chrome dome.' City Kitty: A local policeman, also known as a 'Local Yokel.' Citizens Band: A band of assigned frequencies in the 11 meter Bandwith which is alot of fun to operate on. Citizens Band Mid~West: A non-profit CB Club and the owner of these Internet pages. Clean Cut: An unmodified CB transceiver that complies with FCC power output regulations by not being used in conjunction with a linear power amplifier. An interchangeable term is 'barefoot.' Cleaner Channel: A less congested CB channel, freer of interference 'Let's find a cleaner channel. Standby while I step down to check out the lower channels,' Clear: A radiotelephone term that has been used for a long time. To clear the radio channel in use by ending the transmission: 'This is K-0-K1-0-4-0, we're clear.' Coffee Break: CBers in an area who get together informally to socialize, usually at a drive-in. Also to provide free coffee to motorists at interstate highway rest areas on long holiday weekends. Coke Stop: A euphemism for a stop to visit the restroom. Comeback: A reply from another operator to your call for anyone who might be listening: 'Appreciate the comeback, Zodiac, can you tell us how to get to ….' Come on: Phrase used to tell another operator to talk. Used interchangeably with 'come

My dad had one. he was fourtrack and I was shady lady but i can't remember anymore handles. Louise

paul hubby had one .his handle was 'roughneck' lol susie