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martin_b Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Now thats an idea. Used to have one fitted in an old Wrangler long before the days of PMR. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Brummy Mark Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 Spent years with CB radios, all AM sets, tristars, midlands, HAM International base station side banders with 1000w burners and directional aerials, QSL cards from all over the world. Magmounts that came off the roof when you hit 60mph!! Treasure hunts all round the country in convoys of mini gt's and escort mexicos......good days!! First CB was hose clamped to the cowhorn handlebars of my pushbike ahha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted April 2, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 4 minutes ago, Brummy Mark said: Spent years with CB radios, all AM sets, tristars, midlands, HAM International base station side banders with 1000w burners and directional aerials, QSL cards from all over the world. Magmounts that came off the roof when you hit 60mph!! Treasure hunts all round the country in convoys of mini gt's and escort mexicos......good days!! First CB was hose clamped to the cowhorn handlebars of my pushbike ahha I have a president Henry classic ACS in the truck , great radio. 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBirchall Posted April 2, 2020 Report Share Posted April 2, 2020 4 hours ago, One on top of two said: And of course with today’s technology and how we tracked and spied on buy Everyman and his dog , they probably the most secure means of communication available haha 😂 let’s face it who uses analogue these days ? While in my tractor today I’ve listening to a group of lads , from the village over the back . they sound mixed ages , youngish and OAPish discussing how to court a lady correctly .......... National service ........weather a pizza counts as all of your 5 a day , and how they are going to plan a covert fishing trip at the lake during lockdown and if they could call it there daily exercise.. Some of the piss taking is priceless. here’s my rig In the axion Brilliant - I can just imagine. Sounds hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazzarM1 Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Memory time now...for me ,when it went FM and legal it went a bit tame. Midland ,Tristar for mobile and Ham International for the serious stuff. Great fun,great times a bloody good laugh...coupled with liquid cooled Yam 2 Strokes and some fiercely competitive pistol comps ,Pistol Anno Domini at Bisley....what happened? Life was a whole lot simpler then.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 I’m going along in my tractor this morning . All alone in the middle of a 125 acre field. Then from out of nowhere I hear the deepest voice ever come out with ....... why did the Mexican throw his wife on the fire 🔥............ 30 sec pause .... because he wanted TA-KILL -HA ... spose you had to be there but it’s was just so unexpected it was hilarious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brummy Mark Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 I remember going to an 'eye-ball' meet and bought a cobra ssb with a power echo mike, mike mike mike mike mike. Neon bulbs that fixed to the top of a whip aerial that lit up when in transmit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryh Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Gosh, that takes me back, was fun at the time but less so when it became all legal ☹️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsbengo Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 4 Watts AM, 12 Watts SSB (base station/mobile remote antenna only) if I recall. Higher power is illegal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsbengo Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 You are half correct, AM was illegal (but fun) however legislation changed in 2014 to allow amplitude modulation on 27MHz (as well as FM/PM) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted April 3, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 Who cares , I think my village has gone full Burt Reynolds ! right turn Clyde ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popsbengo Posted April 3, 2020 Report Share Posted April 3, 2020 34 minutes ago, One on top of two said: Who cares , I think my village has gone full Burt Reynolds ! right turn Clyde ... Clint's made an appearance too it seems 😂 Breaker, breaker 10-4 good buddy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza Posted April 4, 2020 Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I remember shutting the McDonalds drive thru down in Guiseley every night with a 25W burner in the early 90's 🤣 They must have known it was me as a lot of the time there was only me in the car park talking to people in Sheffield. 🤣 I'm seriously tempted to get another set up for "emergency" use but I want a covert ariel. With todays technology is there any such thing as a short ariel?, like a standard car ariel size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 As it happens gazza there is mate , you want to have a look at the Wilson “ little wil” fantastic antenna mate. Only about 3 foot and has a 300 watt power rating , https://www.thunderpole.co.uk/cb-antenna-kits/wilson-little-wil.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
One on top of two Posted April 4, 2020 Author Report Share Posted April 4, 2020 I have just decided to go for it and upgrade mine , have as of last night ordered myself a President McKinley 👍 https://www.moonraker.eu/cb/cb-radio-transceivers/new-president-mckinley-am-fm-ssb-cb-radio-transceiver Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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