that is why CB is so much fun though.
There is nothing that gets ones blood pumping better then a car full of
angry cb'ers showing up in your drive way and having to defend your house,
equipment and antenna system from damage and destruction!
And there is nothing more fun then making fun of Americans on the SSB
channels, and above 27.405...where, we Canadians are allowed, or at least,
there is nothing that says we aren't allowed...
I had allot more "fun" when on 11 meters then i have had yet on the amateur
bands...however, i have had my share of good times since i got my license
too.
Sure, its a garbage band, but that is what makes it fun if you aren't
adverse to colorful language and various noisy devices.
If you want reliable, easy communications between point a and point b and
you don't want to deal with other people, then its obviously not the right
medium...but for entertainment and goofing around, it certainly serves its
purpose.
And, when the conditions are good, above 27.405 you can make great QSO's all
over the world and avoid the garbage from lower down.
73
Colin, V A6BKX
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 3:42 PM
Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> That's about the same here. SOme people have even arranged to fight with
> others and given out addresses.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matt V" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:30 PM
> Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
>
>
> > 11 meters in this part is..basically one word can sum it up.. trashy
> >
> >
> > On Tue, 16 May 2006, Jeff Kenyon wrote:
> >
> >> Hi John and the group. I can agree with that. It was in Chicago when
I
> >> took the trip so I could have looked around if I had to. Here in
Detroit
> >> as
> >> far as CB goes there are the fights and swearing and people stepping
over
> >> one another, and music from time to time. I don't usually tune those
> >> bands.
> >> What is 11-meters like in the rest of the country? I haven't heard any
> >> trcucking activity there in a while.
> >> ----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:13 PM
> >> Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> >>
> >>
> >>> There isn't always some one on those repeaters to ask, I've run in to
> >>> that.
> >>> Not always some one going your way. I won't say it happens often and
ham
> >>> radio is first for me with GMRS second but I'll listen to CB if I have
> >>> to.
> >>> If I had kids, I probably wouldn't but there are those times when it
> >>> comes
> >>> in handy. I know about what you mean though, it's the same everywhere
> >>> unfortunately, no one's legal and it's really not even fun but during
> >>> the
> >>> day it's a good way to get traffic and stuff and like when I go to CT
to
> >>> visit my sister I'll check while leaving at 4 or 5 AM to see what's
out
> >>> there for traffic. Traffic reporters are always off by about 45
minutes
> >>> I've
> >>> found if not more some times. I don't think I'd miss that feature in
my
> >>> F6A,
> >>> but it's nice to listen to in times like that. I even have a radio
here
> >>> I
> >>> could hook up if I want to ask about the route we're going though I
> >>> don't
> >>> think I've done that twice in the last 10 years just due to the
idiots.
> >>> It's
> >>> a lot quieter than it was though.
> >>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:03 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Hi John and the group. I've never had any use for the CB band and
> >>>> don't
> >>>> care one way or another, but here in Detroit you've got potty mouths
> >>>> and
> >>>> people who step all over one another, and music and the whole rest of
> >>>> it.
> >>>> The last time I traveled with my mother we could have used a CB, but
I
> >>>> opted
> >>>> to use a local repeater to get help around Chicago and it worked out
> >>>> well.
> >>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>> From: "John Miller" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:43 PM
> >>>> Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> probably it just happens to be there in the general coverage range.
> >>>>> There's
> >>>>> no point blocking those channels out. Actually, the people that I
know
> >>>>> that
> >>>>> do a lot of travel actually use that to listen to truckers talk
about
> >>>>> traffic conditions a bit and I've even done that once or twice out
> >>>>> with
> >>>>> friends.
> >>>>> ----- Original Message -----
> >>>>> From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >>>>> Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:35 PM
> >>>>> Subject: just an item of interest and an observation
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> Hi everyone, I have noticed that a lot of the radios I have gotten
> >>>>>> have
> >>>>>> the
> >>>>>> CB channels as coverage. I don't listen to them that much, and
> >>>>>> haven't
> >>>>>> operated on CB for years, but I have noticed that with my DX-390
and
> >>>>>> my
> >>>>>> F6a,
> >>>>>> and my scanners I have CB coverage. I am just wondering why so
many
> >>>>>> radios
> >>>>>> have this? I happened to tune by someone on the CB band this
> >>>>>> afternoon
> >>>>>> and
> >>>>>> shall we say he was conducting himself in a way that the ham
> >>>>>> community
> >>>>>> would
> >>>>>> frown on.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>
>
>
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