I have an old handheld here, and I need to gest it at least, but the last
time I used it I think was late 1995.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Louis Kim Kline" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 5:59 PM
Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
> Hi.
>
> I have an old 40 channel AM CB, but the last time it was used was during
> the January 1985 blizzard to talk back and forth with the local fire
> department (my father was a fireman) for communications that were
> logistical but non-emergency.
>
> 73, de Lou K2LKK
>
>
>
> At 05:04 PM 5/16/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>>NO, nothing is wrong, but I was just wondering if any of you take any
>>advantage of that band at all?
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:54 PM
>>Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
>>
>>
>> > something wrong with CB frequencies?
>> > Just cuz they're not hams doesn't mean they should automatically be
>> > blocked
>> > from general coverage receivers....
>> > Same reason many general coverage receivers have the 45-50MHZ band in
>> > them...not because there is much there, other then baby monitors and
>> > some
>> > older cordless phones but because its just part of the general
>> > coverage...
>> >
>> > regards
>> > Colin
>> > ----- Original Message -----
>> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
>> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:35 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.
>> >>
>> >>
>
> Louis Kim Kline
> A.R.S. K2LKK
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