or should i say who he thinks in his mind i am...
harv
"Steveo" wrote in message
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| "OH YEAH" wrote:
| "Stephen" wrote in message
| om...
| Hey, has anyone who was into CB or walkie talkies back in the mid
| 1960's ever heard of rumors that an FCC operative who went by a code
| name of "The Colonel" was in the midwest, looking for people who
| operated on the illegal basement channels (to be specific, 20 below
| channel 1)?
|
| I think that all of us had fears (even paranoia) about the FCC back
| then, and we made sure we had our licenses, and obeyed the rules while
| on the CB. Nevertheless, I was fascinated by chatter back then over
| this so called "Colonel", and wonder if anyone out here heard the same
| rumors (or knows anything factual)? Thanks
|
| -Stephen
|
| Don't know about the Colonel, but here it was "Uncle Charley" and they
| DID nab a few people for running power. Not once but a few times.
| They fined the operators and confiscated all equipment.
|
| Yep, -Charley- was the handle we used for them in Ohio too, back in
| the CB boom era. IIRC we were always looking for vans that looked like
| pin cushions. lol
|
| I can recall searching for someone to talk to on CB in the late 60's to
| early 70's. Had my tube'r Lafayette and a droopy drawers on the chimney,
| that my dad was nice enough to install for me.
|
| Those were simpler times, but a little Mayberry never hurt anyone.