"Landshark" wrote in message
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"Steveo" wrote in message
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Vinnie S. wrote:
On 10 Jun 2005 22:41:04 GMT, Steveo wrote:

Take Care!
Hydro

Hello Hydro.

Walkie talkies used to be fun!

That is what got me started !!!!!!

Vinnie S.

Same here..an Archer something or other iirc. What a beast it
created,
eh?

I think I was in the third grade. A pair of Soundesign Ch 14 kids
walkie
talkies, around 1976 or so.

Dang now I really feel old. I was driving by then!

I hit a CB station (I didn't know what CB
was at that time), and when I talked to someone, that was essentially
it.
I abused those radios pretty badly. But they had little to no range.
It
seemed I talked that one time, and never again hit anyone. But that
didn't keep me from trying 1 million times.

I know what you mean, Vin. I had that old Lafayette tube radio back in
1969, and I had to search to hear anyone, then yell for them 100 times
in
hopes of a response. My Mom is a fairly good seamstress so she even made
me
a jacket with my CB call on the back of it for the coffee breaks.
Thinking
back on it, I was a class A nerd!

Around the 8th grade, I was able to get one of thosetoy base stations,
and talk regularly to someone. But had about 1/4 mile range. I did beg
my
father for a CB, but my parents really didn't support my hobbies at
all.
I had to wait until I got older before I was able to do the hobbies on
my
own. My sophmore year in HS, I finally got my first CB, a TRC-422A.
Still
have it. It seemed that my father finally got sick of me talking about
it, and he finally got me one and a power suplly for Christmas. Of
course, I was delivering papers until I ccould afford a Turner +3 and
a
Starduster. Did that for a couple years. Once I graduated HS, that was
it
until 2 years ago. Then I found you guys. I must admit, I feel like a
kid
again.

Vinnie S.

Well it sounds like you are a kid compared to me, Enzo. It's especially
cool that the hobby still provides good friends like you and many others
here.

Rock on.

Oh he's young compared to you and I Steveo, but he does have
common
sense that some that are older here don't have. Must have something to do
with
up bringing.

Landshark

Wheee ... driving by 1976? Good lord, I have my girl friends initials on my
books along with my ham call sign ... and that was in 1962! I was driving
in 1964. I had my 1st phone and commercial telegraph in 1966 (along with my
extra).

Does this mean I'm more decrepit than you and Mopar, Shark?
)



73 from Rochester, NY
Jim