"Steveo" wrote in message
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"Landshark" wrote:
"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

Yea, or mental health.

I hope it's not in the genes

Landshark