A funny story, Years ago I used to work on HAM equipment and ran a small
shop out of my basement. One day a CBer showed up with a Browning radio.
After repairing the fault, I noticed a design flaw. A capacitor across the
B+ was on the wrong side of the transmit relay.

It allowed sufficient B+ to keep the transmitter alive when the unit went to
receive and caused a feedback "ping".

I corrected the default in design and returned the radio to the owner. He
came back mad as a wet hen because his "Browning Ping" was gone. Being the
curmudgeon I am, I put in a LARGE cap extending the ping to nearly a second.
I thought that would really **** him off. Sad to say I had a wave of CBers
wanting me to fix their pings like the first guy.

"- exray -" wrote in message
...
Dr. Anton T. Squeegee wrote:
We're 10-8 and on the side bubba 10-4? beep. Gotcha comin on. Beep.

I really don't know this lingo...I'm reading it off the side of a 1970s

-Bill

CB Radio is Still Fun !!!!. Its True DX Radio unlike using a ham -
Trunking device and repeaters like CEL Phones Do.
CB is Good Old Fashion AM ( REAL DX ) Radio.
Brian , Las Vegas

Captain Crane wrote:

CB Radio is Still Fun !!!!. Its True DX Radio unlike using a ham -
Trunking device and repeaters like CEL Phones Do.
CB is Good Old Fashion AM ( REAL DX ) Radio.
Brian , Las Vegas


What does "using a ham" mean?

-Bill

"- exray -" wrote in message
...
Captain Crane wrote:

CB Radio is Still Fun !!!!. Its True DX Radio unlike using a ham -
Trunking device and repeaters like CEL Phones Do.
CB is Good Old Fashion AM ( REAL DX ) Radio.
Brian , Las Vegas


What does "using a ham" mean?

-Bill

I think he intended to use It as a modifier for "trunking devices", etc.



I guess the CB crowd abandoned SSB for good ol' Y-AM...

Pete 10 Fer?

On 2/4/06 7:29 AM, in article bL3Ff.37405$bF.14747@dukeread07, "Uncle Peter"
wrote:


"- exray -" wrote in message
...
Captain Crane wrote:

CB Radio is Still Fun !!!!. Its True DX Radio unlike using a ham -
Trunking device and repeaters like CEL Phones Do.
CB is Good Old Fashion AM ( REAL DX ) Radio.
Brian , Las Vegas


What does "using a ham" mean?

-Bill

I think he intended to use It as a modifier for "trunking devices", etc.



I guess the CB crowd abandoned SSB for good ol' Y-AM...

Pete 10 Fer?



There is still SSB activity on CB - Usually in the high channels.

Don

- exray - wrote:

Captain Crane wrote:

CB Radio is Still Fun !!!!. Its True DX Radio unlike using a ham -
Trunking device and repeaters like CEL Phones Do.
CB is Good Old Fashion AM ( REAL DX ) Radio.
Brian , Las Vegas


What does "using a ham" mean?

-Bill


To me its the second thing on my recipe for a ham sandwich. ;-)


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Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to
prove it.
Member of DAV #85.

Michael A. Terrell
Central Florida

"Fred W4JLE" wrote in message
...
A funny story, Years ago I used to work on HAM equipment and ran a small
shop out of my basement. One day a CBer showed up with a Browning radio.
After repairing the fault, I noticed a design flaw. A capacitor across the
B+ was on the wrong side of the transmit relay.

It allowed sufficient B+ to keep the transmitter alive when the unit went
to receive and caused a feedback "ping".

I corrected the default in design and returned the radio to the owner. He
came back mad as a wet hen because his "Browning Ping" was gone. Being the
curmudgeon I am, I put in a LARGE cap extending the ping to nearly a
second. I thought that would really **** him off. Sad to say I had a wave
of CBers wanting me to fix their pings like the first guy.

LOL!

BH