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Is CB dead?
I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I
have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? Perhaps it might be useful again!!! Anyone check the band out lately? .....Dave |
Is CB dead?
Dave Edwards wrote: I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? Perhaps it might be useful again!!! Anyone check the band out lately? ....Dave |
Is CB dead?
I've got one in the car. No idea if the transmitter works, but I get the
best traffic reports available by listening to the truckers. The accuracy of of the broadcast station's reports leaves much to be desired. Besides, it is always helpful to know where Smoky is hiding out :) |
Is CB dead?
"Dave Edwards" wrote in message ... Anyone check the band out lately? I don't check it real often but I live less than a mile from I-44 were it passes through Tulsa and about all I hear on ch 19 (27.185) is an occasional trucker gabbing with another, nothing out of line as it once was. RM~ |
Is CB dead?
We are near the bottom of the 11 year solar cycle
thus very poor "skip" conditions on the upper bands See URL: http://www.dxlc.com/solar/solcycle.html Or http://www.arrl.org/qst/propcharts/2006/04/mid.pdf One might hear some local line of sight signals but not like the "old" days -- CL -- I doubt, therefore I might be ! "Dave Edwards" wrote in message ... I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? Perhaps it might be useful again!!! Anyone check the band out lately? ....Dave |
Is CB dead?
"Jerry McCarty" wrote in message ... I get the best traffic reports available by listening to the truckers. I'm a retired driver (Sears) and spent a lot of time driving at night in the Ozark country of N.E. Okla, S.W. Mo and N.W. Ark back in the 60's and 70's. In those days they still had open range, winding narrow roads that trucks mirror brackets wouldn't each other by 6 in.. The big danger were "cows in the road" or "truck jack knifed" just around that next curve. I'm convinced I would have never survived that job with out the warnings I got over the CB radio. RM~ PS, All truckers get a bad rap because of a very small minority who act like idiots on the radio. Most are like you, they don't or rarely xmit. |
Is CB dead?
"Dave Edwards" wrote in message
... I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? The Citizens Band (CB) is one of several Personal Radio Services, regulated by the FCC. http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/ind...personal_radio Outside of usage by trucking industry on the highway, "CB" as known by the general public during the craze of the 1970s - is as dead as 8-track tapes (still seen on TV series That 70s Show). Why? Technology, Politics and Public has moved on .......the original needs (requirements) that attracted the general public to CB have largely been met by BETTER solutions for the general public. 1.) Reagan / Bush [41] Administrations, 1980s. Low tolerance for foul language and unreliability of the communications that the CB service became in late 1970s - especially with conservative family & religious groups. A number of new services were proposed and approved that targeted specific requirements (e.g. groups that required personal communications [short-range] without the "non-family" language and behaviors) -- this became the Family Radio Service (FRS). GMRS and MURS added for small businesses and organizations. Most of these changes were completed around 1990. REQUIREMENT: Quiet, safe communications for families - MET (FRS) REQUIREMENT: Realizable safe short-distance communications for volunteer, community and small business usage - MET (GMRS, MURS) 2.) Cellular Telephone development. Motorola pioneered development of an "analog" (AMPS) cellular telephone system in late 1970s and early 1980s. As the nationwide cellular network was built up over the next 15 years -- the ability to have a mobile or car telephone became affordable to anyone. Today, there are more mobile (cellular) telephones than wired phones in the US. In conjunction with the development of "911" centers throughout the US in the late 1980s and 1990s. REQUIREMENT: Emergency communications when traveling. MET Cellular telephones provide a telephone that can call anywhere in the world. 911 service centers provides instant communications to local public-service agencies. 3.) Global Positioning Systems (GPS). Originally developed for the military by defense contractors (Rockwell-Collins was one) in the late 1970s and 1980s. Civilian usage of GPS was expanded in the 1990s. With President Clinton's executive order in 1990s - the accuracy of the GPS system (only available to the military) became available to the general public - worldwide. GPS systems coupled with a map database is a common automobile option or feature and readily available as a handheld device (e.g hikers, campers). REQUIREMENT: Need for directions, when lost or in an unknown area. MET (GPS) In addition GM's OnStar system (as advertised on radio & TV) - combines # 2 and # 3 -- 24 hours a day/ 7 days a week. 4.) National WX Service Broadcast Service - Weather Radio The small National WX broadcast system of the early 1980s was expanded to cover the entire US. Additional system enhancements included digital alerts and encoding - for textual information - in addition to the audio broadcast. Handheld and home receivers readily available. Not yet see as option in US automobiles. REQUIREMENT: Notification of severe weather events MET (Expanded NWS) 5.) Internet - expansion and widespread usage. Another military and research network, it was expended and made accessible to the public in 1990s. Internet explosion occurs when coupled with personal computers and with development of HTTP language (web pages) and browser technologies (Mosaic, Explorer, Firefox). "WiFi" is the mobile version. New solutions coming to market before end of 2008. REQUIREMENT: Desire to public to congregate in small groups for incidental communications and information sharing (including gossip). PARTIALLY MET Internet Access, Bandwidth and Coverage is still expanding worldwide. That's a start. Of course there is always propagation (solar cycle) - which as you may have heard last week - we are better prepared to predict thanks to observations satellites in solar orbit and computer models (originally developed for military/Cold War and weather forecasting are applied solar observation data. w9gb |
Is CB dead?
gb wrote:
The Citizens Band (CB) is one of several Personal Radio Services, regulated by the FCC. http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/ind...personal_radio Outside of usage by trucking industry on the highway, "CB" as known by the general public during the craze of the 1970s - is as dead as 8-track tapes (still seen on TV series That 70s Show). Why? 1.) Reagan / Bush [41] Administrations, 1980s. Low tolerance for foul language and unreliability of the communications that the CB service became in late 1970s - especially with conservative family & religious groups. Oh my, I never realized that was the problem. -Bill |
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"- exray -" wrote in message
... Oh my, I never realized that was the problem. -Bill Congressional record is open for all citizens to read. gb |
Is CB dead?
"gb" wrote in message ... "Dave Edwards" wrote in message ... I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? The Citizens Band (CB) is one of several Personal Radio Services, regulated by the FCC. No **** Columbo. You are an asshat. |
Is CB dead?
"gb" wrote in message ... "- exray -" wrote in message ... Oh my, I never realized that was the problem. -Bill Congressional record is open for all citizens to read. gb So is your picture, you look like a cow. |
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"KB2SMS" wrote in message
... So is your picture, you look like a cow. == WHOIS == zapto.org: Nevada - Las Vegas - Vitalwerks Internet Solutions Llc ==TRACE=== Another person stealing / "bootlegging" a licensed callsign. So what is your excuse? |
Is CB dead?
"KB2SMS" wrote in message
... "gb" wrote in message ... "Dave Edwards" wrote in message ... I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? The Citizens Band (CB) is one of several Personal Radio Services, regulated by the FCC. No **** Columbo. You are an asshat. Yes, and you are not KB2SMS. == WHOIS == zapto.org: Nevada - Las Vegas - Vitalwerks Internet Solutions Llc ==TRACE=== X-Authenticated-User: leland |
Is CB dead?
"gb" wrote in message . .. "KB2SMS" wrote in message ... So is your picture, you look like a cow. == WHOIS == zapto.org: Nevada - Las Vegas - Vitalwerks Internet Solutions Llc ==TRACE=== That's where the news server traces to asshat. Can you be any more stupid, you parade float looking slob? |
Is CB dead?
"gb" wrote in message ... "KB2SMS" wrote in message ... "gb" wrote in message ... "Dave Edwards" wrote in message ... I have not had an 11 meter antenna up in the air since around 1972 or so. I have a clear memory of all the heterodynes and yacking on every channel that used to go on. I plugged one in again around 1985 or so, because a buddy of mine had one in his boat, and used it keep it on channel 5. Not much difference. Anyway, last weekend...for yucks, I hooked one up to a longwire. I did not hear a single person on any channel! Perhaps it is the cross polarized wire antenna. So, I shot a wire over a branch, and hoisted a CB vertical antenna ..Astron or Antron...something like that...a pretty good fiberglass antenna! Still, other than a general high noise level...no signals! Channel 19 used to be jammed...even with a handheld whip antenna! Is CB no longer?? The Citizens Band (CB) is one of several Personal Radio Services, regulated by the FCC. No **** Columbo. You are an asshat. Yes Glad to see we agree on something, parade float. |
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regulated by the FCC. No **** Columbo. You are an asshat. === We are aware of the situation and monitoring. I have notified the user that using another persons alias or email thru my service is not recommended. -- Henry Rouhivuori Abuse at usenet.zapto.org === What other list would you like to be added to ? |
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"KB2SMS" wrote in message
... Okay leland. Can you actually write an opinion? , or are you forever like that stolen ID you uses .. in SMS land. |
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wrote: The Citizens Band (CB) is one of several Personal Radio Services, regulated by the FCC. No **** Columbo. You are an asshat. === We are aware of the situation and monitoring. I have notified the user that using another persons alias or email thru my service is not recommended. I'm so fat my old man has to roll me in flower to find the wet spots. _________________________________________ Usenet Zone Free Binaries Usenet Server More than 140,000 groups Unlimited download http://www.usenetzone.com to open account |
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"gb" wrote in message ... Technology, Politics and Public has moved on .......the original needs (requirements) that attracted the general public to CB have largely been met by BETTER solutions for the general public. 1.) Reagan / Bush [41] Administrations, 1980s. Low tolerance for foul language and unreliability of the communications that the CB service became in late 1970s - especially with conservative family & religious groups. What a ridiculous crock. The general public was never attracted to CB. Initially it was It is true, technology has moved on just as it always does and always will, but the CB craze of the late 70's was dead long before the technological advances you mention were developed and it had NOTHING to do with Reagan/Bush political intolerance for pete's sake. It was a fad, mainly among teenagers, and like all fads it's lifespan was destined to be a short one. Was it Reagan/Bush that killed the Afro hair style, bell-bottom jeans, soul music, parachute pants, etc.? The FCC abandoned the CB service to the wolves and that's what took it over and that's what will take it over again as soon as the sunspot cycle permits. What passing 90's fads are you going to blame on the intolerance of the Bush 43 administration? WB5CYS |
Is CB dead?
"Diana Satyr" wrote in message
.. . In article , "Beech Creek" wrote: "gb" wrote in message ... Technology, Politics and Public has moved on .......the original needs (requirements) that attracted the general public to CB have largely been met by BETTER solutions for the general public. 1.) Reagan / Bush [41] Administrations, 1980s. Low tolerance for foul language and unreliability of the communications that the CB service became in late 1970s - especially with conservative family & religious groups. What a ridiculous crock. The general public was never attracted to CB. Initially it was It is true, technology has moved on just as it always does and always will, but the CB craze of the late 70's was dead long before the technological advances you mention were developed and it had NOTHING to do with Reagan/Bush political intolerance for pete's sake. It was a fad, mainly among teenagers, and like all fads it's lifespan was destined to be a short one. Was it Reagan/Bush that killed the Afro hair style, bell-bottom jeans, soul music, parachute pants, etc.? The FCC abandoned the CB service to the wolves and that's what took it over and that's what will take it over again as soon as the sunspot cycle permits. What passing 90's fads are you going to blame on the intolerance of the Bush 43 administration? WB5CYS "In part" - the truckers, movies ("Smokey and the bandit" and such) and songs - made CB popular as well. There was a market push back then - many models being pushed - along with antennas and so on. The CB craze died as the man said - long before Cell Phones and so on - came to be. Actually - the predecessor to Cell - was "Mobile" phone - which was quite expensive and perhaps not so reliable or widely available then as cells are today..... BUT still "they" didn't shoot down CB either. Some day - maybe not for a few years - Cell phones may be a fad........ There ARE still many CBers out there - just not as many as at one time. The Truckers do still use them quite heavily and at that - some use modified radios into 10m. Then too, there are some truckers who've acquired their Ham Licenses and now use it to talk when all else seems dead - traffic wise and so on. I see many homes I "used" to know people who were users with antennas still up - but gave up CB due to what it had become. It was no longer something suitable for "family" use. Maybe now - with WWF and so on sprouting shows saying all sorts of words even with the knowledge of children in the crowds, CB would fit right in - since those once virgin ears are no longer virgin.......... First it was pagers - now cell phones which have taken over our younger generation AND some of ours. Radio - be it ham, cb, 2 way, has all but been forgotten by them. Where WOULD they be with out their Cell Phones? I'd hate to see the reaction if we ever had a "major" catastrophy which knocked out all the cell sites. Most of these people will be without their drug. Then again - it could be interesting as history does tend to repeat itself to a degree. Who knows, we could see another surge in radio if the right gimmick comes along - accompanied by the right "marketing" techniques. L. |
Is CB dead?
On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, L. wrote: "Diana Satyr" wrote in message .. . In article , "Beech Creek" wrote: "gb" wrote in message ... Technology, Politics and Public has moved on .......the original needs (requirements) that attracted the general public to CB have largely been met by BETTER solutions for the general public. 1.) Reagan / Bush [41] Administrations, 1980s. Low tolerance for foul language and unreliability of the communications that the CB service became in late 1970s - especially with conservative family & religious groups. What a ridiculous crock. The general public was never attracted to CB. Initially it was It is true, technology has moved on just as it always does and always will, but the CB craze of the late 70's was dead long before the technological advances you mention were developed and it had NOTHING to do with Reagan/Bush political intolerance for pete's sake. It was a fad, mainly among teenagers, and like all fads it's lifespan was destined to be a short one. Was it Reagan/Bush that killed the Afro hair style, bell-bottom jeans, soul music, parachute pants, etc.? The FCC abandoned the CB service to the wolves and that's what took it over and that's what will take it over again as soon as the sunspot cycle permits. What passing 90's fads are you going to blame on the intolerance of the Bush 43 administration? WB5CYS "In part" - the truckers, movies ("Smokey and the bandit" and such) and songs - made CB popular as well. There was a market push back then - many models being pushed - along with antennas and so on. The CB craze died as the man said - long before Cell Phones and so on - came to be. Actually - the predecessor to Cell - was "Mobile" phone - which was quite expensive and perhaps not so reliable or widely available then as cells are today..... BUT still "they" didn't shoot down CB either. Some day - maybe not for a few years - Cell phones may be a fad........ There ARE still many CBers out there - just not as many as at one time. The Truckers do still use them quite heavily and at that - some use modified radios into 10m. Then too, there are some truckers who've acquired their Ham Licenses and now use it to talk when all else seems dead - traffic wise and so on. I see many homes I "used" to know people who were users with antennas still up - but gave up CB due to what it had become. It was no longer something suitable for "family" use. Maybe now - with WWF and so on sprouting shows saying all sorts of words even with the knowledge of children in the crowds, CB would fit right in - since those once virgin ears are no longer virgin.......... First it was pagers - now cell phones which have taken over our younger generation AND some of ours. Radio - be it ham, cb, 2 way, has all but been forgotten by them. Where WOULD they be with out their Cell Phones? I'd hate to see the reaction if we ever had a "major" catastrophy which knocked out all the cell sites. Most of these people will be without their drug. _Drug_ is the right word for cell phones. And, its not just the kids. Around my neighborhood we have a lot of retirees and cell phones are being used by them as well, and quite often. Wife and I can't go to any restaurant now and not have at least one or two or three people getting interupted at whatever meal for very definitely nonessential conversations. We can drive almost anywhere for any local trip and look at drivers and at any given time we can see well enough to see about 20-30% are holding something to one or the other ears, and if we are close enough, can see them or hear them talking, too. Sure, I have one and its turned off all the time (my justification is, at my age, if I have a medical problem like chest pains, I want to try to get help, or some emergency, I can turn the thing on, otherwise its off) Then again - it could be interesting as history does tend to repeat itself to a degree. Who knows, we could see another surge in radio if the right gimmick comes along - accompanied by the right "marketing" techniques. I think society is evolving in the direction of gadgets and nothing else. I'm also seeing a lot of people with these little ear "bug" things now. We're turning into the "Borg." And, there is some plan out there about the govt going to inject some kind of chip into all of us someday. Its all overkill, overboard. L. |
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"Straydog" wrote in message
.com... On Tue, 29 Aug 2006, L. wrote: "Diana Satyr" wrote in message .. . In article , "Beech Creek" wrote: "gb" wrote in message ... Technology, Politics and Public has moved on .......the original needs (requirements) that attracted the general public to CB have largely been met by BETTER solutions for the general public. 1.) Reagan / Bush [41] Administrations, 1980s. Low tolerance for foul language and unreliability of the communications that the CB service became in late 1970s - especially with conservative family & religious groups. What a ridiculous crock. The general public was never attracted to CB. Initially it was It is true, technology has moved on just as it always does and always will, but the CB craze of the late 70's was dead long before the technological advances you mention were developed and it had NOTHING to do with Reagan/Bush political intolerance for pete's sake. It was a fad, mainly among teenagers, and like all fads it's lifespan was destined to be a short one. Was it Reagan/Bush that killed the Afro hair style, bell-bottom jeans, soul music, parachute pants, etc.? The FCC abandoned the CB service to the wolves and that's what took it over and that's what will take it over again as soon as the sunspot cycle permits. What passing 90's fads are you going to blame on the intolerance of the Bush 43 administration? WB5CYS "In part" - the truckers, movies ("Smokey and the bandit" and such) and songs - made CB popular as well. There was a market push back then - many models being pushed - along with antennas and so on. The CB craze died as the man said - long before Cell Phones and so on - came to be. Actually - the predecessor to Cell - was "Mobile" phone - which was quite expensive and perhaps not so reliable or widely available then as cells are today..... BUT still "they" didn't shoot down CB either. Some day - maybe not for a few years - Cell phones may be a fad........ There ARE still many CBers out there - just not as many as at one time. The Truckers do still use them quite heavily and at that - some use modified radios into 10m. Then too, there are some truckers who've acquired their Ham Licenses and now use it to talk when all else seems dead - traffic wise and so on. I see many homes I "used" to know people who were users with antennas still up - but gave up CB due to what it had become. It was no longer something suitable for "family" use. Maybe now - with WWF and so on sprouting shows saying all sorts of words even with the knowledge of children in the crowds, CB would fit right in - since those once virgin ears are no longer virgin.......... First it was pagers - now cell phones which have taken over our younger generation AND some of ours. Radio - be it ham, cb, 2 way, has all but been forgotten by them. Where WOULD they be with out their Cell Phones? I'd hate to see the reaction if we ever had a "major" catastrophy which knocked out all the cell sites. Most of these people will be without their drug. _Drug_ is the right word for cell phones. And, its not just the kids. Around my neighborhood we have a lot of retirees and cell phones are being used by them as well, and quite often. Wife and I can't go to any restaurant now and not have at least one or two or three people getting interupted at whatever meal for very definitely nonessential conversations. We can drive almost anywhere for any local trip and look at drivers and at any given time we can see well enough to see about 20-30% are holding something to one or the other ears, and if we are close enough, can see them or hear them talking, too. Sure, I have one and its turned off all the time (my justification is, at my age, if I have a medical problem like chest pains, I want to try to get help, or some emergency, I can turn the thing on, otherwise its off) Then again - it could be interesting as history does tend to repeat itself to a degree. Who knows, we could see another surge in radio if the right gimmick comes along - accompanied by the right "marketing" techniques. I think society is evolving in the direction of gadgets and nothing else. I'm also seeing a lot of people with these little ear "bug" things now. We're turning into the "Borg." And, there is some plan out there about the govt going to inject some kind of chip into all of us someday. Its all overkill, overboard. L. I don't know if that "government chip program" is realistic or someone's paranoia playing in - but if it "is" real - I think they may have a hard time implementing it. Otherwise, I'm in line with you. I too use a cell phone - BUT - I can't stand being called for stupid things. I have a business and am involved in some major things which require me to be able to be contacted on a moments notice........ There "are" times I use it to make calls on the go - as I often do a lot of traveling locally. Other than that, I expect it to stay QUIET! I much prefer to listen to my stereo in my vehicle. But, when talking, I have a "blue tooth" device so I can maintain control of my vehicle. If need be, I'll pull over til I'm done. I'm also not one to "talk with my hands" as many do - so they remain ON the wheel! Personally, my conversations which I have "are" of my own business and I try hard NOT to talk publicly so others can "hear" it. Some people will rattle off there Social Security, Bank Accounts numbers, etc...... in front of others. HOW DUMB. But I can say - it SUCKS when you have like 5 or 6 conversations going on around you when in a restaurant, movie theater, etc. It "used" to be, you went to those places to GET AWAY FROM A PHONE and other hassles of life. That the phone number there was given to a baby sitter or someone FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY. A friend of mine often will ask me to join him for dinner at a restaurant - but he usually ends up on his cell phone for the better part of it, which I find a bit annoying. I can "always" eat by myself without having to listen to others' conversations. He apologizes for it and he's as busy as I am - but still - it is annoying as I try to use those moments to catch up on things of mutual interest and need - where we are involved in social issues. Yeah boy, some days I wish cells were NEVER invented. Back on topic - as for CB - as I said, it isn't "completely" dead - it is still used - mainly by truckers. You still have those who use them at home to "crash" for the evening - maybe a chat before bed or something. I know we have a few channels here locally in use as such. I hear stations on SKIP on a few channels and they must be unemployed with some big guns because I ALWAYS hear them. Yes, though I do NOT "talk" on CB much anymore, I do tune in from time to time - especially if bored. Sometimes I'll turn my H.F. rig on in my vehicle which has a general coverage receiver and maybe tune around while eating lunch. In a way, CB is being wasted, it is still a very viable communications device. It did serve its purpose for many people at some point - be it for roadside help, picking up things at a store at a last minute on way home when your spouse or significant other got on their radio to give the order, road directions, smokey reports - can't forget those, and some even met up and married after meeting on the CB. IF there was anyone of interest for me to communicate with on the CB, I'd get back on - no problem. I didn't abandon it "just" because I got into Ham, I got off BECAUSE - most of the idiots about that time were fighting constantly on the air. Most of it was liquor doing the talking. A lot of my chat friends moved on in life or died off, so -........................... thus ended my "active" cb days. CB is only as dead as you want it to be. Hook up a radio and antenna and get your friends back into it - save the "cell" costs and phone charges. If you used it before and enjoyed, you still could today - since it seems most has died off....... Just my 2 cents. L. |
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