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The Colonel, 20ch below 1
Is anyone familiar with a CB-er who used the handle "The Colonel"
during the late 1960's and early 1970's, operating below channel 1 (possibly 20 ch below)on the AM side? He supposedly operated in the midwest (Chicago area, to western Indiana). I heard him myself, and would like to compare notes with anyone else who may remember such a character. |
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Yes, definitely a different person I'm sure. But thanks!
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Sounds familiar but can't recall any specifics. Occasionally used to
communicate with several stations in the Chicagoland area late sixties to mid seventies on my Dad's old Johnson Ranger. I would catch heck for broadcasting out of band, he was an old key jockey who got his amateur ticket in the Navy. Allot of the AM traffic at the time was on the RC channels especially from the Midwest. wrote in message ups.com... Is anyone familiar with a CB-er who used the handle "The Colonel" during the late 1960's and early 1970's, operating below channel 1 (possibly 20 ch below)on the AM side? He supposedly operated in the midwest (Chicago area, to western Indiana). I heard him myself, and would like to compare notes with anyone else who may remember such a character. |
This guy was feared among locals, as someone who was trying to lure
people in, then bust them for being on these illegal frequencies. There were the obvious rumors, opinions, and you could never get the real story for sure. In those days, you had to be licensed, and the FCC was definitely busting people, so it was a matter of being safe instead of sorry. The COLONEL was someone who would talk to you, but gave you the creeps! Sir_Oblivion wrote: Sounds familiar but can't recall any specifics. Occasionally used to communicate with several stations in the Chicagoland area late sixties to mid seventies on my Dad's old Johnson Ranger. I would catch heck for broadcasting out of band, he was an old key jockey who got his amateur ticket in the Navy. Allot of the AM traffic at the time was on the RC channels especially from the Midwest. wrote in message ups.com... Is anyone familiar with a CB-er who used the handle "The Colonel" during the late 1960's and early 1970's, operating below channel 1 (possibly 20 ch below)on the AM side? He supposedly operated in the midwest (Chicago area, to western Indiana). I heard him myself, and would like to compare notes with anyone else who may remember such a character. |
FCC enforcement was different then. I recall my Dad receiving notice that
his beam antenna exceeded height limitations by ten feet from the FCC. This was around '73-'75. CB was in it's heyday without a myriad of foul mouthed stations. I had QSL's from all forty-eight states using a Browning Mark III and 5 element beam. wrote in message ups.com... This guy was feared among locals, as someone who was trying to lure people in, then bust them for being on these illegal frequencies. There were the obvious rumors, opinions, and you could never get the real story for sure. In those days, you had to be licensed, and the FCC was definitely busting people, so it was a matter of being safe instead of sorry. The COLONEL was someone who would talk to you, but gave you the creeps! Sir_Oblivion wrote: Sounds familiar but can't recall any specifics. Occasionally used to communicate with several stations in the Chicagoland area late sixties to mid seventies on my Dad's old Johnson Ranger. I would catch heck for broadcasting out of band, he was an old key jockey who got his amateur ticket in the Navy. Allot of the AM traffic at the time was on the RC channels especially from the Midwest. wrote in message ups.com... Is anyone familiar with a CB-er who used the handle "The Colonel" during the late 1960's and early 1970's, operating below channel 1 (possibly 20 ch below)on the AM side? He supposedly operated in the midwest (Chicago area, to western Indiana). I heard him myself, and would like to compare notes with anyone else who may remember such a character. |
I started in 1965, with a pair of cheap walkie talkies. Then, got a
"Black Shadow" by Colt, and away I went! At least in the midwest here, CB got pretty foul mouthed by 1970. But "The Colonel" was a mystery, and as I can't seem to find any of my lost CB buddies from the years, I've always wondered if anyone else out there ran across him on the airwaves. |
Not I, sorry.
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Not I, sorry. No need to be sorry. He ran a Mark III, into a driver, into a some sort of Henry. He was fun to listen to when he'd get all hopped up on the moonshine. There were always rumors about him getting busted...and then he finally did get popped. He owned a hardware store, hence the nickname. He had the loudest/longest Browning ping I've ever heard and he was damn proud of it too. It was in the early to late 70's. -- http://NewsReader.Com/ |
Sounds neat! There was a guy in the Niles Michigan area, several years
back, who went by "SUPERTRAMP". He ran so much power, he bled over onto the nearby state police radios! Needless to say, he was busted. I guess everyone from every area has fond memories of CB'ers who were fun to listen to! |
Hardware man was your first trick.
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Sounds neat! There was a guy in the Niles Michigan area, several years back, who went by "SUPERTRAMP". He ran so much power, he bled over onto the nearby state police radios! Needless to say, he was busted. I guess everyone from every area has fond memories of CB'ers who were fun to listen to! I still like hearing convoy!! :D -- http://NewsReader.Com/ |
Oh yes, CONVOY! But if you think about it, if you really heard a convoy
on ch 19, along with the backup singing music, wouldn't you be just a little bit worried? Haha |
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Hahaha! Don't forget "Rubber Ducky". All those, and I would have tossed
my rig out the window (and probably would have been fined for littering). |
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