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September 4th 04, 08:49 PM
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GlennS wrote in message tnews.com...
(Stereophile22) wrote in rec.radio.shortwave... CB radio is still an active communications medium, quite widely used. Especially in emergencies. true. Where I'm at, cb radio is still very active. I've found that out in the week that I've had my handheld. I probably have about a half dozen CBs. My take: it's the biggest waste of bandwidth on the planet. It has tremendous potential for communications, homeland security, etc., but instead, it has been taken over by a bunch of foul-mouthed idiots. A couple of years back, I put forth a fair amount of effort to install a CB in my car when I was headed up I-270 in Maryland to go snowboarding in Pennsylvania. I turned it on, and listened to it for about fifteen minutes. I thought I was hearing George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" running on an endless loop. I turned off the radio, and when I got back home, I took it out of my car. In the DC area, channel 6 "The Bowl" is quite active. Don't get on The Bowl if you don't have an echo chamber sound effect gizmo and a linear amp attached to your CB. The potential is there. The reality falls far short. I wish that weren't so. |
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