Around the Nighties Citzens Band Radio was at its boom is there anybody on her who owned one and what fun did you have with it My handle (no pun intended) was Lima Echo Echo couldnt think of anything else i liked CB but it got boring and it was the same shit so i got rid of it. So anybody on here used to be on it ?

yer I did, handle was Ginger biscuit LOL , I diet like talking to random people much so I would just listen

yes i had one i also had a 14ft aerial on the side of me house and used dx alot with other countrys aswell as the uk my handle was python

av still got 1 not that i go on it anymoor though... its only an FM 1 though an there is only a fuw pople left on there now

iv still got two lmao and im the same it dont interest me no more

lol the good old days lol my handle was blade runner

these are the two i ave

for my worldwide DXing i use the cobra 148 GTL DX which had over 200 channels on 6 different bands

and in my car i had the Midland 2001 straight 40channel on fm

Oh the memories! My handle was Dolly Parton

anyone for a eyeball?

I reckon we should bring them back and fit em all into our cars lol. "Over".

wow last eyeball i went to was ooooo about 6 years ago on top of the horse shoe pass in wales and wow it was a good laff and yes we should get all the cbers of wiki and get together and possibly bring them back like wheels said that would be amazin to do

the good old days my handle was (colourtron) scott i had the cobra 148 GTL DX it was one ov the best CB's do wish i still had one

You're all nerds

i still ave both of mine jason includin the cobra and wow wot a cb it was it was amazin wot it could do

hahahahaha Nice one Joe

I think you must all have Voyeuristic Intentions...Listening in to conversations etc...
Either, that, or youve been watching too much Smoky and the Bandit Breaker Breaker Two Niner...

I just can't see the facinasion with talking to other random people over radio??


I can see the facinasion to annoy taxi drivers though

I'm a Geek and proud of it

As for being a nerd - probably one of those too. Signed up to do 2 more qualifications on top of Law just for the hell of it! As if the Maths and English exams weren't bad enough. Only doing them because I can! Why wasn't I as focussed as this at school??

you dont know what ye missing out on joe





you want to sell the cobra my good pal pm me

IMHO CB or HAM radio is very similar to internet chat rooms and forums, you talk to complete strangers about similar interests and organise eyeballs or meets.

My Handle was "Death Leopard" I started with a midland with mag-mount, then a Cobra with a power mic, amp and di-pole.

I'll get a pic tomorrow of my dads current system. its a kenwood of some sort.

might dig mine out the loft and see if i can pick anyone up

Cruisers using CB's could be a great way of fighting back against mobile speed cameras or even road works or arranging meets whilst out driving around.

waddi wot a great idea im likin this one we should do this for convoys to shows etc etc

hey what a idea

forgive my stupidity, but wtf is an eyeball???

its CB terms for a meet.

10/4 Good Buddy

But they come under the same rules as mobile phones, so you can be done for using it while driving.

Breaker Breaker,

you can get voice activated mics that clip to your sun visor.

roger d

I never had one (honest)

just got to go 10/100

Hehe fantastic i had multple rigs the best CB i ever had was a Harrier CBX had it for 5 years then i sold up as i got bored with the same shit but seriously the one thing that killed CB radio was Internet And yep CB is just like this forum i hardly now anyone on here and i speak to all you guys so whats the difference hehe

oh oh ho, I had a Harrier CBX once I think, well the name rings a loud bell. I think it was between the Midland and the Cobra.

Good rig it was I used to own a Eurosonic 80 channel handheld and on a Atmospheric lift (skip or lift as it was nicknamed) i talked to somebody in norfolk it was wierd but amazing at the time

There used to be a lad by Brackenwood Infants School that had the most amazing rig! The aerials he had beggared belief.

Mobile communication back in the day...

ha ha

whats yu 20 big bear lol

Get Up todate with the terms man.... jooooooooooo

roger diddly di-pole....theres sumin called mobile phones now days we ll be putin 8 tracks back in are cars and 1 of those radios that stores 3 stations on MW and 1 LW......breaker on the side come back......

1-9 a copy.. Used to have cb radio. Lived on the 'Ponderosa'.Handle was 'Wind Breaker'. Can't remember name of rig but had side bands and everyother band. On in early 70's. I found there were too many 'bucket mouths' in the end spoiling it for the good buddies out there.

BIG AL ROBBO

Roger dilldy dodger Blade runner here

Still have a couple of base mount sets bought more or less the year CB became legal, and a 40 channel hand-held. Think I will throw some batteries in the hand-held and see if anyone is there..

Snod

lol i was on the cb too, i was known as Shadow and used to chat to heartbreaker most of the time.

I got a Cobra a few years back but its so hard to work grrrr lol

awww man,I was known as the serpent(when I could get on it) and me old man was known as the rooster.

We used to have a bloody big silver rod strapped to the chimney.What a job me dad had putting that up.He nearly fell off the roof.lol.

lol i had a Sirio 827 Aerial and its still up to this day

Aww man no way.we had a di pole befor me old man decided to upgrade to a silver rod.lol.

Then he had the clever idea of going mobile,and that was our downfall.lol.

He decided to put a rig into his car,wired it up wrong and set light to all his wireing under the bonnet.Oh how we laughed.

lol remember people saying to others that there gonna come out and track ya down and all that lol

yerr,cos of the signal strength, and the GPO (at the time) general post office, reckoned they could burn your rig out.lol.

yeah lol.
I always remember the group who use to chat on channel 32 everynight and there was a fella with an echo mic and roger bleep think his name was basil-brush, he was a pain coz he wasnt far from me and gave me bad bleed over ahhhh

Yeah,them guys with the roger bleep thought they was great cos it made them sound like the police radio.Spanners.lol.

And an echo mike you could never understand what they was saying cos you always had to ask to repeat the message.lol.

My dad was into his CB`s in its begining, my uncle owned a Cb shop in Moreton Cross for years, so he got the best stuff at trade price!!! House opposite me still has a 30 ft ariel on its chimney!!!!
Want to hang a Wiki flag on it!!!!

Ive always wanted a cb in my car, not just bolted onto the dash
but built into the stereo or something

19 The wheels lol

Cool idea man

i was all ways on the air about 10years ago loved it till it died out

i had one when i was younger... spent many hours on them with me mates.. my handle was spider lol

i had one about 20 years ago i was portland bill.

I still have a superstar 2000 and a binatone 5star dunno if they still work.

My mate had about 3 guys with baseball bats from the dingle to beat him up.


He didnt go out the house lol

I was a regular on that chan and yes it was John basil brush also Sue Rising moon.. Jacky zanussi.. an loads of others hehe!! I was Lima Echo Echo

omg ppl like that used to scare me an my mates!!! lol

LOL im still waiting for a knock on the door by someone who said i know where you live i said come around im still waiting and its been nearly 13 years LOL

I was the same even had 2 pricks come down from rock ferry.
They knocked at my door then i said yeah what you gonna do then.

as i thought they did nothing.

One was called tin machine one was called Comfortably Numb.
You may remember them they talked big but they where not lol

Everyone talked big on there cause they had nothing better to do.. We should set up a CB channel on it for WIKIWIRRAL users to converse

need to dust down and my superstar and see if its still working.
I just remember i have an 80 channel midland in work with ukfm and mid band that defo works.

i presume when tv goes digital tv interference will be a thing of the past i used to destroy my Neighbours signal on sky when using sideband lol we nearly had a fight he was huge ex army

LOL i used to love dxing the furtherest ive got is Southern Germany and that was on a shitty Amstrad 901 (only when skip was up )

haha my mate had an amstrad 901 it had a wire lose in the mic lead he was well know for his short temper we all kept telling him he had no mod.

we did it for a few minutes he started shouting and swearing

*ucking *astard *unt and he had the mike keyed when he started smashing it against the wall then destroying it.

happy days

used to dx all the time cannot remember much now but had some pretty good distances.

that was on a multimode 2 with a 50 watt burner and a very large silver rod

Excellent memories hehe CB is dead know its ashame but the guys on channel 32 are still there going strong they should join here and tell us its still goin so come on Sue "rising moon" get your self on ere haha

My mate has an aerial up with a superstar just needs plugging in i imagine none of the old guys are still on it.

may get him to set it up for a listen

does anyone use a scanner?

can you tell me any frequences?

Wheels,you might only-most prob pick up airlines with it mate as the emergency services are on DAB digital now bud.

what do you want depends on ur scanner. I use them got 2 both different (ie band width) what scanner do have how many channels.

PSR-282

200 channels.

been listening to birkenhead security and a few planes so far.

Got frequency's book you can lend explains how to use ur scanner if its ur first one it takes a while to under stand how they work. not all emergency services are DAB.

yer that would be cool

im listening to some now Click to hear lol

let me know when you want to pick it up

some freq's for you wheels

166.0850 - Wirral Community Patrol
166.1500 - Wirral Borough Council
453.7750 - Pyramids Shopping Centre
440.9250 - Liverpool County Council
156.0000 - Coast Guard
156.6000 - Mersey Radio Channel 12 or Marine channel 12
156.4500 - General movement and situation Statement from Mersey Radio also Marine band channel 9
70.6250 - Merseyside Fire Brigade
70.9625 - Merseyside Fire Brigade
71.0375 - Merseyside Fire Brigade (note the fire service use AM)
456.600 - Liverpool City Centre Shop Watch

Between the bands of 440 - 449 theres quite a few PMR users some are local and some are Liverpool dont forget they have repeaters..

My battery is dead on my scanner atm need to charge it but i have more frequncies for you when i get time Wheels..

cool ill input them now

im a walking freq book hehe

wheels your scanner should have 5 pre set channels should search from 66.ooo to 512.000 when stops on frequency put in memory.squelch has to be set rite to work properly

440.875 - Cherry Tree Security Liscard
441.91250 - birkenhead Shop Watch
456.950 - Liverpool shop Watch
454.86250 - Northern Line - Train to Sandhills control (signal issues etc)
454.91250 - Wirral Line - Train to Sandhills control (signal issues etc)
440.100 - Tunnel Police (still in use they aint migrated to digital)
440.200 - Port police (not sure if they still use this UHF frequncie they might of migrated)
433.250 - Local Amatre Radio repater (used to be based ontop of the kellogs factory in liverpool not sure if its been moved)
144.750 - Another Amture radio channel in use
156.500 - Marine channel in use
157.050 - Marine channel in use

Theres a few more for you Wheels.. I miss the police on the scanner it was great when action was happening like a chase id get it out listen to the helicopter and the chase as if i was there but i tell you one thing these pip's would of drived me insane..

[youtube]saysykJaJGo[/youtube] ARGHHHHHHHHHH!!! lol the coppers must of gone to bed with that ringing in there ears...

Errm maybe that should have gone into a PM? Do we want the blame when someone uses the freq's for summat dodgy?

I wouldnt worry scoops. all the Freq's are available on the web anyway. also you cant broadcast with a scanner only listen.

Most people would have to understand the lingo plus walking around the streets with a scanner (specially birkenhead) would get you a hello hello from the law The only way to have a scanner is to have it in doors and listen only and dont use or gather information from them plus use it for morale purposes.. They are good sources of information specially at air shows when you can listen to the red arrows and other intresting little tid bits Scanners are only illegal if they are used in crime and use improperly.. There are PMR's advertised on ebay which do UHF and VHF and can transmit on any frequncie having one of these in your possession if the police still had there UHF sets would of got you a prison sentence and im sure it would still cause you can intrude on people frequncies and stuffs so its best to stay clear of these radios..

Loads of people use the PMRS. the police don't give a toss unless there used in crime As you say. use and don't upset any one happy days. There is a poster on wall in custody suit saying if you have scanner or radio device on your person tell officer on desk..

It is illegal to use a scanner other than to receive broadcast and some other (very few) transmissions.

The Wireless Telegraphy Act prohibits :-

"any person, without legal authority, [to] use any wireless telegraphy apparatus with intent to obtain information as to the content, sender or addressee of any message (whether sent by means of wireless telegraphy or not)"

It is also an additional offence to pass on any information gleaned from illegal use except for use in legal proceedings.

Ohh Just found this thread, so many cb'ers and I didnt know any of you lolol

my Handle was Taboo

www.ofcom.org.uk/radiocomms/ifi/enforcement/guidance (go to this)

19 Taboo
19ner Taboo



damn i do miss the waves but no chance in amillion years will i return my missus will get fed up of me lol cause i was addicted

Lol do you remember Gene the Mole ?

Yer hehe nice person he was.. Sue "Rising Moon" (Channel 32) John "Basil Brush" Jaci "Zanussi" Ronnie "Unknown Cbier" Steve "Gadget Man" John "Carrot Cruncher" (Channel 4 the old dears some which might not be with us know) and loads more but ive forgot

wow a few names from the past there lee i was always on 32 with them lot anyone remeber the quiz the John "Basil Brush" and Sue "Rising Moon" always held on channel 32 started at 9pm every thursday if i remeber correctly i could be wrong on wot day tho

if i remeber correctly wasn sue "rising moon" from Bagilt in wales and john "basil brush" from the woody estate

a few other names for people to remeber :

john "magpie" an ex copper lived on the durly estate
eve "kontiki" lived in prenton somewhere
Kevin "popeye" lived in rock ferry somewhere

eve kontiki i loved her to bits she was great.. ive met her at the CB meet in wallasey it was in the Crown an Cush in the room at the back.. John magpie yep i remember him.. Remember Cheeky Charlie from liverpool hehe and The Watchmen

Ohh yer the quiz ive hosted that a few times hehehe I was good at them

the quiz had a few followers if i remeber there was quite a large number of people takin part in them it became quite famous on the air

While moving stuff out the loft for the tip I came across my old rig. I posted on autowirral and was told of this thread. When I told my kids about it (they didn't know what CB was)they thought it was a great idea and had me set up my rig -alas dead as a dodo.
Spent many a hours chatting away, went to a few meets (eyeballs)and made some good friends.
My kids are still laughing at the "slang" we used.. But they want mto buy a new rig, I was surprised that there are still companys selling all this stuff.
Anyhow, I'm up for a wiki channel, and I'll even buy another for my car (I'm hoping to attend some AutoWirral meets). Suppose it may be an idea, if things get started only to use legal channels and power. I'd hate for such a great community as this to get a bad reputation for blanking out TV sets and the like (does that sort of thing still happen?).
And rigs are so inexpensive - under £50.
Yep I'm in if things take off.

Citizens' Band (CB) Radio Licensing Update

From 8 December 2006, it will no longer be necessary to hold a Wireless Telegraphy (WT) Act licence in order to operate Citizens’ Band Radio equipment, providing that the equipment is operated in accordance with the WT (Exemption) (Amendment) Regulations 2006.

CB users share spectrum which is in a frequency band managed by the Ministry of Defence (MOD). This use is secondary to that of the MOD (the primary spectrum user) and it should be noted that CB users must be prepared to accept incoming interference caused by continuing use of this spectrum by the MOD.

Please note: users must understand that CB radio equipment shall be operated on a 'non-interference, non-protected' basis; that is, it shall not cause harmful interference to, and shall not claim protection from, other radio services.

Information Provided by OFCOM

im thinkin of whackin mine bk in to me car now there is no need to purchase a license

Like there's any room for more gadgets in your car

Well just to let you know i was the 2nd person on the Nocky with a cb bck many years ago. I was about 14 so it was about 30 yrs ago. My radio then was a Midland 100. I was Blue Merlin

I knew Eve very well and john. There was so many people on then, i remember going to the old swimming baths in New Brighton as they used to have a meet there, from thereit went to my Aunts place in Moreton called Tha Apollo. HAHAHAH them were the days.

was your aunt called Auntie Rosie
I think she had the Apollo when it was a skating rink and lived in a house next door

Half an hour ago I came across my CB handheld set (Tandy) so I threw a set of batteries in it and - not a soul was there, just static

Snod

awww ill have 2 get mine out

shame ini we should have a wiki channel

Just pick one and leave it switched on - there are 40 unused ones out there.

Snod

Hi, Guys...

New member. I remember CB with a passion and a sentiment I'd like to see turned into a REVIVAL OF CB RADIO in the UK - or, at the very least, on the Wirral.

I drained my old, dusty log-book into this post - I hope that this is okay to do. Let me know if you know anybody in the list.

Feel free to E Mail me if you can update any of these details (such as anybody who has passed away since the 1980s, etc..).


BEBINGTON

Acre Break (Brian); Albatros; (Simon); Apple (Betty); Atlas (Richard); Axe Man (Roger); Archer, The (Mally); Babacombe (Liz); Babycham (Krista); Bambi (Lyn); Big Leggy (Phil); Black Beauty (Shirley); Black Ghost (Mark); Black Rose (Stephanie); Black Sheep (Stan); Black Widow (Debbie); Blade Runner (Gary); Blue Eyes (Annette); Blue Stew (Stewart); Bluey (Jeff); Bread Winner (Roy); Buccaneer (Ronald); Candy Girl (Tracey); Char Wallah (Bill); Chatterbox (Debbie); Cherry Lips (Jill); Clubber (Dave); Concorde (Lee); Cornetto (Michelle); Cornflake (Steve); County Sherriff (John); Daisy Duck (Carol); Deck Chair (John); Defender (Simon); Dirty Dick (Steve); Disco Dancer (Michelle); Doc, The (Duncan); Doc Marten (Martin); Dolly Mixture (Julie); Double Tops (Maureen); Drunken Sailor (Andy); Duke, The (Adrian); Duracell (Ian); Electric Lemon (Andy); Firbob (Keith); Flasher, The (Sylvester); Flyer (Mike); Foxy Lady (Eve); General, The (Brian); Glow Worm (Claire); Golden Lady (Lynda); Golden Wonder (Mandy); Goldfinger (Shirley); Goliath (Paul); Grapevine (Graham); Hang Glider (Gary); Hell Raiser (Helen); Helper, The (Vince); Highwayman (Bob); Holly Hobby (Jeanna); Hot Dog (Ian); Iron Horse (Andrew); Ironside (Mike); Jailbreaker (Andrew); Jelly Tots (Tracey); Joan Of Arc (Ruth); Joey (Richie); K9 (Mike); Kilt, The (Rob); Knight Rider (Clifford); Lady Smurf (Claire); Leprachaun (Jane); Little Chef (Dick); Little John (Alwen); Little Mo (Julie); Little Ned (Brian); Loobie Loo (Rachel); Love Bug (Jill); Madam Butterfly (Sharron); Maestro (Austin); Magic Moments (Marie); Magnum (Howard); Mexican, The (Len); Micro (Steve); Midget Gem (Alison); Midnight Shadow (Mark); Midnight Sparrow (Michelle); Moneymaker (Alan); Moonshiner (Brian); Morocco (Dave); Morocco Mole (Mally); Munchkin; Mustang; Digger (Tony); Night Rider (David); Norton; Nutcracker (Deceased) (Florence/Flo’); Ogre Eater (Steve); Osprey (Jean); Outsider (Gary); Pac Man (Chris); Paper Girl (Cheryl); Pegasus (Paula); Penfold (Michelle); Pernod (Jayne); Phantom; Phoenix (Chris); Poet, The (Steve); Rambler, The (Bill); Rapier; Raven, The (John); Rebel (Fiona); Red Eagle (Peter); Red Fox (Lez); Renegade (Pete); Rum Runner (Sally); Sergeant Pepper; Serious Drinker (Phil); Shotgun / Car Wash (Glen); Shuttlecock (Anne); Silver Birch (Chris); Silver Clover (Michelle); Silver Eagle (Linsey); Slugger Slug (Gary); Smirk (Alan); Smurfette (Erika); Snoopy (Carl); Speedway (Peter); Squire, The (Paul); Star Bar (Alex); Star Bar (Ian); Stingray (David); Sweet Nut (Nickie); Sweetie-Pie (Melanie); Swordfish (Darren); Sylvester (Joanne); Tall Lady (Dot); Telecom (Kerry-Ann); Tetley Mild (David); Thunderbird 1 (Chris); Thunderbird 2 (Tony); Tiger Man (Thomas); Tiger Moth (Paul); Tigeress (Christina); Tilly (Julie); Tin Picker (Alan); Tornado (Gary); Tosh (Jim); Trecker (Ian); Trillion.

BROMBOROUGH

Airwolf (Keith); Barnacle Bill (Bill); Big Bird (Mike); Black Leopard (Ian); Blackbird (Russell); Blockbuster (Paul); Boy About Town (Kevin); Brandy (Joanne); Brassneck (Lennie); Broadsword (Harry); Buffalo Hunter (Andy); Virgin Soldier, Thunderflash & CBX 1 (Terry); Cherry B (Carol); Cinderella (Lyn); Coach Driver (Alan); Cockney Rebel (Adrian); Convoy (Nicholas); Cornflakes (Tina); Crystal Gayle (Gail); Dave The Cardboard Box (Dave); Driller Killer (Barry); Eagle Eyes (Mike); Fan Belt (Duncan); Flying Squirrel (Mark); German, The (Lez); Golden Eagle (Andy); Hell's Angel (Alan); Highlander (Ken); Iron Man (Peter); Italian Stallion (Mike); Jackal, The (Paul); Jaffa Cake (Lynda); Janitor (Robert); Ladybird (Deceased) (Jean); Lame Dog (Ian); Little Wheeler (John); Littlefoot (Patricia); Love Action (Paula); Lucifer (Carson); Lucky Jim (Shaun); Madness Maddie (Nicola); Make Believe (Debbie); Marble Pixie (Victoria); McVicar (Kevin); Merry Monk (Paul); Mersey Duck (Mally); Midnight Blue (Gordon); Model Maker (Shirley); Night Ranger (John); Nighthawk (Ray); Pink Lady (Tracey); Popeye (Steve); Press Stud (Malcolm); Quiet One (Simon); Radio Gnome (Scott); Red Rose (Mandy); Sandpiper (Andy); Sapphire (Shelley); Saxon (Jayne); Scandal (Gary); Sea Horse (Lin); Secret Squirrel (Phil); Shiny Chef (Andrew); Shy One & Motor Mouth (Mandy); Sidewinder (John); Sit On My Face (Dave); Snow White (Diane); Sweet Dreamer (Irene); Swift (Ian); Tea Towel (Anjela); Ten Pin (Alison); Thargy (Franky); Thunderball (Barry); Tigress (Debbie); Tree Swinger (Mark); Tufty (John); Vampira 1 (Victoria); Water Girl (Karon); Wheels Of Steel (Deceased) (Stephanie); Whitesnake (Ian); Woodcutter (Shane); Yellow Lady (Paula); Zero The Hero (John); Zig Zag (Lez);

LIVERPOOL

Assassin; Babycham (Jean); Barbarian; Barracuda; Beast 66 (Ken); Big Spender; Biggles (John); Bird Catcher; Bird Watcher (Ian); Black Fist (Charlie); Blue Boy (Dave); Blue Boy (Steve); Bob A Job (Simon); Buccaneer (Dave); Clint Eastwood; County Cruiser (David); Damocles (George); Dark Star (Eddie); Database; Doberman (John); Dodgy Character (Charlie); Dragonfly; Dusty Blue (Jean); Exorcist (Robbie); ET (Kenny); Fashion Girl (Lyn); Fingers (Matthew); Firefighter (Julian); Fish Tank (Jack); Flat Iron (Bill); Gentle Giant (Ian); Gold (Marianne); Goody-2-Shoes (Diane); Guide Dog (Bill); Headlight (George); Heavy Rocker (Andrew); Hot Rod (Gregory); Ice Cap (Henry); Jaws 1 (Dave); King Creole (John); Knight Rider (Steve); Lampshade; Limbo (Ian); Livewire (Dave); Maltese Falcon (Chen); Mechanic, The (Ron); Mobile 1 (George); Nightingale (Patricia); Nightmare (Brian); Nuts 'N' Bolts (Ken); Optimist (Adrian); Pandora (Joan); Pen Pusher (Mike); Pisces (Carol); Plate Layer (Bob); Queen Of Hearts (Sue); Reanimator (Gary); Romeo 1 (Mark); Rubber Stamp (Steve); Samurai (Les); Scotch Whiskey (Paul); Sea Witch (Karen); Shadow (Lee); Shotokan (Norman); Silver Dragon (Andy); Skyhawk (Mike); Spider (Barry); Spiderman (Billy); Stunt Man (John); Swordfish (Ted); Teardrop (Jeanette); Telstar; Tomahawk (Tom); Top Girl (Jackie); Twinkle Toes (Annette); Walking Beauty (Jackie); Warrior, The (Darren); White Crest (Ron); Will-O'-The-Wisp (Mike); Wino (Keith).

BIRKENHEAD (i.e., Rock Ferry, New Ferry, Tranmere, Prenton, Oxton, etc..)

Alien Fighter (Peter); Aquarius (Deceased) (Olive); Atom Man (Peter); Author, The (Derek); Barn Owl (Paul); Big 'E' (Eric); Blitz (Alan); Blizzard Of Oz (Jenny); Blondie (Jill); Blue Rinse (Jackie); Candyfloss (Barbara); Cat Lover (Sharron); Cavalier (Steve); Cross Ply (Andy); Dairy Queen (Doris); Destroyer (Jamie); Disco Lady (Ronda); Earth Invader (Dougie); Firecloud (Paul); Five Star (George); Flying Falcon (Ian); Flying Maiden (Cheryl); General Lee (Gordon); Grey Lady (Margie); Handyman (Norman); Harry The Hat (Deceased) (Harry); Head Banger (Derek); Horse Lover; Hot Wheels (Roy); Hunter (Gary); JPS (Dave); Lady Imp ; Lola (Jackie); Lonesome Cowboy (Ian); Magic Monkey (Tracey); Moonshine (John); Motor Fox (Sean); Mousetrap (Paul); Night Light (Eileen); Pepsi (Sue); Ranger 2 (Glynn); Regulator; Samson (Alan); Screwdriver (Richie); Shakatak (Kenny); Silk Cut (Jan); Sky (Simon); Snow White (Sharron); Snowbird (Deceased) (Jan); Stone Man (Keith); Sunseeker (Ivy); Tackle Man (Bill); Tea Bag (Paul); Trader, The (Neil); Two Wheeled Engine (Karl); Vampira 2 (Marie); Water Bearer (Kay); White Elephant (Paul); William Tell;

PORT SUNLIGHT

Achilles; Auto Pilot (Derek); Boat Maker (John); Michelin Man (Dave); Orion's Belt (Andy); Surfer (Neil)

EASTHAM

Boomerang; Inspector Gadget (Steve); Musical Wheels (Kevin); Night Owl (Gavin); OTT (Keith); Power Pack (John); Psycho (Chris); Skylander (Dave); Snooker Man (Larry); Red Petal (Lee).

ELSEWHERE

Axle Tramp; Bandit (Mark); Blue Falcon (Colin); Bluebell (Eileen); Bluebird (Ken); Brute, The (Andrew); Bugs Bunny (Wendy); Cannonball (Pete); Challenger (Brian); Charlie Farley (James); Debt Collector; Devil Woman (Pauline); Dimples (Carol); Domino (Dave); Joker, The (Steve); Juliet Bravo (Pauline); Laughing Cavalier; Motor Mover (Sam); Music Lady (hristina) Peanuts (Wayne); Prize Guy (Brian); Queensway (Julie); Quicksilver (Sylvia); Rifleman (Eric); Roscoe (Nick); Rubik Cube (Mike); Spider, The (Steve); Sprayer, The (John); Starlight (Tracey); Sunshine Lady (Pauline); Superman 2 (Peter); Sweet Talker (Diane); Train Spotter (Alan); Tumble Bug (Simon).

Ian.

Wow brilliant stuff

i was on the cb in 82/ 83 was on the giro and started as spiro from the giro then later silver leopard i think when i moved to tranmere ,if i had the time i would go on again 10/4

godsplinter, was olive on your list olive cooper from the giro if so she was the first person i spoke to on the cb

Hi, Lansyp...

I remember larger local networks that very often involved an "Olive", but I could barely get to Giroville with using only indoor aerials and the same limitation made it hard to hear the Giro, most nights.

Ian.

anyone remember angel dust?

I had an 18ft Yagi in the loft set up on a wiper motor with a few alterations, and my telly was playing up, I was told it was pulling in signals from afar so I took it out. I later found out it was next doors central heating pump not earthed.I read a book later that said with the right gear it would pull in satalite transmision. You wont know me as I used a lot of names.Angela Rippons arse was one I just liked to hear breaker breaker who are you talking too. they always asked more than once .It was like having three dipoles in a horizontal position as apposed to vertical.

I had to have a dish, in a dome, for the sats I was chasing. Good stuff but in a previous life I'm afraid.

Those were the days my friend we thought they"d never end.The bear got friendly.

Time will tell...never say never again!

This is a year old,where have I been???? I had a cobra 148gtl dx it had 1/2 watt switch,upper side bands lower side bands,roger bleep switch the full hit.I used to Dx and I was the Whiskey Bravo 148 I think, got all over the world and got cards with coins stuck to them from every where[they may still be in the ex,s loft]even spoke to a feller in the same street as my sister in Toronto Canada,he knocked on her door and told her and she thought he a crank.On the normal AM band I was sea level7 wich was a supply boat I was once on.My brothers handles was unibond and Fabian..it was good fun for a bit then too many silly people and too many complaints with the 50watt burner,3 eliment directional yagi on the roof and a base loaded 17'magnum.I remember a lad called Japan..his name was Steve from around Price street..had a good time,cant remember what happened to the all my gear though

Hi...

I started with a "Duette CB40" handheld CB, with the safe-dial type channel changer on the side and, to the best of my knowledge, no readout at all. I think I got two copies as I walked around Rock Ferry.

- Next, I bought (from a shop in Market St., in Birkenhead) an "Alba" (Bush) rig, with sliding volume, squelch and gain controls (freaky). I used a "Bazooka" aerial (pitiful, but what did I know???) and I had to put that at the top of a brush pole and was advised, at the shop, to just lean it in a corner of the room, or loft, somewhere. That was the cheapest and most disgraceful rig I ever owned - over the first few months, I experienced just about everything to hold, to use a control, came off in my hand, during use. The mic' was a non-power disgrace. But, y'know?...I still loved it. I loved it because it was my first home CB and I could speak to locals on it. I'd become a member of the CB folk.

- I had a vile, pale-blue PSU and it caused a hum in my transmissions of around 30% and that drove others crazy - "chronic" and "doin' me head in", they usually said. I heard my own buzz, once, and they were right in complaining. It wasn't until I bought a "Bremi" (possibly Italian?) PSU that that noise vanished and grateful I was, too. I've still got that pack and it will be used when I put back together the old, clunky rig.

- My 2nd home CB was bought from a large store (called "McOnomy", or "MacOnomy", or something similar), near Woodside. It was an Amstrad CB901 - yep...the disco lights and the adored (!) rodger beep in it. And, I really was the buyer of the very last one that they had in. That performed far better than the old Alba - but so would a pocket calculator, come to think of it.

- I knew a breaker called "The Squire" who was in Bebington, at that time and he sold me a "Half Breed" aerial (that's not to imply that I knew what that meant at the time, of course) and it came mounted on a converted office chair/swivel chair stand and I had a lot more performance out of that Amstrad. The "Bazooka" joke of an aerial (for 4 watts, at least, it was a joke) was sold to "Moonshiner", Brian, also in Bebington.

- Then, I shifted to a Rotel RVC240, also bought from the Market Street shop, for only £35, as I recall. I also switched to using a 7-feet "Firestik" and a Full Wave "Roadhog". I put the Roadhog on the Half Breed's conversion stand and the 7-feet "Firestik" on a 5 inch limpet magmount, on an old (wait for it) roasting tin dish that my mother wasn't using again, until Christmas.

- Then, I bought an "Altai DM315E" echo power mic', although the quality was far better if I left the echo turned off - and, I almost always had it turned off, by popular demand that looked set to become either a death squad or an official petition sent to the Houses Of Parliament. The only thing I don't still own is the echo mic'. Everything else is still here, and just waiting to be put back together, and they will be.

- Thanks to CB, I met 3 of my former girlfriends. Also, the 1st, 2nd and 3rd best female friends that I've ever had were met through CB and the 1st is still around, as such. I kinda miss contact with the other two, I'll admit.

It wasn't just that, though...

- Old folk were comforted and able to "join in" because of CB. People were brought together because of CB. The lonely folk had people there for them, even during the night hours...it was the SOUND OF A HUMAN VOICE and it was costing them absolutely nothing. And, unlike telephones that they could afford the network costs of, THEY COULD HAVE LOTS OF THEM TOGETHER IN ONE PLACE, to talk to...I rarely see anything that compares with that "group" feeling, here, on the Net.

- And, that availability of people's voices and having their "company" (mixed with knowing that they were almost all locals, too) always, looking back, felt better to have, back then, than the appearance of typing on a screen does (for me, at least), now.

- Later, I bought one of the big Tandy 4 watts handhelds. It was 2nd hand. Happy? I'd lusted after those in the Tandy catalogue for a fair couple of years, seeing that the £134.99 price would prevent me from ever getting one. Then, there I was, owning one! The whip worked a treat, although the furthest copy I ever had on it was 8 miles - it never did any better than that. I used to leave the whip down for almost all the time and make do with the screw-secured "rubber duck" aerial. (Given that I once got out on a Papermate ballpen refill, the subject of aerials is still one of mystery to me, to be honest).

- I'm not sure what it was that brought about the end of that wave of British CB use, but behaviour on channels had a great deal to do with it. Most of those I spoke to on CB had nowhere near enough spare cash to afford a PC or the Internet, so I have no recollection of that being involved, BACK WHEN THE DECAY ACTUALLY STARTED, AT LEAST! Bucket mouths and trouble causers were around long before the Internet came along. They were the first real problem, I think. Many folk just melted away from CB because they eventually tired of the rats in the cellar who should've had their rigs smashed and aerials ripped down. But, today's old folk and many in other age groups, would benefit from having rigs and making friends, and having those evening or overnight chats.

CB then couldn't be revived because, every time former breakers decided to hook up their rigs and try them out, heard nobody on, said, "Just as I thought: dead!" to themselves, and didn't turn them back on at all or not for another few years.

The only way to revive CB among those who want it revived and still have rigs is by BEING ON FOR HOURS, EVEN IF NOT TALKING TO ANYBODY...JUST LISTENING IN!

Just, leave the CB on while you're around!

If nobody shouts, you've lost very little and lost no time in the day, at all. But, you've probably tried this, yourself...switched a reconnected rig on, switched around, listening out for people on the channels, heard nothing and just switched it off - often without even shouting for a copy, etc.. That's natural...I've done the same thing, myself. And, that's one of the most recent reasons why CB currently persists in being dead.

In this way, nobody is synchronised as being online with anybody else who is online. One day, you'll suddenly become somebody else's "Wow! Somebody's on!" voice, and that will be at least a start.

IN THE END, THE ONLY WAY TO INCREASE THE CB POPULATION IS TO BE THERE TO ANSWER WHEN SOMEBODY ELSE CALLS AND, AFTER TALKING TO THEM, REMIND THEM THAT YOU'RE ON OFTEN AND AT WHAT TIMES!

Yes - some folks may wait weeks for this to happen and the waiting will not feel worth it, at times.

The only alternative is to set up on-channels meetings by the use of the Net, at first, on sites like this.

I don't think British CB ever died - it's hibernating!

Ian.

Yer i think it is ian fascinating story CB dies as soon as everyone wanted mobile phones and a laptop for these so called social networking sites.. The people who used to be on the CB was amazing talked to loads of people.. Shamed its so quiet. I aint due to go back on though ive lost intrest

Sometimes, you must do in order to want-to-do!

Revivals rarely move swiftly.

lmao at this one,hi all am a rig head its all good,you get a lot of muppets scousers on it,all day everyday 24 a day 7 days aweek 52 weeks a year madness.roger roger me rig name is er ................\(jimmy the cross)/............get 1 get on and give us a shout out on the 19 lmao.catch ya soon roger over and out..lmao:)

Bloomin eck !!!.
I well remember Blue Falcon (Colin) he was a good friend for a while, he used to live or may still live in Flint.
Roscoe (Nick) i knew him as well, he used to live off the bottom af Gayton lane, can't remember what road but i know where his house is (or was). I seem to remember we went to the club that used to be next to the ice rink in Queensferry a few times, he was also a D.J for Marcher sound for a while as well as other radio stations !!!.

One things certain, i have not seen either of them since the mid 1980's

I used to have a few C.B's and can well remember it becoming legal in the uk, which i would have a stab at being 1981/82 ish, although i had one before that (Ham International with upper and lower side band). I had some legal ones as well but i can't remember what they where now !.
Apart from the one in my car i had a monster silver rod on the end of the garage. to be honest i thought they would never come to an end. Met some good friends and still keep in touch with the odd one, but not on the C.B. !!.
I think my silver rod fell of the end of the shed in the late 80's although i had not used C.B's for ages by then.

That would be TalkBack !!!

Originally it was AM bands, then when it was first legalised it became FM bands, that was on 27 Mhz in 1981, hence why that lot of CBs from then on had a circle with 27/81 stamped on the front, things like Rotel RVCs, Harrier CBX, Amstrad 901s, Midlands etc etc.

Ahhh the good old days.

Yes i was there, known as Lenny Brassneck for my sins. Funny i still use Brassneck in my email addy, and most people in work know me the same.

lady scouser was my name on the cb (julie)

YES FINALLY !
(haha)
I have always wanted a CB radio, but don't have any knowledge on them.

Does anyone have an In-Car or even house set-up they want to sell ?

P.s:
It's been fun reading everyones stories

Still feeling ill i can't sleep so thought i would try ask a question or two.

What CB Radio's are capable of accessing the previously mentioned frequencies ..


I can buy a Cobra 148 (Thats all i know about it)
What should i look out for ?
And are they any good ?

Thanks for your help

Now i'm off to sleep and try fight my man flu

Hi...

For those frequencies, I've no idea if a CB/Ham transceiver would cut it, but a NEW scanner might.

I've got my machine set up, now, and I'm in Bebington. When you get your machine and get set up, let me know and we can arrange a time for a chat - when you let me know you're ready to go, I'll post my handle, here. Feel free to PM or E Mail me, with any other ideas or updates.

It's only going to be when folk come on sites/forums, like this one, and arrange get-togethers online, that the real CB revival will start to slowly scrape itself together. Right now, folk are turning on their CBs, hearing nobody and switching off for another 6-12 months and that's why nobody is on!

Folks...keep it on, keep shouting and keep flicking around the channels - there is really no other way!

Ian.

These are scanner/pmr radio frequencies? Ive got a handheld scanner & frequency book for sale if your interested.

Hi all,
could CB be waking up in and around Wirral? Hi Ian, hope things are good. I thought it may be you, seeing your breaker list it has to be yourself (WFG). I'm an Amateur and love my CB too, never managed to track down a new Harrier CBX in a dusty box buried at the back of an old household electrical shop. I use one of those Maycom 80 ch jobbies now. Good luck breathing some life into it, as Ian said, monitor, monitor and listen, it's free, make the most of it.

Terry (CBX1, Thunderflash, Virgin Soldier)

Re scanner frequencies also try 166.075MHz, 166.0875MHz, 169.300MHz, loads more if anyone is interested.

Terry

I still have mine which is the superstar 3900 my handle was in the earlier days white tornado then i used reddragon we all had them in the cabs in liverpool. Im after a complete mobile twig if any one has one going spare and no not one out of a bush or tree either

1 9 a roger lol.

Lol

Good god thats the worst Bleed Over box in the world. Those old midlands arghhhh!!! Give me a Harrier CBX anyday i loved those machines.. I also loved the Amstrad 901 that bleep always annoyed everybody hahaha

Welcome back. I never got into CB, some mates did, I never saw the attraction always thought it was very "American".

There's some crazy people, communicating with people you don't know and never met.

Lol

ever get rf burn on the wire while holding the button in? ah. things make sense now

Cant say i did!

Hehe thanks. Never went away.. Just dont come on much as i work full time so i dont want to be comming home to go on a computer after working with them all day hehe.

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There's some crazy people, communicating with people you don't know and never met. [/quote]

Just like the internet (insert WikiWirral) !!

I remember my nephew trying to get a response from his so he could show me how it worked. No one was answering and then his mum decided to have a go and the airwaves came to life in reponse to a female voice! Nothing changes!

Thats a fantastic list i remember alot of them users

Just fell across this topic.
Had a rig in the early nineties.
Handle was Lonewulf (Nik) from the Woody.

Breaker, breaker....

Enjoyed the AM CB at that time,my handle was Soldering Iron you can guess why,with a Ham which had a homemade roger bleep,so people knew who I was as soon as I came on,I wasn't always around so a mate of mine used it,it ended up with quite a few crystals so it had quite a few bands.

Is there anyone on it anymore?? Am Thinking about getting my cb set-up out the shed and buy a sliver rod and get it on the roof

Is it worth it?? My handle is superman

Breaker breaker!!! Can anyone help i don't wanna buy a sliver rod if it's dead on there, am in liscard just got my old radio an power pack out the shed, found a few silver rods for sale on eBay with poles just want to know if it's worth the hassle

Thanks

There's no reason why it shouldn't be active, it's not like it could be replaced by the internet. It's a shame if no-one uses it any more.

me and mates use it now and again when driving around. I was in birkenhead and mate was in west kirby and we had a real good signal.

3o years ago my handle was The Doctor, because my initals were M.D
(max davidson)

my brother steven was called hammerhead

according to the ofcom web site you can use a two way radio as long as it carnt be used as a bobile phone as well

my handle was xray and my dad was stingray i flicked mine on a few years back and recognised an old voice "rickadonna"(sharron) strait away we use them on the boats now and then now. not many use em any more. ive got one in my van as well, would be nice to see em come back in to use though

Hi...

Keep talking about it!
Keep doing the CB thing!
Keep keying and seeing!

It's going to come back!

Ian.

I have a fully banded Colt Excalibur homebase similar to the old Ham International Jumbo but with a nice silver front instead of the black. If anyone wants it they go for well over a hundred on ebay plus a lot in postage coz of the weight. If any interest I'll post it in the for sale section with pics and a video of it working

Oh and maxdavo I know your brother well. Tell him Steve the hippy said hi.

Hello steve! I guess that means u remember hambone then? Lol

I used to have one back in the 70s. handle was sidewinder then hedgehopper (cant remember might have been the other way round) got done by police for not having my whip aerial cliped down

Sidewinder? - were you on the dray wagons???

If any old CB'ers are interested i have the sad news that Lyn -seahorse died today

I set mine up in the mobile whilst on route to wales and heard not a peep got to the caravan park and heard loads so wales is still alive so come on guys and gals lets all give cb a revival

I might set mine up and have a listen out think i might need an aerial tho.

Im the same.I have two CB's and no Antenna's oh and no power pack either!

Seen a few CB's up for sale at the car boots and at Ellesmere Port tat market, my handle used to be soldering iron, no guesses why

My uncle owned the cb shack in Moreton cross in its hey day, anyone remember it??

the name rings a bell. I got my aerials n bits n bobs from shop on Laird St.

His name is Joseph Dutton

Was that the one in oakenholt road?

I cant remember, i was only a kid and wasnt realy into CB`s.

Just got a mobile rig for my car and a home base set too, so keep it on 19 and listen out for fez77.

Im not on all the time at the mo as i still need an aerial for my base set but th mobile rig is workiing well.

As has been said switch them on and keep listening

i used to be on the cb back in the day, thats how i met and married my hubby, i was atari and he was slader.

Aye...

God cried on the day Lin died, just as surely as I did, and will for a long time.

CB Radio, for my area (Bebington & Bromborough), could never be the same with Lin gone. I've been hollowed out by her passing. I am a mere shell of who I once was.

An entire era has come to an end!

HANDLE: Witch Finder General PERSONAL: (Ian.)

Just found this by accident i was on the rig for years my handle was "Equalizer" and i was based in Tranmere

Ive had an enormous life changing experience since so do think i will be comming back ?

Dont live on the wirral any more but do come up to see my mum every soo often ,took the RAE early noorties but dont really use amateur radio either now

Have thought about comming back to the hobby either CB or Amateur radio where i now live we will have to see?

Theres supposed to be a national comming on the air day november 2nd as its 30 years this year since legalization

Channel 30 uk 7pm onwards may see if i can get a Rig for that to put in the car?

See Ya Now .....

73's

I think i remember you Breaker (I was Lima Echo Echo back in the day )

Big E (Eric )is my bro.There where also concored (john),Smurf stabber (David r.i.p )canary queen (Jean)My bro first Cb was from rumbelows and it was a amstrad 901 with the bleep.Also my mate bought a Cb of a guy called Steve who lived near green lane train station if i rember he had a teddy bear tie to the top of his ariel...lol HAPPY DAYS.

I Remember you Lee Dunno if i ever spoke to you but remember you

I remember John Concorde too had quiet an amazing collection of mint Cybernet Rigs and as for Eric Big E i actually bought one of my Rigs from him

It was a President Madison

He was a mate of John Concord wasnt he?

The last i ever saw of John Concord he had just passed his Driving Test and bought an Old Skoda (the ones Engine out the Back :- )

My imeadiate Friends back when i started out where Top Gear (steve),Rolling Thunder (Carl) , Liquid Diamond (Geoff) The Decimator (Chris), Sparrowhawk (Steve) Catch 22 (Tom), Dragonslayer (Dennis), Romantic Robot (colin) to name but a few

Shame really i am planning on going back on the air but dont live anywhere near where i used to and doubt it will ever be the same again

Theres soo many others too that i spoke to but wasnt as close to, Sylvester (gary), Screwdriver (Richie), Convoy (Mickey) Ryhdiock (Steve)and then who could forget Fred storyteller?

I was certain he would still be around after the world ended?

Sadly he passed away in the 90's

Somebody mentioned Sharon Rickadonna on here i bough my first SSB Radio of her,and bought a few off her brother The Fiter (Paul)

Those where the days i miss them so much im a radio amateur now though havnt used that for years either

CB mid 80's to early to mid 90's were the glory days to me....

I do

Cool Hey i remember mickey convoy.. good man he is.. Used to live down the road from me.. Im going to list a few people if anyone can recall ive done this before on another post but i want to see if any of these will get afew memories.. Here i go..

Rising Moon (Sue)
The Mole (Gene)
Simon (The Spy)
John (Basil Brush)
Jacki (Zanussi)
Firefly
The Watchman (Liverpool Area)
Shinobi (Steve)
KickBoxer (Gary)
Satin (Billy)
Predator
WhizKid
Renegade (Jane)
Unknown CBier (Ronnie)
Cannibal (James i think his name was)
Gadjet Man (Steve)
Carrot Cruncher (Used to sit by the Coast Guard station)

There where a few groups also on CB radio..

Channels 4 (Sunday mornings the old people also known as Whiskey Charlie if im not mistaken its been so long)

Channel 30,31,32.. These where always packed with Sue Rising moon and others i.e. John basil brush etc etc..

Channel 19 was always a fun place to play get shouted at talking on it..

19'ner (Insert Handle Here)

Where i always used to think 14 as a calling channel was synominus i.e. One four a Roger ?? hahaha

Memories...

i knew sue rising moon, used to knock round with her lads

i knew or have at least heard of/remember the following
Rising Moon (Sue)
The Mole (Gene)
John (Basil Brush)
Jacki (Zanussi)
Firefly
Gadjet Man (Steve)
Carrot Cruncher (Used to sit by the Coast Guard station)

Was seriously thinking of getting another radio but they go for silly money now because of the stupidity of Ebay! :-

Was looking at a realistic on ebay a strait 40 the guy has a starting bid of £40 it wasnt woth that was going to offer him £30 (even though i didnt think it was worth that either) when it didnt sell the jerk relisted it for £75!!!!

Back in the day mint unmodded Cybernets or uniden 40's were £30 or £40 with mid

ebay has caused hysteria and people are asking ludicrous amounts for utter tat!!

Id like to have another go at it for old times sake but not at that price!

Maybe it will remain nothing more than memories :-

I've sat here reading this and the names popping out at me are a real blast from the past.

I spent a lot of my younger/teenage years with Andy Cannonball, Gary Sylvester amongst others. One lad from Upton, Darrin BedBug, is still my best mate 28 years later.

God there's some memories in my head now

"brassneck Nocky"........ lol

I know Andy Cannonball

Brill this topic
My mum was on there(beesknees)
And my dad was footapper

I used to chat, overnight, with a breaker called "Flakesie", or "Cornflake". His name was Steve. He was friends with another Steve, called "Inspector Gadget", as I recall.

Has anybody heard him on the CB? Has anybody any knowledge of where he is, now, at all?

He was okay, that guy!

I had a Stalker 9 for a short time bought it off Cptain Biggles to name a few that spring to mind from 1981/82
Captain Biggles "Steve"
Sausage "Ross"
The Banker "Eggo"
Little Red Riding hood "Patricia"
Angle Eyes
Snow White
Twinkies one&two "Paula and her twin sister Nicola"
Pole "Dave"
Scarecrow "smigo"

Oh wow , just read this and know ALOT of the Handles .. my brother bought me mine as i didnt go out of the house much and i loved it .. shame i had to ruin the experience and meet my exhusband on it lol
Handle was 'Replay' i was based in Hoylake in the 80's and then got it out of mothballs in the early 90's but only found truckers on it then.

Scooby Doo "Darren" remember him`always on
Brick Layer
Flash Gordon
Loads more just cant remember

MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL WHO ARE CONTEMPLATING A RETURN TO CB RADIO, AND TO THOSE WHO ALREADY HAVE!

CB CAN BE REVIVED, BUT IT NEEDS TIME AND READINESS, I'D GUESS!

TAKE CARE, ALL UPCOMING BREAKERS!

(And, to Lin (The Sea Horse)...Godd Bless your soul! Ten-ten, 'til we do it again!)

Ian. (Witch Finder General)

i remember steve and paul from yrs ago i use to hang around with steve yrs ago i was paul iceman

bring back the good old days of cb radio it was a good laugh

In Eastham area,
Artfull Dodger
Twinkies (Twins)
BlackHawk
Black Velvet
Galley Rat

it was yrs ago when played on cb i got into ham radio ten yrs ago

any one for a eyeball

anyone got any old cb radios they dont want

I think I have a midland 40ch

Paul...

Are you going to use your call-sign as a Hammy, or are you going to use "Goliath"?

Ian.

Finally got myself a mobile rig, but the airways seem very quiet (Birkenhead / Rock Ferry / Brombrough areas)

Will also be setting up a home / static rig very soon, for them miserable cold nights.

Anyone in the birkenhead or rock ferry area ?

ha hah! a blast from the past good old c.bs, loved them, would love to see the craze come back and then who knows i just might invest again. hope you have fun, let us know how it goes...

well mines set up in bromborough

Joe 90 was my handle aka Sam, my dads was scorpion aka Micky and my mums was blackwatch aka Joyce. I used to go the crown and cushion on poulton road with my dad. I remember loads of them old names. Used to be mate with Convoy (Mickey) Ryhdiock (Steve)

What channel can you be found on ?

channel 2 legal fm 27.612

Great to see this thread again i was portland bill in bromborough , lyn Seahorse made the name up for me.

Is it really worth setting up again, got 3 rigs at my mums not sure if they still work.

the threads been bandying around wiki for ages now but no ones bothered really

I just to be on the cb,went into the loft and found my whole set up, so its all set up again but no one on there what so ever

what was/is your handle UKPaul30

Shocked and sad to hear Lin Seahorse has passed away, she was a stunning lady.

I live in Lincoln now and have set up a propper CB station, quite a lot on in this area. Also mobile in the car when back home in Bromborough, due back over very soon so will be stalking the airwaves.

Terry, (virgin soldier, thunderflash, CBX1)

will listen out for ya Terry

Ok Mr.Dragon, thanks.

Not sure if anyone will remember Chris (Tumbleweed) from Bromborough, he was on around 82ish to 85, I found out he had died in the late 90s. I was at school with Chris, we lost contact in 1990 when he accused me of selling out and conforming because I married.......He was a Buddist hippy at that time. One of lifes great characters. RIP Christopher Robin (Coles)

The real problem, here, is that we're simply not organised to synchronise with one another being online and listening out (and shouting out, now and then). Also, the problem behind that problem is that I've no idea how to organise so many people, in so many different/distant parts of the Wirral, who are not even synchronising with one another ON HERE! If you think about that, you'll see that it's gonna be hard to do!

Any ideas, anybody?

Okay...

I got myself a President Jackson 2 and I'm back on CB Radio. So, I'll do a lot of listening out, shouting for "Rodgers", shouting for rig checks, moving between 19 and 14 and just keep on hoping for things to grow.

REMEMBER, GUYS: FM, 80 channels are license-free, now. Also, after July, on the 2nd 40 channels (sometimes called mid-band) legal use of USB and LSB is permitted.

ALSO: There is no longer such a thing as an illegal CB Radio aerial. Another good thing about CB being brought back.

We can do this...we can bring CB back to the South Wirral, properly, and upkeep it as more and more people come on.

Who's still in the game, for this time or for the future?

Ian. ("The Witch Finder General")

Hi...

I've just bought a Midland Alan 42 handset CB Radio.
It's a babe - if you saw it, I'd probably lose it, forever. It's an 80 channels handset, with AM as well as FM.

It has an EIGHT battery block as the lower half, which is a lot of power - understandable when you think of it being a 4 watts machine, on FM.

I'm definitely having another one of these - everything made that's good stops being made or stops being sold, according to Murphy's Law and the Laws of Chance! I got it through a friend, in Lincolnshire, who bought it from Nevada Radio, but the 2nd one will be from Knight's CB, also in Lincolnshire.

Seriously recommended, though, no matter the source, really.

Ian.

As long as it works out ok for you Mate enjoy it 73's

It's too easy for folk to consider CB Radio dead, in the UK!

IF YOU DON'T PLANT CB, YOU CAN'T EXPECT CB TO GROW!

Newcomers to CB communications between folk need to have some time on a CB to actually see the value of it. If you want people to go to CB Radios, you have to be on there, yourself, to be heard, to keep them coming and keep up their interest!

They need to know that (1) no examination is involved, that (2) no license is required, that (3) no aerial is illegal and that (4) they need not hunt for the right letter key on a QWERTY board, or (5) learn to feel comfortable using a mouse, or (6) have a degree in Social Media, or ever (7) worry about getting banned from a channel, because of a sincere and harmless comment they made, months back, about something social or political or religious.

They need to be made aware that CB promises (8) real people with (9) genuine human-spoken words that (10) need no spell checking enacted on them, are available, and that (11) many other people can become made available, on CB, for (12) low cost...(13) a lot less than a computer, for sure, if they'd care to try it out at their home/s or in their vehicles.

How can CB radio, with the newer modes and improvements in "qualification" (a relaxed, exam-/license-free ride to chatting, that is) become a success when, in your local area, too many thousands of people don't even realise that it's there, yet? If we want CB to be a success, it's probably wise to start selling the idea to those who used to be on and currently are not, and to those who've never been on and might well end up loving it after they've tried it, for themselves.


For Some, The Internet Might Be Preferable

Facebook (and, maybe, many other areas of the Internet) is/are a shambles of ill-designed, faulty, sluggish swill, where the human inclusion is only there at the mercy of one faceless Facebook-dot-com Moderator, finger poised over the BAN key, just ready to do everything for you except listen to reason and understand that freedom of speech is a right, not a privilege!

THE INTERNET is a warmth-free, mass-occupied, soul-less chasm of lengthy delays, slowness, jumpy pages, faults, failures to connect, errors in message sending, E Mails that go astray, never to be seen again...persistent advertising, trouble-makers, and short-send chats made entirely from recycled pixels, with all the coldness and dryness expected from one computer talking to another, no matter how many people are at each end.

Computers are just more new-fangled techie chaos to too many people, such as those in late middle-age or those who are the elderly and know that they'll never have computer company because they'll never master weird looking (to them) keyboards and can't understand the use of a mouse or a finger pad. Older folk might have ten sentences that they could say, on a radio channel, but they'll only say one of them - maybe two - if they're forced to navigate a keyboard. Also, people who are self-conscious about their ability to do any writing at all will not want to show their bad grammar, or faulty spelling, on a screen. On a CB Radio channel, they'd not have to worry about that.

I'd be willing to be that those disillusioned by being unable to understand and/or use computers would LOVE having a chance to chat with others by radio that costs little, has no examinations to do, requires very little experience to make work for them and for others and which easily covers their entire neighbourhood, and sometimes beyond. I'd sooner help and old, or disabled, person get a CB set up than get a computer set up - especially when I compare the vast difference in the sizes of the learning curves of the two means of contact.

LET'S NOT BURY CB RADIO IN THE UK! Let's cultivate it and spread it around. Aim for the elderly, the disabled and the unhappy! I think some of you reading this have already, and long-since, had this idea - you might already, in fact, be working on ways to bring it about. That's the nurturing way...the opposite of the pessimistic, defeatist way.

Let's take charge of, and personal responsibility for, bringing it back into the lives of British people all around us. Let's make people see how helpful it can be in banishing loneliness and feelings of isolation.

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I enjoyed CB back in the heyday (Beachcomber) and made a lot of friends some of whom are still friends today. There are CB sets/ burners/ junk in the boxes - but frankly I cannot see me ever getting "into" it again. I would far rather use a phone/ tablet + Skype or similar. Yes, I KNOW the limitations of those etc --- but they do work 95% of the time

Snod

The kids next door to me had one in the 1980s. Whenever I was recording to cassette on my hifi, their bloody broadcasts came out on it.