RFI-EMI-GUY
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Is this still a thing? So very fascinating at every level.
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Tansy Sha-Sha: recycling bed springs to unguessed potential.
Second engine in rear of van to power radio rig.
Second engine in rear of van to power radio rig.
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This guy sounded like a royal a$$hole, who took pride in being a pain in peoples' back sides. And 40 watts? LOL.
Wonder what ever became of this guy.
Nice. I recall many years ago people would try to see what range they would get with their CB radio and antennas setup. Sometimes there would be the radio tuned by the local "golden screwdriver" type, or the Fire Stik vs. the 102" whip. I saw antennas with loading coils that cost more than the radio they were connected to. Lots of people with two antennas on their trucks, but with only one connected to a radio. Some really do go for the symmetry aspect. It is interesting to see these competitions though.
What was funnier to me, was when a female friend of mine would start talking. All the guys wanted to know who she was. She set up a remote rendezvous and we went to see who showed up, about a hundred guys mostly in pickup trucks were at the scene. It then turned into a competition of radios and antennas,, and the off road capabilities of the trucks.
Little did they know that the female voice came from the little two door red Plymouth Sundance, with the cheap Radio Shack TRC-430 and black Firestik antenna on the trunk lip. Nobody paid attention to cars in this rural area. CB competitions continued for about another decade after that, as cell phones and the Internet began to chip away at their popularity.
What was funnier to me, was when a female friend of mine would start talking. All the guys wanted to know who she was. She set up a remote rendezvous and we went to see who showed up, about a hundred guys mostly in pickup trucks were at the scene. It then turned into a competition of radios and antennas,, and the off road capabilities of the trucks.
Little did they know that the female voice came from the little two door red Plymouth Sundance, with the cheap Radio Shack TRC-430 and black Firestik antenna on the trunk lip. Nobody paid attention to cars in this rural area. CB competitions continued for about another decade after that, as cell phones and the Internet began to chip away at their popularity.
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I miss the weird QSL cards. It really was a great time back in the 70's.
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Maybe his mommy told him to cut it out!
Reading that again and it looks like my cousin was driving that truck. He was not. He was driving by and thought it was funny, so he snapped a picture and sent it to me. Just wanted to clear that up.
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Mostly a thing of the 90's..but what do I know I'm 2000 miles away from it now.
Too bad he totaled it. Guy was a$$.. SHA-SHA MADE! SHA-SHA BUILT!!! Almost couldn't get the truck to the line. But man he had a hammer!!
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They do it here in Jacksonville, NC.
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Carolina Pitbull Break was great...heard it aint what it was.
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