a2phil
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I agree...as my Dad would say, "there's bad apples in EVERY barrel"...:/
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I agree...as my Dad would say, "there's bad apples in EVERY barrel"...:/
a2phil
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And why do I keep hearing French speakers on 11 meters (I assume-since I don't speak French-it's from Quebec)?? Is it because I'm in Michigan?? Not so much the Spanish speakers here...
ka5lqj
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"The Old Man", LOL!
Well,
When I first got into Part 95, the Class D, Citizens Radio Service was October of 1962. My first callsign was 8Q-3224, which was an illegal call the F.C.C. had issued. The F.C.C. only has the right to issue "A", "K", "N", & "W" calls. The F.C.C. changed it to KKR-2747. It was issued to me for my two-way radio repair shop. I also appied for a "personal license", KOR-0528. I kep these licenses up until 1973, when my repair shop closed down an I went to work at the Western Electric Telephone Manufacturing plant in Shreveport.
I reapplyed in 1980 and was issued the call, KAMF-7712 (figure out the phonetics for that, LOL!) I used it for "personel use" until one Monday when I discovered someone had broken into my car and stole my Royce 602. It pushed me into becoming a ham radio operator, KA5LQJ, a call I've had for over some 30+ years. About the time I got my ham ticket (Technician) the F.C.C. quit issuing callsigns for CB.
On the ocassion I've had to use CB (for vacation) I carry both my all-band, all-mode Icom 706MarkII-G rig and a 40-channel ssb/am CB. I U]ONLY[/U] use the regular CB channels,simply because I don't want to lose my ham ticket by using a non-assigned frequency. Should you want to contact me, try 27.375 (lower 37) OR 28.365 mHz.
I'm NOT the frequency police, so don't expect me to turn you in unless you use excessive vulgarity or make yourself a "pest" with an echo chamber or
tweety bird, tone pager. Then, I have a Heathkit SB-220 HF amp that I can use to drop the maul on ya', :lol:
I do a LOT of DXing' on the ham, longwave, short-wave, regular Broadcast band (BCB) and Part 90, Public Safety bands. When the weather (wx) is bad, you'll more than likely find me on a Skywarn repeater, giving out a report of wx in my area.
BTW, I'm looking for Skywarn Groups in Paris, Fort Worth, Austin, TX; Fort Smith, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff, AR; Greenwood & Jackson, MS, Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, LA. to please contact me. I have "information" that will help you do a better job.
Well, Keep it 'tween the ditches and Smokey out of yore britches, 69 on yore girlfriends, 100 on yore boyfriends, Keep yore shiny side-up and yore dirty side down, This is the ONE, World-wide, Famous Steamboat and I'm heading this away <Air horn blast> <Air horn blast> Toodle de deaux.
Well,
When I first got into Part 95, the Class D, Citizens Radio Service was October of 1962. My first callsign was 8Q-3224, which was an illegal call the F.C.C. had issued. The F.C.C. only has the right to issue "A", "K", "N", & "W" calls. The F.C.C. changed it to KKR-2747. It was issued to me for my two-way radio repair shop. I also appied for a "personal license", KOR-0528. I kep these licenses up until 1973, when my repair shop closed down an I went to work at the Western Electric Telephone Manufacturing plant in Shreveport.
I reapplyed in 1980 and was issued the call, KAMF-7712 (figure out the phonetics for that, LOL!) I used it for "personel use" until one Monday when I discovered someone had broken into my car and stole my Royce 602. It pushed me into becoming a ham radio operator, KA5LQJ, a call I've had for over some 30+ years. About the time I got my ham ticket (Technician) the F.C.C. quit issuing callsigns for CB.
On the ocassion I've had to use CB (for vacation) I carry both my all-band, all-mode Icom 706MarkII-G rig and a 40-channel ssb/am CB. I U]ONLY[/U] use the regular CB channels,simply because I don't want to lose my ham ticket by using a non-assigned frequency. Should you want to contact me, try 27.375 (lower 37) OR 28.365 mHz.
I'm NOT the frequency police, so don't expect me to turn you in unless you use excessive vulgarity or make yourself a "pest" with an echo chamber or
tweety bird, tone pager. Then, I have a Heathkit SB-220 HF amp that I can use to drop the maul on ya', :lol:
I do a LOT of DXing' on the ham, longwave, short-wave, regular Broadcast band (BCB) and Part 90, Public Safety bands. When the weather (wx) is bad, you'll more than likely find me on a Skywarn repeater, giving out a report of wx in my area.
BTW, I'm looking for Skywarn Groups in Paris, Fort Worth, Austin, TX; Fort Smith, Little Rock, and Pine Bluff, AR; Greenwood & Jackson, MS, Baton Rouge and Lake Charles, LA. to please contact me. I have "information" that will help you do a better job.
Well, Keep it 'tween the ditches and Smokey out of yore britches, 69 on yore girlfriends, 100 on yore boyfriends, Keep yore shiny side-up and yore dirty side down, This is the ONE, World-wide, Famous Steamboat and I'm heading this away <Air horn blast> <Air horn blast> Toodle de deaux.
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"...so don't expect me to turn you in unless you use ... tone pager."
I'll bet that drove you nuts when you were first licensed, back in the days of toobz selective calling was fairly common eg: Polytronics' Poly Call. If you heard fire station tone outs you know what I mean.
"This is the ONE, World-wide, Famous Steamboat and I'm heading this away..."
Oh no, another one who takes 10 minutes without a comma to sign off. When I hear CQ CQ CQ de W6BIZ on the whistle cord I'll know it's you.
LOL is right, CB is fun but CBers are funnier (and I've heard them all since my KMD7606 days).
I'll bet that drove you nuts when you were first licensed, back in the days of toobz selective calling was fairly common eg: Polytronics' Poly Call. If you heard fire station tone outs you know what I mean.
"This is the ONE, World-wide, Famous Steamboat and I'm heading this away..."
Oh no, another one who takes 10 minutes without a comma to sign off. When I hear CQ CQ CQ de W6BIZ on the whistle cord I'll know it's you.
LOL is right, CB is fun but CBers are funnier (and I've heard them all since my KMD7606 days).
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ka5lqj
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American "Mud Duck" numbers???
Some years back there was an American Mud Duck Net on 27.440. Friend of mine talked on it all the time, that is until the F.C.C. paid a visit to his houses. They took ALL of his illegal (Non type accepted), his Texas Star Linear amp (not ALL rf amps are linear) and all his antennas over 20 feet above the roof peak and left him a pink ticket for illegal operation.
Well, he moved about 25 miles South of town and bought a farm and got ham gear, learned cw and got his general Class license. From then on, he never went back to the CB band, but enjoyed talking on 17,12, & 10 meters.
"Hollis" talked for well over two years, and then had 2 massive strokes, which left him down and not wanting to live anymore. All of us tried to cheer him up, but he was determined in that Hospital room. He had another massive stroke, despite the meds he was on and passed away.
Hollis had an American Mud Duck #, but I don't remember what it was.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Buck/KA5LQJ
Some years back there was an American Mud Duck Net on 27.440. Friend of mine talked on it all the time, that is until the F.C.C. paid a visit to his houses. They took ALL of his illegal (Non type accepted), his Texas Star Linear amp (not ALL rf amps are linear) and all his antennas over 20 feet above the roof peak and left him a pink ticket for illegal operation.
Well, he moved about 25 miles South of town and bought a farm and got ham gear, learned cw and got his general Class license. From then on, he never went back to the CB band, but enjoyed talking on 17,12, & 10 meters.
"Hollis" talked for well over two years, and then had 2 massive strokes, which left him down and not wanting to live anymore. All of us tried to cheer him up, but he was determined in that Hospital room. He had another massive stroke, despite the meds he was on and passed away.
Hollis had an American Mud Duck #, but I don't remember what it was.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Buck/KA5LQJ
kc9cra
Member
I am also blind, and I agree with you. I always want to chime in on behalf of cb when the ham/cb fight gets going in a forum, but what gets on my nerves is the ham who now says, "Yeah, I used to talk on the cb, but I got my ham license, so I could get away from all that. They all just use such horible language, and everybody's running illegal power, and bla bla bla."
I got my license, because I like radio. I've gotten more than just a little disappointed in the ham culture over the years, because of their self-righteousness. I'm a christion, and one thing Jesus dealt with time and time again were the feracies and their attitudes. He hates that kind of thinking.
I say ham culture, because not every ham is this way. If there's mean folks everywhere, that leaves one guarantee, there's nice folks everywhere too, but I have noticed one thing.
I wish I remember your call, I know it was g6 something, but you have made an observation about radio that I have made about life. The lower the class, the warmer the people, for the most part. Statisticly, it's the poor who give to charity. Go ahead and walk in to your local anything high class, maybe the yacht club, maybe the upscale restaurant, art gallary, whatever, and tell them casually that your house burnt down. If you ask for some help, you might find a few folks who would help you, but take the same story to your neighborhood bar, the little blue collar place. You won't have to ask for help. Somebody will most likely pass around a hat for you, and folks will start offering you their stuff. They'll ask if you need furnature, dishes. Someone will ask what size clothes you wear, because they want to see if they've got some that might fit you, and you'll drink free the rest of the night most likely.
I hate to profile groups, because there's folks with money that use cb, and there's hams on a fixed income like me, but I'm just talking about majorities here. Plus, it's not really about money, it's about class. I know a man who's retired now, but he used to be an arkitect. You wouldn't know it though. He didn't dress like a rich guy, he hunted, fished, camped, got his hands dirty with everybody else, and everything I say about good ol blue collar boys also applies to him, and he ain't the only one. He's simply an example. That's why you find someone to talk to on cb more often than the amateur bands.
I got my license, because I like radio. I've gotten more than just a little disappointed in the ham culture over the years, because of their self-righteousness. I'm a christion, and one thing Jesus dealt with time and time again were the feracies and their attitudes. He hates that kind of thinking.
I say ham culture, because not every ham is this way. If there's mean folks everywhere, that leaves one guarantee, there's nice folks everywhere too, but I have noticed one thing.
I wish I remember your call, I know it was g6 something, but you have made an observation about radio that I have made about life. The lower the class, the warmer the people, for the most part. Statisticly, it's the poor who give to charity. Go ahead and walk in to your local anything high class, maybe the yacht club, maybe the upscale restaurant, art gallary, whatever, and tell them casually that your house burnt down. If you ask for some help, you might find a few folks who would help you, but take the same story to your neighborhood bar, the little blue collar place. You won't have to ask for help. Somebody will most likely pass around a hat for you, and folks will start offering you their stuff. They'll ask if you need furnature, dishes. Someone will ask what size clothes you wear, because they want to see if they've got some that might fit you, and you'll drink free the rest of the night most likely.
I hate to profile groups, because there's folks with money that use cb, and there's hams on a fixed income like me, but I'm just talking about majorities here. Plus, it's not really about money, it's about class. I know a man who's retired now, but he used to be an arkitect. You wouldn't know it though. He didn't dress like a rich guy, he hunted, fished, camped, got his hands dirty with everybody else, and everything I say about good ol blue collar boys also applies to him, and he ain't the only one. He's simply an example. That's why you find someone to talk to on cb more often than the amateur bands.
That's interesting, I first heard "mud duck" on channel 18 as Black slang for one who has sex with his mother. (;->)
ka5lqj
Member
KC9CRA..?
I'm going to send you a private message from my G-Mail account. We have a lot in common <chuckle> that we could talk about.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
I'm going to send you a private message from my G-Mail account. We have a lot in common <chuckle> that we could talk about.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
ka5lqj
Member
Channel 19 - (27.185)
Well,
I see that the dis-cussion it fastly becoming Channel 19 and so it starts.
I came in here because I saw the mention of the "triple Nickle". I've never
operated below or above the designated channels of the Class D service.
I became a "Ham" because that was what I originally intended to do, but
not having anyone to "practice" with, it delayed my becoming a ham until
1980. I'm a general class now and I don't look down my nose at anyone
who becomes a ham, no-coder or not. This is a multi-faceted hobby, one
that you can just about do anything and enjoy despite others who think
their job is to make your LIFE miserable. There are LOTS of very intersting
folks out there if you just take the time with them.. So, enjoy the good
operators and just tune the YAHOO's out.
I still enjoy trying to catch a new BCB AM station that runs less than 5kW
at night, all the ham band frequencies, the Public Safety bands, and short-
wave listening.
I'm in no way a snob or elitist, I pity them. They go through LIFE never really enjoying themselves, What a shame.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
Well,
I see that the dis-cussion it fastly becoming Channel 19 and so it starts.
I came in here because I saw the mention of the "triple Nickle". I've never
operated below or above the designated channels of the Class D service.
I became a "Ham" because that was what I originally intended to do, but
not having anyone to "practice" with, it delayed my becoming a ham until
1980. I'm a general class now and I don't look down my nose at anyone
who becomes a ham, no-coder or not. This is a multi-faceted hobby, one
that you can just about do anything and enjoy despite others who think
their job is to make your LIFE miserable. There are LOTS of very intersting
folks out there if you just take the time with them.. So, enjoy the good
operators and just tune the YAHOO's out.
I still enjoy trying to catch a new BCB AM station that runs less than 5kW
at night, all the ham band frequencies, the Public Safety bands, and short-
wave listening.
I'm in no way a snob or elitist, I pity them. They go through LIFE never really enjoying themselves, What a shame.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
a2phil
Member
Well,
I see that the dis-cussion it fastly becoming Channel 19 and so it starts.
I came in here because I saw the mention of the "triple Nickle". I've never
operated below or above the designated channels of the Class D service.
I became a "Ham" because that was what I originally intended to do, but
not having anyone to "practice" with, it delayed my becoming a ham until
1980. I'm a general class now and I don't look down my nose at anyone
who becomes a ham, no-coder or not. This is a multi-faceted hobby, one
that you can just about do anything and enjoy despite others who think
their job is to make your LIFE miserable. There are LOTS of very intersting
folks out there if you just take the time with them.. So, enjoy the good
operators and just tune the YAHOO's out.
I still enjoy trying to catch a new BCB AM station that runs less than 5kW
at night, all the ham band frequencies, the Public Safety bands, and short-
wave listening.
I'm in no way a snob or elitist, I pity them. They go through LIFE never really enjoying themselves, What a shame.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
Proper attitude to have...
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Probably a local company or like you said skip coming in from Canada or some other countries.
ka5lqj
Member
French Canadiens
Well,
If they were French Canadiens, I could halfway understand those Cannucks.
I'm half Acadian French (Cajun). Mother's people came from Acadie when
the damn British ran them out of Nova Scotia. They settled in Avoyelles
Parish and they were Couvilions.
We have 'mud ducks' in Louisiana, so Warren you're wrong about your definition. Down here the bird is known by Pool-deaux or the "N-word Geese".
Their diet consist mainly of dead fish and they really 'stink' if you try to clean
one, they even taste worse when you cook one, :lol:.
Let's keep the "conversation" on the up-&-up, please. I never used the full
name of the bird, it's what black folks call them, They even call each other
that but it's NOT ok for us to mention the "N-word" when describing the bird. Just like Native American women being called "squaw", :evil: it's a French word ,meaning prostitute. You wouldn't want your wife being
called one. :roll: Well enuff for todays talk about words.
For those who can remember, I have an unassembled, Hy-Gain CLR-II 5/8ths wave CB antenna. When I put it up, it will be adjusted for 29.0 to
29.90 the AM & FM portion of 10 meters. I should do well with it.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
Well,
If they were French Canadiens, I could halfway understand those Cannucks.
I'm half Acadian French (Cajun). Mother's people came from Acadie when
the damn British ran them out of Nova Scotia. They settled in Avoyelles
Parish and they were Couvilions.
We have 'mud ducks' in Louisiana, so Warren you're wrong about your definition. Down here the bird is known by Pool-deaux or the "N-word Geese".
Their diet consist mainly of dead fish and they really 'stink' if you try to clean
one, they even taste worse when you cook one, :lol:.
Let's keep the "conversation" on the up-&-up, please. I never used the full
name of the bird, it's what black folks call them, They even call each other
that but it's NOT ok for us to mention the "N-word" when describing the bird. Just like Native American women being called "squaw", :evil: it's a French word ,meaning prostitute. You wouldn't want your wife being
called one. :roll: Well enuff for todays talk about words.
For those who can remember, I have an unassembled, Hy-Gain CLR-II 5/8ths wave CB antenna. When I put it up, it will be adjusted for 29.0 to
29.90 the AM & FM portion of 10 meters. I should do well with it.
GOD BLESS,
73,
Don/KA5LQJ
There's a lot of miles between Loosiana and New Jersey where we don't speak Cajun Patois and you say I'm wrong? Sorry OM but if you heard on the air how "mud duck" was used up here you wouldn't say my ears lied. Speaking of ducks, why is a gooey duck not a duck?
Token
Member
People use different slang for different things in different locations. However, I am pretty sure we are in a CB forum here and "mud duck" has been in use by the majority of the CB world for decades to mean a weak station. I have heard the term used in Europe, Australia, Canada, Mexico, the US, and South America all to describe, on the air, a weak or hard to hear station. I think the first time I heard the use of the term for such was in the late 60's or early 70's. And I have a "CB Dictionary" from the 70's that also defines it as a weak station.
T!
See also: "Stuck in the mud".
In my travels across the US in the last 38 years 'stuck in the mud' was the term used for a weak or unreadable station.
However, what does this have to do with the op question on 27.555?
In my travels across the US in the last 38 years 'stuck in the mud' was the term used for a weak or unreadable station.
However, what does this have to do with the op question on 27.555?
g6urm
Newbie
hi yes it is G6URM - a well observerd comment - we have a bunch of guys here in plymouth ( uk ) that operate cb AND most of them have or are taking their ham exam ( either foundation or intermediate ) - salt of the earth types including another ham who has years of experiance like myself - who ALSO holds the viewpoint that it is very friendly down here
both of us try and help the lads with advice - and practical help , only yesterday one visited me as he was having problems fitting an N type connector - now some will say "WHAT ?? " - but bare in mind we ALL had to learn the skill of fitting these multi part plugs - i had to go to another ham the first time i did so for advice - never any shame in admitting you DON'T know how to do something
as he was interested in the hobby i furnished him with a book on vhf /uhf and had knocked up a DF loop so he could find a local interfering signal thats been plaguing him - + an adaptor he was short of , in short we here in this part of the uk try and HELP others interested in radio ( be it ham or cb ) to better their knowlage and stations - instead of critisising them because they dont have a ham licence / use cb
but as this chap observed and i know - its not often you get any help these days without someone wanting something in return - as i have observed in my last post - want a lift ?? - yea go whistle if you ask the ham community round here - but these guys ?? - do anything for you
and personally i would rather help a dozen - willing to learn cb'ers than one "i know it all - cb users are all ( add derogatory comment here ) " HAM as demonstrated by some of the comments on this thread
again its all very simples - cb is just THAT a citizens band - its not a ham band - its not a requirement to have technical knowlege - and like society in general - there are all sorts on there - good and bad - but at least the cb boys ( and girls ) don't have some of the pretentions some hams do
makes me laugh actually - some hams bemoan cb - and yet for a LOT of the time 28 mhz is as dead as a dodo - and yet the band is actually OPEN - i have spent time calling cq up there and got no where - it is NOT on the whole used for more local comms on fm - and of course its of no use when the sun spotcycle is not near max - oh yea ?? - well how is it that here in this part of the world one could find intenational sigals on 27 when 28 was supposedly "dead " even during the last low point ??
any ways - as i have opined before if you don't like cb - then dont use it - after all no one is forcing you to - any more than they are forcing you to use the ham frequencies
simples
( as always this is a personal opinion based on my experiances - and is offered in the spirit of general discussion - please accept it for what it is - an opinion - nothing more )
de G6URM ( who also uses that cb stuff .lol )
I am new here and stumbled across this thread while studying for my technician ticket. I really like reading the old freeband stories. I was into CB when I was in high school and knew quite a few guys that had hotrodded radios that could drop the mail on anything for miles around, I always thought is interesting and told the guys how to do their mods and would listen in when they were running... But I never did any of that stuff to my rig because I didn't want the fcc knocking on my door. I wanted to get back Into radio as a hobby and for emergency comm so I dusted off my old Cobra and tuned in and y'all are right.... CB has devolved to the point that even sailors and prostitutes should blush just listening in on 11 meters, that's why I decided to get my ham license.
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