Noise toys in radios: Beyond dumb

[FPR1981]

I don't know if anyone else shares this belief, but I think the installation of noise toys in CB radios is beyond dumb and de-legitimizes CB in the eyes of hams and others.

Amongst the dumb of dumb that I remember is guys spending $100 to have the Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme song play for a few seconds at the push of a button. I once owned a Teaberry base that some guy bought and installed a wolf howl in.

Why?!

I got it back and ripped it out.

I just don't get it. To each their own, but that always seemed like a waste of money to me.

 

[DaveJacobsen]

There is SO much in CB that offends the delicate nature of hams...
Lack of etiquette
Use of illegal radios
use of illegal amplifiers
Just to name a few....

but i agree with the sentiment -- "noise toys" are really annoying.. echo, key up/key down music -- all are just annoying.

 

[twjr80]

I agree on the noise toys. Just a waste of money IMO and was annoying as hell when someone would constantly key up the noise over and over and over. Back in the day, the only thing I used was echo and it was set as a slow 2 echo. No slapback or echo that would last forever.

 

[FPR1981]

I have no qualms with a light bit of echo. It can be pleasant when it's set in the sweet spot. But if it's distorting your speech, it's useless and annoying

 

[iMONITOR]

I don't know if anyone else shares this belief, but I think the installation of noise toys in CB radios is beyond dumb and de-legitimizes CB in the eyes of hams and others.

Amongst the dumb of dumb that I remember is guys spending $100 to have the Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme song play for a few seconds at the push of a button. I once owned a Teaberry base that some guy bought and installed a wolf howl in.

Why?!

They crave attention, want to be King Of The Hill!

 

[Giddyuptd]

I recall mdc1200 pre or post being used a bit lol always wondered if the id was just 1

 

[WB9YBM]

Regardless of which radio service we're in, there's always going to be someone that wants to go above & beyond by doing a bit extra. Some ideas are good, others silly--all depending on the preferences of the individual op.

 

[mmckenna]

If they took the money they spent on the toys and invested it into proper installation and a decent antenna, they'd sound much better.

 

[slowmover]

Haven’t heard noise toys in a fair number of years.

This thread get stuck in moderation circa 1997?

Or just another you gotta wear a mask kind of thread.

Pointless.

 

[RFI-EMI-GUY]

I would pay extra for the Good, the Bad and the Ugly theme song . The rest, not so much!

 

[highwayman1224]

I could care less what a ham operator thinks of me to be honest, lol!!

 

[highwayman1224]

Apparently robertmac did not appreciate my comment

 

[mmckenna]

I could care less what a ham operator thinks of me to be honest, lol!!

Many ham operators got their start in CB. Some have forgotten, many have not.

 

[twjr80]

Haven’t heard noise toys in a fair number of years.

This thread get stuck in moderation circa 1997?

Or just another you gotta wear a mask kind of thread.

Pointless.

They're still out there.

 

[twjr80]

I could care less what a ham operator thinks of me to be honest, lol!!

*Couldn't care less.

 

[Ensnared]

Isn't it nice to live in a free country where we can "hotrod" our CB to annoy others? Yes, I miss some of these "special effects." Looping transmissions is another wonderful phenomenon as well. I recall hearing something about "pretty red panties" when riding through Oklahoma. Dale Watson, the vintage-country musician even wrote a song about it.

 

[highwayman1224]

*Couldn't care less.

I "couldn't" care less about the grammar police either..... LMAO

 

[hypersight]

What gets me are the goofballs who run echo on SSB.

 

[dcr_inc]

And dam near every Ham repeater has a voice message that tells you something useless.. Another waste of money..

 

[SQP]

DON'T HATE on me 'cause my noise toy box cost MORE than my CB amplifier!!!!!!