Citizen Band radios?

[Soundguy]

so.. can you text on a cb.. if not.. the kids around here wouldn't have a use for them.


speaking of old stuff.

rember radio-telephones?


soundguy

 

[k0ua]

Great link!

Thanks!!

Dean here is a pix of my primary HF radio

James K0UA

 

[Soundguy]

i'm on a ICOM IC-2350H ... have a couple yaseau handhelds in 2m/70cm (440) kicking around... various aerials.. couple DX amps.....

 

[RobertN]

Regarding HAM, my son and some other boys from our Scout Troop earned thier "Radio" merit badge.

It was cool; they earned it aboard CVS-12 USS Hornet, the aircraft carrier that is now museum. As they were finishing their requirements, they got to sit in on a conversation the counselors had with someone in Nicaragua.

They spent the day doing that, and then stayed the night aboard as part of a Scout/Youth group over-nite program.

http://www.uss-hornet.org/groups/overnightscouts/

http://www.uss-hornet.org/groups/meritbadge/index.shtml

Our groups has done that a few times. As Cub Scouts, they just did the overnite program. As Scouts, some have earned Radio, Aviation, and Space exploration. The USS-Hornet was involved with all three, as it obviously had radio communication, and aircraft. But, it also was used as a recovery ship for the Apollo program.

 

[k0ua]

If that old ship could only talk, think of the history...

James K0UA

 

[MossRoad]

Somebody mentioned CB licenses. As I recall, I got mine when I was about 14 back in the mid 70's. They were good for 5 years. They dropped the requirement sometime in the 80's I believe, so I never renewed it. I think it was KBBI-1480 :laughing:

 

[RobertN]

Fortunately some of the ships are museums. Kinda sad, BB-61 USS-Iowa is not remaining in N Calif; it will go to Los Angeles.

If anyone has kids in Cub Scout, Boy Scout, Girl Scout, Brownie, 4H, or other organizations, I would highly recommend a trip(overnite program) to one of the ships.

BB-59 USS Massachusetts in Battleship Cove was the first ship to offer an overnight program. BB-59 USS Massachusetts still offers the program. CVS-12 USS Hornet, CVS-16 USS Lexington, and CV-41 USS Midway offer programs. Submarine SS-383 USS Pampanito also offers a program.

There may be other ships with programs.

If that old ship could only talk, think of the history...

James K0UA

 

[dmccarty]

The USS NC at Wilmington has over night stays as well. Next weekend they are having two four hour tours that go into parts of the ship that are usually off limits. Next month they have a different tour that focuses on the weapon systems and such that are not on the normal tour.

I hope I can go on both.

I have always been interested in HAM radios but for the life of me I cannot see why I would. Because of this thread, I did go do some reading on HAM, but I do not have enough time and money to do things now. :laughing:

Oh yeah, to keep be on topic, I can remember my dad having to fill out the license for the CB in the 70's. We would use the CB during camping trips and trips to family. At the height of the CB craze, I remember my grandparent's next door neighbor would sit out in her car talking on the CB until late at night. She was a divorced, the whole family where wing nuts, and I think she was looking for "dates."

Later,
Dan

 

[LBrown59]

CBs were all the rage back in the late 70s but when cell phones came along they all but faded away.

 

[Depmandog]

Of course, no CB discussion would be complete without a reference to a pretty good movie in its day that reminds me of whole CB era "Smokey and the Bandit".

Buford T. Justice: [to his son] There's no way, *no* way that you came from *my* loins. Soon as I get home, first thing I'm gonna do is punch yo mamma in da mouth!

LAUGHING!!!!!