I do indeed, sort of. I took my mobile rig out when I sold my '02 diesel and bought my '56, and just haven't had the time to set up the rig as a base yet. Heck, I haven't even updated my information since the wife and I moved out of Nashville almost two years ago. We just finished remodeling the upstairs, so I'm hoping to get an antenna up here soon. I'm N4WLF.
Cool !!!
I sent you a PM regarding the Han stuff since it strays from the topic here.
Later Man...
__________________ Darkside Dave Darkness is in the eye of the beholder...
__________________
BACA, Central Oklahoma Chapter
No Child Deserves to Live in Fear.
1956 F-100 289 w/ 460 warming in the wings.
1999 ML-430 The only one that's bone stock.
1987 FXSTC 88 inch - too many mods to list.
2006 FLHXI - 95 inch Stage II
my dad was a big hunter. his handle was (dear slayer), i am a big john wayne fan, before my gastro bypass, i was 320 lbs. i went by (big jake). i still have my black face johnson 23 channel with a d 104 power mike, a few moble radio's and antennas.
When the CB craze hit I was still on my 10 speed and I lived close to a place we locals called the Mix Master near Ft Worth Texas. All these freeways came together in a big ole mess of roads and ramps. My first CB was a Robin 23 channel with a full 6 watts! (Look's both ways, with 10 watt linear... Shhh) not one of those 40 Channel watered down half Witt err Watt squawk boxes.
I had a single 102 inch fiberglass whip antenna and the CB was mounted on my 10 speed with two emergency light lead acid batteries and a wheel driven generator. My Handle was Mad Professor and my call letters were KWO-4953 that was 1974 and I was 12.
When I mounted the CB on my bike I went to the local Radio Shake and asked the guy that ran it if I could borrow an SWR meter to tune the system he actually called me the little mad professor cause I was always building odd things. I was 12!!! Not Little!!! so I used the name Mad professor as my call sign. LOL I didn't even get my first car for another 7 years after that!
Damn that was a long time ago!
___________________________
My Grandpa told me once that you have to learn by the mistakes of others because you will Not live long enough to make the all yourself.
Wow This thread brings back memories! Long John Silver KXO 3372 here!
I started out with an old tube type radio that you had to plug the cyrstals in a socket on the front panel. Don't remember the name of it. Then I finally got enough money to by a laffette comstat base station. I've had all types since then but the best was a washington base with a D104 mike and a 200 watt kicker and a set of PDL II beams on a 50 foot tower! Talked all over the world with that baby on sideband. Even owned a set of screamin eagles once. Still have a mobile and 100 watt kicker somewhere. Haven't been on a radio in many years, to much garbage on it now.
I wasn't driving yet during the heyday of the CB's, I got my license somewhere around 1979. I still have a CB (an old Cobra 40 channel----I probably have my old Cobra 23 somewhwere too) but I don't keep it in the truck. I'll toss it in occasionally if we have a large group of trucks heading down to the lake or out hunting or something like that.
As teens the CB was a great way to keep track of where the parties were, where the cops were and if they were heading out to South Eubank (the local street racing spot).
I typically went by "Beer Wolf"
Bobby
__________________ ...Someday our foes may win... ...but NOT today!!
I did not choose my "handle". It was given to me a long time before I had a CB in my vehicle. At age 14 I bought a 1970 Buick (gasp!) GS Stage 1 (455/munci 4speed).
Everyone at school called me "Lead Foot" and it stuck.
I had this VW van, it had a 6 volt system but we were running a 8 volt battery and a "tweeked" regulator. I ran the CB off of a 6 to 12 volt converter but it was actually running on 16 volts as it just doubled the input. Don't know if it was the extra power, or the center mounted antenna on that big metal roof, but it was a very strong set-up. The van looked like crap but was running a very modified engine and carried a respectable top speed.
Join Our Site - Its free, quick and easy!
Handles...
"String Bender" - Played Guitar professionly....
