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Old 16-09-2012, 21:58   #72
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Re: Any old AM CB radio users out there?

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just read through this, few names i remember, tarot was my best mates muml
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When I was first introduced to CB by Rainbow Warrier and Beano we were listening to a "LP" by Boxcar Willie, and as I couldn't think of a good handle, they chose "Boxcar Willie" for me. It was a real laugh in those days, riding about "Brickhouse" in your "wrapper" looking out for the Busbys and the Smokeys. BIG TEN FOUR, good buddies.
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I had a Sommerkamp TS788DX (Coffee Warmer) 100w output and continuous frequency coverage from 26 to 30 Mhz. This probably was an introduction to amateur radio which in a way spurred me on to enrol at Accy college for the City and Guilds Radio Amateurs Examination in 1985 and then in 1988 I passed the morse code test and obtained the full amateur radio licence.
Oh my. Like messages from beyond. I remember being in his room late 80's whilst he talked to people using morse code. Years later when I got a guitar I learned that Ern played guitar too. Taught me a how to play a GMajor scale. ****, miss you Ern
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