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In the early 80's (illegal AM) CB radio was in widespread use locally and nationally. It provided a great social scene for users who had meets at local venues several times a week. There were enough local people at it to fill Martholme Grange. and The Sett End, to name but two. All age groups mixed together and there was never any hassle at those venues.
Sadly it all came to an end after a few glorious years when FM CB radio became legal and every little kid got one for Christmas.
Due to its illegal nature most people kept their real identity secret.
I was one of them - Red Tape was my handle - are there any more 'good buddies' about?
10/10 till we do it again

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yep one here ...oh i loved mine and enjoyed the eyeballs haha i was Honeycombe

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Well I was "Inspector Cluseo"

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i was nowere man and sue was candy lips that is how we met nearly 22 years ago on a eye ball lol the good old days. god iam sounding old were do the years go ?we lived in whiston merseyside back then.-----10-10 till we do it again.

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LOL..........aye over ere, i used to go on there with my mate....we went on a eyeball as they say, and regreted it, they were ugly sods, never went on one again after that
lmao....just thinking of it in my mind it was a bloody good laugh..lol
them where the days!!:D

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not sure if we ever met but i remember galaxy haha had many of coversation with you if the same one lol:D just waiting for someone who used to be called banshee to own up lol

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Im not giving my name....lol.... embarassing!!!!

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icame from huddersfield to huncoat using that handle:D :) ;)

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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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does anyone remember the slang you used to say?

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I'm too young :D but my mum and dad did the CB ...... Baker and Ma Baker were their handles.

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bandits, smokies = police

place names were the funniest way of naming locations:-
Yellow Brick Rd = Blackburn Rd
Khyber = Blackburn
Yellow Ribbon = Oak Tree Inn
Dildo = Dill Hall Lane
Train Set St = Hornby St
Wonderland = Alice St

anyone else remember more?

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Awww the old Aunt Mary now that brings back some memories. Mostly good but some not so good.
We had one of the best set ups in Preston.
It helped to pass on those lonely nights when Mick was at work and Kids were in bed.
Some times I would still be sat there mike in hand when Mick came home. When I couldn't be bothered to modulate i would be sitting on the side ear-wigging.
Youve spoke to the best. Now speak to the rest.
Take care coz i care bud.
We left, we right, we up, we down, we in we out, we gone.
10.10 breaker, break, your gone.

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You asked for CB slang.

Try this:
http://uk.geocities.com/jambutty1@bt.../golf/09f.html

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Thanks for the link Jambutty. I drove a preganant roller skate back then.
I dont ever remember those 18 & 19 codes but there was a 13 code (insults).
Were you a breaker too?

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I was a breaker but wasn’t a prolific ratcheter. Once you get home from work the CB wasn’t at the head of the list of things to do.

I spent most of my air time DX’ing at weekends. I was Jambutty for that but Green Flash for domestic copies. My ‘wrapper’ was a Short Nosed Henry (Ford Escort) and it was green.

I had a Black Shadow side band rig with 80 channels and a 10w kicker for DX’ing. I used to have a silver rod but the local council made me take it down so I put a DX twig in the loft but it wasn’t as good for long distance copies. A 25w burner to compensate upset my neighbours with TVI.

Once FM came in I sold my AM rig and gave FM a whirl for a while but it just wasn’t the same. Too many ‘planks’ so I called it quits.

I’ve still got my old FM rig, Turner power mic, ATU, twigs, PSU etc. tucked away even though CB is unlikely to ever come back.

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ive heard and read that the cb frequency is being closed down so it will be elegal to use them the new cb frequency is the ones is the small radio transmitter that you get from comets/currys ect but they are thinking to give1watt power instead of 500mw

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All my gear AM & FM got nicked in a burglary in '86, and the cheeky lads came back within 7 days for the ariel. I had an AM Cobra with high and low band on either side of the 'straight 40' as well as a legal FM 40.
They were happy days - not surprised at the frequency close down - replaced by boards like this and chat rooms - technology/time marches on :)

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I had a Cobra too, although the exact spec is lost in the mists of time. I was home based in Hazzard county, went by the handleof Bookie's Runner and did the Martholme Grange thing and an eyeball at a pub on Thwaites Road. Sweet heaven the Tshirts with everyone's handle...., the orangeboom, the lack of deoderised bodies it's all coming back to haunt me. Will have to go and lie down now 66's & 88's, 10/10 till we do it again.

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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.

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hi folks, new to this site so i hope i ve got the right place, i use to be on the cb radio back in the 80s when i was 13 (now 41), use to have a superstar 360 fm with all the mods, super super low to super super high, and running 200 watts, loved the am cb days i wish it would come back, as i made so many friends, communication is not the same today, as you dont meet up with people you talked to, any way what is the score on the cb radio, is it still active ?, or is it all gone.

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You can still see the rawbolt holes in the house ...:D

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You interested in a Cobra 148 GTL DX FM with twin output transistors and active cooling :D

Or how about a couple of Hygain 5's with switchable squeeky bleep.

All with UK 1-40 modded using eproms written by myself :)

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An old AM cber died this week. Some of you may remember 'Pirate', a SuperB taxi driver, who was a regular attender at the meets of Khyber Good Buddies at the Sett End.

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I met my hubby over the cb radio, over 25 years ago :D

Loved it, had a colt 444 with high and low band.

Sadly when it went legal it didn't seem the same

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thanks for the over of the 148, but i have just brought a cte galaxy 1275 homebase radio, as i have heard the skip is back in.......loverly,

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just a short message to forceten, i met my wife over the cb radio about 25 years ago too, and you are right, when it became legal, the excitement of it was not the same, lets make mobile phones illigal,lol

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I dabbled a bit, but was a bit like JB more things to do, my handle was 8 Ball, that was because I was Chairman of the Lancashire County Pool Association at the time:D

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10 - 4 for a copy. Have you got your ears on Van Gogh?

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Typical!!!

Mocking the afflicted is about as low as a person can sink.:tongueout

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i was the fruitbat, but people called me different see if these help??? billy the bat ... the bat ... bat.... fruitbat.... think thats the lot if u remeber me give me a shout

billy

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i was the fruitbat, but people called me different see if these help??? billy the bat ... the bat ... bat.... fruitbat.... think thats the lot if u remeber me give me a shout

billy

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And there is an old picture of you on facebook with a few other CB ers. My wife and I was looking at it last night, she remembered you. The only other one that I recognised was Ken Welshman :D

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Link please Neil

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apparently my mum and dad met on the CB.... i used to use it to talk to my family when i was little (we didnt have a phone) and i remember being up colne in my dads car and my dad throwing his jacket over the CB cos a copper was walking past lol


my dad was alchemist, my mum was aardvark and i was stringbean lol

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my dad used to go on a lot when i was ickler, he was 'johnny reb'

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I remember him, I'm racking my brain trying to remember his name, did it begin with a D?

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lol nope, try again ;)

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Found it, don't remember anyone in the pictures but I remember someone else, good days.:):cool:

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ok gimme a link to the pic then, i might know someone on there

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who was u on the rig???? this is crazy i knew a few meself but lost contact with a few hey its nice to be remembered lol

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Any One Else remember Me The Fruitbat??? Billy

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Who is the someone else?

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Here you are http://www.facebook.com/photo_search...95156&view=all

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Your lady wife's name rings a bell.:)

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Hello Bagpuss. I think I work with your sister at Moorhead?

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Qsk!!!!!!!!!!

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You certainly do:)

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Did you know any of them?

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In reply to Margaretr;

I remember you from `The good old days.` Those were a great few years, it was all over far too quickly for my liking though! As for some names I remember; Soldier Blue, Nimrod, Kellys eye, Hubcap, Spanner man, Dalek, Copenhagen, Kipper, The Doc, Speedo, Jolly Green, Bimbo (male!) Tabby cat and Tarot.

Things were never the same after it was legalised. I hope to setup a `Virtual CB Radio` so all the old boys can get together and talk on the mic. I don`t know what interest there would be though, but I think it`s worth a try. I will post a link when I have the software and server setup and ready to go.

Anyway, good to see you are still keeping well. I always had a sweet spot for you, you were one of the prettiest ladies on CB Radio!!

Take care,
Daywalker.

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Oh My :o - my rampant past has caught up with me
I was 'between husbands' at the time
Life began at 40 :D
Good times fondly remembered

On a sad note - I noticed that Pirate died recently.

I will be glad to hear news of good buddies from those memorable times.

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Hi There,
Yes I was on AM, for some time and it was fun.Well I see you remember me. Its been a long time. I was called Tarot.
To all the old AM CB users out there hi.

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Hi Thea - glad to know you are still around:)

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hello you old cb,s out there i was one of thoughs people , loved it , what good fun it was , my handle was dolly dimple , i wish i could remember my sisters , but i can,t , sorry ,

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Awwww I just joined the facebook group just wish there were more pics from the eyballs... cross guns , commercial, omg what memories..
Can hear Tainted love and the likes playing now lol.

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The instructions for my `Virtual CB Radio` can be found on this link Welcome to Daywalkers

I will be on chan 19 while I am near the computer. Come and say `hello`
If you have any problems, message me on here and I will give you a phone number so I can help you.

I will leave the Virtual CB server up and running for thirty days to determine if there is any interest, so if you like the idea, USE IT and say `Hello.` Lets get this going!

Looking forward to hearing some old voices,
Daywalker.

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Hi im new to the forum and live over in preston, i was also on am and just wonder if anyone remembers the marches in manchester n blackburn??

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I was on the march through Blackburn
'What do we want - AM
when do we want it - now'

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lol.. ye them were the days did you do the manchester 1 to?

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No just stayed local - it kept fine so was a fun day out - no trouble happened.
I marched in the Yellow Ribbon contingent
(Oak tree Inn breakers) we had a banner - most clubs did

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Well we had two clubs over here but i cant remember what they were called, but i remember it was a really good day and a big turn out.

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I presume 'over here' is Manchester
We had several and I was member at most
0h what a hectic social life I led then:) fondly remembered
Khyber Good Buddies at Sett End Inn
Martholme Grange
Canal Breakers
Yellow Ribbon Club
Spinning Jenny
.....there were more but those are the ones I went to most

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sorry did i not say im in Preston, there was a few others but i only went to two as i wasnt old enough to drink..

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Im looking for a second hand cb for my son anybody got anything pm me please, am fm ssb....

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Don't be too shocked, and please believe me when i say i have the worst memory in the world... But this is "Soldier Blue " of the copycats Club Martholme Grange. And yes we did manage to fill it. ... However i am totaly new to this site and am feeling a little lost What to do. So please be patiant

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Rainbow Warrior, This is SOLDIER BLUE on the side. Yes the original one from Copycats club and the March in trafalger Square London.

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Welcome to Accy Web - this is almost as much fun as AM CB was - so stay with us :)

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Hiya Blue I think I remember you. Didn't you used to go to the eyeball at the Thwaites Arms as well as the Martholme do? I seem to recall you had a lady friend too, or have 28 years played tricks with my memory?

(Bookies Runner)

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just read through this, few names i remember, tarot was my best mates mum

my mum n dad where Lady M and Pathfinder

when fm came about in mid 80s i was VD, anyone who remembers me will remember what it stood for, i know Romps does, she said it to me a few weeks back when i rang the school, lol

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Glad you revived this thread






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 :guitarist

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did ernie used to work on buses? dark hair glasses? he was a mate of my bros if im thinking of same person

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Yeah worked on buses. Or as I used to call them as a kid "the red buses" :)

He was good friends with my Uncle Roy, who also works on the buses

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What was your AM name?

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i was in the lake city breakers club(rishton) used to hold meetings in the walmsley arms Rishton,my nickname was TINRIBS

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Earthquake

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umm go on let us all in on the secret:D

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used to have it tattoo'd on my chest, the wife made me get it covered up when the kids was small, lol inappropriate

and the secret will remain a secret, until someone else tells, as i say anyone who knew me will know it straight away!

bear in mind i was young!!!!!

as i say Romps knows, ask her lol

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Will PM her right away:D:D

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when they asked for my handle,"yeah, youve got VD"

small things,,,,,,,,,:0

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my dad used to go on a lot when i was very small, he was Jonny Reb

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My Dad was a radio amateur and a CB'er........his handle was Doc(I think) mainly because he repaired rigs and electrical stuff.

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I remember 'Doc'. I never met him, but he was well respected in the CB community.

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I am not surprised she had you cover it up :D

Are you going to admit to how many?

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I knew a man they called "The Doc" Margaret.
It was through the ham radio I first met him, he repaired a 2 metre transmitter for me, a good man at his job. It was well over thirty years ago.
I think I went up Nuttall street and turned left past a factory, then a sharp right up a steep hill, there were only a few houses there and he lived in one.
Would that have been your dad?

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Well, he was my dad Margaret...and I know I am biased, but he was a lovely man.

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Indeed it was Gremlin...and it has to be a long time ago, he died in 1992.
Ma still lives up there.

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Glad my memory is still OK Margaret.
It certainly was a long time ago. I was first licenced in 1983 and got the A licence in 1986.
I think it was before I passed the A licence exam when I went to see him for the first time.
I went a few times afterwards, I wonder if you were there at the time.

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No, I had been married for 20 years by then.
I don't think there would be any of us children at home by then...we had all married and moved out...it would be just him and Ma.

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Your handle is safe with me VD!! x

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Spoil Sport:D

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I know it ;)

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Thats hardly a shock..........A woman not keeping stum.:hehetable

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I knew the handle without having to ask her :p

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who grassed on me, lol

and no neil im not saying how many
once upon a time a million years ago, i may have said, but a gentleman doesnt do idle gossip lol

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Lol Darren, have pm'ed you a guess - hope you don't mind...

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replied, u got it

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Hooray, promise I won't tell!

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I knew it without even asking Rhonda, she did mention talking with you a while ago when you phoned school - we have been together for 20 years and married for 12