Beefsteak 305 Posted August 11, 2010 Report Share Posted August 11, 2010 I never had the pleasure of visiting Nolly, Mick2me may have made the long arduous trek to Hazelford Ferry though. I was a regular late night breaker, as I was on late afternoon shifts at Pork Farms in those days. It was great late on , no peck heads around, we used to drive up to Dorket head and see who we could reach, on legal gear I spoke to Sheffield regularly , Manchester on one occasion too!! (On illegal stuff I spoke to some one in Saffron Waldon , Essex, with the handle of Rag top.!!) I went up there once on my motorbike (no mot, no insurance, no licence,) to meet my mate Murdock. It was thick with fog just as I was leaving a police car pulled up and asked what we were doing there at 4.00am . I told him that I was using the CB to see how far I could get late at night, he asked where I kept it , and not wanting to get Murdock into trouble (I didn't know whether he was licenced or not , (But he certainly had some naughty stuff in his car) I told the copper , "I've forgotten it , and am going home to fetch it" He laughed, but very kindly asked if I wanted an escort through the "Pea souper" . I said it would be OK and departed sharpish before he started to ask any more questions!!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I was never into CB during its peak period but this thread has brought back a few memories. I lived at Clifton in the 1970s and the guy next door to us had a CB. I don't know anything about the technicalities of how they are set up or operate, but his could break through into our television or radio. It wasn't just interference, you could clearly hear every word he said and you could recognise the voice which was saying it; it was one step away from him being in the room. We never mentioned it to him but I reckon he would've been very embarrassed if he'd known how many people on our road were listening (unintentionally) to his conversations. In the middle of watching "The Sweeney" or "Columbo" you'd get this Nottingham voice pretending to be American using his talk-like-CB phrase book. Impossible to take seriously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 You mean this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,435 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 He was either reading that, or he wrote it Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted August 12, 2010 Report Share Posted August 12, 2010 I seem to remember having a moth eaten copy of that too!! (did you see what I did there???) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
grintongrouse 0 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 Sadly I too was on from about 80 to 83 under the handle 'Snow Dog' and later 'Freeway'. AM and FM. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted November 22, 2011 Report Share Posted November 22, 2011 No 'sadly' about it Grintongrouse, I for one made many good friends through CB, (And a lot of great memories too). A couple still suviving till today !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 612 Posted December 5, 2011 Report Share Posted December 5, 2011 Around 1983, some mates and I recorded "our version" of "The Curse of the Claw" (Ripping Yarns) onto an audio cassette tape then I hooked it up to my Dad's CB rig in Bulwell with his recently acquired 200W burner, pressed play and left it running for what was probably half an hour. He had been out and about somewhere near Derby and had picked it up loud and clear. I had a bit of explaining to do on his return to find the burner had sustained a bit of a meltdown inside. Obviously not rated for continuous transmission! Hey ho. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dennis 33 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 THE ENGINEER -------- IT WAS YOU, WAS IT? YOU BAD BOY .LOL no more ice cream for a week. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted December 31, 2011 Report Share Posted December 31, 2011 Must be on the Turkey database of "The Iron Cross" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
80skid 0 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 Right to get this thread back going again.. there is another recording of old 'boxer' on http://ukcb.tripod.com there was two more of tony rifleman, but recorded quality was low, so being re-done. i also have a few snippets of the glorious alpha if anyone wants an MP3..!! 'attention that man, attention that man'........ i still have a few aerials, power supplies and homebase CB's for sale if anyone wants to take the history plunge..!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
80skid 0 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 @bigpimp or any other cb'ers i could be interested in obtaining any old cb radio gear.. rigs, twigs, burners, power supplys and any other related stuffs..... please contact me..... "10/10 GOOD BUDDYS" :-) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 QSK... Anyone on the airways nowadays Good Bud? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
80skid 0 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 ive not been on for a while breaker but itching to get back to it... probably do more "dx" side than anything else... hoping to find some old kit that will be more easy to use that this newer gear on the market?? hahaha well see how it go's good buddy!! ;] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted January 21, 2012 Report Share Posted January 21, 2012 I have an old sidebander somewhere. As well as a York 863 and Harrier CBX 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
80skid 0 Posted January 22, 2012 Report Share Posted January 22, 2012 yeah thats what im looking for some old side band set.. and as for the york 863 with 80 channels? great rig! so is the harrier to be honest.. be intrested if your selling? hahaa do you remember what your sidebander is Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The Engineer 612 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 So, did anyone find my mag mount that came off the roof at about 70mph on Low Wood Road Bulwell (around 1973)? I was testing to see whether it would be OK at speed and hadn't really thought that one through (like, what will actually happen if it can't hold on). Made a nice dent in me boot on its way down. Can't remember what rig I had but me Dad had a Nato 2000 (lots of bells and whistles). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Same thing happened to my mag mount which came off the boot of my MG Midget coming across Lady bay Bridge around 1982. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beefsteak 305 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Same thing happened to my mag mount which came off the boot of my MG Midget coming across Lady bay Bridge around 1982. '84 , I was with you at the time !! (IMMSC it wasn't yours either) and it smashed the little light on top!!, didn't you try to stick it down with a piece of cloth to stop it scratching your boot , thus negating some of the magnetic strength !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted March 4, 2012 Report Share Posted March 4, 2012 Sounds about right. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bigpimp 3 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Well here's an update.. since my last message, a good few CBers have passed away. most recently Shotgun wayne.. also Kath 'port and lemon' i managed to obtain 9 tapes which were recorded by kath, some very interesting bits on there.. also a tape recorded by 'white lightning' himself.. CB is dead at the moment, nottingham has been taken over by half a dozen weirdo's,inbred, miss fits.. but get your old AM rigs out as the AM skip has been rolling for around 2 years now with the US in regularly, i have many videos on your tube (bigpimp347) with me chatting with the US and when the weathers right you can get near 40ch of AM americans, just like it used to be..!! a further thing to add, with my CB collection ever growing i have been buying all sorts, aerials and radios as well as magazines etc.. the other day i bought an AKD direction finder, (as used by the DTI/GPO) it's marked up 'property or 'the radio club' po,box 13 north PDO Nottingham' anyone any ideas who's it was ?? i ask as this is unit number 3, so there's a couple more out there that were in use i assume around nottingham back int day..!! so any information on this would be great.. also any recordings of Nottingham CB, Boxer, etc gratefully receiver, copied, and returned, or purchased for the collection. http://livecbradio.co.uk is no longer streaming ch19 as i'm too embarrised of the idiots currently on air, but i do stream two scanners and 27.555USB.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Universal CB Trent Bridge had a PO Box for customers QSL cards, But I think that might have been in the city somewhere?. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fch782c 144 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Eveninng bigpimp I have an old Jesan CB-950 handheld CB for a few years now I have never used it but it does switch on and make all the right noises is it something you would find a use for or am I better off throwing it away it owes me nothig but if you could find a use for it you are welcome to it . just let me know fch782c Quote Link to post Share on other sites
colly0410 1,181 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 Ah yes CB's, there's a blast from the past. I was single back then & mostly used it to meet girls & it worked, mind you some of them turned out to be munters. I asked one girl why she was called King Size? She said "it's the fags wot I smoke" I thought "fair enough" & went for an eyeball. When I met her I saw why she was called King Size: she was the size of Denmark. Happy days.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mick2me 3,033 Posted June 28, 2013 Report Share Posted June 28, 2013 I wonder if Bigpimp has me on tape? What about 'Gasman' or the Alpha organisation? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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