What is or was your CB handle

[robertw]

CB's....boy that's a long time ago. Had one in both my car and a base station but that's about five vehicles ago. I went by the handle 'The Professor'. My mobile radio is still around somewhere but as I recall I sold the base unit.

robw

[1320wayne]

Wow, I missed out on this one when it first started. Back in my hunting days (yes not so politically correct with some folks), here in Florida, all of my hunting buddies and myself had CB radios for communicating when we were "running dogs", which is how you hunt in Florida. I had a Pioneer, 40 channel, with triple highs and triple lows. Not the most legal piece of equipment in most parts. It was hooked up through a 400W linear with a 10' fiberglass whip antenna. When I keyed the mic. it would glow bright red and you'd better not try and touch it with your bare hand. On a clear day I could talk to folks over 100 miles away. Sometimes at night, I could park down by the beach and bounce the signals across the water and talk to folks in the Caribbean.

Anyway, my CB handle was "no shot". That was given to me because every time I tried to shoot a deer I missed. I eventually figured it was a sign from above and that I wasn't meant to kill anything. As a result I haven't hunted in over 8 years now and got rid of the truck and all of the CB gear.

As far as 8-tracks go. I was raised on them with all of the time that I spent in my youth traveling with my dad. He still has 8 full cases, 16 per case, with no player to play them on. My favorites were the few drag racing 8-tracks that he had from events from the late 60's, early 70's. It was a play by play with announcers like Steve Evans and Dave McClelland and all of the sound effects to go with it. You just had to use your imagination and try to picture being there during the race.

[The Modeling Hermit]

My father was into C.B. radios as early as the late sixties. I didn't get into them until after I got out of service in the mid-seventies. I chose the handle of log chain because, before Uncle Sam invited me to take a vacation, I rode with some kind, friendly motorcyclists. I hung a short length of log chain around my neck whenever I rode, and was given the nickname of Logchain. Even though I no longer wanted to be associated with that lifestyle, I still kept the handle.

Edited May 11, 2010 by Kodiak Island Modeler

[Nick Winter]

My father was into C.B. radios as early as the late sixties. I didn't get into them until after I got out of service in the mid-seventies. I chose the handle of log chain because, before Uncle Sam invited me to take a vacation, I rode with some kind, friendly motorcyclists. I hung a short length of log chain around my neck whenever I rode, and was given the nickname of Logchain. Even though I no longer wanted to be associated with that lifestyle, I still kept the handle.

Very, Very interesting, My great grandfather was one of the First Trucking Company owners to install CB's in there trucks, too bad I never met him.

[Bridgebuster]

CB???

What will we talk about next... 8 tracks?

catch you on the flip side, good buddies...

Believe it or not, my dad gave me his 4-track tape player before I could afford an 8-track. I don't know how many 8 tracks and then casettes I've installed for friends over the years. Given that I'm 6'5" and 275 lbs, I was the Georgia Grizzly. I was living in Chattanooga at the time CBs were all the rage. They really are pretty handy, though.