Dwight Stewart wrote:
"N2EY" wrote:
Are they the model we hams should follow, or should
we take them as a cautionary tale of what could happen
to us?
I wasn't offering CB as a model. In fact, because of its rather unique
history, I don't think one can use CB as a model for much of anything. CB
went to h*ll in a hand basket after Hollywood associated it with the illegal
activities shown in several movies of the time (Convoy, Smokey & the Bandit,
and so on).
You're off by a few years. Back in the early 70's, I used a CB in our
company trucks, and there were plenty of rulebreakers then. Most every
time I had to buy parts from a local, I got to see their overheight
towers and linear amps.
- Mike KB3EIA and a looong time ago, KBM-8780! 8^) -
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