[AMRadio] what is this????

[Bob Macklin]

A couple of months ago I bought a Galaxy (made by Ranger) CB for the purpose 
of converting to 10M to use with VHF transverters.

While looking for conversion info I found a Yahoo group called "CB Tricks" 
and a website of a similar name.

I did find the info I needed for the conversion. But these guys seem like a 
bunch of morons to me.

It looks like a lot of the truck drivers have gone elsewhere also. The 
trucker channels here in the Seattle area are mostly quiet.

I plan to pull most (all) the CB crap out of the Galaxy and set it up to 
operate 28.0 to 30.0 in 10KHz steps. It does have a clarifier that allows 
adjusting the receiver. I plan to widen it to +/- 5Kc.

Bob Macklin
K5MYJ
Seattle, Wa.
"Real Radios Glow In The Dark"

----- Original Message ----- 
From: <manualman at juno.com>
To: <amradio at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [AMRadio] what is this????


> Check out the FCC's web page on Enforcement Actions. Scroll down to the
> Warning Letters.
> http://www.fcc.gov/eb/AmateurActions/Welcome.html
> None of them are my "cousins".
>
> Pete, wa2cwa
>
> On Tue, 30 Nov 2010 19:42:00 -0500 Ed Sieb <esieb at sympatico.ca> writes:
>> Rob,
>>
>> First off, it's still radio, which we are all interested in.
>> Second, it's amusing to see
>> what our  "cousins" are doing, especially in the QRO department.
>> Some of them are doing
>> rather interesting things.  Many of these people are hams.
>>
>> Third, today,  about 70% or more of our ranks come from the CB.   It
>> cannot be ignored.
>> Consider the freebanders; they are radio amateurs in all but a
>> licence.  They do exactly
>> what we do - contests, DX,  rag-chewing, et al, but without the
>> benefit of authorization.
>> The fact is that about 40% or more ARE licensed hams, should give
>> you pause.   The ranks
>> of the American Technician Class  are filled with Freebanders.   Why
>> do think that "10M
>> radios" are so popular? Why do you think are buying these?  These
>> radios are extremely
>> popular with Tech Class hams.
>>
>> Don't be such an elitist!
>>
>> I've been a ham for over 40 years, and started out as an SWL, then
>> got my ticket. During
>> that time, all my friends were CB'ers.  To suggst that I didn't
>> talk to them on CB would
>> be wrong,  although I did use my DX-100! ;-)
>>
>> Ed, VA3ES
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