I'll Be 10-7 at my 20

[cabinetman]

I had fun as a kid in the Boy Scouts with Morse Code. We had one of those keyed kits., that looked something like this:
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We had a ball playing with the system and learned the code. But, I've since forgotten all but S-O-S. Then in the Army got into the signal flags, which were pretty cool if you like swinging your arms around. Somewhere in the 70's the CB craze came about and of course the 10-Code. I didn't learn them all, but had a ball talkin' on the radio. Yup...my handle was "cabinetman".

Anybody here ever get into any of these forms of communication? Hey, when LOML gets home I'll be 10-7, Code 2, for Code 7, at my 10-20.

[ironhat]

Someone check c.man's temp He seem s to be overheating - LOL!! Nope, I never could understand the conversation on the CBs just due to all the static so I never did get into that. We didn't use CB lingo on the railroad either so it's all Greek to me.

[cabinetman]

Someone check c.man's temp He seem s to be overheating - LOL!! Nope, I never could understand the conversation on the CBs just due to all the static so I never did get into that. We didn't use CB lingo on the railroad either so it's all Greek to me.

Should have had your SWR checked.

[mschrank]

I grew up in the sticks of NW Montana, and we didn't get phone service until 1981 (I was 14). The whole "neighborhood" (houses were 1-2 miles apart) had base unit CB's in the homes and mobiles in the vehicles.

My handle was "monkeytoes"...if I posted a pic of my feet you'd see why.

[jspelbring]

Code

R QSL QSA 5 QRK 5 QRU K

I had to learn Morse, and lots of Ham Q and Z signals back in my Navy days.

<Roger, I received your message, your signal strength and readablity are excellent. I have no traffic for you. Over.>

[sweensdv]

Fess up cabinetman, you're really Broderick Crawford aren't you? 10-4, 10-4, 10-4!

[cabinetman]

I grew up in the sticks of NW Montana, and we didn't get phone service until 1981 (I was 14). The whole "neighborhood" (houses were 1-2 miles apart) had base unit CB's in the homes and mobiles in the vehicles.

My handle was "monkeytoes"...if I posted a pic of my feet you'd see why.

Breaker, breaker...I'd rather that you didn't do that...10-4 good buddy.

[eezlock]

I'll be 10-7 at my 20

Yep, got your message loud and clear there cabinetman. I was in to the CB
craze for a long time myself. Still have the mobile unit I used when I drove over the road in a 18 wheel rig for several years, haven't even had it hooked up or turned on in about 12 years...........eezlock ("night rider")

[cabinetman]

Yep, got your message loud and clear there cabinetman. I was in to the CB
craze for a long time myself. Still have the mobile unit I used when I drove over the road in a 18 wheel rig for several years, haven't even had it hooked up or turned on in about 12 years...........eezlock ("night rider")

I had a 23 ch, with the trunk mount base load. Had my own SWR meter, that all my buddies borrowed. Even got a FCC license (big deal), it was required then, it may still be.

The market really took off when SSB and the 40's came out. I did eventually buy a Clarion 40 all-in-the-microphone. It stayed in the box for 25 years or so, and I just gave it away to a buddy of mine who is a owner/driver and does OTR.

[cwsmith]

CQ Cabinet DE KF2VA (CWS).

Hey man, I got the radio bug when I was around 11 or 12. A friend and I built a "cat's whisker" crystal radio and when we tuned in the local radio station you would have thought we just made a contact with Mars or something. Probably weird to think in those terms now, but "radio" was exciting!

By the time I was in high school, I was really into "radio", built a couple of tube sets from schematics and then a couple of Heath Kits. My "Twoer" is stored away in the basement (2-meter AM transceiver).

I have a couple of "straight" keys similar to the one in your picture. Both are J-38's which were produced in WWII for training radio operators for the services. My favorite is a brass and nickel-silver key made by Lionel (yep, the model train folks). It's the only key that I use, but I must admit that I'm not particularly good with the Morse. But, I did pass the FCC 13-words-per-minute exam, which was required for the Amateur General Class License, several years ago. When I first earned my Ham Radio Novice license, I made several European contacts using Morse. Longest distance contact has been New Zealand (I guess that's about as far as I can get on the planet.)

My "station" is fairly modest, with a couple of HF transcievers (100 watts) as well as 2-meter mobile and base, and a couple of portables for when I'm on foot. My wife also has her license.

I still enjoy listening to shortwave and definitely spend a lot more time listening than I do talking.

So, it's good to see that I'm not alone with the radio bug. I don't get on the air as much as I should, as my main interest in the Ham Radio hobby is now handling the FCC exam sessions for the license requirements. Our team has a web site at www.hamxam.org

CWS

[maxparot]

I was an avid CBer all those years ago. Having a interest in electronics at the time my ol Lafayette Telstat SSB-80 was highly modified. Open clarifier, the 02A PLL chip was opened up to go into ham frequencies, the set was peaked to 25 watts on AM, the modulation limiter was removed and a Tuner power mic attached. I build a 250 watt tube linear amplifier and had a Shakespear Big stick on the roof.

[TB Roye]

When I work as a Civilian Employee of the CHP and drove the B&W I had to use the radio and had to know all codes. It was interesting as you know what the officers were doing and where they were. So now that I am retierd I an 10-10 at my 10-21. The ones I hated to hear were 11-44 and 11-99 especially while my BIL was a Sgt with the Patrol and I knew his call sign. Mine was 37D12 and latter SA3345-074 When I retired I had the lowest civilian ID number in the CHP, some say I waited till I had the lowest number/highest seniorty before I retired, It was kind of neat in a 10,000 employee organization to have a lower Id/badge number than the Commisioner. I still have the same numer on my ID card but in says A03345 Retired and if need I could still use it on the CHP radio.

Tom

[cabinetman]

When I work as a Civilian Employee of the CHP and drove the B&W I had to use the radio and had to know all codes. It was interesting as you know what the officers were doing and where they were. So now that I am retierd I an 10-10 at my 10-21. The ones I hated to hear were 11-44 and 11-99 especially while my BIL was a Sgt with the Patrol and I knew his call sign. Mine was 37D12 and latter SA3345-074 When I retired I had the lowest civilian ID number in the CHP, some say I waited till I had the lowest number/highest seniorty before I retired, It was kind of neat in a 10,000 employee organization to have a lower Id/badge number than the Commisioner. I still have the same numer on my ID card but in says A03345 Retired and if need I could still use it on the CHP radio.

Tom

When I was in high school, I volunteered part time work for the local Civil Defense unit during and after a hurricane. I got to drive one of their Jeeps around, and it had all kinds of 2 way radios and a few antennas to boot. It looked like the Rat Patrol Jeep. I had a blast and got some brownie points for my civic duty.