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Re: Don't cross the streams ;-)....

Posted by REL54 (A) on March 23, 2006 at 14:28:06

In Reply to: Re: Don't cross the streams ;-).... posted by Tom Bavis on March 23, 2006 at 11:20:36:

know a lot of CBer's do ya Tom? Don't know enough to help do they?? How do you get off making a comment like that? Most of the CBer's that I know are just as dedicated to their (our) hobby as audiophiles are to theirs (ours). I include myself in both groups.

Now that the CB craze has thankfully died out and gotten rid of the no-manners novices there are mostly good people on the CB these days. The Smokey and the Bandit types gave dedicated CBer's a bad name and there are still a few of them around but the few exceptions don't disprove the rule.

Try going to Uncle Jim's CB site (google him) and check out the level of dedication. It just so happens that I not only use CBs but restore old tube type units. Some of those old tube units fetch quite a bit of money from enthusiasts who are also knowledgeable about radios and actually CARE about causing problems with their neighbors.

It's likely that he doesn't know that he is causing problems. If a neighbor doesn't complain there's no way that I would know that I am causing RF problems for him. Most CBer's will try to do whatever they can to fix the problem. I've purchased gear ($$$) for my base station just for the purpose of eliminating problems for my neighbors. He also might have a poorly designed/installed antenna (most common problem). Probably no ground plane, or poorly grounded, or both.

But anyway, give us a break. There aren't any more bad guys in the CB ranks than in the audio realm. Well, not too many more.

roN

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