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- From: dave@eram.esi.COM.AU (Dave Horsfall)
- Newsgroups: aus.radio
- Subject: Re: CB radio options
- Message-ID: <2558@eram.esi.COM.AU>
- Date: 22 Dec 92 06:21:43 GMT
- References: <724699890.AA07640@bart.asstdc.oz.au> <2535@eram.esi.COM.AU> <1992Dec22.033608.20431@fawlty.towers.oz.au>
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- In article <1992Dec22.033608.20431@fawlty.towers.oz.au>,
- steve@fawlty.towers.oz.au (Steve Blanche) writes:
-
- | Dont forget the the one for the outback dunny ! from the things you hear
- | on CB, it could be said that most CB transmissions emanate from there.
-
- And sadly, the occasional 2m repeater op. I remember one memorable time
- on 7000 some years ago (when it had really gone to the dogs) when these
- two charlies came up, obviously unlicensed, and one of them said that the
- reason he had to go quiet was because he was in the dunny. The other wally
- said that he shouldn't say things like that on the air, quite oblivious to
- the fact they were both pirating!
-
- And yes, I know who sold them the rigs. For a while, he was selling 2m
- rigs to ANYONE, supposedly to promote the hobby! Sigh - he always was a
- misguided lad...
-
- --
- Dave Horsfall (VK2KFU) VK2KFU @ VK2RWI.NSW.AUS.OC
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