The Magnum

Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...

I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the other
week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i saw
this.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5721606891
Now i just dont know whether to laugh or cry...
Graham

JASON WILLIAMS

i seen 1 go for £150 on ebay this week...wtf!!!!!
"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>
> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
other
> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i saw
> this.
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5721606891
> Now i just dont know whether to laugh or cry...
> Graham
>
>

Road_Hog

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>
> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
> other
> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i saw
> this.

It's a sign of the CB revival. As long as they use the rigs and not stick
them in a cupboard it's a good thing.

tox

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>
> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
other
> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i saw
> this.
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5721606891
> Now i just dont know whether to laugh or cry...
> Graham

And to rub salt into the wound, he charged £8.50 shipping!

Regards
tox

tox

"Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> It's a sign of the CB revival.

We've been saying this for five years and it still hasn't materialised.

Regards
tox

Dave Stanton

On Sun, 03 Oct 2004 10:17:04 +0000, tox wrote:

>
> "Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:415f3360$0$82261$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>>
>>
>> It's a sign of the CB revival.
>
> We've been saying this for five years and it still hasn't materialised.
>
> Regards
> tox

Is it the beginning of the end or the end of the beginning ?

Dave

--

Some people use windows, others have a life.

KT

"Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
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>
> "The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>>
>> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
>> other
>> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i
>> saw
>> this.
>
> It's a sign of the CB revival. As long as they use the rigs and not stick
> them in a cupboard it's a good thing.

Its a sign of suffering from some form of mental illness.

The Magnum

"KT" <kelly.tait@WOOFzen.co.uk> wrote in message
news:41600468$0$22756$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
> "Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:415f3360$0$82261$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
> >
> > "The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> >> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
> >>
> >> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
> >> other
> >> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i
> >> saw
> >> this.
> >
> > It's a sign of the CB revival. As long as they use the rigs and not
stick
> > them in a cupboard it's a good thing.
>
> Its a sign of suffering from some form of mental illness.
>

The thing that gets me is there was one the week before ending around £15
looking about the same and one just finished for under £20. Why do these
nutjobs home in on one and ignore the other.... crazy crazy...

Road_Hog

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjp8ss$l8f$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "KT" <kelly.tait@WOOFzen.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:41600468$0$22756$db0fefd9@news.zen.co.uk...
>> "Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
>> news:415f3360$0$82261$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>> >
>> > "The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
>> > news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> >> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>> >>
>> >> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
>> >> other
>> >> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i
>> >> saw
>> >> this.
>> >
>> > It's a sign of the CB revival. As long as they use the rigs and not
> stick
>> > them in a cupboard it's a good thing.
>>
>> Its a sign of suffering from some form of mental illness.
>>
>
> The thing that gets me is there was one the week before ending around £15
> looking about the same and one just finished for under £20. Why do these
> nutjobs home in on one and ignore the other.... crazy crazy...

Hmmm...... Let's see if this one is re-listed in a weeks time due to NPB
(non paying buyer)

Seen a few of those recently.

deBaser

tox wrote:
> "Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> news:415f3360$0$82261$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
>>
>>
>> It's a sign of the CB revival.
>
> We've been saying this for five years and it still hasn't
> materialised.
>
> Regards
> tox

I spoke to a man who ran a CB shop for many years and is now doing the
rallies al round Europe selling plugs and coax and he said that there will
be a CB revival very soon. Weather its disgruntaled M3's returning or new
blood I dont know

I had my fun with CB and sometimes its best to leave it as good memories

deBaser

Brian Reay

"deBaser" <not_telling_you@bollocks.com> wrote in message
news:1096831980.19508.0@nnrp-t71-03.news.uk.clara.net...
> tox wrote:
> > "Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com> wrote in message
> > news:415f3360$0$82261$ed2619ec@ptn-nntp-reader03.plus.net...
> >>
> >>
> >> It's a sign of the CB revival.
> >
> > We've been saying this for five years and it still hasn't
> > materialised.
> >
> > Regards
> > tox
>
> I spoke to a man who ran a CB shop for many years and is now doing the
> rallies al round Europe selling plugs and coax and he said that there will
> be a CB revival very soon.

I wonder what he bases this on?

When CB stated it was popular due to "Convoy" etc and its ability so provide
cheap accessible communication.

Unless there is "Convoy the Return" in the wings (God forbid), with the
comms side covered by mobile phones and Email etc, I can't see it myself.

>Weather its disgruntaled M3's returning or new
> blood I dont know

Why would they "return", assuming they ever were on CB (a minority of my
recent students have any real history of CB). Most M3s have been made
welcome and many have moved onto the 2E etc.

--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

hugh.g.rekshun

"> Why would they "return", assuming they ever were on CB (a minority of my
> recent students have any real history of CB). Most M3s have been made
> welcome and many have moved onto the 2E etc.
>
> --
> Brian Reay
> www.g8osn.org.uk
> www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
> FP#898
>
>
>

give them time...most amateurs are so stuck up their own arses that they
hate
the fact that there could be someone new to talk to on amateur frequencies
that they shun any new users to the bands..or generally mock and take the
piss
so new users go back to where they came from..

moaning about the lack of users..then ridiculing any new users thinking they
could be lower class because they are 'only an M3 or a novice'
to be honest i left amateur radio to head back to CB....every one is an
equal on CB..unlike the better G0 or M0..

amateurs really piss me off..negative atitudes towards new blood...

sorry rant over..

Clint Sharp

In message <GBc8d.71$gN6.63@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>, hugh.g.rekshun
<trugoy_cream@hotmail.com> writes
>moaning about the lack of users..then ridiculing any new users thinking they
>could be lower class because they are 'only an M3 or a novice'
>to be honest i left amateur radio to head back to CB....every one is an
>equal on CB..unlike the better G0 or M0..
>
>amateurs really piss me off..negative atitudes towards new blood...
Don't worry about it... they'll all be dead soon enough, either from
emphysema because of the foul dog end roll-ups, asphyxiation (forgetting
to breathe on a marathon 4 hour over through 'the box') terminal
halitosis/body odour or their long suffering wives will beat them to
death out of sheer sympathy for the rest of humankind
>
>sorry rant over..
>
>

--
Clint Sharp

Brian Reay

"hugh.g.rekshun" <trugoy_cream@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GBc8d.71$gN6.63@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
> "> Why would they "return", assuming they ever were on CB (a minority of
my
> > recent students have any real history of CB). Most M3s have been made
> > welcome and many have moved onto the 2E etc.
>
> give them time...most amateurs are so stuck up their own arses that they
> hate
> the fact that there could be someone new to talk to on amateur frequencies
> that they shun any new users to the bands..or generally mock and take the
> piss
> so new users go back to where they came from..
>
> moaning about the lack of users..then ridiculing any new users thinking
they
> could be lower class because they are 'only an M3 or a novice'
> to be honest i left amateur radio to head back to CB....every one is an
> equal on CB..unlike the better G0 or M0..
>
> amateurs really piss me off..negative atitudes towards new blood...
>

Shame, you've let the bad element "win". Adopt an aire of insouciance and
come back.

--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

Gareth \(G1LVN\)

"hugh.g.rekshun" <trugoy_cream@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:GBc8d.71$gN6.63@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net...
>
> moaning about the lack of users..then ridiculing any new users thinking
they
> could be lower class because they are 'only an M3 or a novice'
> to be honest i left amateur radio to head back to CB....every one is an
> equal on CB..unlike the better G0 or M0..
>
> amateurs really piss me off..negative atitudes towards new blood...
>
> sorry rant over..
>
>
In my day there were quite a few notabe (G3xxx) amateurs on CB in my area.
Inspired quite a number of youngsters to enter the hobby (and profession in
most cases).
I've always wondered why 11m is not an amateur band primary and CB band
secondary. No reason why not, just lack of imagination I guess. Callsigns on
CB seemed to go down like a lead balloon, I'm guessing this was too little
too late.

Oh well, who needs CB when you can have 10watts SSB/AM/FM/CW on either 160,
80, 40, 20, 17, 15, 6, 4, 2m and 70cm after a weekend course, take your
pick.

Gareth G1LVN (2K1LO)

The Magnum

"> I wonder what he bases this on?
>
> When CB stated it was popular due to "Convoy" etc and its ability so
provide
> cheap accessible communication.
>
> Unless there is "Convoy the Return" in the wings (God forbid), with the
> comms side covered by mobile phones and Email etc, I can't see it myself.

Oh my... you mean you havnt heard they are to make a movie film of the dukes
of hazzard??? That might interest a few newbies into their cars before they
mash them to bits trying to fly over hump back bridges.... err 19 a 10-33,
my dagenham dustbins hit the greasy side up... mayday mayday....

Brian Reay

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjumeh$h2l$1@newsg2.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> "> I wonder what he bases this on?
> >
> > When CB stated it was popular due to "Convoy" etc and its ability so
> provide
> > cheap accessible communication.
> >
> > Unless there is "Convoy the Return" in the wings (God forbid), with the
> > comms side covered by mobile phones and Email etc, I can't see it
myself.
>
> Oh my... you mean you havnt heard they are to make a movie film of the
dukes
> of hazzard??? That might interest a few newbies into their cars before
they
> mash them to bits trying to fly over hump back bridges.... err 19 a 10-33,
> my dagenham dustbins hit the greasy side up... mayday mayday....

Never mind that, let us discuss the important thing re this film. Who plays
Daisy Duke?

;-)

--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

The Magnum

> > Oh my... you mean you havnt heard they are to make a movie film of the
> dukes
> > of hazzard??? That might interest a few newbies into their cars before
> they
> > mash them to bits trying to fly over hump back bridges.... err 19 a
10-33,
> > my dagenham dustbins hit the greasy side up... mayday mayday....
>
> Never mind that, let us discuss the important thing re this film. Who
plays
> Daisy Duke?

Well Brian,
Have you heard of Jessica Simpson? Shes going to be Daisy Duke along with
Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott . No update on the release date but
for those of you who never saw "The Dukes of Hazzard" and are thinking "Whos
this Daisy Duke" click on this link to my page and find out... Give me half
an hour tho cos im just about to write it )
http://www.geocities.com/openchannel1/dukes.html
Regards.
Graham

www.open_channel.co.uk

Brian Reay

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ck18u7$uvj$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> > > Oh my... you mean you havnt heard they are to make a movie film of the
> > dukes
> > > of hazzard??? That might interest a few newbies into their cars before
> > they
> > > mash them to bits trying to fly over hump back bridges.... err 19 a
> 10-33,
> > > my dagenham dustbins hit the greasy side up... mayday mayday....
> >
> > Never mind that, let us discuss the important thing re this film. Who
> plays
> > Daisy Duke?
>
> Well Brian,
> Have you heard of Jessica Simpson? Shes going to be Daisy Duke along with
> Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott . No update on the release date
but
> for those of you who never saw "The Dukes of Hazzard" and are thinking
"Whos
> this Daisy Duke" click on this link to my page and find out... Give me
half
> an hour tho cos im just about to write it )
> http://www.geocities.com/openchannel1/dukes.html
> Regards.
> Graham
>

I'd not heard of Jessica Simpson but a quick Google solved that.

Hmm.

;-)
--
Brian Reay
www.g8osn.org.uk
www.amateurradiotraining.org.uk
FP#898

Road_Hog

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:ck18u7$uvj$1@news8.svr.pol.co.uk...
>
> Have you heard of Jessica Simpson? Shes going to be Daisy Duke along with
> Johnny Knoxville and Seann William Scott . No update on the release date
> but
> for those of you who never saw "The Dukes of Hazzard" and are thinking
> "Whos
> this Daisy Duke" click on this link to my page and find out... Give me
> half
> an hour tho cos im just about to write it )
> http://www.geocities.com/openchannel1/dukes.html

Top Man, the instant Dukes of Hazzard website, brings back memories.


You're going to hate me for this, but just to put it into perspective.

http://tinyurl.com/6ktdo





Ah well, we all get old.

The Magnum

> You're going to hate me for this, but just to put it into perspective.
>
> http://tinyurl.com/6ktdo
>
>
>
>
>
> Ah well, we all get old.
>
Too true but...........oooh the memories )

Road_Hog

"ZZZPK" <zzzpk_pkearn_class_a@multi_band_cb_is_here.eircom .es.it.net> wrote
in message news:4165c3c5.1894404@news1.eircom.net...
> On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:42:57 GMT, "tox" <tox@tox.com.co.uk> wrote:
>
>>You are one of the few who made Foundation Licensers welcome on UKRA,
>>Brian.
>>The likes of Mr Bean, ZPK, GED, and one or two others, who should have
>>known better, set out to demoralise all the newcomers to the group and
>>hobby. In part, they have succeeded although it's left, UKRA is in
>>tatters...just look at the posting of late, the group is a mere shadow of
>>its former self!





> Horse do-do ol' boy.<

Snipped several other lines.

This should be cross posted to uk.radio.amateur.

ZZZPK

On Fri, 8 Oct 2004 07:01:06 +0100, "Road_Hog" <NoSpam@NoSpam.com>
wrote:


>"ZZZPK" <zzzpk_pkearn_class_a@multi_band_cb_is_here.eircom .es.it.net> wrote
>in message news:4165c3c5.1894404@news1.eircom.net...
>> On Mon, 04 Oct 2004 20:42:57 GMT, "tox" <tox@tox.com.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>>>You are one of the few who made Foundation Licensers welcome on UKRA,
>>>Brian.
>>>The likes of Mr Bean, ZPK, GED, and one or two others, who should have
>>>known better, set out to demoralise all the newcomers to the group and
>>>hobby. In part, they have succeeded although it's left, UKRA is in
>>>tatters...just look at the posting of late, the group is a mere shadow of
>>>its former self!
>
>
>> Horse do-do ol' boy.<
>
>Snipped several other lines.
>
>This should be cross posted to uk.radio.amateur.

why should it ?

the article was posted to the same groups as TOX posted to.
which is as per practice.



all u have to is listen to 40m

'my personal would be' this that the other

the blowing into microphones causing qrm.
almost zero-beat tuning-up.
using some digital sound maker to cause qrm
radios bought to be 'snipped' onto 27 as well.


amateur radio has been turned into cb.
and some day, if not already, those who did it will be on the
receiving end of behaviour on-the-air which will finally make
them realise it..and when it happens...then they'll realise
that its too late to do anything about it.



10-4!

Paul Cummins

In article <GBc8d.71$gN6.63@newsfe2-gui.ntli.net>,
trugoy_cream@hotmail.com (hugh.g.rekshun) wrote:

> or generally mock and take the
> piss
> so new users go back to where they came from..

Not my experience at all. I've had my G7 for 15 years but never used it.
I came onto 2m recently and found folk welcomeing and helpful.

Still prefer 11m

--
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

The Magnum

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>
> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
other
> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i saw
> this.
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5721606891
> Now i just dont know whether to laugh or cry...
> Graham
>
>

Have a look at this..... nice radio..... but the final price?? Absolutely
nutty........
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...keTra ck=true

huLLy

The Magnum wrote:
>
> Have a look at this..... nice radio..... but the final price??
> Absolutely nutty........
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...keTra ck=true

That's a crazy price for an illegal radio...
--
huLLy
VOIP SIP Phone Number 4823176 on Global Village
Or +44 8703 408916 to my VOIP line
email g4sdw@aol.com (Loon reports welcome)
http://www.giganews.com/customer/gn119503

Silk

The Magnum wrote:

> Have a look at this..... nice radio..... but the final price?? Absolutely
> nutty........
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...keTra ck=true

Unbelievable. "The best CB ever made"? That's not my recollection. The
Uniden based rigs were much better.

The Magnum

"Silk" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:38ea0mF5jou1mU1@individual.net...
> The Magnum wrote:
>
> > Have a look at this..... nice radio..... but the final price??
Absolutely
> > nutty........
> >
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...keTra ck=true
>
> Unbelievable. "The best CB ever made"? That's not my recollection. The
> Uniden based rigs were much better.

They were for broadband rejection but distance copies were lazy on the old
meter... the fronts also wore easily and looked tatty and the outgoing audio
was often "bassy" but that said if you had a mint Audioline 341 or Uniden
Uniace 200 they were nice rigs. Theres many an arguement to which was the
best CB ever made but the waffle certainly made him a great sale...
Graham

www.open-channel.co.uk

The Magnum

"The Magnum" <magnum@nospammag2781.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:cjmvun$qga$1@newsg1.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Well.... surely this is the icing on the cake...
>
> I sold a Midland 77-805 port a pak in the box near mint condition the
other
> week and it went for £44 or thereabouts.. i thought i did well until i saw
> this.
> http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...tem=5721606891
> Now i just dont know whether to laugh or cry...
> Graham
>
>
Nope... I stand corrected... this is the icing on the cake... nice and rare
but !! are u sure!!
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...5446 475&rd=1
Yowsers..