Break channel, any ratchet jaws got their ears on?

[BikeWriter]

CQ...CQ...CQDX! Mr. CB down here in Texas calling CQ. Any loud mouth ratchet jaw CBers out there on this channel got a copy on this rinky dink radio?

[mahatmakanejeeves]

1. That's a Negatory

I've got several CB radios, but I never listen to them. In the DC area, channel 6 is known as "the Bowl," if I am not mistaken. That's a popular channel for local users, as opposed to drive-through truckers. Users on the Bowl tend to have radios with echo chamber sound effects and, most likely, more watts output than is legal.

[BikeWriter]

3. Down here in Texas we don't believe...

in overdoing things. The most wattage I've ever pushed is a 100 watt modulator driving a 600 watt 4 pill radio, pushing a 12 pill amplifier at 3,600 watts.

[A HERETIC I AM]

2. CQDX? You aren't going to say "10-4 good buddy" next, are you?

BTW....the expression "loud mouth ratchet jaw" is redundant.

(In over 20 years of owning a Citizens Band radio i've NEVER heard anyone talk like that on it)

[BikeWriter]

4. Uh, you never heard skip from Texas?

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

5. CQ and DX are ham radio terms

I oughta know-- my dad had his rig in the front room, and had enough power in his transmitter to blank out all the tv and radio sets in town.

Honked a lot of neighbors off on a regular basis...

73

[BikeWriter]

6. Hee hee hee! I've talked on a door bell or two in my time...

as well as various other electronic stuff. :-)

[BikeWriter]

7. Calling CQ means "Calling any station"

CQ DX means "Seek contact with any distant station"

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

8. Aye-firmative

http://www.ac6v.com/jargon.htm

[BikeWriter]

9. Cool, thanks for the link. I've been off the channel for several years...

I loved talking on Citizen Band!