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Maxgain
Junior Member
Username: Maxgain
Post Number: 46
Registered: 3-2007
| | Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 3:58 pm: | 
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I see a lot of "stuff" out there that can be purchaced for your CB radio to give it that "special" look. Things like jeweled knobs , diamond plate and chrome covers, diferent face plates with pictures on them, colored lights for your meters, microphones that fart etc...
Does anyone out there feel that this "stuff" is kind-of, well , STUPID and immature ?
I get the impression that there are many companys out there that think that us CB'ers all have a thing for tacky looking junk, lots of "bling" appeal (shinny flashy things). (this is unfortunate, in my opinion)
I guess if you can advertise it someone out there will buy it.
I would like to see a CB company produce some "commercial-grade" radios and accessories !
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Patzerozero
Senior Member
Username: Patzerozero
Post Number: 4197
Registered: 7-2004
| | Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 7:04 pm: |
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in a word....yes,  ....add echoes, beeps & other noise toys |
852
Intermediate Member
Username: 852
Post Number: 480
Registered: 3-2006
| | Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 10:03 pm: |
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Being a "Trucker", take away my echo and massive swing,They might as well do away with radio...LOL
And as for the jeweled knobs..."WHEN YA GOT THE SWING, YA DON'T NEED NO BLING"......
Tommy~852~CEF 750
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Tech808
Moderator
Username: Tech808
Post Number: 15541
Registered: 8-2002
| | Posted on Friday, March 21, 2008 - 10:42 pm: |
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Thats a GOOD ONE Tommy 
Lon~Tech808
CEF#0808/HAM#001/CVC#0002
Tech808@copperelectronics.com
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Tech237
Moderator
Username: Tech237
Post Number: 983
Registered: 4-2004
| | Posted on Sunday, March 23, 2008 - 10:17 am: |
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Maxgain Stated "Does anyone out there feel that this "stuff" is kind-of, well , STUPID and immature ?
I get the impression that there are many companys out there that think that us CB'ers all have a thing for tacky looking junk, lots of "bling" appeal (shinny flashy things). (this is unfortunate, in my opinion) "
As much as I hate to say it, alot of CBers help generate this image ourselves, and mostly by the fact that a) we buy it, and b) seem to have a hard time living within the rules for cb.
IF CBers, as a whole, want companies to take us seriously, we have to take ourselves and the rules seriously first. Will this ever happen?? I doubt it, simply as too many immature CBers do not care.
Simon
Tech237
N7AUS
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Hyperno_1979
Advanced Member
Username: Hyperno_1979
Post Number: 598
Registered: 12-2005
| | Posted on Thursday, March 27, 2008 - 7:16 pm: |
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I think some things like face plates and covers could be very useful for someone who wants to tidy up an old worn radio. I've been checking some out but unfortunately there are none that i am after. As for the other **** there are unfortunately a lot of people out there that get a excited from that stuff.
CEFFFCEF
Bob
CEF703/CVC26
269 Hunter Valley
NOT allowed to hold a passport....
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Nightlinks
Member
Username: Nightlinks
Post Number: 54
Registered: 1-2009
| | Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 4:59 am: |
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Being away from the radio for 15 years i kinda like that sort off stuff now but i always like the roger beep and the echo.
I want to get the chrome cover, blue lights for my 148 but that's about it.
CEF#1021
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Dale
Senior Member
Username: Dale
Post Number: 1469
Registered: 12-2002
| | Posted on Sunday, April 19, 2009 - 6:18 pm: |
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im glad companies are making this [bling] stuff
for our hobby.i hope that it attracts a new
generation of fellow cbers.
dale/a.k.a.hotrod
cef426
cvc#64
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 5007
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Monday, April 20, 2009 - 3:04 pm: |
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"I would like to see a CB company produce some "commercial-grade" radios and accessories ! "
With DSP filtering and maybe the FCC allow a form of digital radio on top of AM/SSB ? THAT would be nice ..... ALLOW MURS VHF FM CB to be installed on all cb radios give people that along with 27 mhz ...
Commercial grade will mean digital and very narrow band in the near future.
After 2013 all wideband radio will go away on VHF/UHF so why not upgrade CB into that format too ?
On 6 since 66
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Nightlinks
Member
Username: Nightlinks
Post Number: 66
Registered: 1-2009
| | Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 10:01 am: |
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What i would like to have is a digital radio with remote control. I like copying the mail alot laying down at my sofa. Whenever i go 2-7 on the dial i have to get up and turn the knob. With a remote control i don't have to get up to change the dial :D
CEF#1021
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Golden_screw_driver
Intermediate Member
Username: Golden_screw_driver
Post Number: 116
Registered: 2-2008
| | Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 11:56 am: |
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I feel the reason you will find this is becuz of :a( short coming's in quality of most so called EXPORT and there four the (bling and other stuff added to radio's) to hide or make up it's short coming's IE drifting , squeals, feedback, plauged with COLD SOLDER JOINT'S so there four we get a influx on cheaply made want to be ham radios that has so much junk in the radio that it is useless in the 10 meter range and every single cb'er has to have the best one on the block(I AM CB ONLY). I myself am guily of this. But never bling, lighted knobs... Maybee a disco ball spinning. And the very sad part about it is we have people filling there soup coolers with gold, we are a socitiy that must posses somthing of equal or greater value and if you cant you BLING IT OUWT!!!!!
421 GOLDEN SCREW DRIVER
CEF#0995
NORTH-EAST
CEF NET CONTROLLER
Channel 13 / 27.115 AM/LSB
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Bruce
Senior Member
Username: Bruce
Post Number: 5048
Registered: 9-2003
| | Posted on Thursday, May 07, 2009 - 5:51 pm: |
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BUT ......
There is no standard to build they by .....
On 6 since 66
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