Names/handles remembered from CB

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Names/handles remembered from CB

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The 80's was before my time I got into CB in 2003
Names remembered

Old Mary
Red Car
Maverick
Johnny H
Buffalo Bill
Mr Quack
Bot bot
Scott
Blue Bird
Dead Gun
Simple Simon
Sweaty Sock
Dave in Newcross

Thats all I can remember at the moment

What handles/ names can you remember from CB radio?
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I was known as long dong by the lady breakers :D
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StormShadow wrote:
Dave in Newcross

He must have been up all night thinking that one up :?
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PLL02A wrote:
StormShadow wrote:
Dave in Newcross

He must have been up all night thinking that one up :?
That was his handle Dave in Newcross :lol: always a 30+ signal where I was
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I'm pretty sure that Johny H would be a member on here? radio enthusiast and all that
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StormShadow wrote:I'm pretty sure that Johny H would be a member on here? radio enthusiast and all that
We have a few rubber johnny's but aint heard of no johnny H
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i remember loads, the best ones were from the AM days, heres a few
moonlight
zebra 3
red wrecker
blunderbus
oil change
revillo
bed bug
jackdaw
merry widow
captain morgan
titanic
spiderman
turn table
poser
lady jane
seagull
iron horse
barley suger
bantam
tigger
red mudler
red tag
duke
bambi
tiny tom
swampy
dairy lea
nig nog
white rabbit
green mineral
i could go on, but theres some all from 79-80 era
notice moonlights first on the list, i used to listen to him via harmonics on my dads binatone world star radio in around 79-80,moonlight used a mk1 148, that bleep pieced through every radio in the house from 2 streets away, great memories :)
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StormShadow wrote:
PLL02A wrote:
StormShadow wrote:
Dave in Newcross

He must have been up all night thinking that one up :?
That was his handle Dave in Newcross :lol: always a 30+ signal where I was

Also called himself Dave "The Big Red One" Newcross I do believe he died a couple of years ago now.....
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superstar wrote: notice moonlights first on the list, i used to listen to him.....
Down here Moonlight was a good looking girl (yes, there were a few) called Katrine.
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All from 1990 onwards...

Brian "Camper" Nr Kirkham,
Beryl "Capricorn Lady" Weeton,
John "Pintail" Nr Kirkham,
Jim "Pisces" Blackpool /Cleveleys?
"Rhinestone Cowboy" Clifton (Nr Preston)
John "Snowman" Haslingden,
"Big Al" Burnley / Padiham ,
"Happy Harry" Burnley / Padiham,
Dougie "Hi-Fi" Burnley,
Ray "Penknife" Burnley,
Jimmy "Lancashire Lad" Clayton-le-moors,
Phil "AC/DC" Clayton-le-moors,
Steve "Phoenix" Accrington,
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@ StormShadow
dave newcross handle was ....big red one.....who sadly passed away early last year
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superstar wrote:i remember loads, the best ones were from the AM days, heres a few

nig nog
I guess they were different times.
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Admiral wrote:
superstar wrote:i remember loads, the best ones were from the AM days, heres a few

nig nog
I guess they were different times.
lol ha haa yeah they must of been :)
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Breakers I remember from the Tyneside area from the 90s ish

Checkers (Sue), Felling [Also my GF for a time ;-)]
Spaceman (Dave), Walker
Echo 4 (John), whitley Bay [The local rig Doctor]
Turbo (Tommy), Walker [User to buy and sell rigs on channel 16 all day/night]
Sparky (Rob), Walker [21E11IP now from this very forum]
Dungeon Master, Whitehills
Bonehead (Ray), Sheffif's Hill
Mandy, Walker [Can't remember handle, but was Ray's GF]

Probably loads, more, but I am in the office at the minute and I can't get to my logs from back then. I used to write down every new breaker I spoke to etc back in the day :-)
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Peter "Little Joe" Waterfoot
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