You seem to forget you live in Ohio, I live in New Jersey. I watched it unfold with my own ears ringing from mass heterodyne and constant S9+ noise level. While your observation may be valid for your area please give credit for mine being valid in my area.
"11M was the primo hunting ground here, even better than the bars."
Are you kidding me? Rilly? (;->) Horny housewives were lined up at my door, need I say more? Hey, that rhymes.
Perhaps due to the greater population density (an antenna on nearly every house, land vehicle and boat) CB went down the drain before 1983 which BTW was around the time I got fed up and sold out for reasons previously stated. The "hookup crowd" was already dead in the water and most that I knew didn't have computers, just went back to traditional methods. Ah yes, the popular land line dial up BBSes, some out California way had 800 numbers and a far greater number of ports so they were used most heavily. My friend Larry N2HGY was the last in NJ to shut his down, talk about a die hard. As an aside I'm chuckling over their demise at the hands of the internet while the internet enhances the Amateur Radio equivalent, the worldwide packet radio BBS network in which I am active. Here's a funny, someone on the Island recently started a thread about our discussions of non Amateur topics. She'd have a fit if someone tells her how much non ham stuff is discussed on packet and ham radio in general. <hint hint>
"Again, wrong."
Yeah OK, call my friend a liar and me as well if you like, I don't mind. He told me about the company fleets, he being one of the drivers and I reading the NALs and putting 2 and 2 together came up with the reason stated. I didn't mention the few remaining independents because you're perfectly capable of separating sheep from goats but you surprisingly have them grazing in the same pasture. Sure they can do what they like with their own property, duh? Sure you see a fair amount of fleet trucks with antennas, not all companies banned aftermarket radios, again duh? Please, I gave you credit for a little common sense but apparently in your zeal to contradict me it went by the wayside. Speaking of the wayside, news has it that's where Nextel is headed so now what?
Nothing personal, only business but the thing is business is not the same nationwide. When it comes to Who Killed Roger Rabbit it all depends on the local rabbits. Since trucking companies are interstate regional separation doesn't apply but separation by company and contractor (independent trucker) surely does. When you paint all with the same brush there is a problem as I have just pointed out but it's a common problem I have encountered many times before on other internet forums whenever this topic comes up. Well, everyone is entitled to an opinion, like they say in Italian; t'each izzone calzone.
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