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Campfire Kahuna
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A lot of what makes the old days so good, was we survived them. Haha! Yes sir.
I am MAGA.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Remember Car 54 Where Are You?
That was the best show ever Didn't you use crystal radio sets?? Or did you just listen to the fence wires hum from Mexican radio stations??
"To compel a man to furnish funds for the propagation of ideas he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical." -- Thomas Jefferson
We are all Rhodesians now.
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Campfire Tracker
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Campfire Tracker
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I had a 2 Transistor radio in the early sixties. It is all I listened to in high school. I could see the lights on the radio tower from my brothers room and there was still so much static I couldn't understand what was being said on that little radio...
Harry
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Campfire Outfitter
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Remember pulling out the metal antenna? I remember a vinyl case they would have. I just repaired one of those two weeks ago Made a crimp with dental pliers. I cheated. I called someone who has been doing it for 60 years.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Had one of them fancy am fm shortwave ones with the power hand crank.
Think I sold it in a yard sale 6 or 7 yrs ago.
Just wanna particafuggingpate in the thread......
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Campfire Outfitter
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Progressives are the most open minded, tolerant, and inclusive people on the planet, as long as you agree with everything they say, and do exactly as you're told.
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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Not me. I my my young ones.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Remember Car 54 Where Are You?
That was the best show ever Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and Ernest Borgnine "Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!". Wrongo, Buckaroo; it was Joe E. Ross, not Ernest (McHale's Navy) Borgnine. Forget your bee pollen again?
What fresh Hell is this?
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Campfire Outfitter
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I remember my first one. Ate batteries like there was no tomorrow. I used the hell out of it though.
Don't be the darkness.
America will perish while those who should be standing guard are satisfying their lusts.
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Remember pulling out the metal antenna? I remember a vinyl case they would have. I just repaired one of those two weeks ago Made a crimp with dental pliers. I cheated. I called someone who has been doing it for 60 years. Or, for $7, you can get not one, but two replacements on Amazon that attach with the original screw and won't pull apart when you extend them. Admittedly, not as much fun, and no McGiver creds. There are still nice small radios to be had, but ones with analog tuners are scarce. Since Art Bell died, not much to listen to either.
What fresh Hell is this?
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Campfire Outfitter
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First one i got used 9 volt batteries.
Somewhere i had heard that if you put one that was down on the charge put it in the freezer.
Tried it and it seemed to help short term
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Campfire Oracle
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Campfire Oracle
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A lot of what makes the old days so good, was we survived them. By the Grace of Almighty GOD, Wabi. Man, I had some hairy, scarey close calls. I was happy at the time to have survived them but took them for granted. Now, at times I remember some of them and a cold chill goes down my spine thinking about how close I had been to buying the farm and realize what a great and miraculous job the angels did that HE had watch over me. Thank you Father in Heaven for your hand of protection that has so often protected me.
Ecc 10:2 The heart of the wise inclines to the right, but that of a fool to the left.
A Nation which leaves God behind is soon left behind.
"The Lord never asked anyone to be a tax collector, lowyer, or Redskins fan".
I Dindo Nuffin
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Remember Car 54 Where Are You?
That was the best show ever Fred Gwynne (Herman Munster) and Ernest Borgnine "Ooh! Ooh! Ooh!". Wrongo, Buckaroo; it was Joe E. Ross, not Ernest (McHale's Navy) Borgnine. Forget your bee pollen again? Refer to the running joke of deliberate misidentifications in the "Ernest Borgnine" thread started by Slumlord, buckaroo.
Gunnery, gunnery, gunnery. Hit the target, all else is twaddle!
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I feared something like that, but plunged in anyway.
Consider me suitably chagrinned and chastened.🙁
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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I still listen to one of these, still gets remarkable reception and sound, though the dial is off a little. Still get better reception than any of my CCranes.
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Campfire Outfitter
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Campfire Outfitter
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Get an ICOM-IC-7610 transceiver for $3k, connect to a large computer display, and see what is on a lot of frequencies. If you own 100 old radios, you won't need them any more.
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. -Ernest Hemingway The man who makes no mistakes does not usually make anything.-- Edward John Phelps
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Campfire Ranger
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Campfire Ranger
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Get an ICOM-IC-7610 transceiver for $3k, connect to a large computer display, and see what is on a lot of frequencies. If you own 100 old radios, you won't need them any more. Can I take that to the park and listen to a ballgame?
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Campfire 'Bwana
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Campfire 'Bwana
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I remember Dad lying in his bed, his transistor radio balanced on his stomach, cussing Bob Allison for striking out.
Not a real member - just an ordinary guy who appreciates being able to hang around and say something once in awhile.
Happily Trapped In the Past (Thanks, Joe)
Not only a less than minimally educated person, but stupid and out of touch as well.
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Campfire Tracker
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Still have an old Hitachi am transistor radio. No antanea. Works fine. Listen to Rush almost everyday on it. Just have to move it around for good reception. It's red. Made in Japan.
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