What was ( is ) your CB handle ?

[Budnicks]

I had a Cobra, 40 channel IIRC, (I think the 1st one was only 24 channel ?)
had a big ol' whip antenna
I couldn't tell ya' what models or mic etc.

I was 'Wild Thang' from my 23t Altered days, my cars name, 77 - early 80s
haulin' my Altered on an Big Tex 20' open trailer, for everyone to see
behind a 76 Chevy short-beb step-side PU
later "Featherlite",
almost always had a Featherlite trailer, since the mid 80's
my traveling buddy Bob was "Big Hoss" (his dogs name)
he called me that
sort of stuck, when I got my 1st new aluminum stacker trailer
it was more of a joke, than a CB handle
then "Alfred", that was more of a joke too, between friends,
my middle name is Alfred
(German/Norwegian family tradition, for the 1st born son)
I never liked it much,
but I named my traveling buddy, male AKC American Staff Terroir
'Alfred Farton Urinal'
among a few other names/handles,
so me & Bob would talk like we were our dogs (in names only)
his wife Dee was "Screamer" named after their cat, very vocal cat...
the kids were "Rug Rats" for the girls or "Ankle Bitters" for the boys

I never did talk on them much,
I had a hard time remembering the handles, then it all came to me
I laughed a bit now too...

Used CBs mostly for a few convos between traveling buddies, going across the US
not much with folks I didn't know well
It was more for safety & listening to traffic, weather reports or smokey reports
tell each other where we need to turn or what hwy exit #s etc.,
or where we should stop for fuel or food or to piss etc. (choke & puke)

My dad was big into them when he 1st got his new 73 Cj5
'Stump Jumper' or Harvey
I always felt sort of weird talking on them...
I laughed my *** off when he'd talk on them, during our 4x4 outings
I was young everything adults did was stupid/funny

Good while out on the road a lot...

 

[Krooser]

When I was a young professional radio operator and part time amateur truck driver my handle was....

The nationally acclaimed, locally defamed, potty trained, bird brained seeker of fortune and fame who chokes the chicken to remove the strain and uses Preparation H to relieve the pain The Premium Pollack, the #1 seat cover lover, the world's fastest streaker, the original 70 mph, 250#, naked diesel driving ding-a-ling in the 35 ton, 55 foot 18 wheeled rolling massage parlor. The honorary mayor of Warsaw, the Golden Throat that came over on the boat and the right hand man to the Polish Pope.

I could do the schpiel in one breath...

Radio equipment? Everything from a six channel Johnson to a Yaesu FT 101E ham radio on 11 meters with a 1000 watt kicker.

At home I had a Moonraker 6 antenna on a 6O' tower bolted to my house.

 

[MarPar]

When I was a young professional radio operator and part time amateur truck driver my handle was....

The nationally acclaimed, locally defamed, potty trained, bird brained seeker of fortune and fame who chokes the chicken to remove the strain and uses Preparation H to relieve the pain The Premium Pollack, the #1 seat cover lover, the world's fastest streaker, the original 70 mph, 250#, naked diesel driving ding-a-ling in the 35 ton, 55 foot 18 wheeled rolling massage parlor. The honorary mayor of Warsaw, the Golden Throat that came over on the boat and the right hand man to the Polish Pope.

I could do the schpiel in one breath...

that was great