Who had a CB license back in the day ?

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Who had a CB license back in the day ?

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Me ? Yes of course i did. Being the moderator on here you can trust me ;)

Did you ?
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Of course not. Licences were for newcomers' parent's benefit.
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Antoni wrote: 17 Feb 2026, 17:09 Of course not. Licences were for newcomers' parent's benefit.
Oh in that case your banned. Can't have law breakers treading the board. Makes me look bad :lol:
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I still have my first one here from 1986, Cost £10. My old man made me get one.
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Well good for your old man Richie saved you from a life of crime and hard time.
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Did anyone ever hear of anyone being prosecuted for not having a license ? I haven't
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Buick Mackane wrote: 17 Feb 2026, 17:36 Well good for your old man Richie saved you from a life of crime and hard time.
Errr yeah... :think:
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Buick Mackane wrote: 17 Feb 2026, 16:47 Me ? Yes of course i did. Being the moderator on here you can trust me ;)

Did you ?
Yes had one for the first and second year then never got again after that.

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TV licence? :lol: Never had one and never will :D
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I had a licence I think for 2 years (CB not TV) but when I got my first SSB radio and a CTE 747 amp I didnt see the point so that was that, I think it had gone up to £15 then.
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Only for the first year. I then decided RF travels the exact same distance with or without a licence. so I never renewed it.
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Didn't need one for midband AM , 14 a copy c,mon
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I'm not sure but I think I had one. Mum and dad would probably have insisted, being sticklers for legality.
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I never had much legal kit, so there was no point giving buzby my address.
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Fair enough on having illegal gear. A license isn't going to make it legal is it ?
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