From: tjonz@caliban.Corp.Sun.COM (Todd Jonz)
Newsgroups: rec.radio.amateur.misc
Subject: Re: CB over cable TV (!)
Date: 7 Oct 1992 01:25:48 GMT
Organization: Sun Microsystems, Inc.
Distribution: usa
Reply-To: tjonz@caliban.Corp.Sun.COM
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Robert Whitehead writes:

	> 	> The other day I was at the local Radio Shack, and was
	> 	> chewing the fat with the clerk....  He had indicated that
	> 	> they were having a run on PL-259 to F adaptors. He asked the
	> 	> next guy that asked for one what he intended to do with it.
	> 	> The guy bubbled over on how when you hook your CB set to the
	> 	> cable TV line, you can talk over town with no interference.
	>
	> When I worked for the Shack, we got a copy of a letter that a CB'er
	> sent a district manager, complaining about the 10 meter rig he had
	> bought.

The letter that Bob refers to is attached below, or at least I assume it's the
same letter.  This so tickled my fancy when I first saw it here a couple of
years ago that I saved a copy.

Every time I see a manufacturers warning like "Do not immerse toaster in
water while operating" or "Do not position body under tire while car is on
jack", I wonder what kind of an idiot needs warnings like these.  Then I
pause for a moment and remember the attached letter....


Todd, KB6JXT

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From hurta@hcvdl.csc.ti.com Tue Sep 17 15:24:31 1990
Subject: humorous letter
Date: 17 Sep 90 15:24:31 GMT
From: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU
Status: RO
Content-Length: 2709
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This letter was forwarded to me by a friend to got this from another newsgroup
(rec.humor ??) of which I have no access.  No social ramifications are implied.
( I just thought it was a funny letter too... )

     Dwaine, N5HD

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The following is an actual letter.  The original
was typewritten, and all spelling and grammar has been carefully left 
intact, including errors.  I thought this was pretty funny.

To Mr. (name omitted) 
District Manager for Alabama
Radio Shack
3300 N. Pace Blvd
Pensacola, FL. 32505

Dear Sire,
This letter is complain about the problems I have having with the ham radio 
model number 19-1101 I had got from your company Radio Shack.  I had this 
shipped special to me from your store 1096 Eastdale Mall Montgomery 
Alabama.  I was got this because I think that i would get transmitt furthur
that I did with the TRC 217 40 channel walkie talkie.

The problem that had first was when I was going to hook this radio 
HTX-1000 to the antenna the conektor on the radio was wrong it wouldn't 
attach to my cable.  I was able to hook it finally by making a small change in
in the connektor.  As soon as I tried to use it there was no sound coming
at all.  This happened for two days and I never did get to talk to anybody
the whole two days.  That day the cable company came knocking my door and
said there was something causing problems at my house and disconnekted my
radio from the cable line.  you knew when i brought the Radio that I was 
going to use that for my antenne.  You didn't tell me not to why not?

Next time I decided to put the HTX-1000 in my automobile I thought I would
see how it worked their.  I hooked it to my CB-antenna and at least I 
could hear people.  But what happens now is no one wants to talk to me because
they says you have to have a licencs to talk to them.  Why?  I dont have to
have a licencs to talk on my CB.  They'll talk to me there.  Anyhow it dont
matter much anymore because somebody done took the radio HTX-1000 from my
automobile.  

What I would like for you Radio Shack to do is refund my money because I 
don't have the radio anymore and its not my fault i dont and I think you 
should give me back my money.  Also the cable company here says that I 
hurt something in there line and want to be paid fix it.  It will cost
$27482.98 to fix the equipment they say was damaged because you didnt
tell me not to hook it to the cable.  Please remit to me the check for 
$27758.53 for damages due.  To save this matter from going to court the
check must be in my hand by June first or I will turn this over to my 
attorneys of law.

Thank you

  name withheld
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