[RKDinOKC]

All this breaker talk reminded me of my Dad being into Citizen Band or CB Radio when I was a kid. Back then the radios were allowed more power and you had to get an FCC license to use CB. There were also strict rules for usage like stating your license numbers, language, and signing on and off of conversations.

On family vacations gas/food/motel/rest stops were at or near coffee shops or local CB club gatherings where Dad would meet up with other CB enthusiast. We would meet people, swap stories, and trade cards that included your call sign, handle, where you were from, etc. Everybody collect cards from people they talked with and/or met.

When in kindergarten was asked for my phone number. I knew my Dad's call sign and handle, but not our home phone number. My teacher didn't like it until my Dad explained all police cars had CB radios and even if my Dad wasn't listening there were enough CB friends that someone we knew would respond and help. I also knew my address.

My Dad's call sign was KEH-4697 and his handle was the Rubber Duck. He was the Rubber Duck long before the movie Convoy who's main trucker character, played by Chris Christopherson used the handle Rubber Duck.

The CB Radio thing was killed by the FCC lowering the wattage allowed by transmitters and NOT requiring anyone being licensed. They basically stopped policing the airwaves. Dad had stopped traveling and didn't make the jump to HAM radio.