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"wn At EATEN SAME CR Vel AE STA RS J d SRA 9! : NV % SARE * he 0) oy , = SAE S85 Be LE "ele 8 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed., October 11, 1978 Government Sponsored Symposium LA . 2 Le LR bl IE LAMBERT REA AA. ¥ ACNE A 2 Al ESEAR PL PiU rh aa REUBEN Y S01 Seth) VORNFER L330 ET USI IF LEAT SEN SA WALT LTR, ASD JOURN $0 FHS 000 v CB' N t A P i I ad A well-known CB radio now seems to have taken the direction of CB's. radios. accurate and reliable. one across town is often very buff from Scugog Township attitude that CB is more than Mr. Giroux attended the The first recommendation Mr. Giroux said that FM difficult. recently attended a sym- just a passing fad. workshops dealing with was that CB's move to a .transmission would elimi- Under certain atmos- ¥ . 3 Passing BS i in the FM te that bane of all CBers' pheric conditions, Skip is posium in Ottawa that dealt And with now close to one the latter topic. the future higher frequency in the F nate ine J all Cher Pp i cop he ap with several aspects of the million licenced CB opera- direction of CB's and he said range. This would allow for known as skip, whereby it is gays heh S. Signals operation of Citizen Band ~~ "oo ond an un. the outcome was several many more channels of possible to pick up trans- unce oi ov lay rs radio in Canada. ber who are not Teécommendations, which if operation than the present missions fromasfarawayas ozone. The FM frequency Bert Giroux, who was Kuowa wir hr oux feels adopted by the government 40, and would make short- Austrailia and the West would help to eliminate this. instrumental in forming the thot Fh is final. Will enhance the use of CB distance transmission more Indies, but speaking to some- "Ove. 3 he se Ar ey Sep ona Wh, ly starting to listen to the symposium was that all old the Fah ervVIew ecommendations that CBers must pass a short posium was called by the Serious CBers would like to written test before they are federal Nr riainy of See adopted. issued a licence. This would » communications and at- The two-day symposium at least ensure that a CB tracted about 60 CB and held September 23 and 24 operator has some know- / radio club reps from across dealt with four main topics: ledge of the rules and regula- Canada. regulations and enforcement tions, and might help to Mr. Giroux said the sym- Of CB operations; the need further reduce the small posium was important to for General Radio Service number of CBers who abuse CBers for several reasons, (GRS) inormiatio] and their systems and break the ich i competence test; equipmen rules. " fact that the governmeni standards; and the future Mr. Giroux added that the ©, | CBers at the symposium . generally agreed that the use Y A CLEAN CHIMNEY of CBs should not be altered by the government; that is, MEANS GREATER they should remain for pleasure use, and for practi- EFFICIENCY AND SAFETY cal uses such as getting weather and road conditions, : | E and reporting emergency Get Ready for Winter: Sais, Fireplace and Woodstove 7 symposium and the pheno- chimneys should be cleaned mena of CB in general, it is regularly. Why take chances. obvious that Mr. Giroux is ®» (Yectre Call the Professionals (You saw us at the Pt. Perry Fair). - FULLY INSURED - ment in communications between CBers. He says that he talks to hundreds of people each week. He got his first CB a little more than three years ago and now has close to $4000 worth of equip- ment including a base sta- J, CHIMNEY SWEEPS 668-0435 tion and antenna at "his home. He started the Fat Albert gq Club in the Scugog area, but ¥ early this year gave that up 525252525255 5¢ Te To who | Jon wn nn | | When calling please let phone ring continously, since we are often in the field and cannot reach the phone within a few rings 'Bert and Marj Giroux are CB enthusiasts from Scugog Island who have recently formed the Trans Canada Radio Club to bring together CBers from all across Canada and the United States. Regional Chairman rumour that he might be running for election to Osh- (CALL COLLECT) and formed the Trans Can- ada Radio Club which now BG EC EEE CCICICICIC CS has about 400 members from across Canada and parts of the United States. While the sale of CBs may have peaked in recent months, he says they still average about 20,000 each month across Canada. 'CB is here to stay", he says friend of his who is thinking of running fof office in the cP nd win, ! : H 5 i firmly. "It's. not just a i AT: 3 ) ® passing phase like the hula ¢ un Beath seeks third term = i N N Aside from the fact that it ? {i Walter: Beath announced and also said he has not least one all candidates Sovernmeit iy foals Ol 2A N f) last week that he will be approached or encouraged meeting in each of the eight ! be Co hints that 25 3 sseling a tid hing 7 any other candidate to op- area municipalities in Dur- Covernments may now re Sook ( fu : ; of ForEvergreens-Tress-Shrups- ff siamen of Dutem Re. joe he pnt Ward 7 hm fo Tea th viows of Eovrimers may nov 1% 2 4 . * , ' . ' | 3 Fruit Trees - etc... Wl pr. Beath, who 128 held The chairman of the Dur- added that if elected to the EE be N h g) the position as chairman ham council will be elected office, two of his personal ' #1 3 BULBS FOR SPRING BLOOM , since the inception of region- to a two-year term of office priorities for Durham over got Lngstier and Vied 8 1 i Daffodils - Tulips - Hyacinths ; al governmen: g 1974, is the by the 30-member council at the Je ole of years or . in way come elecu ' h Muscari - Crocus - Paperwhites - etc. dl lirst candidate 10 announce the first meeting following wou the development o ppv als | FREE ESTIMATES ON ama jj his intention to seek the top the November 13 municipal new industry and commerce ry Ld X] i political post in Durham. elections. and an on-going review of all 2 Saye. i as N 2 Mr. Beath, 59, was appoin- Whilestating that he would aspects of the regional W"€2 S5 wan ns r a" ing Ad " ted for the two-year term by make an effort to attend at government operation. Sone ing In php or our it ; ! ihe vinci foverinient Mr Giroux feels that the | ih " 8 Suen Duiniin Region Was possibilities for CBers -are z 0 J firs , and was elec- -a ! f ted to a second term in 1976 almost endless and will in- h ?] crease with new innovations f ar den tre ! ers of the 2 MA } in the technology. p © In making the announce- N ¥ rt as ne example of oe | " \ potential power o , Mr. 0 5 Miles East of Port Perry - 986-4771 ] a hs ir, Boat | Mts Giroux cites the story of a fl Hwy. 7A at West V4 Line " Genuine Ziebart Process U R i U ra - Te - RA YEAS : y AE 4 EMIVIE > Te heheoeh Ar #1 RSON INSURANCE AGENCY LIMITED 193 QUEEN ST., PORT PERRY (416) 985-7306 "All Lines of General Insurance!" awa's city council in Ward 7, PINS IAL HAVE YOUR ZIEBART DONE-LOCALLY - FOR CONVENIENT CHECKUPS! Port Perry Auto-Truck RUSTPROOFING Hwy. 12 & 7A - Port Perry, Ontarip . . 985-8631 Why not make your car sparkle? Try our exclusive 'Shine Guard" treatment! upcoming municipal elec- tions, and is organizing his fellow CBers to help co-ordi- nate his campaign and get people out to the polling stations on election day. The newly formed Trans Canada Radio Club is at- tracting new members each 'week, and Flea Market and Coffee Break has been or- ganized by .the Club for October 15 at the Blackstock Centre. {J