TAP No. 47 - Radar Detectors, CB Info

Beating the cons on speeding OWERING MY STURDY compact foe in etchant {et pt oe spots " patrolled ing 2 Newly my dashboard Is a radar emisston detector gilled, Vurboster, 1 will ware, me te yw down when the ear of a poles radar unit 1 have Sankey ‘the Bear at, Or dott Alter spe noon driving under radar detector, 1 fin ‘been arrested for ha ‘hat they are ihe hottest thing’ to Ait the shelves ‘since CB radios, and they seem to be selling by the tens of Mrourane i state police confiseate the devices on and motorists are ‘up to §100. Now Jertey, on the Ff 8 =f i hand, Goes not thave & law restteting Mt. In the war af a police a th sped tat driver has the winning edge. ‘Manufacturers b’¢ndly promote the devices “designed to help consces- io autres opener, mata ml cout, Frad they call ihe. ans ‘and. they ‘to speed.” Major Nicholas N. Glangusting director of tafe for the pal my ath ste fon the for these tht thts citer fee any other use eding chet" than @ svold reading eke backrosds of Westchester, on well- ‘traveled highways, over parkways and SEE dade SATS ae Se Gat oF erarity. a sense of freedom from iectomelet and" moving Sf far ts rai a os scemed safe on the read. ‘For a hundred miles, I drove while my Fuzzbuster remained silent, Appar- cently. there was no police rader for my detect, In Yorktown ing to one cop and he sald he takes them away from drivers, Not all the tine — it depends on bis mood" Baylis did mention two locations where toc aS often set up redar operations. past ‘speeds than was wise. The black box sat fhe Fompanet. 1! had been « bad day Aldsr detectors have not been pops tar long enough for thelr tegsl status to putts, however, repeatedly ‘the statute Inadequate and have thrown out many radar detection cases. Some rut. that the 1553 law wes pass; ea. ‘the invention of rada> and ‘therefore cannot apply in any case ip- votvi Buf the future of the radar detector ln “ow York State may well hang on the uteome of an appeal filed lyvek driver who wad fined $100 te court, whl agai of ‘using the devices will be icc Justice ‘of the. peace ra ‘OF course, tate pottee are notorious. gt fenuiiv about Motorists employing theie speed t ss aes ccieeged thir fedar network ie aie ened ns ws Toe, irked police beran arresting the light blinkers. ‘As it turned out, ane of those nob- bed was a News editor, since retired, P, Hetzer Wright, Fined's10, he sppeat- ed the conviction, contending that the ‘wera misconstruing the 1 fee orgued tbat ihe law fertids thé dis ay of, reonsantiy ashing whe Hghts. Wright woo on the round that ‘the section did not mention any display of Hghts. Blinker ar-*sts stopped, in fact, radar delectors ave heen on the market since the early 1960s, but et unl the mh. 4270 at device put Into mass production tae as reliable and had ta a driver {Une to alow down to avold a speed trap. ‘Three companies aupply most of the fadar detectors on the market there days. Electrolert, maker of the Fur buster, is the undisputed kingpin in the field with sales of £00,000 unils worth $35 million. Autotronics, a Texas elec: tronies firm, makes the Super Snooper and claims sales of $12 million. Rada- tron does not give out dollar sales for iis Senturion detectors, althouch they eppcrentiy sell: well enough. Smpls ballrpoperated unl to ‘J ryoperated unl $150 for a more sophisticated device that will monitor two pollee bands. The are designed from the new one In effect, giver, tuned Some, companies ott nat niguals ean ‘up to three miles away, but any clectrome’ specialists, find this Fidicolous, Detection distance can be af- fected by numerous factors, the experts say, factors like terrain and climatic conditions. ~~ a NOV-DEC 1977 rake ‘acd tn expistain ‘and the like are not “licenses to speed,” industry executives stress that such short notice will not help a motorist rearing down the highway at 90 miles ‘an hour, Tae devices, ope promotional pamphlet suggested, are for those casually drift over’ the normally sale Umit.” ‘They are designed “to help you keep aware of speed limits and actually helps them," he says. “A trucker hears the beep bee tad he slows down. 1 makes? the Cl nd their toe ey be. ttcer eid me these reports take 18 police cara sound line $0: 43 with CB radios, trackers were Gradually, ine eerame, paalat’ rat a me road salesmen and ether f an inordinate amount of the wheel. Drivers like these tend to Dosh the speed limit, Tickets are a com Sant smard and loss of their licenses means joss of thelr livelihood. anon ite cronies ee B: Seine teed Umit — particularly in ‘the wat'eh where drivers think nothing of 73 miles an hour, and 200-mile day trips are routine. Bob McLaughlin, assistant to the marketing director for ‘Richardson, Texas, sald, “The 55-mile-an-hour limit drove people oF oe its ae Sites 70 to 80 miles an hour. What was the ‘use of having them Hf we couldn't use them?” -'With the SSmile decree, police bé- cone Sa det i" control speed and introduced an io- creasing number o% radar units. Electrolert, which = makes the Fumbuster, reports that police areand ‘the country now employ 50,000 ra ‘compared with only 3,000 or ‘ibe a few yeare ago. NO. 47 Worse for drivers, the companies charge, the” police ‘radars are often “unfalr” locations — at the of hills or at town lines — where even the mott prudent driver amilght find himself speeding. And there 1s ‘also the contention that too many et arousing their radar akilis 10 false focal revenues, rather Oran a3 & speed It way, motorists and police are oi d in an arms race in which there tle possibility of detente. Dale ‘Smith, inventor of tho Fur buster and head of Blectrolert, argues that bis device puts the motorist on an equal foot with the policeman who stalks him, story Is that Smith, who had been designing police radar palty £ caught in ‘aah trap and hurri me er Nis own radar ‘ to put “Speed radar Is symptem of a och ely headed for a police ‘ene insists. “The Fuzbuster ne CHieelveness of ‘atar and it tis owe ‘way, adds to our storehouse of personal freedom." In virginia, wh where ro Gatectors are banned, feudi between state police and a uckers ‘tho are de- voted to jhe devices can turn nasty. In_ the few years, authorities have confiscated “4,000 detectors, mainly from truckers. Thelr owners were fined an estimated $500,000. Sc hae, oe i oa aise sa through the Virginia hills place card- tebe a device, the joke is cn Last month, 2 trooper not only + falted to laugh’ sodeatrealyat'the trucker's _ ploy. arrested the tiieer, Heley” Hulse and brought him before a magistrate who levied a {$125 fine. The trucker reealled that the ed and fined for possession of cardboard box. ‘The trucker appealed with the help of Fuzabusters manufacturer, Electrolert, Inc., and the Independent ‘Truckers Association, During a five- minute court session, the state attor- ney decided to drop all charges. For sniffing out "Smoteys.” three radar detectors have oe canted pst ofthe mart, The oe vephiicatd, th lng Super Snooper (efi, cots $179.9, The Radatron Senturion (center) for $89.95. The popular Furrburter (right) costs $405. © Youth Hot Line Reports, Inc, 1977-Do.not make checks ‘out to Youth Hot Line Reports, PLEASE] Movement groups may reprint without permission if TAP's address is given with all credits, Please send us a copy of reprinted -vork. WARNING:We will prosecute copyright violators. THE VOICE by Ted Vail To stert off, I would like to poss a few questions, sgrin in the vein of control and other telephone tones., “Depravo" mentioned the use of single frequency (SF) tones end said “it's a pity you haven't published more about then". Why should we? Of what use ere they? Please note that these questions are not rhetoric: I vant then answered! So far, the only ideo I've received is from Sam, that ubiquitous idtebfield Lercenist, who suggests that SF pulsce used to be used for signaling a long time ogo,. similar to the way Kilgore descrited it in iseue 37. What do you think? I want to know. 1 am glad that Tom is reinstating the “letters from readers" column. I had originally intended to anewer questions that appeared in older back issues, but I would prefer to conserve columr space and only anever questions in the more recent onen. Maybe, vhen and if I become © regular, important TAP writer, and 1 receive enough faverable reoponses (Yes, that wears youl), then Tom aight send we photocopies of letters that ke plane to publish and let me insert my answering commonte after each one, a la Eden Ucderground. Until thet happens, thow:h, you'll have to be content vith having to flip back nad forth from the issue with the cuestion to the one with my answer: namely, thie one. : ISSUE Ul: To "L.0."--Get a hore with clip leads, ‘preferably a linenan's test set, and use it to clip on to the terminals in o junction box. If you cannot find euch an animal, look for an underground cable connection box (the tox is aboveground). They are those tozer that stand up about 2) feet from the ground, are cylindrical or rectangular in #1 painted green and tearing the 1ccal telco insignia and usually the words "Do not dig--underground cable". They can be opened easily as they are never locket and hundreds of phone lin are inside for your calling pleasure. Failing either of the: eovip your phone with a pair of special alligator clips tha’ have the insulation-piercing prongs inside (available from Barstein-Applebee) and "latch on" to any available line. On & coin phone’ line (BY THE WAY=-Depravo (iee.43, p.1) asked how the telco knows which phones are home ones and which are coin ones. Stople--éon't you thirk they know which are which vhen they're installed? Then the incoming coin lines are connected to slightly different equipment; namely. the circuits that determine when and 1f any coins vere inserted. Ao for the equipment at the other end of a line being able to tell, it wouldn't be bord to have the aforementioned circuits send a signa} to the remote end.) you will hove to ground Tip (green) through e 10x rocistor as explained in Ton'a *“Fortresc Fun” in Jas. 30. About tke Phone-Kate desl: an utc lack Box could be used to connect the unit to the line. There is a neat factor operating here: the machine operates for about a minute and a half, counting both moscages, tl discouraging the "uninitiated" from exceedicg the 3 minute Blazk Hox time limit maximum that most people consider safe. (How saFz 15 IT?) To "Zeith"--locate tho tvo contacts thot open ani close os the dial returns (the "puleing” contacte) which are connected ecrost "F" and "BR" on a,Western phone. Short these by patting a jumper directly across the two screws. Thie will dieable the dial. If the uy knovs anythirg about fones he’) know enough to pulse the hookewitch.A resistor und capacitor connected to the hookewitch contacts will discourage this. I don't know what valuen, but if Tom wente to figure them out and crint them here, hots welcome to. Dear "Indiana"--moke sure you are calling on 809 nunter of en outfit a long distance avay. If they give an 800 number for everywhere but Ind. and say to call their reguler number collect, forget them, Mind a company further avay. Hext—vait until you hear the ringing sound from the far end before * "beeping off". Once you do that, you are in ATSI"s long lined and the local eccentricities can be ignored. If you try that, acd it still doesn't work, drop me a line explaining exactly what you did and heard, and I'll try to help. Aconment to Hd Extract: First, all places that have had an emergency number like 911 for mora than 6 months or so heve had time to install, and you can be sure, have installed, Little LeD-repdout gadgets that display the numbers of inconing callers. Ian told that’ some police stations have these on their reguler lines, too, and that no matter where they are, they coat a fortune to rent. I want to know how these york! Even the generol principles would be greatly appreciated. Second, ny Illinois friends tell me that some Chicago suburbs have those "flashable" signal lights. One even says that bo activated it with his xenon camera strobe, flashing through the windshield! You have to be at a certain distance range to be at the correct angle. This sounds neat! I want to hear ore about this! Dear Jim--Inetead of destroying the culti-line capability of the key teleptone, why not just locate the two line vires for one of the lines and hook up to there? I hate‘ to expensive equipment destroyed—makes about as much giving a stud aninal a vasectony. Dear "Nickolai"-—WHAT IS THAT NUMBFR?? That's just the kind of thing wa want to publish and lét our readers try it out. By hearing exactly what it sounds like, one of then might be able to figure out ite purpose. My guess is that it's a test number, but for testing what? If we publish it, maybe ve'll find a TaPper vorking in the exchange near there who could tell us. the only reason you might not want it published would ‘be in the case of a really neat, exciting nunber that you do not want Teleo to disconnect, end frankly, this one doesn't exactly sound like something that would keep me avake at night (although explaining this to you is). Aleo, please define "power-factor-corrected", and teach us what you learned. What you learned about power meters, that is, not necesserily what you learned from your dog. Concerning "A-C.®'s dincovery: Sonething I read in ZUHS (24en Underground Press Servece, published by Eden Press) goes it one better. According to Barry Reid's *Inepiracy" “A com called LIBERTY GRAPHICS(P.0. HC 28203) prints up checke that resist microfilming, and will provide the exact type of check you need... "Neat, buh? A friend told me that the banks can give you a real hard tine if you foul them up witk things like this, but vhether or not they do depends upon the individual ‘dank. Start a small account under s false name and use these “trickies", and you'll soon find out how much of a Big Brother your local outfit is, Dear "Calif." (of Baghdad?): OF COURSE KP2 doesn't work when used in place of KPLI The Long Lines long distance lines are going to totally ignore anySevery signal that ien't Preceded by EPl. I suggest you try KP Ol EP2 (African comtry code) (number) ST or try KP 04 ST, KP2 (then same as before). There ore only educated guesses, and I would ereatly appreciate more information on this subject! In fect, I don't even know the tones for KP2 offhant end I can't find them in any back issue. Will someone tell me which one (if any?)? I elao want to hear from old time subscribers, especially the guy vho wrote the letter signed "-KANSAS-" on poge 3 of issue #27 (or anyone else who has info concerning the "BV" key or *Rate&Foute". I have some ideas about the use of the coin return and collect MF tones, mentioned in that sane letter. They are elnost certainly used by operators at the far end of e Long Line to perform the coin functions, as # DC signal from the far end obviously wouldn't do it. To see if they can de used, have someone call you from a pay phone a long distance avay (like a different area code), preferably using coins tut I suppose it would work if he Boxed an 800 oumber and then inserted a nickel (or slug). You want something in there so you know if the coin relay is doing something or rot. During the ccmversation, before the coin relay is activated utomaticolly ty the local éxchenge, beep the "coin return” tone into your end and hopefully bis coins ill be returned. You may have to precede it with KP and follow it with St. CAUTION: If it 1s a paid call, an operator is right there and your friend had better reinsert a nickel quickly to put the coin circuit back to its “noney inserted" condition before the opératér notices ‘the temporary change of status on her doard. Remember, those green lights avitch to red immediately when poucy leaves the coin hopper, either for your hand or the coin box, and you must put that relay back to keep the op. from noticing anything. I need more info on these tones: experiment to verify or refute the above conclusion. Please renember that since I don't have direct access to Telco internal info, I have to pieco together bite of vhat I do know. It may not be perfect, mut it should put you or the right track. Dear D.J.t If you hook up Between the power company and the local meter, you won't be drawing any juice through it end thus it won't show. I'm positive that the meters at tho company show only large scale changes (else why would they have local meters). As far as permission to inspect goes, if the wires actually do cross your property, you had to give then permission to put then. there. Or did yout If not, and they try to sue, they'd probably leugh it out of court. Tf you 414 permit them, though, the contract (agreement) alnost certainly has fine print giving then the right to inspect. Thay would probably have to notify you, and a Doberman or two roaming your a-in yerd might deter then for a day-or so, allowing you. to "tidy up" before your guests come. It's difficult to fasten safely to the’pisce of alusinm, so remenber to learn the exact correct procedure and of coures insulate well. Qood luck! Concerning the next, unsigned letter? I thought we got that scheme out of the way on column 1, p.3, ise.27—most neters are 5 prong and thus cannot be inverted. For curiosity's sake, I would like to kmow the meaning of the cryptic notations that eppear on nearly all (if not pil) electric meters. They are all "Rr® and then » number like 13% or 11 5/9 or so. Tt has occurred to me, and to you too, I'm eure, that most TaP readers are generally “counter-culturaliste". I think I can safely assume that you are, too. Then why not break further evay from the aysten (vhich, of course, encourages you to just sit on your ass) and do something, preferably something for ZAPTiTon fu go right when he says "Reader apathy SUCKS!*. The U.S. has becone a nation of passive pleasures and éntertainnent where everyone just sits around, consutes goods, and doesn't’ think for himself et all. The ubiquitous "boob tube® is Berfect exemple—for all TY addicts and indesd a majority of ‘mericans it has become practically a prostitute, allowing you to just lie back and be "entertained". Well, if you want to be a regular moron (HOTE--the avorage TV viewer bas the mentality of an S-year-old!) and do that, then as far as I'm concerned, you can do Just that: GET FUCKED! But if you want to come ut of the delirius, and help yourself (and someone else) to be an independent counter-culturalist, what better way to do so than ty helping TAP, right now! Actually, the title of my colum should be “Ww DY 7", stending for "What Do You Think 1", because that is the real question in TAP—vhat do you think? We want to knov. Hot only can TAP not improve vithout your feedback, it cannot EXIST vithout 4ti You don't have to live in or even near NYC—I'm over 1CO miles away, yet I atill manage to contribute! As “Winnie” so eptly put it, pow is the hourl For all good TAFPERS to come to the eld of Ted Vaill I can be reached, Tom permitting, at TaP, Ted Vail, Room 418, 152 W. 42 St., and you'll have to turn the page to get the rest. And PLEASE. if you want a reply, put your return address on the letter, not just the envelope. Please sention vhat area code you're from, even if you don't mention your address. Hopefully, my next 4 months vill be interesting and informative, the entertainment coming from yoy, courtesy of the local Postal Service. No, there is pot a station break nov. LETTERS FROM READERS Dear TAP, Hopefully, devices such as this one and others even more advanced will help to close the technology gap again in the never-ending battle with these "blue-belled" fuckers. It is a matter of increasing concern the growing number of felony convictions which are being passed on to really "regular" folks these days. Such truly trivial items such as mere possession of an encoding device, blasting caps, night viewing equipment, and on and on... they might as well lock everyone up and get it over with! ‘The dirty fuckers and their "Grand" juries are causing thousands to lose their rights to possess guns, vote, they are not even allowed to associate with other "felons". Did you know that simply selling three rifles within a 90 day period is a federal felony rap? 1 have heard of individuals who were “out of favor" with the government be approached by Alcohol and Tax agents posing as interested gun buyers and having made the required minimum "purchase" then busted the poor and unsuspecting victim. This has happened to those with leanings both left and right - it looks as if Nixon-menia is still with us! Such a legacy as this should make us all aware that after all, 1984 isn't really all that far away now. As a former design engineer for the Bell System, am in a position to know how really fucked up their attitude toward the public they "serve" really is. Publications such as TAP mst be supported and not allowed to go under. Not all of us are into the circuitry end of things - how about those of you who really make the system talk? Lists of country codes and foreign senders should be updated yearly, the system is in a state of constant flux. The U. N. Bookstore in New York will sell copies of the ITT Green Book. Get the volume on “Signalling and Switching" to be brought up to date. Ever wonder what those strange tones are when you place foreign calls? This book will tell you! Inquiries regarding these circuits may be made by the placing of an ad in the “personal” column of the Seattle Post Intelligencer. Mention my name, leave telephone number or address. Gentlemen, keep up the good work. There is more at stake in this than you may suspect. Milo Fonebill Your past couple newletters have indicated an urgent need for new material - well, let me lay one on you! Here enclosed are plans for two different units, one a combination blue/red, and the other red only. They are fully automatic, and programmable. Liberal use of COSMOS integrated circuit techniques precludes even the need for an off/on switch, since the standby power on these is for all practical purposes, 0. ‘These are usually built in layers, and it results in a very vloume efficient device (sec illustration of hand-held unit). ‘Three layers consist of front panel with keyboard, memory and logic board, and tone oscillator/amplifier. It is my | feeling that the construction of an advanced unit of this type is best managed by individuals with a fair amount of electronic experience. For this reason, no effort was made to include pin numbers, exact layout instructions, etc. It is felt that the procurement of RCA's COSMOS Handbook or its equivalent should be made prior to planning or constructing your own unit, and all details may be found there. In actual operation, the blue/red unit is very simple and straight- forward. One need only key in the entire evening's "activities" prior to leaving for a booth (you wouldn't use your own, would you?). The actual number of telephone numbers which can be stored and sequenced through are dependant on many factors; however, a total of 64 key- strokes are possible. Foreign sender codes, area codes, local numbers may be mixed in any suitable order. In examining the schematic, you will see that the memory will shift each new MF combination out with every clock pulse, thus enabling the proper oscillator combination, Detection is made of KP or KP2, which when sensed, halts the sequence, waiting for another push of the "run" button to continue. Numbers are re-circulated, and may be recalled by sequencing through the stored combinations. The tone pair bursts are 50 ms in duration with 50 of silence in-between. KP and KP2 are 100 as in agreement with ITT specification. T£ you have experienced difficulty in penetrating exchanges which are employing the new "Message Format Discriminators", you will really love using this - the calls sail through every time, while the manual units faill The feature which is most appealing to those of us who are using these is the fact that the units are very compact and easily concealed, pre-programmed so that there is no need for hauling a big "box" out in public view cach time you "dial". Although both units in the illustrations contain built-in speakers, there is also Provision for remote jacks, so that a tiny speaker or headphone unit may be easily palmed. With this unit, it was a simple matter to place a call to Moscow, using the central desk of the BIT without raising @ single eyebrow! (until later, much later) MERRY CHRISTMAS & HAPPY NEW YEAR from Tom Edison and my staff of burn-outs: Stan Joe Greyhound Duff Ted Vail Dave Agent MDA Sam Mark ; IMPORTANT NOTICEINIIIUMIITETTEL All TAP subscriptions are pro-rated. For all you burn-outs, that means that if you send us the old sub rate, you will get only 8 issues, Issues are 50¢ each, whether you buy them as back issues or through a regular subscription. Stay the hell out of Spotswood, N, J..! The local pigs have got a good racket going for them. The name of the game is called Radar Trap. You play this game by craitily hiding a 49 mph sign between two 50 mph signs and then placing a radar pig boat by the 49 mph sign. By the time you take your foot off the gas when you spy the flashing blue lights behind you, they've got youl If only I'd read about the radar detectors mentioned on the front page of this issue. I hope you fuckin Spotswood porkers choke on my $15! NEW RATES 1! Back Issues are 50¢ each, Subscriptions - 10 issues - US Bulk rate $5, US First Class in plain sealed envelope $7. Canada & Mexico First Class $7. Foreign $8. IMPORTANT! Include mailing label or Xerox copy when writing to TAP about your subscription, Book - Monopoly $1. 20. Electronic Courses - 50¢ each A - DC Basics, B- AC Basics, C - Phone Basics, D - Amplifiers, TAP T-shirts $4, Specify size: Small, Med., Large, X-Large. Send only check or money order (No Cash) to TAP, Room 418, 152 West 42 Street, New York, N.Y, 10036 This is a drop onl; This is a mail drop only, : OFFICE: 1201 Broadway, Room 608, New Yerk, N, ¥, 10001 HOURS: WEDNESDAY, 5 - 9 pm. CB BULL. by Joe Greyhound driting this month's column may be a tatal waste, but I'm writting it anyhow. I've been let in.on the financial status of TAP and it isn't good at all. There isn’t even enough greenery in the bank to pay the bills and rent on their hole in the wall! If you think us writers and workers here are getting payed, you're full of shit! I'm waiting for the word on whether to write this column or not, but figured I'd write it up any way just in case. I was supposed to give a modification for CBs using the type of synthesizer explained in my last column, but while thinking about it, I figured out an easier way to do the entire syntha series, that is if there is still something to write it fort??? - The mod, will come after all the synthas are looked at. So, this second type of synthesizer is used in 23 channel radios manufactured by Sharp, fTeaberry, Courier, Pearce Simpson, and probably others. Again there are six main crystals used in oth the transmit and receive modes. They happen to be, 23.290IiHz used for channels 1-4, 23, 340MH2 used for channels 5-8, 23.390!Hz for channels9-12, 23.440lHz for channels 13-16, 23.490IHz for channels 17-20, and 23. 540ilHz for channels 21-23. Tn these radios there are.another four crystals that are used in both modes,:+ Channels 1,5,9,13,17) and 21 use the 14,950MHz crystal - Channels 2,6,10, 14,18,and 22 use the 14,960lHz crystal - Channels 3,7,11,15, and 19 use the 14,970liHz crystal - and channels 4,8,12,16,20, and 23 use the 14,990IHa crystal. . When -the radio is in the tranamit mode on, say channel five, the 23, 340tlHz and 14,950MHz erystals are added in the synthesizer mixer to produce a 38.290ilHz output. Wext the ist IF frequency of 11,275iii2 is subtracted from the above 38,290:Hz to give a frequency of 27.015liHz, channel five. The procedure continues all the way from 1 through 23. *. The receive mode works the same way, even though a 11.730Miz ‘crystal is thrown in somewhere. This has to do with heterodyning in order to produce the 455kHz 2nd IF frequency, but don't worry about it. Just remember, in order to check your receiver's frequencies the frequency of the 1st local oscillator equals the sum of both main crystals ( the two crystals that are used for one channel in both modes ) plus 11.275IfHz. But forget it, since this-is all constant and in doing mod- igications they always stay the same. ‘hewl!tt! ven though all this chit is probably boring to read, Hon't sweat it. I've got some goodies planned for future issues (I hopel!!!?) of TAP. If any of you out there would like info on any type of CBs or equipment just drop me a card along with a long stamped self-addressed envelope, and I'd be glad to send you back manufacturer's pamphlets or whatever. Member, send any info, questions, comments, money, requests for info, money tor e¥o Joe Greyhound 152 W. 42 Street Room 418 New Tork, N.Y. 10036 by TOM EDISON GET DOWN I'm sorry that my column in this month's issue is so small but I want to use as many new articles and columns by readers as possible in each issue. There are many new developments that I wanted to write about but these will just have to wait until the next issues. I'm gonna be a bastard and pull a cliff hanger on ya by telling ya that in our next issue, we'll tell ya where ya can LEGALLY by a Blue Box! How's THAT fer balls?! I couldn't end the year without thanking Stan & Duff fer making this one of the most expensive but far fuckin out summers that T've ever had! Thankx again, ya burn-outs! 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