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'''CB Savage''' is a perjorative term applied to owners and operators of [[CB]] Radio equipment by amateur radio operators and pirate radio operators. The term originates with the 1977 one-hit wonder song of the same name, where a police officer pretends he is a [[gay]] truck driver over a CB Radio.  CB savages are known to operate in [[lid]]-like manner, using [[Splatterbox|splatterboxes]] with modulation limiters removed, poorly filtered amplifiers and other equipment that produces overmodulated [[AM]], clipped and sometimes absolutely terrible sounding audio.   
'''CB Savage''' is a perjorative term applied to owners and operators of [[CB]] Radio equipment by amateur radio operators and pirate radio operators. The term originates with the 1977 one-hit wonder song of the same name, where a police officer pretends he is a [[gay]] truck driver over a CB Radio.  CB savages are known to operate in [[lid]]-like manner, using [[Splatterbox|splatterboxes]] with modulation limiters removed, poorly filtered amplifiers and other equipment that produces overmodulated [[AM]], clipped and sometimes absolutely terrible sounding audio.   
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[[File:CB overmodulation.jpg|400px|thumb|left|The incredibly strong and [[Splatterbox|overmodulated]] [[Yayem|AM signal]] of a CB savage on CB channel 6, 27.025 MHz/27025 kHz...aka "The Superbowl" on a [[KiwiSDR]] waterfall display.]]
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[[File:CB overmodulation.jpg|400px|thumb|left|The incredibly strong and [[Splatterbox|overmodulated]] [[Yayem|AM signal]] of a CB savage on CB [[CB#US_.22FCC.22_.22CEPT.22_or_.22mid_band.22_CB_Frequencies|channel 6, 27.025 MHz/27025 kHz]]...aka "The Superbowl" on a [[KiwiSDR]] waterfall display.]]
== See also ==
== See also ==

Revision as of 16:22, 4 January 2019

CB Savage is a perjorative term applied to owners and operators of CB Radio equipment by amateur radio operators and pirate radio operators. The term originates with the 1977 one-hit wonder song of the same name, where a police officer pretends he is a gay truck driver over a CB Radio. CB savages are known to operate in lid-like manner, using splatterboxes with modulation limiters removed, poorly filtered amplifiers and other equipment that produces overmodulated AM, clipped and sometimes absolutely terrible sounding audio.

The incredibly strong and overmodulated AM signal of a CB savage on CB channel 6, 27.025 MHz/27025 kHz...aka "The Superbowl" on a KiwiSDR waterfall display.

See also



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