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Old 2nd Nov 2022, 12:55 pm   #39
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Default Re: 2nd November - UK CB anniversary

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Originally Posted by SiriusHardware View Post
'I can't believe I missed this mythical time around 1984 when £100+ radios were being sold off by chain stores for £10-£20...'
This was most certainly 1984 or, perhaps late '83; at the Dixon's branch in Motherwell, Scotland. Myself and another BBC TX friend happened to be passing, so we bought one each! I can pin it down to that particular time-frame as I was at Kirk o' Shotts at the time, and living in digs in the area.
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