PA---- ( Power Amplifier or Public Address System. )

Pack it in---- ( Ending transmission. )

Pack it up---- ( Finish, done for the night. )

Pack your lunch---- ( Be ready for trouble. )

Padiddle---- ( Car with one headlight. )

Painting the town pink---- ( FCC handing out violation notices. )

Pair of contacts---- ( Negative contact. )

Pair of fives---- ( 55 mph speed limit. )

Pair of nickels---- ( 55 mph speed limit. )

Pair of sevens---- ( No contact or answer. )

Pancake---- ( Casing around brakes. )

P and D's---- ( Pickups and deliveries. )

Pajama wagon---- ( Sleeper truck. )

Panda bear---- ( Police. )

Panel body---- ( Small truck or van used for local deliveries. )

Panic in the streets---- ( FCC is in the area or area being monitored by the FCC. )

Panic in the streets---- ( SMA (Do TaC) monitoring local area, switch off linears; RI's out in force. )

Panty hose---- ( Spector Motor Freight. )

Panty Hose Junction---- ( A Restaurant or truck stop with a waitress. )

Panty stretcher---- ( Fat woman. )

Papa bear---- ( Male police officer or State trooper with CB. )

Paper hangers---- ( Police issuing summonses. )

Paper work---- ( Speeding tickets. )

Parking lot---- ( Traffic jam. )

Parking lot---- ( An auto transporter, often used when the trailer is empty. )

Part 15---- ( Relates to the section of FCC rules which pertain to unlicensed stations. )

Part 95---- ( Fcc rules. )

Pass the good numbers (to you)---- ( A closing. )

Patch---- ( City; fast takeoff. )

Patch City---- ( Town. )

Pavement princess---- ( Truckstop Prostitute. )

Pay hole---- ( Highest gear. )

Pay-rents---- ( Parents (they pay the rent). )

Pay the water bill---- ( Taking a rest room break. )

Peak and Tweak---- ( To illegally modify a CB radio for more output power or illegal overmodulation. )

Peak a set---- ( Tune the radio for maximum output. )

Peak, Tweak, and Freak---- ( To perform illegal radio adjustments (increase power output or modulation)
in addition to adding illegal channels. )

Peaked up---- ( Same as "tuned up". )

Peanut butter in ears---- ( Not listening to CB. )

Peanut wagon---- ( Small tractor; also, sound truck for Jimmy Carter. )

Peanut whistle---- ( Low-powered station. )

Pedal against the middle---- ( Straddling two lanes or drive fast. )

Pedal hard---- ( So long, I'm passing you. )

Pedaling---- ( Moving. )

Pedaling all over---- ( Using two lanes at once. )

Pedaling as fast as possible---- ( Traveling fast. )

Pedaling slower---- ( Slowing down. )

Pedal run---- ( Delivery route. )

Peel your eyeballs---- ( Be on the lookout. )

Peeling off---- ( Turning off the road. )

Peeling off to the left (riht)---- ( Make left (right) turn. )

Peeping in---- ( Monitoring. )

Peg leg---- ( Flat tire. )

Pencil pusher---- ( Dispatcher. )

Penetrator---- ( (also called Super Penetrator) A 5/8 wave base station ground plane antenna. )

Penman---- ( CB'er who has applied for license. )

Pennslomania---- ( State of Pennsylvania-USA- (which had 55 mph before 1973). )

Pepper shaker---- ( Salt spreader for icy roads. )

Permanently 10-7---- ( Dead. )

Personal---- ( Same as "handel". )

Person-to-person telephone call---- ( Calling for specific person on CB. )

Persuaded set---- ( Tuned (peaked) up radio. )

Persuader---- ( Linear amplifier. )

Peter Rabbit---- ( Police. )

Pete ---- ( A Peterbilt tractor. Sometimes called a Peter Car. )

Petes---- ( Peterbilt trucks. )

Petro---- ( Gas. )

Petro refinery---- ( Oil truck. )

PF Flyers---- ( Truck wheels or Tires. )

Philly (Philly Town)---- ( Philadelphia,Pennsylvania-USA. )

Phone patch---- ( A device which hooks a base unit to the telephone. )

Photographer---- ( Police with radar. )

Pick a clean one---- ( Select another channel. )

Pick and shovel---- ( Roadworks. )

Pick'em up---- ( Pickup truck. )

Picking peas---- ( Radar. )

Pickie suiter---- ( Marine. )

Pickle park ---- ( A rest area or roadside park, often a hangout for hookers. )

Pickle Park Pleasers---- ( Homosexuals that hang out at Rest Areas to pick up new friends. )

Pickup---- ( Pickup truck. )

Picture box---- ( Radar patrol car. )

Picture machine---- ( Radar unit. )

Pictures---- ( Radar. )

Picture taker---- ( Radar patrol car; Today, this can also refer to an automated speed camera. )

Picture taking---- ( Radar trap. )

Picture-taking machine---- ( Radar. )

Piece of paper---- ( Traffic summons or speeding ticket. )

Pig---- ( Police. )

Pigeon---- ( Person caught by police for speeding. )

Pigeon Plucker---- ( Police ticketing speeders. )

Piggy back---- ( Trailer attached to a car. )

Piggy bank---- ( Toll booth. )

Piggy Bank State---- ( Maryland-USA-(strict enforcement of speed limit). )

Pig pen---- ( Another name for weigh station / chicken coop. )

Pig sty---- ( Police station. )

Pigtail---- ( Electrical cabel connecting cab to trailer. )

Pike---- ( Turnpike. )

Pile of rocks---- ( Mountain; buildings. )

Pill(s)---- ( Reference to transistor finals in linear amplifiers. The greater number of "pills", the larger the amplifier is. )

Pimpmobile---- ( Flashy car. )

Pink panther---- ( Police; Unmarking police vehicle; one with CB. )

Pink QSL card---- ( Warning tickket. )

Pinning the needle---- ( Good audio. )

Pinup---- ( Connecting tractor to trailer. )

Pipeline---- ( Specific channel. )

Pirate---- ( A radio pirate is an outlaw. It is a person who operates in violation of the FCC rules. )

Pit stop---- ( Rest stop; stop for gas. )

Plain brown convoy---- ( National Guard. )

Plain brown envelope---- ( Brown( white, blue and etc.) unmarked police car. )

Plain brown wrapper---- ( Brown unmarked patrol car; also, plain white wrapper, plain blue wrapper,etc. )

Plain wrapper---- ( Police car with no marking. )

Plastic Pig---- ( A Reliant Robin. )

Platform body---- ( Flatback. )

Play dead---- ( Stand by or refuse to answer. )

Playing basketball---- ( Same as "copying the mail". )

Playing tag---- ( Two cars in the middle of truck convoy. )

Plenty of protection---- ( Usually means there's plenty of police in the area, but I've
heard it used to tell drivers to go ahead and step on it because there's speeding four-wheelers ahead blocking or covering for them. )

Pogo stick---- ( Usually a metal, flexible support located on the tractor
catwalk, that holds up the connections to the trailer. )

Polack kids ---- ( Cattle. )

Polack school bus---- ( Cattle truck. )

Polar bear---- ( Police. )

Polaroid---- ( Radar unit. )

Pole cat---- ( Police; Black and white patrol car; sometimes refers to sneaky person. )

Politz-eye---- ( Police. )

Polomint City---- ( East Kilbride-South Lanarkshire,Scotland-UK. )

Pony Express---- ( Postal Truck. )

Poor devil---- ( Newlywed. )

Popcorn---- ( Hail. )

Popeye---- ( Car with one headlight. )

Pop top roof---- ( Sun roof. )

Porchlights---- ( Parking or fog lights. )

Porcupine---- ( Car with a lot of antennas on it. )

Porky bear---- ( Police. )

Porky pig---- ( Police. )

Portable barnyard---- ( Truck that carries cattle. )

Portable can---- ( Portable toilet; truck carrying liquid. )

Portable chicken coop---- ( Portable truck-weighing station. )

Portable floor---- ( Truck with a flat back. )

Portable gas station---- ( Gasoline company trucks (carrying fuel). )

Portable parking lot---- ( Audo transport trailer (i.e.,rig used in delivering automobiles to dealer). )

Portable pipline---- ( Tank truck; gas truck. )

Portable road block---- ( Mclean truck. )

Portable stockyard---- ( Cattle,chicken, hog transport truck. )

Portable waiting room---- ( Greyhound bus. )

Port City---- ( Wilmington,North Carolina-USA. )

Portrait painter---- ( Police with radar or radar gun. )

Positive--- ( Yes, affirmative. )

Posse---- ( Police. )

Possum belly---- ( Truck carrying livestock. )

Post holes---- ( Empty load. )

Post Mile--- ( Marker post along the highway. )

Posts---- ( Mile markers on interstate highways. )

Pothole State---- ( West Virginia-USA. )

Pots---- ( Hazard warning flares. )

Potty mouth---- ( Person using obscene language on CB. )

Pounding the pavement--- ( Walking. )

Pounds---- ( Numbers on S-meter; Graduations on the signal meter. )

Pour coffee on you---- ( Buy you a cup of coffee. )

Pour on the coals---- ( Accelerate. )

Powerbrake---- ( . Accelerating and using brakes simultaneously )

Power microphone---- ( Microphone with built-in preamp system; used for better audio and distance. )

Power Supply---- ( A device that is used to convert the available voltage and currant
source ofton 120V AC to a form that is required for a specific circuit requirement such as 12 Volt DC. )

Power Up---- ( Go fast, step on it. )

Preamp---- ( Power; microphone. )

Preeshaydit---- ( Thank you very much . )

Pregnant rolling skate---- ( Volkswagen Beetle. )

Prescription--- ( Anything not done according to FCC rules or FCC rules. )

Press some sheets---- ( Get some sleep, engage in sex. )

Pressure cooker---- ( Sports car. )

Professional---- ( Trucker; prostitute. )

Professional Beaver-- ( Hooker. )

Puffing---- ( Blowing. )

Pull in for a short---- ( Take a stretch. )

Pulling'em down---- ( Pulling car to side of road (usually by the police). )

Pull it on up---- ( Pick up your speed. )

Pull the big switch---- ( Turn off the CB radio, A closing. )

Pull the hammer back---- ( Slow down, police a head. )

Pull the pin---- ( Disconnect trailer from truck. )

Pull the plug---- ( Turn off radio; a closing. )

Pull the switch---- ( Turn off the CB radio, A closing. )

Pump---- ( Linear amplifier. )

Pumpkin---- ( Schneider company trucks. So named because of their bright orange color; Flat tire. )

Pumpkin, Full Grown---- ( Schneider company trucks. Cab-over engine truck . )

Pumpkin Patch---- ( Schneider company terminal . )

Punched ticket---- ( FCC license revoked. )

Pup---- ( Connection between twin trailers. )

Puppy dog---- ( Mack truck or Greyhound bus. )

Push and wonder---- ( Brakes. )

Pushmobile---- ( Slow moving vehicle. )

Pushing a rig---- ( Selling a CB; driving a truck. )

Pushing a truck -- ( Driving a rig. )

Push water---- ( Gasoline. )

Push-o-lene---- ( Fuel. )

Put a foxhunt on--- - ( Arrange a foxhunt (game). )

Put an eyeball on---- ( Arrange an eyeball. )

Put an eyeball on him---- ( To watch him. )

Put it on the floor and looking for some more---- ( Full speed. )

Put on the air---- ( Step on the brakes. )

Put on the iron---- ( Put chains on tires for icy roads. )

Put the anchors on---- ( To stop as quickly as possibe. )

Put the foot to the floor and let the motor toter---- ( Run at full speed. )

Put the good numbers on you---- ( Best regards; a closing. )

Put the hammer down---- ( Drive faster. )

Put the hammer in the tool box---- ( Slow down. )

Put the pedal on the fella---- ( Pass. )

Put the pedal to the floor---- ( Accelerate. )

Put the pedal to the metal---- ( Speed up. )

Put the pedal to the metal and have yourself a ball cause in the northbound lane we haven't seen nothing at all---- ( All clear. )

Put the word on the base -- ( Mobile unit to a base unit with phone patch. )

Putting out (or on)---- ( Strength of signal. )

Put your foot on the floor and let the motor toter---- ( Accelerate. )

Put yourself up here---- ( All clear. )

PA---- ( Power Amplifier or Public Address System. )

PA-Public Address---- ( This feature isn’t used a lot nowadays except as a switch for internal, illegal modifications. )

Paddle---- ( Morse code key . )

Parallel circuit ---- ( An electrical circuit in which the electrons follow
thru more than one path in going from the negative supply terminal to the positive terminal. )

Part 15---- ( Relates to the section of FCC rules which pertain to unlicensed stations. )

Part 95---- ( Fcc rules. )

PBT Pass Band---- ( A function that electronically reduces interferance by narrowing IF bandwidth. )

PC---- ( Printed Circuit . )

Peak and Tweak---- ( To illegally modify a CB radio for more output power or illegal overmodulation. )

Peak, Tweak, and Freak---- ( To perform illegal radio adjustments (increase power output or modulation)
in addition to adding illegal channels. )

Peaked up---- ( Same as "tuned up". )

Peak power---- ( Maximum wattage. )

Penetrator---- ( (also called Super Penetrator) A 5/8 wave base station ground plane antenna. )

PEP---- ( Peak Envelope Power; most often refers to SSB output. )

PEP---- ( Peak Envelope Power, RF power at Maximum amplitude. )

PEP---- ( Peak envelope power - the average power of a signal at its largest amplitude peak. )

Phone patch---- ( A device which hooks a base unit to the telephone. )

Pill(s)---- ( Reference to transistor finals in linear amplifiers. The greater number of "pills", the larger the amplifier is. )

Pirate---- ( Station using an existing callsign and illegally operating on the air . )

PLL---- ( Phase Locked Loop--A circuit to synthesize the different frequencies a radio will operate on. )

PLL Phase-Lock-Loop---- ( The digital circuitry which determines your frequencies. One chip does it all compared to the "olden" days where a separate transmit and receive crystal was required for each channel. )

Positive--- ( Yes, affirmative. )

Pound meter---- ( S-meter. )

Pounds---- ( Numbers on S-meter; Graduations on the signal meter. )

Power microphone---- ( Microphone with built-in preamp system; used for better audio and distance. )

Power Supply---- ( A device that is used to convert the available voltage and currant
source ofton 120V AC to a form that is required for a specific circuit requirement such as 12 Volt DC. )

P-P---- ( Peak-to-peak; as in peak-to-peak voltage . )

Preamp---- ( Power; microphone. )

Priority Watch---- ( A reception mode that when selected for a frequency is always
periodcally checked when the VFO is set to a different frequency. )

Propagation---- ( The means by which radio waves travel from one place to another. )

P.T.T.---- ( Push to talk, the switch in a transmitter circuit that activates
the microphone and transmission circuitry. )

Put the word on the base -- ( Mobile unit to a base unit with phone patch. )

PWR---- ( Power. )

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