On this date 65 years ago, the FCC established what became known as citizens band — or CB radio. We reflect on how it rose to immense popularity and the ways the radios are still in use today. On this ...
We took the Cobra HH 50 WX ST CB radios into the backcountry to see how they could improve communication in and around our 4x4s. Read on for some of what we found. Citizens Band (CB) radio has been a ...
Citizens band radios... remember them? While the popularity of CBs has declined dramatically since the era of disco and bell bottom jeans, a dedicated group of CB users and enthusiasts is still ...
It’s hard for me to believe, but it has been 40 years ago today that “Convoy,” by C.W. McCall, was the number one song on the U.S. pop charts. Citizen’s Band radios were flying off the shelves and ...
Citizens Band radio, or CBs, are gaining a following in El Paso and across the country. Survivalist TV shows such as "Doomsday Preppers" and "A Prepper's Paradise" show the importance of CB radio.
Calling it the biggest advance in Citizens Band radios since the CB spectrum was expanded from 23 to 40 channels in 1977, Cobra Electronics has launched a line of CB radios that can use FM as well as ...
WALCOTT, IA / ACCESSWIRE / January 5, 2021 / The COVID-19 Pandemic has led to a significant increase in the number of people now interested in using CB Radio, learning to use it, and people who are ...
The song "Convoy" came up on random shuffle on my iPod the other night. The 1975 trucker anthem, which topped both the country and pop charts, was a reflection of the times, when the slightly ...
Continental's new VoicR application transforms the 40-year-old analog CB radio communication technology into a real-time, ad hoc voice-and location-based digital social network. Continental's new ...
(Citizen's Band radio) The frequency band of 40 channels for public radio transmission in the 27 MHz band. Introduced in 1945, primarily for farmers and the Coast Guard, CB radio initially operated in ...
As I write this, Southern California is on fire. More than 600,000 acres have burned with no containment in sight. The skies are full of smoke, the ground is covered in ash, and in the midst of this ...