Citizens Band
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Introduction
Citizens Band, or CB, is a low-power (4 watts AM or FM; 12 watts PEP SSB), personal radio service regulated under Part 95D of the FCC rules. No formal license is required and has not been (in the US) since 1984.
The CB service is mainly used by professional over the road truck drivers for communications purposes such as road and travel conditions, along with directions or instructions to and within terminal facilities.
Frequencies
- US CB Frequencies
Frequency | Type | Tone | Alpha Tag | Description | Mode | Tag |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
26.96500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 01 | Channel 01 | AM | Other |
26.97500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 02 | Channel 02 | AM | Other |
26.98500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 03 | Channel 03 | AM | Other |
27.00500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 04 | Channel 04 | AM | Other |
27.01500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 05 | Channel 05 | AM | Other |
27.02500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 06 | Channel 06 | AM | Other |
27.03500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 07 | Channel 07 | AM | Other |
27.05500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 08 | Channel 08 | AM | Other |
27.06500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 09 | Channel 09 - Emergency | AM | Other |
27.07500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 10 | Channel 10 | AM | Other |
27.08500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 11 | Channel 11 | AM | Other |
27.10500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 12 | Channel 12 | AM | Other |
27.11500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 13 | Channel 13 | AM | Other |
27.12500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 14 | Channel 14 | AM | Other |
27.13500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 15 | Channel 15 | AM | Other |
27.15500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 16 | Channel 16 | AM | Other |
27.16500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 17 | Channel 17 | AM | Other |
27.17500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 18 | Channel 18 | AM | Other |
27.18500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 19 | Channel 19 - Highway Traffic | AM | Other |
27.20500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 20 | Channel 20 | AM | Other |
27.21500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 21 | Channel 21 | AM | Other |
27.22500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 22 | Channel 22 | AM | Other |
27.25500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 23 | Channel 23 | AM | Other |
27.23500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 24 | Channel 24 | AM | Other |
27.24500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 25 | Channel 25 | AM | Other |
27.26500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 26 | Channel 26 | AM | Other |
27.27500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 27 | Channel 27 | AM | Other |
27.28500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 28 | Channel 28 | AM | Other |
27.29500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 29 | Channel 29 | AM | Other |
27.30500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 30 | Channel 30 | AM | Other |
27.31500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 31 | Channel 31 | AM | Other |
27.32500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 32 | Channel 32 | AM | Other |
27.33500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 33 | Channel 33 | AM | Other |
27.34500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 34 | Channel 34 | AM | Other |
27.35500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 35 | Channel 35 | AM | Other |
27.36500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 36 | Channel 36 | AM | Other |
27.37500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 37 | Channel 37 | AM | Other |
27.38500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 38 | Channel 38 | AM | Other |
27.39500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 39 | Channel 39 | AM | Other |
27.40500 | M | CSQ | CB Ch 40 | Channel 40 | AM | Other |
- Notes
- By long convention, communications on Channels 16 and 36-40 are usually in single side-band. Most scanners are FM, digital, or AM and cannot monitor SSB. A communications-type receiver such as one from AOR or Icom usually includes SSB capability.
Related Wiki Articles
- Family Radio Service - Part 95B
- General Mobile Radio Service - Part 95E
- Multi-Use Radio Service - Part 95J
Related Links
- FCC
- Citizens Band Radio Service
- 47 CFR Part 95 - Current FCC Part 95 rules, Electronic Code of Federal Regulations.
- Review of the Commission's Personal Radio Services Rules - Federal Register, September 28, 2021.
- Personal Radio Service Reform - Federal Register, August 28, 2017.
- Other
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