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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  CSQ  CB Ch 01 Channel 01  AM  Other 
26.97500  CSQ  CB Ch 02 Channel 02  AM  Other 
26.98500  CSQ  CB Ch 03 Channel 03  AM  Other 
27.00500  CSQ  CB Ch 04 Channel 04  AM  Other 
27.01500  CSQ  CB Ch 05 Channel 05  AM  Other 
27.02500  CSQ  CB Ch 06 Channel 06  AM  Other 
27.03500  CSQ  CB Ch 07 Channel 07  AM  Other 
27.05500  CSQ  CB Ch 08 Channel 08  AM  Other 
27.06500  CSQ  CB Ch 09 Channel 09 - Emergency  AM  Other 
27.07500  CSQ  CB Ch 10 Channel 10  AM  Other 
27.08500  CSQ  CB Ch 11 Channel 11  AM  Other 
27.10500  CSQ  CB Ch 12 Channel 12  AM  Other 
27.11500  CSQ  CB Ch 13 Channel 13  AM  Other 
27.12500  CSQ  CB Ch 14 Channel 14  AM  Other 
27.13500  CSQ  CB Ch 15 Channel 15  AM  Other 
27.15500  CSQ  CB Ch 16 Channel 16  AM  Other 
27.16500  CSQ  CB Ch 17 Channel 17  AM  Other 
27.17500  CSQ  CB Ch 18 Channel 18  AM  Other 
27.18500  CSQ  CB Ch 19 Channel 19 - Highway Traffic  AM  Other 
27.20500  CSQ  CB Ch 20 Channel 20  AM  Other 
27.21500  CSQ  CB Ch 21 Channel 21  AM  Other 
27.22500  CSQ  CB Ch 22 Channel 22  AM  Other 
27.25500  CSQ  CB Ch 23 Channel 23  AM  Other 
27.23500  CSQ  CB Ch 24 Channel 24  AM  Other 
27.24500  CSQ  CB Ch 25 Channel 25  AM  Other 
27.26500  CSQ  CB Ch 26 Channel 26  AM  Other 
27.27500  CSQ  CB Ch 27 Channel 27  AM  Other 
27.28500  CSQ  CB Ch 28 Channel 28  AM  Other 
27.29500  CSQ  CB Ch 29 Channel 29  AM  Other 
27.30500  CSQ  CB Ch 30 Channel 30  AM  Other 
27.31500  CSQ  CB Ch 31 Channel 31  AM  Other 
27.32500  CSQ  CB Ch 32 Channel 32  AM  Other 
27.33500  CSQ  CB Ch 33 Channel 33  AM  Other 
27.34500  CSQ  CB Ch 34 Channel 34  AM  Other 
27.35500  CSQ  CB Ch 35 Channel 35  AM  Other 
27.36500  CSQ  CB Ch 36 Channel 36  AM  Other 
27.37500  CSQ  CB Ch 37 Channel 37  AM  Other 
27.38500  CSQ  CB Ch 38 Channel 38  AM  Other 
27.39500  CSQ  CB Ch 39 Channel 39  AM  Other 
27.40500  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.

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