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   9  27.065      Emergency or traveller's aid only
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   9  27.065      Emergency or traveler's aid only - Channel To be used for 10-33 emergency traffic only
 
  10  27.075
 
  10  27.075
 
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  18  27.175
 
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  19  27.185      Traffic Channel             
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  19  27.185      Traffic Channel also known as highway channel or trucker channel            
 
  20  27.205
 
  20  27.205
 
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The CB serivce is primarily used by professional truck drivers for comunications purposes such as road and travel conditions, and road to warehouse communications.
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The CB service is mainly used by professional over the road truck drivers for comunications purposes such as road and travel conditions, along with directions/instructions and road to warehouse communications.
  
 
Additionally, CB has become an undisciplined "wasteland" of illegal operation.  Most of the general public has moved to FRS or GMRS to avoid the abuse on CB.  Many do not consider CB a reliable communications option.
 
Additionally, CB has become an undisciplined "wasteland" of illegal operation.  Most of the general public has moved to FRS or GMRS to avoid the abuse on CB.  Many do not consider CB a reliable communications option.
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CB is rapidly becoming known as "Childrens Band" because of the abuse as well.
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== See also ==
 
== See also ==
 
* [http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=cb FCC CB Page]
 
* [http://wireless.fcc.gov/services/index.htm?job=service_home&id=cb FCC CB Page]

Revision as of 21:46, 13 August 2008

Citizens Band, or CB, is a low-power (maximum 4 W AM or 12 W PEP SSB), unlicensed personal radio service regulated under Part 95 of the FCC rules.

Frequencies

Ch   Frequency
 1   26.965
 2   26.975
 3   26.985
 4   27.005
 5   27.015
 6   27.025
 7   27.035
 8   27.055
 9   27.065      Emergency or traveler's aid only - Channel To be used for 10-33 emergency traffic only
10   27.075
11   27.085
12   27.105
13   27.115
14   27.125
15   27.135
16   27.155
17   27.165
18   27.175
19   27.185       Traffic Channel also known as highway channel or trucker channel            
20   27.205
21   27.215
22   27.225
23   27.255
24   27.235
25   27.245
26   27.265
27   27.275
28   27.285
29   27.295
30   27.305
31   27.315
32   27.325
33   27.335
34   27.345
35   27.355
36   27.365
37   27.375
38   27.385
39   27.395
40   27.405

The CB service is mainly used by professional over the road truck drivers for comunications purposes such as road and travel conditions, along with directions/instructions and road to warehouse communications.

Additionally, CB has become an undisciplined "wasteland" of illegal operation. Most of the general public has moved to FRS or GMRS to avoid the abuse on CB. Many do not consider CB a reliable communications option. CB is rapidly becoming known as "Childrens Band" because of the abuse as well.

See also