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The radio that has everybody talking!
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A CB radio is often a family hobby. School kids get homework assignments, teenagers talk with friends, fathers do business and mothers
exchange recipes. A CB can be used for many reasons. A CB located at a fixed spui is called a base station. Kids under 18 can operate CB radios
if someone with a license supervises.
You can spot acar with aCB
radio by its antenna or
"ear" as it is called in CB
slang.
Mobile units are on cars, trucks, boats, planes or any mov
ing vehicle. Truckers who have to drive many boring hours
helped to make the CB radio popular.
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Walkies-talkies are
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They can be used to
talk with base or
mobile stations. Some
have very limited
power and do not re
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"I enjoy meeting people over the air.
That's how I met my girlfriend," one
CBer told The Mini Page.
CB stands for citizens band radio. This is
a two-way radio system licensed by the
U.S. government for personal and
business use.
Under the rules, these radios can't
have a range of over 150 miles. No
conversations can last over 5 minutes.
Each operator must pay a $4 fee for a
license that is good for 5 years.
To talk, a CBer usually picks his
favorite channel and waits for silence. If
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can ask for permission to talk by saying,
"Break." Most people have a habit of
using the same channel, so their friends
know where to reach them.
So many people have CB radios that the
channels are over crowded. The govern
ment has just added 17 new ones, bringing
the total number to 40.
Channel 19 is the one that truckers
and motorists use. Channel 9 is used for
emergencies.
"CB radios can be very useful. There's a
lot of junk on the air... but it's entertain
ing when you are bored," one teenager
told us. "They also can be helpful in
emergencies," he added.
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