Hi.

I have an old 40 channel AM CB, but the last time it was used was during 
the January 1985 blizzard to talk back and forth with the local fire 
department (my father was a fireman) for communications that were 
logistical but non-emergency.

73, de Lou K2LKK



At 05:04 PM 5/16/2006 -0400, you wrote:
>NO, nothing is wrong, but I was just wondering if any of you take any
>advantage of that band at all?
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Colin McDonald" <[log in to unmask]>
>To: <[log in to unmask]>
>Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:54 PM
>Subject: Re: just an item of interest and an observation
>
>
> > something wrong with CB frequencies?
> > Just cuz they're not hams doesn't mean they should automatically be
> > blocked
> > from general coverage receivers....
> > Same reason many general coverage receivers have the 45-50MHZ band in
> > them...not because there is much there, other then baby monitors and some
> > older cordless phones but because its just part of the general coverage...
> >
> > regards
> > Colin
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:35 PM
> > Subject: just an item of interest and an observation
> >
> >
> >> Hi everyone, I have noticed that a lot of the radios I have gotten have
> > the
> >> CB channels as coverage.  I don't listen to them that much, and haven't
> >> operated on CB for years, but I have noticed that with my DX-390 and my
> > F6a,
> >> and my scanners I have CB coverage.  I am just wondering why so many
> > radios
> >> have this?  I happened to tune by someone on the CB band this afternoon
> > and
> >> shall we say he was conducting himself in a way that the ham community
> > would
> >> frown on.
> >>
> >>

Louis Kim Kline
A.R.S. K2LKK
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