probably it just happens to be there in the general coverage range. There's
no point blocking those channels out. Actually, the people that I know that
do a lot of travel actually use that to listen to truckers talk about
traffic conditions a bit and I've even done that once or twice out with
friends.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jeff Kenyon" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 4:35 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.
>
>