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Hi there, I don't think we've run across each other much, but I noticed that in a conversation you had with The Shee (U185837) a while ago that you used to be interested in CB...

We're now thinking about putting together a university project on radios, and I was wondering if you'd be interested in putting together an entry on CB radio?

Just for info, we've already a couple of entries underway...

A674570
A719390
and
A694479 (which needs breaking up into smaller entries)


Fancy a University Field Researcher Badge on your page?


whisky

Hi Whisky, thanks for dropping by!

I`m afraid my interest in CB died years ago, at the time it was made legal. Since then I haven`t had any equipment, and haven`t kept abreast of any developments at all.
Once the powers that be decided that FM was the only mode allowable on 27megs, most of the people I knew in the UK who had operated,(highly illegally) on SSB, gave up in disgust. I understand there is still a worldwide network of operators that use 27 megs side-band, but I`ve no idea how many are in the UK. It`s a risky business, and the penalties, if caught, are substantial, so I`m led to believe.

So, as you can see, I`m not really in a position to write with any authority on CB as it is today.
The best I could do would be to "reminisce" about the old days of illegal operation, and whether that would be quite the thing to do on h2g2 is probably questionable

Thanks for asking though!!

Oh well, it was worth a try, thanks anyway


whisky