Image from Eyeball Cards: The Art of British CB Radio Culture (courtesy Four Corners Books) In the late 1970s to early 1980s, there was a frenzy for Citizens Band (CB) radio in the UK. However, while ...
On this date 65 years ago, the FCC established what became known as citizens band — or CB radio. We reflect on how it rose to immense popularity and the ways the radios are still in use today. On this ...
The radio spectrum is carefully regulated and divided up by Governments worldwide. Some of it is shared across jurisdictions under the terms of international treaties, while other allocations exist ...
In the late 1970s and early 1980s, factory-installed CB radios became a staple in many vehicles, reflecting a unique cultural moment in American history. Their integration into cars was more than just ...
There was a time when one of the perks of having a ham radio in your car (or on your belt) was you could make phone calls using a “phone patch.” In the 1970s, calling someone from inside your parked ...