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[Lightspeed]

Hi LS

You know I get asked that question a lot. Answer is I haven't a clue.
No one else seems to know either. None of the CB forums (or even some other prepping forums) have run a decent poll recently, if at all!

I've had loads of folk say they've got one on the shelf or in the shed but to actually get it going again it seems too hard for today's mobile phone and PC mad world.

I'm told it's on the increase by other freebanders but it's not quantifiable.


Certainly round me it's not many. Still I've always preferred quality to quantity.

I asked my little mail order "dedicated CB shop" for a opinion.
They ship on average 15 CB units a week and freebanding sets about 1 a month.
So I'd guess round 750 units a year from a tiny dedicated shop.
Their 'visiting' customer base is in the 100's.

Our little FB group repair and are asked to "modify" 2 to 3 sets a month.

Deduce what you can from that.

Paul

So say a CB last ten years, most of mine are far older than that and still functional that means that there are around 7000 viable sets in the country. Probably more.

I think your comment about having rigs lying in the back of cupboards is probably spot on.

I'm toying with the idea of having a prepper radio weekend with a few set calling frequencies / channels. This would perhaps give us an idea of how viable our current set-ups actually are.

What do you think? Good idea or a waste of time?