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Current legal CB is still 4watts the same as the basic AM rigs that were available in the 70s and 80s. As SD has pointed out UK original specification was intenentionally out of step frequency wise with the rest of the CB world, and transmission mode was FM. Range is pretty much the same as the old AM radios.

Subsequently UK harmonised with Europe and accepted a second batch of 40 FM channels, again at 4w.

OFCOM the UK radio regulator is currently in a consultation period ahead of signing up to the latest European CB harmonisation recommendations. This has been accepted by almost all EU member states now. It supplements the previous harmonisation with allowance of 12w SSB and also AM transmission mode ( but I cannot remember the power limit)

OFCOM expect to make an announcement on the new standard at the end of this year.