CB testing this coming week

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The logic to test CB is as follows:

They are cheap

There's a big installed base

I suspect that quite a few have been purchased at car boot sales as a just in case prep.

They are license free, so anyone can immediately start transmitting with one legally.

A couple of years ago CB single side band was made legal for license free use in the UK. The channels that it can be used on are the 40 EU CEPT channels, which coincidentally are the same as the historic American 40 channels that appeared on the 1980s classic rigs like the Ham international, and the Cobra 148GTL etc.

Two weekends ago A CB club called Charley Tango operated a station from Buxton in Derbyshire and could be heard talking to stations across the UK and throughout Europe. So conditions are currently favourable.

So, anyone wanting to give it a try, there's no need for a formal confirmation of your intention to join in. Just call on the listed frequencies to see who can hear you.

BTW if anyone is listening and hears what appears to be a SUK station that nobody is replying to, please press the PTT and say hello...You might be the only person who can hear them.