-=> Quoting Bill Tracy to Holger Skurbe <=-
 BT> In a message to me you wrote,
 
 HS> There is a new CB service int he 460 Mhz band. Radio Shack
 HS> is making a big deal over it and making a ton of money off of it too.
 HS> The radios are low power, but the FM modulation makes them sound great.
 BT> Without getting too much into detail, What is the difference
 BT> in the radio you mention and the standard C.B. that we used in the
 BT> 197O's? What about Sideband? That was quite a thing. I think Simba
 BT> is a name that pops up in my mind.
It's low power (less then half watt) FM only. 
No AM, No sideband. 
 BT> The ones in the past would probably go 4 to five miles. Isn't that
 BT> better? 
If you want that get a GMRS lisence and get the higher 
powered radios. 50 watt limit on the GMRS channels, 5 watt 
limit on the interstitials. The unlisenced service is 
limited to half watt on the interstitials. 
 
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