Re: Re: Wannbe HAM
  By: JIMMY ANDERSON to BOB SEABORN on Fri Sep 16 2016 13:19:00

 >> Originally it was 23 channels.  When the 40 channel sets came in, it
 >> became illegal to sell the older sets.  Not sure why.

 JA> Really? Wow! I remember when I was a kid that 23 channel CB radios were
 JA> 'the thing' - then 40 channel came out. You might be talking to someone
 JA> who couldn't move to channel 30 32 etc. Never thought about it being
 JA> 'illegal' though.

If you owned one, you could continue to use it, and obviously they were sold
privately.  Back then you also needed a license to operate a CB.
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