-=> Bob Seaborn wrote to JIMMY ANDERSON <=-
>> Originally it was 23 channels. When the 40 channel sets came in, it
>> became
>> illegal to sell the older sets. Not sure why.
> Really? Wow! I remember when I was a kid that 23 channel CB radios were
> 'the thing' - then 40 channel came out. You might be talking to someone
> who couldn't move to channel 30 32 etc. Never thought about it being
> 'illegal' though.
BS> This would be better asked of Joe. As I recall, there were few 23
BS> channel sets commonly available, and when 40 chan models came, nobody
BS> wanted to pay for a 23 channel set when they could get a 40 for about
BS> the same price. At the time, I was working for an electronics shop in
BS> Ontario, and we did sell CB's.
I seem to remember 23 channel being popular for quite a while before 40
channel units came out, but my dad was an early adopter of things that he
'got into.' :-)
He was also a 'metal detector' kind of guy - aka treasure hunter. His
handle on the CB was Gold Digger. :-)
... Flashlight: A case for holding dead batteries.
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