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  • Sep 21, 2011 @ 1:21 am | delete
    Used mostly by long-haul 18-wheel truckers to get road conditions and to provide company on lonely roads, the CB radio was made popular for "civilian" use by the movie "Smokey And The Bandit" in 1977. Starring Burt Reynolds, Sally Fields, Jerry Reed and Jackie Gleason, it's about a trucker and his friend transporting illegal beer cross country to a high-paying customer. These radios, and a black Pontiac Trans Am, played an important part in that movie, and the public bought them (and Trans Ams) in droves.
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  • doodlebugs Sep 3, 2010 @ 9:04 pm | delete
    I've been a ham since I was a kid, but have used CB on occasion. I still have a SSB CB radio in my truck and it's fun to see how far signals can travel. There are also GMRS repeaters around the U.S. that can retransmit walkie talkie signals over long distances. Here is an article about long range GMRS.. http://ehelpfultips.com/extra_long_range_gmrs_radios.htm
  • JaysLens Jul 15, 2010 @ 4:02 pm | delete
    Very helpful information, amazed that you were able to talk around the world with just 5 watts! Something that is so unheard of today.
  • jon514 Jul 31, 2011 @ 10:09 pm | delete
    Hi Jays Lens; are you a radio operator ? yes some days you are amazed at distance we can talk on 5 watts on am radio and ssb on 12 watts. God bless you and your family. 73.

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