Friday, August 27, 2021

CB RADIO IN 1977


 

 

 HISTORIC FILMS:

 CB RADIO - 1977

 

 

 

I think I had this in a blog post a year or two ago, but it was squished in-between a bunch of other embedded YT videos.  It's a hoot to watch, and deserves an individual post of it's own.

 

 

Thursday, August 26, 2021

Throwback Thursday - Midland AM/SSB Clearance (1974)

 

 

THROWBACK 

THURSDAY

 

 

 

 

 CB radios with Sideband (SSB) were expensive back in the early 70's, with base stations commanding a price well over $400, so it was unusual to see this ad in the January '74 issue of CB Magazine.




 73

WOODY

 


 

 

 

 

Wednesday, August 25, 2021

RANDOM WESNESDAY: CB STATISTICS IN THE 70'S

 


LAST WEDNESDAY OF AUGUST






Citizens Band radio was a wild ride in the 70's. For this month's "Random Wednesday" I've dug up some old newspaper articles from the 1975-1978 period (click on image to enlarge).














73

WOODY