It's been a long time since I've read the CB rules, is it 155 miles? I thought the rule was absolutely no 'skip'.. line of sight transmissions only.
It's been a long time since I've read the CB rules, is it 155 miles? I thought the rule was absolutely no 'skip'.. line of sight transmissions only.
155/153 either way, that is the maximum distance even if you hear 4 watt rigs from across the country. No Talky Talky.Originally Posted by W4GPL
I noticed a lot of guys who got into ham radio thinking they could legally run export radios and amps unencumbered because someone told them wrong and they wanted to believe it. Many it seems, still play by that way of thinking. Banned radios are still banned and 4 watts is the limit no matter who you are.
Which is a fucking stupid rule in the first place. Must have been one of the decisions made by a lawyer at the FCC, instead of an engineer. Only a lawyer would think that you can stop a radio wave at 155 miles. :roll:
I've never understood it. Didn't anyone at the FCC understand HF propagation when they create the 27Mhz CB service in the first place?
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The idea behind it was that it was only intended for local communications, physics be damned.Which is a fucking stupid rule in the first place. Must have been one of the decisions made by a lawyer at the FCC, instead of an engineer. Only a lawyer would think that you can stop a radio wave at 155 miles. :roll:
I've never understood it. Didn't anyone at the FCC understand HF propagation when they create the 27Mhz CB service in the first place?
Yeah, let's not let science get in the way. :roll:The idea behind it was that it was only intended for local communications, physics be damned.Which is a fucking stupid rule in the first place. Must have been one of the decisions made by a lawyer at the FCC, instead of an engineer. Only a lawyer would think that you can stop a radio wave at 155 miles. :roll:
I've never understood it. Didn't anyone at the FCC understand HF propagation when they create the 27Mhz CB service in the first place?
Must have been lawyers from some of those Christian universities. Morans.... :roll:
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Back in the day, the rule was you couldn't talk to anyone out of your call area. My call was 3W4483 so I couldn't talk to anyone out of the 3rd call district. Which is almost as stupid as the 155 mile rule.
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