Trigger Mike Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 What's the difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Besides the license, and the distance you can broadcast, and the power you can legally own? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trigger Mike Posted August 31, 2021 Author Share Posted August 31, 2021 So the amateur radio operators need a license since they can transmit a greater distance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 A CB is designed to operate on 40 specific "channels" at a maximum of 5 watts. No license required. Amateur radio operates on frequencies within bands designated by the International Telecommunication Union region (ITU): 2-meter = a portion of the VHF radio spectrum, comprising frequencies stretching from 144 MHz to 148 MHz 70-cm = UHF, 430 to 440 MHz 10-meter = HF, 28.000–29.700 MHz 20-meter = HF, 14.000–14.350 MHz There are more. The frequencies one can transmit on and the power level that can be used is determined by the operator's license. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 3 minutes ago, Trigger Mike said: So the amateur radio operators need a license since they can transmit a greater distance? No - it's because of the frequencies that can be transmitted on. Output power does also play a role in licensing requirements/restrictions, but it is common for operator's to communicate extremely long distances with 5 watts or less power. To do so, the operator has to know when atmospheric conditions are suitable and having a properly set up antenna. Antennas can do more for long distance communications than power output. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Gotta get you a base, out there to your place With a forty-foot pole on the chimney With a thousand watts in your flower pots And a remote line to the biffy If you feel a twitch when you throw the switch Gonna dim all the lights in Wichita Gonna send out a wave to make the government rave And this here's whacha tell 'em all "Four good buddy, yer comin' in cruddy But yer walkin' right through my wall, boy Your carrier's cool, yer makin' me drool Yer definitely battin' my ball, boy Yer hittin' me round about fourteen pound Yer cuttin' me up like a bandsaw But what the heck, 'sjust a radio check" And that there's how to ratchetjaw Courtesy of CW McCall Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 "Back in the day" we were required to have a license for CB also... KQB4927 Somewhere out in the garage is a 23-channel Midland with that license number pasted on the top. That was the third radio I had while licenses were required; the first one was a Royce 3-channel with crystals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alpo Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 I received my CB for Christmas. 78 I think. It was a 40 channel. The paperwork that came with it said there was so many applications for licenses, then it was taking so long to get one, so they gave us a temporary one. K, your first initial, your last initial, and your ZIP code. KRA 32401 Then about 3 or 4 months later my license actually showed up. And now they were four letters, not just three. KBLP7350. Then about 6 months later they decided that licenses would no longer be needed for CB. Why can I remember the license number for my CB, from 40 years ago, and I can't remember what I had for lunch yesterday? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 Go HAM and with repeaters you can talk to the world. CB is very short range at best. K6MTY 73's OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 Posted August 31, 2021 Share Posted August 31, 2021 1 hour ago, Hardpan Curmudgeon SASS #8967 said: "Back in the day" we were required to have a license for CB also... KQB4927 Somewhere out in the garage is a 23-channel Midland with that license number pasted on the top. That was the third radio I had while licenses were required; the first one was a Royce 3-channel with crystals. KBZ1137 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt. James H. Callahan Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 9 hours ago, Larsen E. Pettifogger, SASS #32933 said: KBZ1137 KEG8267 the Pistol Packer. JHC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Joker Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 Cb is am radio. Hams change frequency so it's fm radio. There's more math and theory in amateur operation. I have my grandpa's ham station identifier and first microphone. He spent a lot of time on 20 meters. Had contact cards from every country broadcasting. When I looked to get a ham license you still needed to learn Morse and get a key license first. Then after a bit you could get a voice rating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 40 minutes ago, Texas Joker said: Cb is am radio. Hams change frequency so it's fm radio. There's more math and theory in amateur operation. I have my grandpa's ham station identifier and first microphone. He spent a lot of time on 20 meters. Had contact cards from every country broadcasting. When I looked to get a ham license you still needed to learn Morse and get a key license first. Then after a bit you could get a voice rating. There's now a no code lic OLG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chief Rick Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 1 hour ago, Texas Joker said: Cb is am radio. Hams change frequency so it's fm radio. There's more math and theory in amateur operation. I have my grandpa's ham station identifier and first microphone. He spent a lot of time on 20 meters. Had contact cards from every country broadcasting. When I looked to get a ham license you still needed to learn Morse and get a key license first. Then after a bit you could get a voice rating. As OLG said above, no requirements to learn code for the Technician or General licenses. $15 to test. License is good for 10 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickasaw Bill SASS #70001 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 I dove out of the 27mhz mess , close to 20 years back , had gone SSB but that also got to busy there was not a "no code" test at the time , could not catch on to code , so I left the air waves still got the equ, some where around the place CB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trailrider #896 Posted September 1, 2021 Share Posted September 1, 2021 KPJ5247 Mobile. Came in handy riding around my college campus when directing the AFROTC cadet air police. Also a matter of safety out in Montana when off-duty. License required at first, but then eliminated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 original CB license was KDM8531 Licensed as KC7CEX. Started out as Technician Plus. Then a few years later took the General, Advanced and Extra licenses all the same day. General was the toughest as it was mostly regulations. Advanced and Extra were a piece of cake as I work in the electronics field. Also have my GROL with the radar endorsement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Sage, SASS #49891 Life Posted September 2, 2021 Share Posted September 2, 2021 KGQ2113 Like Hardpan, got one in a drawer out in the shop somewhere and a magnetic based antenna for the roof of my truck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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