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by
John Huggins
Everyone has heard about the CB radio popularized in the 1970s by the romaticized trucking industry and movies like "Smokey and the Bandit."CB Channel Plan
| Well Known Channel Name |
Frequency | Notes | Max Power |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26.9650 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 2 | 26.9750 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 3 | 26.9850 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 4 | 27.0050 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 5 | 27.0150 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 6 | 27.0250 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 7 | 27.0350 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 8 | 27.0550 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 9 | 27.0650 MHz | Emergency use primarily. Monitored in some areas by "REACT" and/or other volunteers. | 4.0 Watts |
| 10 | 27.0750 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 11 | 27.0850 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 12 | 27.1050 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 13 | 27.1150 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 14 | 27.1250 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 15 | 27.1350 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 16 | 27.1550 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 17 | 27.1650 MHz | Sometimes used by truckers in the western US states | 4.0 Watts |
| 18 | 27.1750 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 19 | 27.1850 MHz | "Breaker 1 9" Yes, this is the classic trucker's channel (You might not want to let your kids listen) | 4.0 Watts |
| 20 | 27.2050 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 21 | 27.2150 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 22 | 27.2250 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 23 | 27.2550 MHz | This use to be the highest CB channel - in the "Smokey and the Bandit" days ;-) | 4.0 Watts |
| 24 | 27.2350 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 25 | 27.2450 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 26 | 27.2650 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 27 | 27.2750 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 28 | 27.2850 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 29 | 27.2950 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 30 | 27.3050 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 31 | 27.3150 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 32 | 27.3250 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 33 | 27.3350 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 34 | 27.3450 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 35 | 27.3550 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 36 | 27.3650 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 37 | 27.3750 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 38 | 27.3850 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 39 | 27.3950 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
| 40 | 27.4050 MHz | AM and SSB operation allowed in the US | 4.0 Watts |
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