CB or Citizens Band Radio & the India Whisky DX Group.

CB or Citizens Band Radio

Citizens Band Radio in the UK is on FM transmission of 4 watts power.

It was legalised on the 2nd of November 1981.

We have the UK band 27.60125 to 27.99125 Mhz, 40 channels and also the CEPT, or MID band as most breakers call it of 26.965 to 27.405 Mhz, 40 channels. We have the 80 channel rigs in the UK.

Or separate rigs for each band, home modified rigs are not legal. C B Radio was meant for short range communications, normally 10 to 15 miles. But when the SKIP or sporadic-E is running it brings the 27 Mhz band alive. It can come & go very quickly or last for days.

It can also mean that local communication can be very noisy or impossible.

Deregulation of CB radio, as from 8th December 2006, a licence is no longer required.

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The India Whisky DX Group, Isle of Wight.

I am sorry to report that very few members have decided to renew their subs in 2009.

As stated previously we needed at least 20 X £3 subs to cover cost each year.

Membership numbers have been dropping over the last 3/4 years.

Due to this I have returned the few £3 subs and one donation that was sent in for 2009.

Only one QSL card was received in the P.O.Box in the last year,

so the time has come to close the P.O.Box.

Many thanks for your past support of the group over the years.

I did ask if any member wished to take over the group to contact me as soon as possible by

e-mail, but I received no takers.

Barry IW 223. 1st April 2009.

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