CB RADIO: Historical trivia for a popular radio service

NatCom Rewind: Here are some interesting facts about citizens band that you might not know about

Editor’s note: NatCom Rewind is a regular feature showcasing articles from past issues of the magazine that still have relevance today. This NatCom Rewind feature from the July | August 2014 issue of National Communications Magazine originally was written by Chuck Gysi | N2DUP | editor and publisher. 

Citizens band radio has been around a long time. It started out as a short-range UHF service in the 1940s and then became an HF (shortwave) band in the 1950s. Along the way, some interesting things have occurred in CB’s timeline. Here is some CB trivia you might find interesting!

The Lafayette Comstat 25A tube-type radio worked on “Channel 22A” if you slid the channel selector between Channels 22 and 23. | Photo from National Communications Magazine archives