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And how exactly is the FCC going to enforce that? If skip is occurring and you just so happen to talk to someone 1,500 miles away, how is that your fault?
 
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ERICEMT said:
And how exactly is the FCC going to enforce that? If skip is occurring and you just so happen to talk to someone 1,500 miles away, how is that your fault?
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Once you get your ham call sign your duty is to police the CB radio forum and monitor people who want to break the law as the FCC doesn't have time or $ lol
 
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Band open again today on the East coast and Midwest at 1 PM EDT! Lots of activity on 38 LSB!! ;)
 
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I think that the FCC monitors CB channel 38 LSB about as often as they monitor 14.313 USB. As long as the nuts stay in their cages, they don't much care.

BTW I thought the lid calling channel was channel 6, AM mode...
 
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I would tend to think that if 38 LSB is open on the East coast, then the entire band is open too.

Is there something special about just ch38 LSB only?

I hear TONS more people on other channels just using simple AM.
 
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I would tend to think that if 38 LSB is open on the East coast, then the entire band is open too.

Is there something special about just ch38 LSB only?

I hear TONS more people on other channels just using simple AM.
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It can definitely be open in one area of the country and not the other! 38 LSB is moderately open even now at 10 PM EDT in the East! 38 LSB is sort of the calling channel for CB sidebanders.
 
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I think you misunderstood my post. I was talking about the whole CB band opening, not referring to a different geographic location.

It's my understanding that if a single channel is open, then the entire band is open in the same location or area. I have just never heard of only one specific frequency and mode being open and the adjacent channels not.

The Superbowl channel was open here today non-stop the few times I listened in.
 
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I think you misunderstood my post. I was talking about the whole CB band opening, not referring to a different geographic location.

It's my understanding that if a single channel is open, then the entire band is open in the same location or area. I have just never heard of only one specific frequency and mode being open and the adjacent channels not.

The Superbowl channel was open here today non-stop the few times I listened in.
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Your right grasshopper, he's just using 38 as an example because it is the USB call freq.
 
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NC1 said:
I think you misunderstood my post. I was talking about the whole CB band opening, not referring to a different geographic location.

It's my understanding that if a single channel is open, then the entire band is open in the same location or area. I have just never heard of only one specific frequency and mode being open and the adjacent channels not.

The Superbowl channel was open here today non-stop the few times I listened in.
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Yes, if 38 LSB is open, then the rest of the 11 meter CB frequencies will be open as well. That also includes the "Freeband" frequencies, and most likely the 10 meter ham band!
 
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Yeah, I am loving it too. It lets my old wore out scanners work pretty good. You know the reason is called summer. When the Bermuda high parks it self over Dixie and the westerly fire every afternoon off the rockies. What it means down here in Houston we will get these intense thunderstorms at 3 and 4 am.
 
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I am getting the California hams over the uhf conventional ambulance channel, that pretty much means the bands are wide open ! ! !
 
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WOW, neat chart! Bookmarked.

Even early this morning the chart shows my area still opened. :)
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Yep, that chart is extremely helpful. Often I'll check it and find that VHF has opened up in my area, and sure enough I will be able to hit repeaters much further away than usual! :)
 
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