this article is 6 years old, and CB radio seems to be about the same as it was then, minus the skip conditions of course.
I agree that the author didn't have a clue as to what CB radio is to the hobbyists who enjoy it.
My guess is that the author found a comparison online between the internet of today and "the internet of yesterday" IE CB radio, and decided to use that comparison to fill in some space around ad content in their paper.
They probably went looking through the phone book and found the one guy who still had a public phone number associated with CB radio in that area.
In my area, the local crowd seems to change about every five years or so, with some old codgers abandoning the airwaves, while a few newbies finally feel like they "own the channel" and start getting more into their hobby.
The current crowd around here seems to be 40 and 50 somethings, which means that most likely they started in the late 80's and 90's.
every time i think that CB radio has died in my area (SW US), i turn on the radio there is a new crowd of people keying on each other and making fun of whichever one drinks too much before getting on the air.
The thing that sucks around here is that the new guys all get on the net and start hacking up their radios and believing false amplifier claims.
I take a lot of pride in the quality of my audio, and the people here just think im not loud enough LOL.
LC
