It seems that the Hams use " upper " and the CB'ers use " lower ".
Is there a reason ?....and if so please explain.:redface:
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Is there a reason ?....and if so please explain.:redface:
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I see....I thought there may be some technical advantage to using upper or lower.
Are either one more susceptible to qrm from AM interference.Nope, they're electrically and operationally the same...just different.
In the 23 channel days, channel 16 was the designated ssb channel by gentlemens agreement, and when the 40s came out, it was 16, 37, 38, 39, 40. No upper or lower designations. Use whichever, even saw both sides in use at the same time quite often. Gentlemens agreements were fine back then, because operators were gentleman, and would abide by this agreement most of the time, unlike today.
Aaaah, the good old days.
Are either one more susceptible to qrm from AM interference.
Originally Posted by Wire Weasel View Post
Nope, they're electrically and operationally the same...just different.
Well maybe you could give him your take on your question. Is your knowledge and opinion no good?
Ah I dunno. Guess it depends of where you were. I lived in metro Atlanta at the time and CB was worse then than it is now. Now we just have more noise toys and good echo and fancy export rigs. The CB of "the good old days" got so bad that the FCC deregulated it and turned around and ran away as fast as they could.
I was actually thinking of the early to mid 70's.