I believe it's because....when skywave propagation kicks off (skip), under certain conditions.....all 40 channels will be filled with clutter....those "other channels" tend to sometimes be less populated....so folks migrate there to get away from the riff raff.
BUT....when skip is dead, yes I agree.....no need to go there.
Me thinks FCC should have allowed the underused 220 MHz band to have been a class E CB frequency when it was petitioned....it could have given CBers a chance to not have to deal with the skip issues, they could also run MUCH smaller antennas that would be not only full length, but would meet trucker height restrictions as well, would get out farther.....but nope....couldn't do that...and so today 220 MHz is virtually not used....what a shame
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Discussion in 'CB Radio Forum' started by delta5, Apr 21, 2014.
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As for 220Mhz. Would be nice for short range CB.... Australia has something like it. Not sure if it's in the 220 or 440 range though -
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When propagation is at it's peak, all 40 channels are plagued either with users, noise or both. Not long ago we were at the top of solar cycle 24. I was able to talk over 1000 miles away on a 4 watt CB radio, no SSB either. One time I used a 102 whip, the other time it was on a Wilson 1000. I happened to luck out the few times I did it, and find someone on a channel that happened to have cleared up.
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