channel 10?

allniter · Feb 4, 2013

Didnt we used to use a differnt channel than 19? Was it channel 10? What year was that change? Quoted from Wikipedia

Originally, there were 23 CB channels in the U.S.; the 40-channel band plan was implemented in 1977. Channel 9 was officially reserved for emergency use by the FCC in 1969.[11] Channel 10 was originally often used for highway communications east of the Mississippi River, and channel 19 west of the Mississippi; channel 19 then became the preferred highway channel in most areas, as it did not have adjacent-channel interference problems with channel 9. Many CBers called channel 19 "the trucker's channel". Channel 11 was originally restricted by the FCC for use as the calling channel.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizens_Band_radio The article didnt specify what year the change was, anyone remember?

kor b · Feb 4, 2013

I'm 57 years old and 19 has always been the one.
Unless you grew up on the west coast, i hear they
use another channel.

murph · Feb 4, 2013

Dont they use 17 on the west side?

mike5511 · Feb 5, 2013

We were using 10 in Arkansas, in the early 70s before Smokey and the Bandit came out.

Mt Airy · Feb 5, 2013

I was told that 10 would bleed over on 9(emergency) and that was not a good thing. That is why it is 19 now.

Turbo-T · Feb 5, 2013

Prior to 1970, yes ch. 10 was the "highway channel".

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