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If there was any technical reason for the CB explosion it was the change to 40 channels. There were other technical changes, and because of these the FCC wouldn't allow existing 23 channel sets to be upgraded to 40 channels. So the 23 channel sets were dumped on the market for pennies on the dollar. I remember new 23 ch Cobra and Midland AM/SSB sets selling for less than $50. Decent AM sets sold for less than $25. A person could become part of the CB "in crowd" for next to nothing. Most of these folks only talked on 19 to and from work everyday, so 23 channels rigs were fine for them. It was a fun time.

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[QUOTE="unit_399, post: 546614, member: 7311"] If there was any technical reason for the CB explosion it was the change to 40 channels. There were other technical changes, and because of these the FCC wouldn't allow existing 23 channel sets to be upgraded to 40 channels. So the 23 channel sets were dumped on the market for pennies on the dollar. I remember new 23 ch Cobra and Midland AM/SSB sets selling for less than $50. Decent AM sets sold for less than $25. A person could become part of the CB "in crowd" for next to nothing. Most of these folks only talked on 19 to and from work everyday, so 23 channels rigs were fine for them. It was a fun time. - 399 [/QUOTE]

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