CB radios were — and still often are — a practical tool on the road, especially in a trucker’s life. But back in the 1970s and ’80s these portable communication devices were at the heart of a ...

Don’t you ever wish that you could talk to the drivers in the vehicles in the immediate area? Maybe you want to warn them about a speed trap, tell them about a danger on the road, or just have a voice ...

For this week's Overdrive Radio podcast, Mark Karnes tells the story behind the Cobra company's petition to the Federal Communications Commission some years back to allow the use of FM rather than ...

Considered the biggest change to the industry since CB radios were expanded from 23 channels to 40 channels in 1977, the new dual-mode AM/FM capabilities are now featured on Cobra's best-selling CB ...

Citizen band radio, more commonly known as CB radio, was first developed in 1945, but took a while to reach the truck-driving masses. By 1958, the FCC had established the first regulations and 23 ...

At a dinner I recently attended, someone made a joke about the citizens band radio fad. I chuckled along with everyone else, but I don't agree that CBs should simply be dismissed.CB radios were a ...