>-=> Bob Seaborn wrote to Joe Delahaye <=-   
    >   
    >> Originally it was 23 channels.  When the 40 channel sets came in, it   
    >> became   
    >> illegal to sell the older sets.  Not sure why.   
    >   
    > Really? Wow! I remember when I was a kid that 23 channel CB radios were   
    > 'the thing' - then 40 channel came out. You might be talking to someone   
    > who couldn't move to channel 30 32 etc. Never thought about it being   
    > 'illegal' though.   
      
   This would be better asked of Joe.  As I recall, there were few 23 channel   
   sets commonly available, and when 40 chan models came, nobody wanted to pay   
   for a 23 channel set when they could get a 40 for about the same price.  At   
   the time, I was working for an electronics shop in Ontario, and we did sell   
   CB's.   
      
      
      
      
      
                          .....Bob   
      
      
   --- GEcho/32 & IM 2.50   
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