Realistic 27 MHz 4-watt 40-channel handheld CB (citizens’ band) transceiver

Made:
1982 in Taiwan and Japan
maker:
Realistic
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Realistic 27 MHz 4-watt 40-channel handheld CB (citizens’ band)
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Realistic 27 MHz 4-watt 40-channel handheld CB (citizens’ band)
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Realistic 27 MHz 4-watt 40-channel handheld CB (citizens’ band)
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Realistic 27 MHz 4-watt 40-channel handheld CB (citizens’ band)
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Realistic 27 MHz 4-watt 40-channel handheld CB (citizens’ band) transceiver, or ‘walkie-talkie’, model TRC-1001, marketed by Tandy Corporation, Wolverhampton, UK, together with plug-in hand microphone, separate flexible aerial, car-roof aerial and fixings, 12 volt power cable, vinyl fitted carrying case and instruction booklet, Japan, 1982

In the 1940s and 1950s demand grew in the USA for radio ‘walkie-talkie’ equipment for use by private citizens for purely utilitarian purposes. The need was met by the allocation of portions of the radio spectrum with relaxed conditions for operational use. This became known as Citizens’ Band. The use of CB by long-distance truckers in the 1970s led to a growing mythology surrounding its users. Demand for CB spread to the UK and the facility was granted by the UK government in 1981. This transceiver being donated was purchased by the donor’s father in 1982 to meet a need for calling emergency services while travelling in country districts. Within a decade such needs were met by mobile phones and in the UK the use of CB gradually subsided though the CB frequency band remains allocated.

Details

Category:
Radio Communication
Object Number:
2017-109
Materials:
metal (unknown), plastic (unidentified) and cardboard
type:
transceiver
rights:
Unknown Copyright holder
credit:
Colin Skyrme