Communicating by radio on land was a craze in the 1970’s. Both private passenger cars and professional truckers used the inexpensive, limited-range Citizens Band transmissions to avoid speeding tickets and to pass the time while logging highway miles. Today no license is required to operate a CB radio, but the device has practically disappeared from passenger vehicles. VHF marine radios are more powerful, but their use ashore could land users in hot water with the FCC. Writer Bio
