What are the CB Radio Frequencies?

What are the CB Radio Frequencies?

 

Since the early American rigs began finding there way to these shores, the demand for Citizen Band radio was met by a number of changes in legislation.  It is no longer necessary to hold a licence to operate a CB Radio and over the years additional modes have been added.

The following charts display the relevant frequencies for each of these modes and are also available to download on he link at the bottom of this post.

November 1981

The UK channels that were legalised on 2 November 1981 were on two blocks of frequencies: 40 channels on the 27 MHz band and 20 channels on the 934 MHz band, both of which used FM (frequency modulation) and both unique to the UK. The 27 MHz band frequency allocation and related information is shown here

Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency
1	27.60125 MHz	11	27.70125 MHz	21	27.80125 MHz	31	27.90125 MHz
2	27.61125 MHz	12	27.71125 MHz	22	27.81125 MHz	32	27.91125 MHz
3	27.62125 MHz	13	27.72125 MHz	23	27.82125 MHz	33	27.92125 MHz
4	27.63125 MHz	14	27.73125 MHz	24	27.83125 MHz	34	27.93125 MHz
5	27.64125 MHz	15	27.74125 MHz	25	27.84125 MHz	35	27.94125 MHz
6	27.65125 MHz	16	27.75125 MHz	26	27.85125 MHz	36	27.95125 MHz
7	27.66125 MHz	17	27.76125 MHz	27	27.86125 MHz	37	27.96125 MHz
8	27.67125 MHz	18	27.77125 MHz	28	27.87125 MHz	38	27.97125 MHz
9	27.68125 MHz	19	27.78125 MHz	29	27.88125 MHz	39	27.98125 MHz
10	27.69125 MHz	20	27.79125 MHz	30	27.89125 MHz	40	27.99125 MHz

 

September 1997

The CEPT band arrived in September 1997, giving us 40 more channels - the original US FCC AM "mids" frequencies, now designated EU1 to EU40 with the new 4W FM European standard (paging systems there previously were given until 1996 to move down slightly to 26MHz or change to a new band at 49MHz). New CB sets were to be marked "PR 27 GB" to a new MPT 1333 specification (based upon the CEPT technical spec ETS 300 135), and the licence fee went up to £12. Some antenna restrictions were also lifted, as full size aerials were now allowed.

Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency	Channel	Frequency
1	26.965 MHz	11	27.085 MHz	21	27.215 MHz	31	27.315 MHz
2	26.975 MHz	12	27.105 MHz	22	27.225 MHz	32	27.325 MHz
3	26.985 MHz	13	27.115 MHz	23	27.255 MHz	33	27.335 MHz
4	27.005 MHz	14	27.125 MHz	24	27.235 MHz	34	27.345 MHz
5	27.015 MHz	15	27.135 MHz	25	27.245 MHz	35	27.355 MHz
6	27.025 MHz	16	27.155 MHz	26	27.265 MHz	36	27.365 MHz
7	27.035 MHz	17	27.165 MHz	27	27.275 MHz	37	27.375 MHz
8	27.055 MHz	18	27.175 MHz	28	27.285 MHz	38	27.385 MHz
9	27.065 MHz	19	27.185 MHz	29	27.295 MHz	39	27.395 MHz
10	27.075 MHz	20	27.205 MHz	30	27.305 MHz	40	27.405 MHz

June 2014

On 27th June 2014, the AM and SSB was made legal to use (using approved equipment) on the European band.  This also allowed for additional permitted power in SSB mode of up to 12 Watts.

		Band A		Band B		Band C
Ch.	÷N	TX	VCO	TX	VCO	TX	VCO
No.	Code	Freq.	Freq.	Freq.	Freq.	Freq.	Freq.
1	91	25.615	14.92	26.065	15.37	26.515	15.82
2	92	25.625	14.93	26.075	15.38	26.525	15.83
3	93	25.635	14.94	26.085	15.39	26.535	15.84
4	95	25.655	14.96	26.105	15.41	26.555	15.86
5	96	25.665	14.97	26.115	15.42	26.565	15.87
6	97	25.675	14.98	26.125	15.43	26.575	15.88
7	98	25.685	14.99	26.135	15.44	26.585	15.89
8	100	25.705	15.01	26.155	15.46	26.605	15.91
9	101	25.715	15.02	26.165	15.47	26.615	15.92
10	102	25.725	15.03	26.175	15.48	26.625	15.93
11	103	25.735	15.04	26.185	15.49	26.635	15.94
12	105	25.755	15.06	26.205	15.51	26.655	15.96
13	106	25.765	15.07	26.215	15.52	26.665	15.97
14	107	25.775	15.08	26.225	15.53	26.675	15.98
15	108	25.785	15.09	26.235	15.54	26.685	15.99
16	110	25.805	15.11	26.255	15.56	26.705	16.01
17	111	25.815	15.12	26.265	15.57	26.715	16.02
18	112	25.825	15.13	26.275	15.58	26.725	16.03
19	113	25.835	15.14	26.285	15.59	26.735	16.04
20	115	25.855	15.16	26.305	15.61	26.755	16.06
21	116	25.865	15.17	26.315	15.62	26.765	16.07
22	117	25.875	15.18	26.325	15.63	26.775	16.08
23	120	25.905	15.21	26.355	15.66	26.805	16.11
24	118	25.885	15.19	26.335	15.64	26.785	16.09
25	119	25.895	15.2	26.345	15.65	26.795	16.1
26	121	25.915	15.22	26.365	15.67	26.815	16.12
27	122	25.925	15.23	26.375	15.68	26.825	16.13
28	123	25.935	15.24	26.385	15.69	26.835	16.14
29	124	25.945	15.25	26.395	15.7	26.845	16.15
30	125	25.955	15.26	26.405	15.71	26.855	16.16
31	126	25.965	15.27	26.415	15.72	26.865	16.17
32	127	25.975	15.28	26.425	15.73	26.875	16.18
33	128	25.985	15.29	26.435	15.74	26.885	16.19
34	129	25.995	15.3	26.445	15.75	26.895	16.2
35	130	26.005	15.31	26.455	15.76	26.905	16.21
36	131	26.015	15.32	26.465	15.77	26.915	16.22
37	132	26.025	15.33	26.475	15.78	26.925	16.23
38	133	26.035	15.34	26.485	15.79	26.935	16.24
39	134	26.045	15.35	26.495	15.8	26.945	16.25
40	135	26.055	15.36	26.505	15.81	26.955

 

 It may be useful to keep a copy these frequencies by your radio so that you can refer to it when  necessary. - DOWNLOAD FILE

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