CB radios can be easily jammed like most bands and they are still regulated by the government. Elon always says the most basic of things, often get the impression that he isn't very smart.
Jammed? Too hard and too many. That's why most modern equipment "must receive interference, including that which causes undesired operation", or aka a "kill" signal, effectively smoking that new radio. Old ones are tanks and will keep talking. And, Elon doesn't seem to have any trouble paying the bills...
You don't need a license to operate a CB radio. There is very little effective regulation. You're not supposed to curse on CB, but I've heard plenty with no repercussions on the offenders. You're not supposed to use a linear amplifier, but I've heard long distance comms on CB in the past.
The government might like to control it, but they don't have control of CBs now.
Everyone should have a CB radio and perhaps a ham radio as well.
Radio jamming is very localized. So is CB for the most part. The FCC does not have enough resources to jam the whole country, and this is not something they do.
It is possible to triangulate and find a transmitter. And give you as ticket if you are breaking the rules for CB transmissions (running an amplifier, interfering with another CB transmission (jamming), bleeding over onto other frequencies, coded messages, indecent language, advertising a political candidate, some other things).
You never hear about truckers getting caught running amplifiers and many run them. And the penalties consist of fines and being barred from using CB for a period of time.
CB radios can be easily jammed like most bands and they are still regulated by the government. Elon always says the most basic of things, often get the impression that he isn't very smart.
Jammed? Too hard and too many. That's why most modern equipment "must receive interference, including that which causes undesired operation", or aka a "kill" signal, effectively smoking that new radio. Old ones are tanks and will keep talking. And, Elon doesn't seem to have any trouble paying the bills...
You don't need a license to operate a CB radio. There is very little effective regulation. You're not supposed to curse on CB, but I've heard plenty with no repercussions on the offenders. You're not supposed to use a linear amplifier, but I've heard long distance comms on CB in the past.
The government might like to control it, but they don't have control of CBs now.
Everyone should have a CB radio and perhaps a ham radio as well.
Radio jamming is very localized. So is CB for the most part. The FCC does not have enough resources to jam the whole country, and this is not something they do.
It is possible to triangulate and find a transmitter. And give you as ticket if you are breaking the rules for CB transmissions (running an amplifier, interfering with another CB transmission (jamming), bleeding over onto other frequencies, coded messages, indecent language, advertising a political candidate, some other things).
You never hear about truckers getting caught running amplifiers and many run them. And the penalties consist of fines and being barred from using CB for a period of time.
Here is a link with details for those interested:
https://www.cbradiomemories.com/fcc_rules_cb.htm