digital or analogue

ok so are the later model cb radio's  digital or are we all still on analogue, i asked this question a while ago somewhere else but i never did get a reply 

Hi Lionel,

In answer to your question - Analogue transmission.

Always worth asking a question as a new posting (like now) rather than within a different topic where it could be easily missed. (Couldn't find where you'd asked before?)


73's,
Victor

ok thanks for that Victor and it wasn't on this forum it was the thunderpole one a while back , do you think that cb's will ever go digital as im surprised they are still analogue even taxi radio's are digital now

I wouldn't think so Lionel but who knows?
Someone's bound to find a 'money-making' venture for such nonsense. (Heaven forbid!)

At least up to now it seems that most radio 'digital' modulation occurs on PMR (New set of frequencies - dPMR) and other VHF/UHF services. Thankfully most of the Amateur Radio services at VHF/UHF are also analogue despite the onward plod of repeater operators changing over to digital modes.

I wouldn't mind but digital modulation can often give a nasty ring/distortion and I half expect them to break out with Cher's "Do you believe in love"!


Also my apologies, thought your "somewhere else" mention meant elsewhere on this forum.

A few years ago i used to have an analogue scanner and it started to go really quiet and someone said everyone is going digital taxi's, police, ambulances so that was the end of that

It's the same everywhere Lionel.

I was an avid SWL (Short Wave Listener) since I was a boy but almost pointless listening nowadays. I still enjoy catching the odd international station and their view on news/current affairs which can be quite different and eye opening compared to ours.

Whinging of old men....steam trains, regular buses, local post office, nearest bank branch, doctor's appointments without hanging on a phone for hours....progress they call it!?!?!