WHAT IS THE “FREEBAND”, “UPPERS” or “OUTBAND”?
A – These Terms refer to frequencies or “Extra” channels that are directly above or below the standard 40 CB channels (approx 26-28Mhz). While not FCC assigned for either CB or Amateur use in the USA, These 11 meter freqs are never the less very popular with some hobbyists (worldwide), & are mostly used by “bootleg” CB &/or Amateur operators that internally modify their CB, Amateur, “Export or 10 Meter” Radios to “reach” these channels. Although many of these frequenciess are still “technically” assigned for commercial or other users, Most legitimate licensed users of these frequencies abandoned them long ago, & now you will usually only hear “unlicensed bootleg operators” when monitoring these frequencies.
