# Are there any CB radio apps available? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [December 16, 2018, 5:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cb-radio-apps-available/826227 "2018-12-16T17:04:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cb-radio-apps-available/826227/21 "2018-12-17T16:08:37Z")
> [@road\_lobo](#): > > That site lists 222 models, all Android devices. > > This site ([There are now more than 24,000 different Android devices](https://qz.com/472767/there-are-now-more-than-24000-different-android-devices/)) claims 24000 Android devices in 2015. > > Less than 1% of Android devices have FM radio tuners. That is very few. The post that I was responding to mentioned Samsung, not Android. ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cb-radio-apps-available/826227/22 "2018-12-17T16:23:11Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > That may be a solution-looks like a table/portable radio, and no CB antennas to put up. Does it do the CB bands? It does; [here](http://stephan.win31.de/sony76-1.htm) are the specifications for that model. There are also similar radios from Philips, Grundig, etc. as well as Sony. ETA AFAIK CB is AM (DSB/SSB) only, so an FM-only receiver will not be of much use. ETA 2: Wikipedia says there is FM CB on UHF frequencies, e.g. 477 MHz. The portable radio above only goes up to 30 MHz, so it can receive the normal 27 MHz CB band, but not VHF or UHF. ---
**Author:** ![jnglmassiv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f07891/32.png) [@jnglmassiv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jnglmassiv)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 4:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cb-radio-apps-available/826227/23 "2018-12-17T16:46:44Z")
> [@DPRK](#): > > ETA AFAIK CB is AM (DSB/SSB) only, so an FM-only receiver will not be of much use. > > ETA 2: Wikipedia says there is FM CB on UHF frequencies, e.g. 477 MHz. The portable radio above only goes up to 30 MHz, so it can receive the normal 27 MHz CB band, but not VHF or UHF. 11 meter CB is usually AM but sometimes single sideband (SSB). The UHF CB band is more commonly referred to as FRS or Family Radio Service. They’re both CB in that they’rd unlicensed and free for the public to use, with some limitations like maximum ERP (transmitter power and antenna gain) no encryption (I think) and signal bandwidth restrictions. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [December 17, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cb-radio-apps-available/826227/24 "2018-12-17T17:28:36Z")
> [@Czarcasm](#): > > I think I mentioned that it wouldn’t be allowed and, no, they wouldn’t give a reason. You said “install one”, which implies base station, not pocket-sized (which is functionally no different than using a cell phone app, if the very concept of a CB is banned.) [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/are-there-any-cb-radio-apps-available/826227.md?page=1)