Oscar One CB mobile/base radio transceiver, 1980-1983
- Materials:
- plastic (unidentified) , metal (unknown) and electronic components
- Object Number:
- 1983-198/1
- type:
- transceiver
'Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB (citizens' band) mobile/base radio transceiver with accessories, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983
'Oscar One' 27 MHz f.m. CB mobile/base radio transceiver with accessories, manufactured by South Midlands Communications Limited, Eastleigh, Hampshire, England, 1980-1983.
This radio transceiver set was designed to be used on Citizens' Band (CB) frequencies - radio channels there could be used by amateurs. These were legalised 1981, but had been used illegally in previous years. Until 2006, CB radios required licences to use, which could be purchased from the Post Office.