CB RADIO 1977

For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive , 00:54:55 CB RADIO: UNITED VAN LINES TRAILER TRUCK SPEEDING ON HIGHWAY. CU DRIVER SPEAKS OVER HANDHELD CB RADIO AS HE DRIVES. CITIZEN BAND RADIO HAS BECOME SOCIAL PHENOMENA IN THE U. S. 1970s FAD 00:55:16 SALESMAN TAKES CITIZEN BAND RADIO OFF SHELF, SHOWS IT TO WOMAN CUSTOMER AS COMMUNICATIONS LAWS MAKE IT EASY FOR A CITIZEN TO HAVE HIS OWN RADIO. TWENTY MILLION ARE NOW (1977) IN OPERATION. 00:55:49 CU WOMAN S HAND FILLS OUT APPLICATION FOR PERMANENT LICENSE, SIGNS IT, ON ROOF OF CAR AS ANTENNA IS INSTALLED NEAR BACK WINDOW. ZOOM IN ON RADIO ON DASHBOARD OF CAR. 00:56:08 WOMAN AT WHEEL OF CAR, PICKS UP HANDHELD TRANSMITTER, SPEAKS OVER IT WHILE DRIVING. CU QUARTZ CRYSTAL BEING POLISHED ON WATER FED GRINDER. IT IS THE HEART OF CB RADIO. 00:56:41 CU WOMAN SITS AT TABLE PICKS UP TINY QUARTZ CRYSTALS WITH TWEEZERS, CHECKS IT ON ELECTRONIC TESTER. PROCEEDS IN ASSEMBLING TRANSISTORS, CRYSTAL IN CB RADIO,