Viewed broadly, the CB community includes anyone who has and uses a CB (Citizen's Band) radio. But for many CBers in the D. C. area, two way radio is more than an occasional convenience to help drivers. It is the basis of an ongoing and richly-interactive community. CB people meet and socialize over the radio and at CB events; they create informal networks and organize special clubs, such as the Legal CB Operators of America who helped prepare this year's CB presentation for the Folklife Festival. The members of this club are mainly from northern Virginia, and their regularly-monitored or "home" channels are 19 and 27.

CB social events are called "breaks," and they include once-a-month gatherings for such activities as bowling, biking, hiking, feasting on crabs, or working on jigsaw puzzles. Some CBers who work near each other also meet regularly for lunch: a lunch "break." In summer "jamborees" are held, during which CBers meet at camping facilities to socialize and compete for trophies awarded for attendance or for winning contests such as tug-of-war.