A FEW RULES THAT SHOULD BE OBEYED
1. You are not allowed to carry on a conversation with another station for
more than five minutes at a time without taking a one-minute break, to
give others a chance to use the channel.
2. You are not allowed to blast others off the air by over-powering them with
illegally amplified transmitter power, or illegally high antennas.
3. You can’t use the transceiver to promote illegal activities.
4. You are not allowed to use profanity.
5. You may not play music in your transceiver.
6. You may not use your transceiver to sell merchandised or professional
service.
HOW YOUR CB CAN SERVE YOU
1. Warn of traffic tie ups ahead.
2. Provide weather and road information.
3. Provide help fast in event of emergency or breakdown.
4. Suggest good spots to eat and sleep.
5. Make long trips more interesting, and help keep you awake.
6. Provide direct contact with your office or home.
7. Make friends for you as you travel.
8. Provide “local information” to find your destination.
9. Help law enforcement officers by reporting drunk and reckless drivers.
USE CHANNEL 9 FOR EMERGENCY MESSAGES ONLY
The FCC gives the following examples of permitted and prohibited types of
communications for use in an emergency. These are guidelines and are not
intended to be all inclusive.
Permitted Example
Message
YES
“A tornado sighted six miles north of town.
NO
“This is observation post number 10. No tornado
sighted.
YES
“I am out of gas on interstate 95”
NO
“I am out of gas in my driveway”
YES
“There is a four-car collusion at exit 10 on the
Beltway, send police and ambulance.”
NO
“traffic is moving smoothly on the Beltway”
YES
“Base to Unit 1, the weather Bureau has just
issued a thunder storm warning. Bring the
sailboat into port.”
NO
“Attention all motorists. The weather Bureau
advises that the snow tomorrow will accumulate
4 to 6 inches.
YES
“There is a fire in the building on the corner of
6th and Main Streets.”
NO
“This is Halloween patrol unit number 3.
Everything is quiet here.”
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