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§ 95.419
delayed rebroadcast on a radio or tele-
vision broadcast station. You may use
your CB station to gather news items
or to prepare programs.
§ 95.414
(CB Rule 14) May I be paid to
use my CB station?
(a) You may not accept direct or in-
direct payment for transmitting with a
CB station.
(b) You may use a CB station to help
you provide a service, and be paid for
that service, as long as you are paid
only for the service and not for the ac-
tual use of the CB station.
§ 95.415
(CB Rule 15) Who is respon-
sible for communications I make?
You are responsible for all commu-
nications which are made by you from
a CB station.
§ 95.416
(CB Rule 16) Do I have to limit
the length of my communications?
(a) You must limit your CB commu-
nications to the minimum practical
time.
(b) If you are communicating with
another CB station or stations, you,
and the stations communicating with
you, must limit each of your conversa-
tions to no more than five continuous
minutes.
(c) At the end of your conversation,
you, and the stations communicating
with you, must not transmit again for
at least one minute.
§ 95.417
(CB Rule 17) Do I identify my
CB communications?
(a) You need not identify your CB
communications.
(b) [You are encouraged to identify
your CB communications by any of the
following means:
(1) Previously assigned CB call sign;
(2) K prefix followed by operator ini-
tials and residence zip code;
(3) Name; or
(4) Organizational description includ-
ing name and any applicable operator
unit number.]
(c) [You are encouraged to use your
‘‘handle’’ only in conjuction with the
methods of identification listed in
paragraph (b) of this section.]
§ 95.418
(CB Rule 18) How do I use my
CB station in an emergency or to
assist a traveler?
(a) You must at all times and on all
channels, give priority to emergency
communications.
(b) When you are directly partici-
pating in emergency communications,
you do not have to comply with the
rule about length of transmissions (CB
Rule 16, § 95.416). You must obey all
other rules.
(c) You may use your CB station for
communications necessary to assist a
traveler to reach a destination or to re-
ceive necessary services. When you are
using your CB station to assist a trav-
eler, you do not have to obey the rule
about length of transmissions (CB Rule
16, § 95.416). You must obey all other
rules.
(d) You may use your CB station to
transmit one-way communications
concerning highway conditions to as-
sist travelers.
[48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57
FR 22442, May 28, 1992]
§ 95.419
(CB Rule 19) May I operate my
CB station transmitter by remote
control?
(a) You may not operate a CB station
transmitter by radio remote control.
(b) You may operate a CB trans-
mitter by wireline remote control if
you obtain specific approval in writing
from the FCC. To obtain FCC approval,
you must show why you need to oper-
ate your station by wireline remote
control. If you receive FCC approval,
you must keep the approval as part of
your station records.
See
CB Rule 27,
§ 95.427.
(c) Remote control means operation
of a CB transmitter from any place
other than the location of the CB
transmitter. Direct mechanical control
or direct electrical control by wire
from some point on the same premises,
craft or vehicle as the CB transmitter
is not considered remote control.
[48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57
FR 40343, Sept. 3, 1992; 63 FR 68976, Dec. 14,
1998]
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