How Your CB Can Serve You
How Your CB Can Serve You
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The FCC gives these examples of permitted and
prohibited messages for channel 9. These are
only guidelines and not all-inclusive:
Permitted Example Message
Yes
“Tornado sighted six miles north
of town.”
No
“Post number 10.
No tornado sighted.”
Yes
“Out of gas on Rte 15 at km
marker 211.”
No
“Out of gas in my driveway.”
Yes
“Four car accident on 401 at
Exit 11. Send police and
ambulance.”
No
“Traffic moving smoothly on 401.”
Yes
“Weather Bureau has issued
thunderstorm warning.
Bring sailboat into port.”
No
“Attention motorists.
Weather Bureau advises snow
tomorrow will accumulate
4 to 6 cm.”
Yes
“Fire in building at 539 Main,
Peterborough.”
No
“Halloween patrol number 3.
All quiet.”
1. Set to channel 9 for emergencies
Be sure antenna is properly connected.
2. CB Distress Data
When transmitting an emergency, you should
request a “REACT BASE” and provide the CB
distress data (called
CLIP
):
C
all Sign
Identify yourself.
L
ocation
Be exact.
I
njuries
Number. Type. Trapped?
P
roblem
Give details and help needed.
Transmit
CLIP
repeatedly so any monitor can assist.
Channel 9
Emergency
Messages
Note
If no response on channel 9,
try channels 19 or 14.