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OPERATIONAL HINTS
Like most activities, CB radio has its
customs and courtesies. The following
tips will help you get the most enjoyment
from your CB.
COMMON USES FOR A CB
Personal Uses
• Keep in touch with home while driv-
ing to work, to the store, or to a
social activity. Let your family know
you are tied up in traffic or that you
will stop by the store on the way
home.
• If you are a two-car (or more) family,
CB radios are great for communicat-
ing with family members while they
are in their cars.
• Contact friends or neighbors — find
out “what’s happening” or plan a
get-together.
• Ever have car trouble or run out of
gas on the highway? What an
assurance it is to be able to radio for
assistance!
• Camping, fishing, and other sports
are more fun with a CB radio.
Locate a buddy or find out “what’s
cooking” back at camp.
Business Uses
• For security officers, a CB is more
than a convenience — it is a must
for both safety and efficiency.
• Truck drivers and delivery personnel
can learn road and traffic conditions
and get assistance in locating desti-
nations. A CB radio is also good
company on those “long hauls.”
• On construction crews, a CB radio
quickly pays for itself when you are
calling for additional materials or
coordinating the activities of differ-
ent work crews.
TRANSMISSION
COURTESY
Please follow these guidelines of radio
courtesy when using your CB.
• Wait for a pause in someone else’s
transmission before you ask for a
break.
• If you do not receive an answer to
your call after a second attempt,
sign off and wait several minutes
before trying again.
• Do not hold down
PUSH TO TALK
when you are not talking. (This is
called
dead keying
.)
• Assist callers with directions, infor-
mation about road conditions, and
any other reasonable requests.
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