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How Your CB Can Serve You
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How Your CB Can Serve You
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 I-95 at mile
marker 211.”
No “Out of gas in my driveway.”
Yes “Four car accident on I-94 at
Exit 11. Send police and
ambulance.”
No “Traffic moving smoothly on I-94.”
Yes “Weather Bureau has issued
thunderstorm warning.
Bring sailboat into port.”
No “Attention motorists.
Weather Bureau advises snow
tomorrow will accumulate
4 to 6 inches.”
Yes “Fire in building at 539 Main,
Evanston.”
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.
• Warnoftrafficproblems
• Provideweatherandroaddata
• Providehelpineventofanemergency
• Providedirectcontactwithhomeoroffice
• Assistpolicebyreportingerraticdrivers
• Get“localinformation”tofinddestination
• Communicatewithfamilyandfriends
• Suggestspotstoeatandsleep
• Keepyoualertwhiletraveling
A Few Rules You Should Know
A. Conversations cannot last more than 5 minutes
with another station. A one minute break is
required to let others use the channel.
B. You cannot blast others off the air by use of
illegally amplified transmitters or illegally
high antennas.
C. You cannot use CB to promote illegal activities.
D. Profanity is not allowed.
E. You may not transmit music with a CB.
F. Selling of merchandise and/or services is
prohibited.
A Few Rules
You Should
Know
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