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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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