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ÜÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜ
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Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ß Û ß Û Ü ß ß Û ß Û Û Û Ü ß Û Û ß
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Û ÛÛÛÛ Û Û ßÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛ Û ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÜ
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Û Û Û Û Û Û Ü Û Ü Û Û ß Ü Û Ü Û Û Û ß Ü Ü Û
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ßÛÛÛß Û Û ßÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛß Û ÛÛÛÛÛ Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜ
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Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û ß Û ß Û Û
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Û ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û
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Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Û Ü Û Ü Û Û
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ßÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛß Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛß
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ÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ Û ßÛ ÜÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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Û Û Û Ü ß Û Ü ß Û Ü ß Û Û Û Ü ß ÛÛ Û Û Û Û Ü ß
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ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛ Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛ
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Û Û Û ß Ü Û ß Û ß Ü Û Û Û ß Ü Û ÛÛ Û Û Û ß Ü
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Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ Û ÛÛÛÛÛ Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÜ Û ßÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÜ Û Û ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÛÛÛÛÛ
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Û ß Û Û ß Û ß Û Û Û Ü ß
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Û ÛÛ Û Û Û Û Û ÛÛÛ
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Û Û Û Û Ü Û Ü Û Û Û ß Ü
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ßÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛ
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Fast Index to CB Rules ..... Page 1
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10-Code ..... Pages 2-3
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Q-Signals ..... Pages 3-4
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International Morse Code ..... Page 4
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Channel Frequencies ..... Page 4
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CB Rules (FCC Part 95) ..... Pages 5-12
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Author's Notes ..... Page 13
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Page 1
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FAST INDEX TO CB RULES
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95.401 What is the Citizens Band Radio Service?..........................Page 5
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95.402 How do I use these rules?.........................................Page 5
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95.403 Am I eligible to operate a CB station?............................Page 5
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95.404 Do I need a license?..............................................Page 5
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95.405 Where may I operate my CB station?................................Page 5
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95.406 Are there any special restrictions on the location of my CB
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station?..........................................................Page 6
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95.407 On what channels may I operate?...................................Page 6
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95.408 How high may I put my antenna?....................................Page 6
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95.409 What equipment may I use at my CB station?........................Page 7
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95.410 How much power may I use?.........................................Page 7
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95.411 May I use power amplifiers?.......................................Page 7
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95.412 What communications may be transmitted?...........................Page 8
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95.413 What communications are prohibited?...............................Page 8
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95.414 May I be paid to use my CB station?...............................Page 9
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95.415 Who is responsible for communications I make?.....................Page 9
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95.416 Do I have to limit the length of my CB communications?............Page 9
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95.417 Do I identify my CB communications?...............................Page 9
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95.418 How do I use my CB station in an emergency or to assist a
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traveller?........................................................Page 9
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95.419 May I operate a CB station by remote control?....................Page 10
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95.420 May I connect my CB transmitter to a telephone?..................Page 10
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95.421 What are the penalties for violating these rules?................Page 10
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95.422 How do I answer correspondence from the FCC?.....................Page 11
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95.423 What must I do if the FCC tells me my station is causing
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interference?....................................................Page 11
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95.424 How do I have my CB station transmitter serviced?................Page 11
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95.425 May I make any changes to my CB station transmitter?.............Page 11
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95.426 Do I have to make my CB station available for inspection?........Page 12
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95.427 What are my station records?.....................................Page 12
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95.428 How do I contact the FCC?........................................Page 12
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Page 2
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Ten Code
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10-1 Receiving poorly.
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10-2 Receiving well.
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10-3 Stop transmitting.
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10-4 OK, message received.
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10-5 Relay message.
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10-6 Busy, stand by.
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10-7 Out of service, leaving air, not working.
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10-8 In service, subject to call, working well.
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10-9 Repeat message.
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10-10 Transmission completed, standing by.
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10-11 Talking too fast.
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10-12 Visitors present.
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10-13 Advise weather/road conditions.
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10-16 Make pickup at __________.
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10-17 Urgent business.
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10-18 Anything for us?
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10-19 Nothing for you, return to base.
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10-20 Location; My location is __________.
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10-21 Call by telephone.
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10-22 Report in person to __________.
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10-23 Stand by.
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10-24 Completed last assignment.
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10-25 Can you contact __________?
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10-26 Disregard last information.
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10-27 I am moving to channel __________.
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10-28 Identify your station.
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10-29 Time is up for contact.
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10-30 Does not conform to FCC rules.
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10-32 I will give you a radio check.
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10-33 EMERGENCY TRAFFIC AT THIS STATION.
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10-34 TROUBLE AT THIS STATION - HELP NEEDED.
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10-35 Confidential information.
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10-36 Time; Correct time is __________.
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10-37 Wrecker needed at __________.
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10-38 Ambulance needed at __________.
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10-39 Your message delivered.
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10-41 Please tune to channel __________.
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10-42 Traffic accident at __________.
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10-43 Traffic tieup at __________.
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10-44 I have a message for you (or for __________).
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10-45 All units within range please report.
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10-46 Assist motorist.
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10-50 Break channel.
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10-55 Intoxicated driver (DWI).
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10-60 What is next message number?
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10-62 Unable to copy, use phone.
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10-63 Network directed to __________.
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10-64 Network is clear.
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10-65 Awaiting your next message.
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10-66 Cancel message.
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10-67 All units comply.
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10-68 Repeat message.
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10-69 Message received.
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10-70 Fire at __________.
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Ten Code (continued)
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10-71 Proceed with transmission in sequence.
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10-73 Speed trap at __________.
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10-74 Negative.
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10-75 You are causing interference.
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10-77 Negative contact.
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10-81 Reserve hotel room for __________.
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10-82 Reserve room for __________.
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10-84 My telephone number is __________.
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10-85 My address is __________.
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10-88 Advise phone number of __________.
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10-89 Radio repairman needed at __________.
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10-90 I have TV interference.
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10-91 Talk closer to mike.
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10-92 Your transmitter is out of adjustment.
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10-93 Check my frequency on this channel.
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10-94 Please give me a long count.
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10-95 Transmit dead carrier for 5 seconds.
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10-97 Check test signal.
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10-99 Mission completed, all units secure.
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10-100 Restroom stop.
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10-200 Police needed at __________.
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73's Best wishes.
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88's Love and kisses.
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Q-Signals (Used by Hams, Sidebanders, and Skip-talkers)
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* - Used mainly in CW (International Morse) transmissions.
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QRB How distant are you? My distance is __________.
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QRG What is my frequency? Your frequency is __________.
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QRH Is my frequency steady? Your frequency is steady.
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QRI How is my tone? Your tone is (1 to 9). *
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QRJ Are my signals weak? Your signals are weak.
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QRK Are my signals legible? Legibility is (1 to 5). *
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QRL Are you busy now? I am busy now.
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QRM Do you have interference from other stations? I have interference from
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other stations.
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QRN Do you have static interference? I have static interference.
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QRO Should I increase my power? Increase your power.
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QRP Should I decrease my power? Decrease your power.
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QRQ Should I send faster? Send faster. *
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QRS Should I send slower? Send slower. *
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QRT Should I stop sending? Stop sending.
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QRU Do you have any messages for me? I have no messages for you.
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QRV Are you ready? I am ready.
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QRW Should I notify __________ that you are calling him? Notify __________
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that I am calling him.
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QRX Should I stand by? Stand by until I call you.
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QRZ Who is calling me? You are being called by __________.
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QSA What is my signal strength? Your signal strength is (1 to 9).
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QSB Does my signal strength vary? Your signal strength varies.
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Page 4
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Q-signals (continued)
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QSD Is my keying correct? Are my signals distinct? Your keying is in-
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correct; your signals are bad. *
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QSK May I break in on your transmission? You may break in on my trans-
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mission.
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QSL Can you acknowledge receipt (send postcard)? I will acknowledge re-
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ceipt.
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QSM Should I repeat last message? Repeat last message.
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QSO Can you communicate with __________? I can communicate with __________.
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QSP Will you relay to __________? I will relay to __________.
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QSV Should I send a series of v's (a common test signal)? Send a series of
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v's. *
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QSW Will you send on __________ kHz with __________ type transmission? I
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will send on __________ kHz with __________ type transmission.
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QSX Will you listen for __________ on __________ kHz? I will listen for
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__________ on __________ kHz.
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QSY Should I change to ___________ kHz? Change to __________ kHz.
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QSZ Should I duplicate each word? Duplicate each word. *
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QTC How many messages do you have? I have __________ messages.
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QTH What is your location? My location is __________.
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QTR What time is it? The correct time is __________.
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International Morse Code (used on CW)
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A .- L .-.. W .-- 7 --...
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B -... M -- X -..- 8 ---..
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C -.-. N -. Y -.-- 9 ----.
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D -.. O --- Z --.. 0 -----
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E . P .--.
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F ..-. Q --.- 1 .---- Question mark ..--..
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G --. R .-. 2 ..--- Period .-.-.-
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H .... S ... 3 ...-- Comma --..--
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I .. T - 4 ....- Dash -...-
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J .--- U ..- 5 ..... Slash -..-.
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K -.- V ...- 6 -....
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Channel Frequencies (in MHz)
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1 - 26.965 11 - 27.085 21 - 27.215 31 - 27.315
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2 - 26.975 12 - 27.105 22 - 27.225 32 - 27.325
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3 - 26.985 13 - 27.115 23 - 27.255 33 - 27.335
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4 - 27.005 14 - 27.125 24 - 27.235 34 - 27.345
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5 - 27.015 15 - 27.135 25 - 27.245 35 - 27.355
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6 - 27.025 16 - 27.155 26 - 27.265 36 - 27.365
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7 - 27.035 17 - 27.165 27 - 27.275 37 - 27.375
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8 - 27.055 18 - 27.175 28 - 27.285 38 - 27.385
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9 - 27.065 19 - 27.185 29 - 27.295 39 - 27.395
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10 - 27.075 20 - 27.205 30 - 27.305 40 - 27.405
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Page 5
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FCC RULES AND REGULATIONS (PART 95 - CITIZENS BAND RADIO SERVICE)
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95.401 (CB RULE 1) WHAT IS THE CITIZENS BAND RADIO SERVICE?
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The CB Radio Service is a private, two-way, short distance voice communi-
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cations service for personal or business activities. The CB Radio Service may
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also be used for voice paging.
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95.402 (CB RULE 2) HOW DO I USE THESE RULES?
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(a) You must comply with these rules (see CB Rule 21 for the penalties for
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violations) when you operate a station in the CB Service from:
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(1) Within or over the territorial limits of places where radio services
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are regulated by the FCC (see CB Rule 5);
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(2) Aboard any aircraft or vessel registered in the United States, OR
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(3) Aboard any unregistered aircraft or vessel owned or operated by a
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United States citizen.
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(b) Your CB station must comply with the technical rules found in Subpart
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E of Part 95.
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(c) Where the rules use the word "you," "you" means a person operating a
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CB station.
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(d) Where the rules use the word "person," the rules are concerned with an
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individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a joint stock com-
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pany, a trust, a state, territorial, or local government unit, or other legal
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entity.
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(e) Where the rules use the term "FCC," that means the Federal Communi-
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cations Commission.
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(f) Where the rules use the term "CB station," that means a radio station
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transmitting in the Citizens Band Radio Service.
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95.403 (CB RULE 3) AM I ELIGIBLE TO OPERATE A CB STATION?
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You are authorized to operate a CB station unless:
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(a) You are a foreign government, a representative of a foreign govern-
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ment, or a federal government agency; OR
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(b) The FCC has issued a cease and desist order to you, and the order is
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still in effect.
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95.404 (CB RULE 4) DO I NEED A LICENSE?
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You do not need an individual license to operate a CB station. You are
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authorized by this rule to operate a CB station in accordance with the rules in
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this Subpart.
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95.405 (CB RULE 5) WHERE MAY I OPERATE MY CB STATION?
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You are authorized to operate your CB station from:
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(a) Within or over any area of the world where radio services are regu-
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lated by the FCC. Those areas are within the territorial limits of:
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(1) The fifty United States.
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(2) The District of Columbia.
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Carribean Insular Areas
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(3) The Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
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(4) Navassa Island.
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(5) Unites States Virgin Islands.
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Pacific Insular Areas
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(6) American Samoa (seven islands).
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(7) Baker Island.
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Page 6
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CB Rules (continued)
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(8) Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands.
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(9) Guam Island.
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(10) Howland Island.
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(11) Jarvis Island.
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(12) Johnston Islands (islets East, Johnston, North, and Sand).
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(13) Kingman Reef.
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(14) Midway Island (islets Eastern and Sand).
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(15) Palmyra Island (more than 50 islets).
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(16) Wake Island (islets Peale, Wake, and Wilkes).
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(b) Any other area of the world, except within the territorial limits of
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areas where radio services are regulated by --
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(1) An agency of the United States other than the FCC. (You are subject
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to its rules.)
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(2) Any foreign government. (You are subject to its rules.)
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(3) An aircraft or ship, with the permission of the captain, within or
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over any area of the world where radio services are regulated by the FCC or upon
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or over international waters. You must operate your CB station according to any
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applicable treaty to which the United States is a party.
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95.406 (CB RULE 6) ARE THERE ANY SPECIAL RESTRICTIONS ON THE LOCATION OF MY CB
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STATION?
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(a) If your CB station is located on premises controlled by the Department
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of Defense, you may be required to comply with additional regulations imposed by
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the commanding officer of the installation.
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(b) If your CB station will be located on land of environmental or
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historical importance (such as a location significant in American history,
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architecture, or culture), you may be required to provide information and to
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comply with Subparts 1.1305 through 1.1319 of the FCC's Rules.
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95.407 (CB RULE 7) ON WHAT CHANNELS MAY I OPERATE?
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(a) Your CB station may transmit only on the following channels (fre-
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quencies):
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[Frequencies listed on Page 4 of this booklet.]
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(b) Channel 9 may be used only for emergencies or for traveler assist-
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ance.
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(c) You must, at all times and on all channels, give priority to emergency
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communications messages concerning the immediate safety of life or the immediate
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protection of property.
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(d) You may use any channel for emergency communications or for traveler
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assistance.
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(e) You must share each channel with other users.
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(f) The FCC will not assign any channel for the private or exclusive use
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of any particular CB station or group of stations.
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(g) The FCC will not assign any channel for the exclusive use of CB sta-
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tions transmitting single-sideband or AM.
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95.408 (CB RULE 8) HOW HIGH MAY I PUT MY ANTENNA?
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(a) "Antenna" means the radiating system (for transmitting, receiving, or
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both) and the structure holding it up (tower, pole, or mast). It also means
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everything else attached to the radiating system and the structure.
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(b) If your antenna is mounted on a handheld portable unit, none of the
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following limitations apply.
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Page 7
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CB Rules (continued)
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(c) If your antenna is installed at a fixed location, it (whether trans-
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mitting, receiving, or both) must comply with either one of the following:
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(1) The highest point must be no more than 20 feet (6.1 meters) higher
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than the highest point of the building or tree on which it is mounted; OR
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(2) The highest point must be no more than 60 feet (18.3 meters) above the
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ground.
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(d) If your CB station is located near an airport, and if your antenna
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structure is more than 20 feet (6.1 meters) high, you may have to obey addition-
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al restrictions. The highest point of your antenna must not exceed one meter
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above the airport elevation for every hundred meters of distance from the near-
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est point of the nearest runway. Differences in ground elevation between your
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antenna and the airport runway may complicate this formula. If your CB station
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is near an airport, you may contact the nearest FCC Field Office for a worksheet
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to help you figure the maximum allowable height for your antenna. Consult Part
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17 of the FCC's Rules for more information.
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º WARNING: Installation and removal of CB station antennas near power lines º
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º is dangerous. For your safety, follow the installation directions in- º
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º cluded with your antenna. º
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95.409 (CB RULE 9) WHAT EQUIPMENT MAY I USE AT MY CB STATION?
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(a) You must use an FCC type-accepted transmitter at your CB station.
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||
You can identify an FCC type-accepted transmitter by the type-acceptance label
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placed on it by the manufacturer. You may examine a list of type-accepted
|
||
equipment at any FCC Field Office or at FCC Headquarters. Use of a transmitter
|
||
which is not type-accepted voids your authority to operate the station.
|
||
(b) You must not make, or have made, any internal modification to a type-
|
||
accepted CB transmitter (see CB Rule 25). Any internal modification to a type-
|
||
accepted transmitter voids your authority to operate the station.
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||
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||
95.410 (CB RULE 10) HOW MUCH POWER MAY I USE?
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(a) Your CB station transmitter power output must not exceed the following
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||
values under any conditions:
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||
AM (Amplitude Modulation) - 4 watts (carrier power).
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||
SSB (Single-sideband) - 12 watts (peak envelope power).
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||
(b) If you need more information about the power rule, see the technical
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||
rules in Subpart E of Part 95.
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||
(c) Use of a transmitter which has carrier or peak envelope power in
|
||
excess of that authorized voids your authority to operate the station.
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||
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||
95.411 (CB RULE 11) MAY I USE POWER AMPLIFIERS?
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||
(a) You must not attach the following items (power amplifiers) to your
|
||
type-accepted CB transmitter in any way:
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||
(1) External radio frequency (RF) power amplifiers (sometimes called
|
||
linear amplifiers or linears); OR
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||
(2) Any other devices which, when used with a radio transmitter as a sig-
|
||
nal source, are capable of amplifying the signal.
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||
(b) There are no exceptions to this rule, and use of a power amplifier
|
||
voids your authority to operate the CB station.
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||
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Page 8
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CB Rules (continued)
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||
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(c) The FCC will presume you have used a linear or other external RF power
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||
amplifier if --
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||
(1) It is in your possession or on your premises; AND
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||
(2) There is other evidence that you have operated your CB station with
|
||
more power than allowed by CB Rule 10.
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||
(d) Paragraph (c) of this section does not apply if you hold a license in
|
||
another radio service which allows you to operate an external RF power ampli-
|
||
fier.
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||
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||
95.412 (CB RULE 12) WHAT COMMUNICATIONS MAY BE TRANSMITTED?
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||
(a) You may use your CB station to transmit two-way plain-language com-
|
||
munications. Two-way plain language communications are communications without
|
||
codes or coded messages. Operating signals such as "Ten Codes" [see pages 1 and
|
||
2 of this booklet] are not considered codes or coded messages. You may transmit
|
||
two-way plain-language communications only to other CB stations, to units of
|
||
your own CB station, or to authorized government stations on CB frequencies
|
||
about --
|
||
(1) Your personal or business activities or those of members of your
|
||
immediate family living in your household;
|
||
(2) Emergencies (see CB Rule 18);
|
||
(3) Traveler assistance (see CB Rule 18);
|
||
(4) Civil Defense activities in connection with official tests or drills
|
||
conducted by, or actual emergencies announced by, the civil defense agency with
|
||
authority over the area in which your station is located.
|
||
(b) You may use your CB station to transmit a tone signal only when the
|
||
signal is used to make contact or continue communications. (Examples of cir-
|
||
cuits using these signals are tone-operated squelch and selective calling cir-
|
||
cuits.) If the signal is an audible tone, it must last no longer than 15
|
||
seconds at one time. If the signal is a sub-audible tone, it may be transmitted
|
||
continuously only as long as you are talking.
|
||
(c) You may use your CB station to transmit one-way communications (mess-
|
||
ages which are not intended to establish communications between two or more par-
|
||
ticular CB stations) only for emergency communications, traveler assistance,
|
||
brief tests (radio checks), or voice paging.
|
||
|
||
95.413 (CB RULE 13) WHAT COMMUNICATIONS ARE PROHIBITED?
|
||
(a) You must not use a CB station --
|
||
(1) In connection with any activity which is against federal, state, or
|
||
local law;
|
||
(2) To transmit obscene, indecent, or profane language, words, or meaning;
|
||
(3) To interfere intentionally with the communications of another CB sta-
|
||
tion;
|
||
(4) To transmit one-way communications, except for emergencies, traveler
|
||
assistance, brief tests (radio checks), or voice paging.
|
||
(5) To solicit or advertise the sale of any goods or services;
|
||
(6) To transmit music, whistling, sound effects, or any material to amuse
|
||
or entertain;
|
||
(7) To transmit any sound effect solely to attract attention;
|
||
(8) To transmit the word "MAYDAY" or any other international distress sig-
|
||
nal, except when your station is located in a ship, craft, or other vehicle
|
||
which is threatened by grave and imminent danger and you are requesting imme-
|
||
diate assistance;
|
||
|
||
Page 9
|
||
|
||
|
||
CB Rules (continued)
|
||
|
||
(9) To communicate with, or attempt to communicate with, any CB station
|
||
more than 155.3 miles (250 kilometers) away;
|
||
(10) To advertise a political candidate or political campaign (you may use
|
||
your CB radio for the business or organizational aspects of the campaign, if you
|
||
follow all other applicable rules);
|
||
(11) To communicate with stations in other countries, except General Radio
|
||
Service stations in Canada; OR
|
||
(12) To transmit a false or deceptive communication.
|
||
(b) You must not use a CB station to transmit communications for live or
|
||
delayed rebroadcast on a radio or television broadcast station. You may use
|
||
your CB station to help you gather news items and to prepare programs.
|
||
|
||
95.414 (CB RULE 14) MAY I BE PAID TO USE MY CB STATION?
|
||
(a) You may not accept direct or indirect 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 the
|
||
actual use of the CB station.
|
||
|
||
95.415 (CB RULE 15) WHO IS RESPONSIBLE FOR COMMUNICATIONS I MAKE?
|
||
You are responsible for all communications 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 communications 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 conversations
|
||
to no more than 5 continuous minutes.
|
||
(c) At the end of your conversation, you, and the stations communicating
|
||
with you, must not transmit again for at least 1 minute.
|
||
|
||
95.417 (CB RULE 17) DO I IDENTIFY MY CB COMMUNICATIONS?
|
||
(a) You need not identify your CB communications.
|
||
[Author's Note - The following represents text of repealed rules:]
|
||
(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 initials and residence zip code;
|
||
(3) Name; OR
|
||
(4) Organizational description including 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 participating in emergency communications, you
|
||
do not have to obey the rule about the length of transmissions (CB Rule 16).
|
||
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 receive necessary services. When you are
|
||
|
||
Page 10
|
||
|
||
|
||
CB Rules (continued)
|
||
|
||
using a CB station to assist a traveler, you do not have to obey the rule about
|
||
the length of transmissions (CB Rule 16). You must obey all other
|
||
rules.
|
||
|
||
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 transmitter 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 operate your station by wireline remote control. Send
|
||
your request and justification to FCC, Gettysburg, PA 17325. If you receive FCC
|
||
approval, you must keep the approval as part of your station records. (See CB
|
||
Rule 27.)
|
||
(c) Remote control means operating the 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 ve-
|
||
hicle is not considered remote control.
|
||
|
||
95.420 (CB RULE 20) MAY I CONNECT MY CB TRANSMITTER TO A TELEPHONE?
|
||
(a) You may connect your CB transmitter to a telephone if you comply with
|
||
all of the following:
|
||
(1) You or someone else must be present at your CB station and must --
|
||
(I) Manually make the connection (the connection must not be made by re-
|
||
mote control);
|
||
(II) Supervise the operation of the transmitter during the connection;
|
||
(III) Listen to each communication during the connection; AND
|
||
(IV) Stop all communications if there are operations in violation with
|
||
these rules.
|
||
(2) Each communication during the connection must comply with all of these
|
||
rules.
|
||
(3) You must obey any restriction that the telephone company places on the
|
||
connection of a CB station transmitter to a telephone.
|
||
(b) The CB transmitter you connect to a telephone must not be shared with
|
||
any other CB station.
|
||
(c) If you connect your CB transmitter to a telephone, you must use a
|
||
phone patch device which has been registered with the FCC.
|
||
|
||
95.421 (CB RULE 21) WHAT ARE THE PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING THESE RULES?
|
||
(a) If the FCC finds that you have willfully or repeatedly violated the
|
||
Communications Act or the FCC Rules, you may have to pay as much as $2,000 for
|
||
each violation, up to a total of $5,000. (See Section 503(b) of the Communica-
|
||
tions Act.)
|
||
(b) If the FCC finds that you have violated any section of the Communica-
|
||
tions Act or the FCC Rules, you may be ordered to stop whatever action caused
|
||
the violation. (See Section 312(b) of the Communications Act.)
|
||
(c) If a federal court finds that you have willfully and knowingly vio-
|
||
lated any FCC Rule, you may be fined up to $500 for each day you committed the
|
||
violation. (See Section 502 of the Communications Act.)
|
||
(d) If a federal court finds that you have willfully and knowingly vio-
|
||
lated any provision of the Communications Act, you may be fined up to $10,000 or
|
||
you may be imprisoned for 1 year, or both. (See Section 501 of the Communi-
|
||
cations Act.)
|
||
|
||
Page 11
|
||
|
||
|
||
CB Rules (continued)
|
||
|
||
95.422 (CB RULE 22) HOW DO I ANSWER CORRESPONDENCE FROM THE FCC?
|
||
(a) If it appears to the FCC that you have violated the Communications Act
|
||
or these Rules, the FCC may send you a discrepancy notice.
|
||
(b) Within the time period stated in the notice, you must answer with:
|
||
(1) A complete written statement about the apparent discrepancy;
|
||
(2) A complete written statement about any action you have taken to
|
||
correct the apparent violation and to prevent it from happening again; AND
|
||
(3) The name of the person operating at the time of the apparent vio-
|
||
lation.
|
||
(c) If the FCC sends you a letter asking you questions about your CB radio
|
||
station or its operation, you must answer each of the questions with a complete
|
||
written statement within the time period stated in the letter.
|
||
(d) You must not shorten your letter by references to other communications
|
||
or notices.
|
||
(e) You must send your answer to the FCC office which sent you the notice.
|
||
(f) You must keep a copy of your answer in your station records. (See CB
|
||
Rule 27.)
|
||
|
||
95.423 (CB RULE 23) WHAT MUST I DO IF THE FCC TELLS ME MY CB STATION IS
|
||
CAUSING INTERFERENCE?
|
||
(a) If the FCC tells you that your CB station is causing interference for
|
||
technical reasons, you must follow all instructions in the official FCC notice.
|
||
(This notice may require you to have technical adjustments made to your equip-
|
||
ment.)
|
||
(b) You must comply with any restricted hours of operation which may be
|
||
included in the official notice.
|
||
|
||
95.424 (CB RULE 24) HOW DO I HAVE MY CB STATION TRANSMITTER SERVICED?
|
||
(a) You may adjust an antenna to your CB transmitter and you may make
|
||
radio checks. (A radio check means a short one-way transmission in order to
|
||
test the equipment.)
|
||
(b) Each internal repair and each internal adjustment to your FCC type-
|
||
accepted CB transmitter (see CB Rule 9) must be made by or under the direct
|
||
supervision of a person licensed by the FCC as a General Radiotelephone
|
||
operator.
|
||
(c) Except as provided in paragraph (d) of this section, each internal re-
|
||
pair and each internal adjustment of a CB transmitter in which signals are
|
||
transmitted must be made using a non-radiating ("dummy") antenna.
|
||
(d) Brief test signals (not longer than one minute during any five-minute
|
||
period) using a radiating antenna may be transmitted in order to:
|
||
(1) Adjust an antenna to a transmitter;
|
||
(2) Detect or measure radiation of energy other than the intended signal;
|
||
(3) Tune a receiver to your CB transmitter.
|
||
|
||
94.425 (CB RULE 25) MAY I MAKE ANY CHANGES TO MY CB STATION TRANSMITTER?
|
||
(a) You must not make, or have anyone make, any internal modification to
|
||
your CB station transmitter.
|
||
(b) Internal modification does not include:
|
||
(1) Repair or servicing of your CB station transmitter (see CB Rule
|
||
24); OR
|
||
(2) Changing plug-in modules which were type-accepted as part of your CB
|
||
station transmitter.
|
||
|
||
Page 12
|
||
|
||
|
||
CB Rules (continued)
|
||
|
||
(c) You must not operate a CB transmitter which has been modified by any-
|
||
one in any way, including modification to operate on unauthorized frequencies or
|
||
with illegal power (see CB Rules 9 and 11).
|
||
|
||
95.426 (CB RULE 26) DO I HAVE TO MAKE MY CB STATION AVAILABLE FOR INSPECTION?
|
||
(a) If an authorized FCC representative requests to inspect your CB sta-
|
||
tion, you must make your CB station and records available for inspection.
|
||
(b) A CB station includes all of the equipment you use.
|
||
|
||
95.427 (CB RULE 27) WHAT ARE MY STATION RECORDS?
|
||
Your station records include all of the following documents, as applicable:
|
||
(a) A copy of each response to an FCC violation notice or an FCC letter.
|
||
(See CB Rule 22.)
|
||
(b) Each written permission received from the FCC. (See CB Rule 19.)
|
||
|
||
95.428 (CB RULE 28) HOW DO I CONTACT THE FCC?
|
||
(a) Write to your nearest FCC Field Office if you:
|
||
(1) Want to report an interference complaint; OR
|
||
(2) Want to know if the FCC has type-accepted a transmitter for CB.
|
||
|
||
Page 13
|
||
|
||
|
||
Author's Notes:
|
||
|
||
Part 1 - Legal mumbo-jumbo.
|
||
|
||
The FCC rules contained in this booklet were current as of 1987. They may have
|
||
been altered as of this writing; if so, any updates will supersede the text con-
|
||
tained in this booklet. Text of FCC laws was entered verbatim from an official
|
||
FCC publication, and no alteration has been made by the author to the text or
|
||
intent of these rules. Every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the
|
||
codes listed in this booklet; however, a few may be incorrect or have non-
|
||
standard definitions.
|
||
|
||
Text of the FCC laws contained may be copyrighted material, property of the
|
||
United States Government or the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Author
|
||
of this booklet claims no right or ownership over any material contained herein.
|
||
|
||
This booklet must be distributed absolutely without charge. Any persons asking
|
||
any price for the distribution of this file may be guilty of illegal sale of
|
||
copyrighted material. I have composed this booklet strictly for the information
|
||
of any persons operating in the Citizens Band, or those interested in doing so.
|
||
No other purpose is intended or implied.
|
||
|
||
Part 2 - The other stuff.
|
||
|
||
This file was originally composed in January 1988. Minor revisions to the
|
||
format of the file were made in December 1990. I do not have a current copy of
|
||
the rules, so I was forced to stay with the 1987 version. Sorry!
|
||
|
||
I am not a lawyer, nor am I training to be one. (The legalese was necessary to
|
||
cover my backside. . .) I am, however, a CB operator who takes an active
|
||
interest in his hobby and enjoys talking with others who feel the same. If
|
||
anybody receiving this file knows of any updates or changes which have been made
|
||
to any of the FCC rules in this book, please update the text from the OFFICIAL
|
||
FCC TEXT and recirculate the file. Append your name and location to the end of
|
||
this page (to cover YOUR backside!). Please do not substitute bogus text for
|
||
the real stuff, as this can get us all into big trouble! Let it be known here
|
||
and now that all text is valid at the origin of this file. 73, all. 905 Live
|
||
on the side!
|
||
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|
||
12/09/1990 Originating Author: Ken Harris, "Crossfire," El Monte CA.
|
||
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