Section VI Appendix (Continued)
USE CHANNEL 9 FOR EMERGENCY MESSAGES ONLY
FCC gives the following examples of permitted and prohibited types of communica- tions for use on Channel 9. These are guidelines and are not intended to be all- inclusive.
Permitted | Example Message |
Yes | ”A tornado sighted six miles north of town.” |
No | ”This is observation post number 10. No tornado sighted.” |
Yes | ”I am out of gas on Interstate 95.” |
No | ”I am out of gas in my driveway.” |
Yes | There is a |
| police and ambulance.” |
No | ”Traffic is moving smoothly on the Beltway.” |
Yes | ”Base to Unit 1, the Weather Bureau has just issued a thunder |
| storm warning. Bring the sailboat into port.” |
No | ”Attention all motorists. The Weather Bureau advises that the |
| snow tomorrow will accumulate 4 to 6 inches.” |
Yes | “There is a fire in the building on the corner of 6th and |
| Main Streets.” |
No | “This is Halloween patrol unit number 3. Everything is |
| quiet here.“ |
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