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 four-car collision at Exit 10 on the Beltway, send

 

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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Cobra Electronics 2010 GTL WX operating instructions USE Channel 9 for Emergency Messages only, Permitted Example Message