
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 
| Permitted | Example Message | 
| Yes | “Tornado sighted six miles north | 
| 
 | of town.” | 
| No | “Post number 10. | 
| 
 | No tornado sighted.” | 
| Yes | “Out of gas on  | 
| 
 | marker 211.” | 
| No | “Out of gas in my driveway.” | 
| Yes | “Four car accident on  | 
| 
 | Exit 11. Send police and | 
| 
 | ambulance.” | 
| No | “Traffic moving smoothly on  | 
| 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.” | 
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