How Your CB Can Serve You

How Your CB Can Serve You

A Few Rules

You Should

Know

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 YouShould 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.

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?

Problem Give details and help needed.

Transmit CLIP repeatedly so any monitor can assist.

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.”

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Cobra Electronics 29 WX NW BT How Your CB Can Serve You, Few Rules You Should Know Channel Emergency Messages

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