Midland Radio 1001z, 40 Channel CB Radio with 4-Watt Output Power owner manual Plain English Rules

PLAIN ENGLISH RULES	§ 95.404 (CB Rule 4) Do I need a license?
CITIZENS BAND RADIO SERVICES	You do not need an individual license to operate a CB station. You

Prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DCare authorized by this rule to operate your CB station in accordance

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONS	with the rules in this subpart.
(1) Want to report an interference complaint; or	§ 95.405 (CB Rule 5) Where may I operate my CB station?
(2) Want to know if the FCC has type accepted a transmitter for
R/C.	You are authorized to operate your CB station from:
(b) Write to the FCC, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Private	(a) Within or over any area of the world where radio services are
Wireless Division, Washington, DC 20554, if you have questions	regulated by the FCC. Those areas are within the territorial limits of:
about the R/C Rules.	(1) The fifty United States.
[48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at	(2) The District of Columbia.
48 FR 41416, Sept. 15, 1983; 60 FR 50123, Sept. 28,1995]	Caribbean Insular areas
Subpart D—Citizens Band (CB)	(3) Common wealth of Puerto Rico.
Radio Service	(4) Navassa Island.
SOURCE: 48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, unless otherwise noted.	(5) United States Virgin Islands (50 islets and cays).
GENERAL PROVISIONS	Pacific Insular areas
	(6) American Samoa (seven islands).
§ 95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citizens Band Radio	(7) Baker Island.
	(8) Commonwealth of Northern Marian Islands.
Services?	(9) Guam Island.
The Citizens Band Radio Services are:	(10) Howland Island.
(a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service—a private, two-way,	(11) Jarvis Island.
shortdistance voice communications service for personal or	(12) Johnston Island (Islets East, Johnston, North and Sand).
business activities of the general public. The CB Radio Service may	(13) Kingman Reef.
also be used for voice paging.	(14) Midway Island (Islets Eastern and Sand).
(b) The Family Radio Service (FRS)—a private, two-way, very	(15) Palmyra Island (more than 50 islets).
short-distance voice communications service for facilitating family	(16) Wake Island (Islets Peale, Wake and Wilkes).
and group activities. The rules for this service are contained in	(b) Any other area of the world, except within the territorial limits of
subpart B of this part.	areas where radio services are regulated by—
(c) The Low Power Radio Service (LPRS)—a private, short-distance	(1) An agency of the United States other than the FCC. (You are
communication service providing auditory assistance to persons	subject to its rules.)
with disabilities, persons who require language translation, and	(2) Any foreign government. (You are subject to its rules.)
persons in educational settings, health care assistance to the ill, law	(c) An aircraft or ship, with the permission of the captain, within or
enforcement tracking services in cooperation with law enforcement,	over any area of the world where radio services are regulated by
and point-to-point network control communications for Automated	the FCC or upon or over international waters. You must operate
Marine Telecommunications System (AMTS) coast stations licensed	your CB station according to any applicable treaty to which the
under part 80 of this chapter. The rules for this service are listed	United States is a party.
under subpart G of this part. Two-way voice communications are	§ 95.406 (CB Rule 6) Are there any special restrictions on the
prohibited. [61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, as amended at 61 FR
46566, Sept. 4, 1996]	location of my CB station?
§ 95.402 (CB Rule 2) How do I use these rules?	(a) If your CB station is located on premises controlled by the
	Department of Defense you may be required to comply with
(a) You must comply with these rules (See CB Rule 21 § 95.421, for	additional regulations imposed by the commanding officer of the
the penalties for violations) when you operate a station in the CB	installation.
Service from:	(b) If your C/B station will be constructed on an environmentally
(1) Within or over the territorial limits of places where radio services	sensitive site, or will be operated in such a manner as to raise
are regulated by the FCC (see CB Rule 5, § 95.405);	environmental problems, under § 1.1307 of this chapter, you must
(2) A board any vessel or aircraft registered in the United States; or	provide an environmental assessment, as set forth in § 1.1311 of
(3) Aboard any unregistered vessel or aircraft owned or operated by	this chapter, and undergo the environmental review, § 1.1312 of this
a United States citizen or company.	chapter, before commencement of construction.
(b) Your CB station must comply with technical rules found in
subpart E of part 95.	[48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 55 FR 20398, May 16,
(c) Where the rules use the word ‘‘you’’, ‘‘you’’ means a person	1990]
operating a CB station.
(d) Where the rules use the word ‘‘person,’’ the rules are concerned	HOW TO OPERATE A CB STATION
with an individual, a corporation, a partnership, an association, a
joint stock company, a trust, a state, territorial or local government	§ 95.407 (CB Rule 7) On what channels may I operate?
unit, or other legal entity.	(a) Your CB station may transmit only on the following channels
(e) Where the rules use the term ‘‘FCC’’, that means the Federal	(frequencies):
Communications Commission.
(f) Where the rules use the term ‘‘CB station’’, that means a radio
station transmitting in the CB Radio Service.
§ 95.403 (CB Rule 3) Am I eligible to operate a CB station?
You are authorized to operate a CB station unless:
(a) You are a foreign government, are representative of a foreign
government, or a federal government agency; or
(b) The FCC has issued a cease and desist order to you, and the
order is still in effect.