•If you are a
•Contact friends or neighbors — find out “what’s happening” or plan a
•Ever have car trouble or run out of gas on the highway? What an assurance it is to be able to radio for assistance!
•Camping, fishing, and other sports are more fun with a CB radio. Locate a buddy or find out “what’s cooking” back at camp.
TRANSMISSION COURTESY
•Wait for a pause in someone else’s transmission before you ask for a break.
•If you do not receive an answer to your call after a second attempt, sign off and wait several minutes before trying again.
•Do not hold down the PTT button when you are not talking. (This is called dead keying.)
•Assist callers with directions, information about road condi- tions, and any other reasonable requests.
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