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CB 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 PUSH TO TALK when you are not talking. (This is called dead keying.)

Assist callers with directions, infor- mation about road conditions, and any other reasonable requests.

MAXIMUM RANGE

The maximum range and quality of CB transmissions vary depending on these conditions:

Amount of power in the batteries

The surrounding terrain — moun- tains and tall buildings limit the range

Weather conditions

The number of nearby CBs operating on the same channel

To ensure maximum range, always keep fresh alkaline batteries or fully charged nickel-cadmium batteries in your TRC- 236 when using battery power.

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Radio Shack TRC-236 owner manual CB Courtesy, Maximum Range