Operation Manual

19.............................27.185 20.............................27.205
21.............................27.215 22.............................27.225
23.............................27.255 24.............................27.235
25.............................27.245 26.............................27.265
27.............................27.275 28.............................27.285
29.............................27.295 30.............................27.305
31.............................27.315 32.............................27.325
33.............................27.335 34.............................27.345
35.............................27.355 36.............................27.365
37.............................27.375 38.............................27.385
39.............................27.395 40.............................27.405
*See paragraph (b) of this section
(b) Channel 9 may be used only for emergency communications
or for traveler assistance.
(c) You must, at all times and on all channels, give priority to
emergency communication messages concerning the imme-
diate safety of life or the immediate protection of property.
(d) You may use any channel for emergency communications
or for traveler assistance.
(e) You must share each channel with other users.
(f) The FCC will not assign any channel for the private or
exclusive use of any particular CB station or group of stations.
(g) The FCC will not assign any channel for the private of
exclusive use of CB stations transmitting single sideband or
AM.
Sec. 95.408 (CB Rule 8) How high may I put my antenna?
(a) Antenna means the radiating system (for transmitting,
receiving or both) and the structure holding it up (tower, pole
or mast). It also means everything else attached to the radiating
system and the structure.
(b) If your antenna is mounted on a hand-held portable unit,
none of the following limitations apply.
(c) If your antenna is installed at a fixed location, it (whether
receiving, transmitting or both) must comply with either one of
the following:
1. The highest point must not be more than 6.10 meters (20
feet) higher than the highest point of the building or tree
on which it is mounted; or
2. The highest point must not be more than 18.3 meters (60
feet) above the ground.
(d) If your CB station is located near an airport, and if your
antenna structure is more than 6.1 meters (20 feet) high, you
may have to obey additional restrictions. The highest point of
your antenna must not exceed one meter above the airport
elevation for every hundred meters of distance from the nearest
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