Owner's Manual
Table Of Contents
§ 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
you 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 point
of
the nearest
airport runway. Differences in
ground elevation between your
antenna and the airport runway
may complicate this formula.
If
your CB station is near an airport,
you may contact the nearest FCC
field office for a worksheet to
help you figure the maximum
allowable height
of
your antenna.
Consult part
17
of
the FCC's
Rules for more information.
WARNING: Installation
and
removal
of
CB station antennas
near powerlines is dangerous. For
your
safety, follow the installation
directions included with
your
antenna.
§ 95.409 (CB Rule
9)
What
equipment may I use
at
my
CB
station?
(a) You must use an FCC
certificated CB transmitter at
your CB station. You can identify
an FCC certificated transmitter
by the certification label placed
on it
by
the manufacturer. You
may examine a list
of
certificated
equipment at any FCC Field
Office
or
at FCC Headquarters.
Use
of
a transmitter which is
not FCC certificated voids your
authority to operate the station.
(b) You must not make,
or
have
made, any internal modification
to a certificated CB transmitter.