User's Manual Addendum

(a) You may use your CB station to transmit two-way plain language communications. Two-way plain language

communications are communications without codes or coded messages. Operating signals such as “ten codes” are not

considered codes or coded messages. You may transmit two-way plain language communications only to other CB

stations, to units of your own CB station or to authorized government stations on CB frequencies about—

(1) Your personal or business activities or those of members of your immediate family living in your household;

(2) Emergencies (see CB Rule 18, §95.418);

(3) Traveler assistance (see CB Rule 18, §95.418); or

(4) Civil defense activities in connection with official tests or drills conducted by, or actual emergencies

announced by, the civil defense agency with authority over the area in which your station is located.

(b) You may use your CB station to transmit a tone signal only when the signal is used to make contact or to continue

communications. (Examples of circuits using these signals are tone operated squelch and selective calling circuits.) If

the signal is an audible tone, it must last no longer than 15 seconds at one time. If the signal is a subaudible tone, it may

be transmitted continuously only as long as you are talking.

communications between two or more particular CB stations) only for emergency communications, traveler assistance,

brief tests (radio checks) or voice paging.

§95.413 (CB Rule 13) What communications are prohibited?

(a) You must not use a CB station—

(1) In connection with any activity which is against federal, state or local law;

(2) To transmit obscence, indecent or profane words, language or meaning;

(3) To interfere intentionally with the communications of another CB station;

(4) To transmit one-way communications, except for emergency communications, traveler assistance, brief

tests (radio checks), or voice paging;

(5) To advertise or solicit the sale of any goods or services;

(6) To transmit music, whistling, sound effects or any material to amuse or entertain;

(7) To transmit any sound effect solely to attract attention;

(8) To transmit the word “MAYDAY” or any other international distress signal, except when your station is

located in a ship, aircraft or other vehicle which is threatened by grave and imminent danger and your are

requesting immediate assistance;

(9) To communicate with, or attempt to communicate with, any CB station more than 250 kilometers (155.3

miles) away;

(10) To advertise a political candidate or political campaign; (you may use your CB radio for the business or

organizational aspects of a campaign, if you follow all other applicable rules);

(11) To communicate with stations in other countries, except General Radio Service stations in Canada; or

(12) To transmit a false or deceptive communication.

(b) You must not use a CB station to transmit communications for live or delayed rebroadcast on a radio or television

broadcast station. You may use your CB station to gather news items or to prepare programs.

§95.414 (CB Rule 14) May I be paid to use my CB station?