What  CB Communications Are Prohibited?

(CB Rule 13) What  CB communications are prohibited?

Title: Section 95.413 – (CB Rule 13) What communications are prohibited? Context: Title 47 – Telecommunication. CHAPTER I – FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONSCOMMISSION (CONTINUED). SUBCHAPTER D – SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES. PART 95 – PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES. Subpart D – Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service. – How to Operate A Cb Station.

(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

(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.

It's a good thing no one follows the rules. If they did, there would only be silence on the radio 99% of the time and it would actually be usable.

What a crock! I'm old enough to remember the days when people actually acted respectable on the radio, but there were people enforcing the rules in those days. I'm afraid the FCC has bigger fish to fry now days.

What a crock! I'm old enough to remember the days when people actually acted respectable on the radio, but there were people enforcing the rules in those days. I'm afraid the FCC has bigger fish to fry now days.

Uncle Charlie was around in those days. Too bad they are not still around.

Keep it safe out here, the life you save might be your own. Joe S