Service - Midland 75-822 Owner's Manual

PLAIN ENGLISH RULES CITIZENS BAND RADIO SERVICES
Prepared by the Federal Communications Commission, Washington, DC
FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSIONS
(1) Want to report an interference complaint; or
(2) Want to know if the FCC has type accepted a
transmitter for R/C.
(b) Write to the FCC, Wireless Telecommunications
Bureau, Private Wireless Division, Washington, DC
20554, if you have questions about the R/C Rules.
[48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at
48 FR 41416, Sept. 15, 1983; 60 FR 50123, Sept.
28,1995]
Subpart D—Citizens Band (CB)
Radio Service
SOURCE: 48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, unless
otherwise noted.
GENERAL PROVISIONS
§ 95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citizens Band
Radio Services?
The Citizens Band Radio Services are:
(a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio Service—a private,
two-way, shortdistance voice communications service
for personal or business activities of the general public.
The CB Radio Service may also be used for voice
paging.
(b) The Family Radio Service (FRS)—a private, two-
way, very short-distance voice communications service
for facilitating family and group activities. The rules for
this service are contained in subpart B of this part.
(c) The Low Power Radio Service (LPRS)—a private,
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short-distance communication service providing
auditory assistance to persons with disabilities, persons
who require language translation, and persons in
educational settings, health care assistance to the
ill, law enforcement tracking services in cooperation
with law enforcement, and point-to-point network
control communications for Automated Marine
Telecommunications System (AMTS) coast stations
licensed under part 80 of this chapter. The rules for this
service are listed under subpart G of this part. Two-way
voice communications are prohibited. [61 FR 28769,
June 6, 1996, as amended at 61 FR 46566, Sept. 4,
1996]
§ 95.402 (CB Rule 2) How do I use these rules?
(a) You must comply with these rules (See CB Rule
21 § 95.421, for the penalties for violations) when you
operate a station in the CB Service from:
(1) Within or over the territorial limits of places where
radio services are regulated by the FCC (see CB Rule
5, § 95.405);
(2) A board any vessel or aircraft registered in the
United States; or (3) Aboard any unregistered vessel or
aircraft owned or operated by a United States citizen
or company.
(b) Your CB station must comply with technical rules
found in subpart E of part 95.
(c) Where the rules use the word ''you'', ''you'' means a
person operating a CB station.
(d) Where the rules use the word ''person,'' the rules
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