§ 95.224 47 CFR Ch. I (10±1±98 Edition) § 95.224 (R/C Rule 24) What are my sta- assistance to persons with disabilities, tion records? persons who require language trans- Your station records include the fol- lation, and persons in educational set- lowing documents, as applicable: tings, health care assistance to the ill, (a) A copy of each response to an FCC law enforcement tracking services in violation notice or an FCC letter. (See cooperation with law enforcement, and R/C Rule 19, § 95.219.) point-to-point network control commu- (b) Each written permission received nications for Automated Marine Tele- from the FCC. (See R/C Rule 17.) communications System (AMTS) coast stations licensed under part 80 of this § 95.225 (R/C Rule 25) How do I contact chapter. The rules for this service are the FCC? listed under subpart G of this part. (a) Write to your nearest FCC Field Two-way voice communications are Office if you: prohibited. (1) Want to report an interference complaint; or [61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, as amended at 61 (2) Want to know if the FCC has cer- FR 46566, Sept. 4, 1996] tificated a transmitter for R/C. (b) Write to the FCC, Wireless Tele- § 95.402 (CB Rule 2) How do I use communications Bureau, Private Wire- these rules? less Division, Washington, DC 20554, if (a) You must comply with these rules you have questions about the R/C (See CB Rule 21 § 95.421, for the pen- Rules. alties for violations) when you operate [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 48 a station in the CB Service from: FR 41416, Sept. 15, 1983; 60 FR 50123, Sept. 28, (1) Within or over the territorial lim- 1995; 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998] its of places where radio services are EFFECTIVE DATE NOTE: At 63 FR 36610, regulated by the FCC (see CB Rule 5, July 7, 1998, § 95.225, paragraph (a)(2) was § 95.405); amended by removing the term ``type-ac- (2) Aboard any vessel or aircraft reg- cepted'' and adding in its place ``certifi- cated'', effective Oct. 5, 1998. istered in the United States; or (3) Aboard any unregistered vessel or Subpart DÐCitizens Band (CB) aircraft owned or operated by a United Radio Service States citizen or company. (b) Your CB station must comply with technical rules found in subpart E SOURCE: 48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, unless otherwise noted. of part 95. (c) Where the rules use the word GENERAL PROVISIONS ``you'', ``you'' means a person operat- ing a CB station. § 95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citi- (d) Where the rules use the word zens Band Radio Services? ``person,'' the rules are concerned with The Citizens Band Radio Services an individual, a corporation, a partner- are: ship, an association, a joint stock com- (a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio pany, a trust, a state, territorial or ServiceÐa private, two-way, short-dis- local government unit, or other legal tance voice communications service for entity. personal or business activities of the (e) Where the rules use the term general public. The CB Radio Service ``FCC'', that means the Federal Com- may also be used for voice paging. (b) The Family Radio Service munications Commission. (FRS)Ða private, two-way, very short- (f) Where the rules use the term ``CB distance voice communications service station'', that means a radio station for facilitating family and group ac- transmitting in the CB Radio Service. tivities. The rules for this service are contained in subpart B of this part. § 95.403 (CB Rule 3) Am I eligible to (c) The Low Power Radio Service operate a CB station? (LPRS)Ða private, short-distance com- You are authorized to operate a CB munication service providing auditory station unless: 550 VerDate 23<NOV>98 10:25 Dec 08, 1998 Jkt 179191 PO 00000 Frm 00546 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\179191T.XXX pfrm07 PsN: 179191T Federal Communications Commission § 95.406 (a) You are a foreign government, a (c) An aircraft or ship, with the per- representative of a foreign govern- mission of the captain, within or over ment, or a federal government agency; any area of the world where radio serv- or ices are regulated by the FCC or upon (b) The FCC has issued a cease and or over international waters. You must desist order to you, and the order is operate your CB station according to still in effect. any applicable treaty to which the United States is a party. § 95.404 (CB Rule 4) Do I need a li- (d) Anyone intending to operate a CB cense? station on the islands of Puerto Rico, You do not need an individual license Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra to operate a CB station. You are au- in a manner that could pose an inter- thorized by this rule to operate your ference threat to the Arecibo Observ- CB station in accordance with the rules atory shall notify the Interference Of- in this subpart. fice, Arecibo Observatory, Post Office Box 995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00613, in § 95.405 (CB Rule 5) Where may I oper- writing or electronically, of the loca- ate my CB station? tion of the unit. Operators may wish to You are authorized to operate your consult interference guidelines, which CB station from: will be provided by Cornell University. (a) Within or over any area of the Operators who choose to transmit in- world where radio services are regu- formation electronically should e-mail lated by the FCC. Those areas are with- to: [email protected]. in the territorial limits of: (1) The notification to the Inter- (1) The fifty United States. ference Office, Arecibo Observatory (2) The District of Columbia. shall be made 45 days prior to com- mencing operation of the unit. The no- Caribbean Insular areas tification shall state the geographical (3) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. coordinates of the unit. (4) Navassa Island. (2) After receipt of such notifications, (5) United States Virgin Islands (50 the Commission will allow the Arecibo islets and cays). Observatory a period of 20 days for comments or objections. The operator Pacific Insular areas will be required to make reasonable ef- (6) American Samoa (seven islands). forts in order to resolve or mitigate (7) Baker Island. any potential interference problem (8) Commonwealth of Northern Mari- with the Arecibo Observatory. If the ana Islands. Commission determines that an opera- (9) Guam Island. tor has satisfied its responsibility to (10) Howland Island. make reasonable efforts to protect the (11) Jarvis Island. Observatory from interference, the (12) Johnston Island (Islets East, unit may be allowed to operate. Johnston, North and Sand). [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 62 (13) Kingman Reef. FR 55535, Oct. 27, 1997] (14) Midway Island (Islets Eastern and Sand). § 95.406 (CB Rule 6) Are there any spe- (15) Palmyra Island (more than 50 is- cial restrictions on the location of lets). my CB station? (16) Wake Island (Islets Peale, Wake (a) If your CB station is located on and Wilkes). premises controlled by the Department (b) Any other area of the world, ex- of Defense you may be required to com- cept within the territorial limits of ply with additional regulations im- areas where radio services are regu- posed by the commanding officer of the lated byÐ installation. (1) An agency of the United States (b) If your C/B station will be con- other than the FCC. (You are subject structed on an environmentally sen- to its rules.) sitive site, or will be operated in such (2) Any foreign government. (You are a manner as to raise environmental subject to its rules.) problems, under § 1.1307 of this chapter, 551 VerDate 23<NOV>98 10:25 Dec 08, 1998 Jkt 179191 PO 00000 Frm 00547 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\179191T.XXX pfrm07 PsN: 179191T § 95.407 47 CFR Ch. I (10±1±98 Edition) you must provide an environmental as- (d) You may use any channel for sessment, as set forth in § 1.1311 of this emergency communications or for chapter, and undergo the environ- traveler assistance. mental review, § 1.1312 of this chapter, (e) You must share each channel with before commencement of construction. other users. [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 55 (f) The FCC will not assign any chan- FR 20398, May 16, 1990] nel for the private or exclusive use of any particular CB station or group of HOW TO OPERATE A CB STATION stations. § 95.407 (CB Rule 7) On what channels (g) The FCC will not assign any chan- may I operate? nel for the private of exclusive use of (a) Your CB station may transmit CB stations transmitting single side- only on the following channels (fre- band or AM. quencies): Frequency § 95.408 (CB Rule 8) How high may I Channel (megahertzÐ MHz) put my antenna? 1 ...................................................................... 26.965 (a) Antenna means the radiating sys- 2 ...................................................................... 26.975 tem (for transmitting, receiving or 3 ...................................................................... 26.985 both) and the structure holding it up 4 ...................................................................... 27.005 5 ...................................................................... 27.015 (tower, pole or mast). It also means ev- 6 ...................................................................... 27.025 erything else attached to the radiating 7 ...................................................................... 27.035 system and the structure. 8 ...................................................................... 27.055 9 ...................................................................... 127.065 (b) If your antenna is mounted on a 10 .................................................................... 27.075 hand-held portable unit, none of the 11 .................................................................... 27.085 12 .................................................................... 27.105 following limitations apply. 13 .................................................................... 27.115 (c) If your antenna is installed at a 14 .................................................................... 27.125 fixed location, it (whether receiving, 15 ...................................................................