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CB COURTESY

• Wait for a pause in someone else’s

transmission before you ask for a
break.

• If you do not receive an answer to

your call after a second attempt, sign
off and wait several minutes before
trying again.

• Do not hold down

PUSH TO TALK

when you are not talking. (This is
called

dead keying

.)

• Assist callers with directions, infor-

mation about road conditions, and
any other reasonable requests.

MAXIMUM RANGE

The maximum range and quality of CB
transmissions vary depending on these
conditions:

• Amount of power in the batteries

• The surrounding terrain — moun-

tains and tall buildings limit the range

• Weather conditions

• The number of nearby CBs operating

on the same channel

To ensure maximum range, always keep
fresh alkaline batteries or fully charged
nickel-cadmium batteries in your TRC-
236 when using battery power.

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