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CB has its fare share of problems that have built up over the past decade and a half. Abuse of the airwaves and fellow users is rife with bad language all too common, which reflects upon CB as having a bad name. There are vary many breakers who shrug their sholders and think that the Radio Communications Authority will solve the issue, but years down the line all that has happened is that those who were shrugging their sholders have 'pulled the plug' and no longer operate.

I'd be prepared to say that all of the abusers of CB are non licence holders. This is my interpretation because why would one pay money to be a 'wally', a 'fool' or simply a 'dyam eediot'? If a new generation of operators were to come along with moral ideas and positive thinking, those dummies that persist will gradually fade away.

Citizen's Band, being an open channel system, means that whatever you say can be heard by anyone who is on the same channel. Certain details are not usually disclosed over the air like surname, address, landline telephone numbers, and so on.

Commonly, as most veteran CBers have subsided, the air waves have become subdued by thoughtless operators. Thoughtless operators can be heard holding converstaions on channels designated for 'calling [19/14]' or 'emergencies[9]', they sometimes don't bother to speak but prefer to broadcast music or an unmodulated signals (no audio), fool around with echo boxes and reverborators, or simple verbally abuse others for a 'laff!' I have been at the receiving end and it makes no sense to block channels that groups have battled for.

Citizen's Band in the UK is currently (2002) populated with majority European operators. This has always been the case even though operators from other cultural heritages have been known to make an appearance. Because Black/African people are so few in number on the CB, the European sees it necessary to try and drive 'we' away via constant terrorism. Im in my twelfth year of operating I have encountered much in the way of racial harrassment from Europeans, which led me to look toward a type of anthropological focus on them. I have gained much understanding of why they behave the way they do, and unfortunately it's not their fault. It is obviously not their fault when they inflict similar abuse on each other, it is more like a way of life.

There are some good guidlines to follow which can be considered good practice when operating a CB radio.

1. Be considerate to other operators.
2. Respect operating conventions, leaving channel 9 for emergency, 14 for calling and 19 for mobile use.
3. Always give priority to emergency calls, you never know when it could be some one you know.
4. If you hear a call for help and no-one else answers then for you to offer what assistance you can would be a benefit to both parties.
5. Don't try to reserve channels for your own use because CB is supposed to be an open channel system
6. Try to keep converstaion short each time you press your microphone - don't hog channels because every licence payer has a right to use them.
7. Be patient with new 'breakers' - every operator is a new breaker at least once and everyone needs help at some point.
8. Be careful with what you say over the air. CB is an open channel system so anyone can hear you.
9. Before you transmit it is good to leave a few seconds gap just incase other operators wish to speak or just incase they were there before you.
10. Don't use illegal or modified equipment as your equipment can spoil CB for other users and cause interference.
11. Keeping a log book helps to remember people 'handles' and other references.