8Condition — transmission of audio tones

8 Condition – transmission of audio tones

A person must not operate a CB station to transmit audio tones for initiating communication with another CB station unless: (a) if the CB station uses a frequency mentioned in table item 1, 2 or 3 of Schedule 1 as the carrier frequency– the person only transmits audible audio tones for less than 3 seconds in any period of 60 seconds; (b) if the CB station uses a frequency mentioned in table item 4 or 6 of Schedule 1 as the carrier frequency – the person only transmits: (a) audible audio tones for less than 3 seconds in any period of 60 seconds; or (b) subaudible audio tones.

Note: Subaudible audio tones are used in continuous tone coded squelch systems, or CTCSS.