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Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas

16 CFR Part 1204

16 CFR Part 1204 is Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas. To certify a product to it, 16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires the rule to be stated separately on the certificate, written as "16 CFR Part 1204 — Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas", supported by testing from a laboratory CPSC has accepted for this rule. The eCFR records this part as last amended on 2016-10-02.

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16 CFR 1110.11(a)(2) requires each applicable rule to be stated separately. Listing it like this satisfies the form of the requirement:

16 CFR Part 1204 — Safety Standard for Omnidirectional Citizens Band Base Station Antennas

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Scope, from the regulation

(a) General. This subpart A of part 1204 is a consumer product safety standard which prescribes safety requirements for Citizens Band omnidirectional base station antennas. The standard is intended to reduce the risk of electrocution or serious injuries occurring if the antenna contacts an electric power line while the antenna is being put up or taken down. One way that this can be accomplished is to insulate the antenna so that if it contacts the power line, there is less of a likelihood that a harmful electric current will be transmitted from the power line through the antenna and mast and ultimately through a person holding the antenna mast. Another possible way to provide this protection is to incorporate an insulating barrier between the antenna and the mast or other supporting structure, so that a harmful electric current will not pass from the antenna to a person in contact with t

Quoted from 16 CFR Part 1204 on the eCFR, retrieved 2026-08-24 and last amended, per the eCFR, on 2016-10-02. The eCFR is the authoritative text; this page is a convenience copy.

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