Federal Communications Commission § 95.667

§ 95.649 Power capability. § 95.655 Frequency capability. No CB, R/C, LPRS, FRS, MedRadio, (a) No transmitter will be certifi- MURS, or WMTS unit shall incorporate cated for use in the CB service if it is provisions for increasing its trans- equipped with a frequency capability mitter power to any level in excess of not listed in § 95.625, and no transmitter the limits specified in § 95.639. will be certificated for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with a fre- [74 FR 22708, May 14, 2009] quency capability not listed in § 95.621, § 95.651 Crystal control required. unless such transmitter is also certificated for use in another radio service All transmitters used in the Personal for which the frequency is authorized Radio Services must be crystal con- and for which certification is also re- trolled, except an R/C station that quired. (Transmitters with frequency transmits in the 26–27 MHz frequency capability for the Amateur Radio Serv- band, a FRS unit, a LPRS unit, a ices and Military Affiliate Radio Sys- MURS unit, a MedRadio transmitter, tem will not be certificated.) or a WMTS unit. (b) All frequency determining cir- [74 FR 22708, May 14, 2009] cuitry (including crystals) and pro- gramming controls in each CB trans- § 95.653 Instructions and warnings. mitter and in each GMRS transmitter (a) A user’s instruction manual must must be internal to the transmitter be supplied with each transmitter mar- and must not be accessible from the ex- keted, and one copy (a draft or prelimi- terior of the transmitter operating nary copy is acceptable provided a panel or from the exterior of the trans- final copy is provided when completed) mitter enclosure. must be forwarded to the FCC with (c) No add-on device, whether inter- each request for certification. nal or external, the function of which (b) The instruction manual must con- is to extend the transmitting frequency tain all information necessary for the capability of a CB transmitter beyond proper installation and operation of its original capability, shall be manu- the transmitter including: factured, sold or attached to any CB (1) Instructions concerning all con- station transmitter. trols, adjustments and switches that (d) No transmitter will be certifi- may be operated or adjusted without cated for use in MURS if it is equipped resulting in a violation of the rules. with a frequency capability not listed (2) Warnings concerning any adjust- in § 95.632. ment that could result in a violation of [53 FR 47718, Nov. 25, 1988. Redesignated at 61 the rules or that is recommended to be FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesig- performed by or under the immediate nated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996 and amend- supervision and responsibility of a per- ed at 63 FR 36611, July 7, 1998; 67 FR 63290, son certified as technically qualified to Oct. 11, 2002; 69 FR 32886, June 14, 2004] perform transmitter maintenance and ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION repair duties in the private land mobile REQUIREMENTS FOR CB TRANSMITTERS services and fixed services by an orga- nization or committee representative § 95.665 [Reserved] of users of those services. (3) Warnings concerning the replace- § 95.667 CB transmitter power. ment of any transmitter component The dissipation rating of all the (crystal, semiconductor, etc.) that semiconductors or electron tubes could result in a violation of the rules. which supply RF power to the antenna (4) For a CMRS transmitter, warn- terminals of each CB transmitter must ings concerning licensing requirements not exceed 10 W. For semiconductors, and information concerning license ap- the dissipation rating is the greater of plication procedures. the collector or device dissipation [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated at value established by the manufacturer 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesig- of the semiconductor. These values nated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996; 63 FR may be temperature de-rated by no 36610, July 7, 1998] more than 50 °C. For an electron tube,

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the dissipation rating is the Intermit- § 95.671 Serial number. tent Commercial and Amateur Service The serial number of each CB trans- plate dissipation value established by mitter must be engraved on the trans- the manufacturer of the electron tube. mitter chassis. [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated at [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated at 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesig- 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesignated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996] nated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996]

§ 95.669 External controls. § 95.673 Copy of rules. (a) Only the following external trans- A copy of part 95, subpart D, of the mitter controls, connections or devices FCC Rules, current at the time of will normally be permitted in a CB packing of the transmitter, must be transmitter: furnished with each CB transmitter (1) Primary power connection. (Cir- marketed. cuitry or devices such as rectifiers, [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated at transformers, or inverters which pro- 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesig- vide the nominal rated transmitter pri- nated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996] mary supply voltage may be used without voiding the transmitter certifi- APPENDIX 1 TO SUBPART E OF PART 95— GLOSSARY OF TERMS cation.) (2) Microphone connection. The definitions used in this subpart E are: (3) Antenna terminals. Authorized bandwidth. Maximum permis- (4) Audio frequency power amplifier sible bandwidth of a transmission. Carrier power. Average TP during one output connector and selector switch. unmodulated RF cycle. (5) On-off switch for primary power CB. Citizens Band Radio Service. to transmitter. This switch may be CB transmitter. A transmitter that operates combined with receiver controls such or is intended to operate at a station author- as the receiver on-off switch and vol- ized in the CB. ume control. Channel frequencies. Reference frequencies from which the carrier frequency, suppressed (6) Upper/lower sideband selector or otherwise, may not deviate by more than switch (for a transmitter that trans- the specified frequency tolerance. mits emission type H3E, J3E or R3E). Crystal. Quartz piezo-electric element. (7) Carrier level selector control (for Crystal controlled. Use of a crystal to estab- a transmitter that transmits emission lish the transmitted frequency. dB. Decibels. type H3E, J3E or R3E.) This control EIRP. Effective Isotropic Radiated Power. may be combined with the sideband se- Antenna input power times gain for free- lector switch. space or in-tissue measurement configura- (8) Channel frequency selector tions required by MedRadio, expressed in switch. watts, where the gain is referenced to an isotropic radiator. (9) Transmit/receive selector switch. FCC. Federal Communications Commis- (10) Meter(s) and selector switch(es) sion. for monitoring transmitter perform- Filtering. Refers to the requirement in ance. § 95.633(b). (11) Pilot lamp(s) or meter(s) to indi- FRS. Family Radio Service. cate the presence of RF output power GMRS. General Mobile Radio Service. GMRS transmitter. A transmitter that oper- or that the transmitter control circuits ates or is intended to operate at a station are activated to transmit. authorized in the GMRS. (b) The FCC may authorize addi- Harmful interference. Any transmission, ra- tional controls, connections or devices diation or induction that endangers the func- after considering the functions to be tioning of a radionavigation or other safety service or seriously degrades, obstructs or performed by such additions. repeatedly interrupts a radiocommunication [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated at service operating in accordance with applica- 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesig- ble laws, treaties and regulations. nated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996; 63 FR Mean power. TP averaged over at least 30 cycles of the lowest modulating frequency, 36611, July 7, 1998] typically 0.1 seconds at maximum power.

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