527 Part 95—Personal Radio Services

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Federal Communications Commission Pt. 95

PART 95—PERSONAL RADIO 95.204 (R/C Rule 4) Do I need a license? 95.205 (R/C Rule 5) Where may I operate SERVICES my R/C station? 95.206 (R/C Rule 6) Are there any special Subpart A—General Mobile Radio Service restrictions on the location of my R/C (GMRS) station?

Sec. HOW TO OPERATE AN R/C STATION 95.1 The General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS). 95.207 (R/C Rule 7) On what channels may I 95.3 License required. operate? 95.5 Licensee eligibility. 95.208 (R/C Rule 8) How high may I put my 95.7 Channel sharing. antenna? 95.21 GMRS system description. 95.209 (R/C Rule 9) What equipment may I 95.23 Mobile station description. use at my R/C station? 95.25 Land station description. 95.210 (R/C Rule 10) How much power may I 95.27 Paging receiver description. use? 95.29 Channels available. 95.211 (R/C Rule 11) What communications 95.33 Cooperative use of radio stations in may be transmitted? the GMRS. 95.212 (R/C Rule 12) What communications 95.45 Considerations on Department of De- are prohibited? fense land and in other circumstances. 95.213 (R/C Rule 13) May I be paid to use 95.51 Antenna height. my R/C station? 95.101 What the license authorizes. 95.214 (R/C Rule 14) Who is responsible for 95.103 Licensee duties. R/C communications I make? 95.105 License term. 95.215 (R/C Rule 15) Do I have to limit the 95.115 Station inspection. length of my communications? 95.117 Where to contact the FCC. 95.216 (R/C Rule 16) Do I identify my R/C 95.119 Station identification. communications? 95.129 Station equipment. 95.217 (R/C Rule 17) May I operate my R/C 95.135 Maximum authorized transmitting station transmitter by remote control? power. 95.139 Adding a small base station or a OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW small control station. 95.218 (R/C Rule 18) What are the penalties 95.141 Interconnection prohibited. for violating these rules? 95.143 Managing a GMRS system in an 95.219 (R/C Rule 19) How do I answer cor- emergency. respondence from the FCC? 95.171 Station operator duties. 95.220 (R/C Rule 20) What must I do if the 95.179 Individuals who may be station oper- FCC tells me that my R/C station is ators. causing interference? 95.181 Permissible communications. 95.221 (R/C Rule 21) How do I have my R/C 95.183 Prohibited communications. transmitter serviced? APPENDIX A TO SUBPART A OF PART 95—LOCA- 95.222 (R/C Rule 22) May I make any TIONS WHERE GMRS IS REGULATED BY changes to my R/C station transmitter? THE FCC 95.223 (R/C Rule 23) Do I have to make my R/C station available for inspection? Subpart B—Family Radio Service (FRS) 95.224 (R/C Rule 24) What are my station records? GENERAL PROVISIONS 95.225 (R/C Rule 25) How do I contact the 95.191 (FRS Rule 1) Eligibility and respon- FCC? sibility. 95.192 (FRS Rule 2) Authorized locations. Subpart D—Citizens Band (CB) Radio 95.193 (FRS Rule 3) Types of communica- Service tions. 95.194 (FRS Rule 4) FRS units. GENERAL PROVISIONS 95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citizens Subpart C—Radio Control (R/C) Radio Band Radio Services? Service 95.402 (CB Rule 2) How do I use these rules? 95.403 (CB Rule 3) Am I eligible to operate a GENERAL PROVISIONS CB station? 95.201 (R/C Rule 1) What is the Radio Con- 95.404 (CB Rule 4) Do I need a license? trol (R/C) Radio Service? 95.405 (CB Rule 5) Where may I operate my 95.202 (R/C Rule 2) How do I use these CB station? rules? 95.406 (CB Rule 6) Are there any special re- 95.203 (R/C Rule 3) Am I eligible to operate strictions on the location of my CB sta- an R/C station? tion?

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HOW TO OPERATE A CB STATION 95.630 WMTS transmitter frequencies. 95.407 (CB Rule 7) On what channels may I 95.631 Emission types. operate? 95.632 MURS transmitter frequencies. 95.408 (CB Rule 8) How high may I put my 95.633 Emission bandwidth. antenna? 95.635 Unwanted radiation. 95.409 (CB Rule 9) What equipment may I 95.637 Modulation standards. use at my CB station? 95.639 Maximum transmitter power. 95.410 (CB Rule 10) How much power may I use? CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS 95.411 (CB Rule 11) May I use power amplifiers? 95.643 DSRCS-OBU certification. 95.412 (CB Rule 12) What communications 95.645 Control accessibility. may be transmitted? 95.647 FRS unit and R/C transmitter anten- 95.413 (CB Rule 13) What communications nas. are prohibited? 95.649 Power capability. 95.414 (CB Rule 14) May I be paid to use my 95.651 Crystal control required. CB station? 95.653 Instructions and warnings. 95.415 (CB Rule 15) Who is responsible for 95.655 Frequency capability. communications I make? 95.416 (CB Rule 16) Do I have to limit the ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS length of my communications? FOR CB TRANSMITTERS 95.417 (CB Rule 17) Do I identify my CB communications? 95.665 [Reserved] 95.418 (CB Rule 18) How do I use my CB sta- 95.667 CB transmitter power. tion in an emergency or to assist a trav- 95.669 External controls. eler? 95.671 Serial number. 95.419 (CB Rule 19) May I operate my CB 95.673 Copy of rules. station transmitter by remote control? 95.420 (CB Rule 20) May I connect my CB APPENDIX 1 TO SUBPART E OF PART 95—GLOS- station transmitter to a telephone? SARY OF TERMS

OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW Subpart F—218–219 MHz Service 95.421 (CB Rule 21) What are the penalties GENERAL PROVISIONS for violating these rules? 95.422 (CB Rule 22) How do I answer cor- 95.801 Scope. respondence from the FCC? 95.803 218–219 MHz Service description. 95.423 (CB Rule 23) What must I do if the 95.805 Permissible communications. FCC tells me that my CB station is caus- 95.807 Requesting regulatory status. ing interference? 95.424 (CB Rule 24) How do I have my CB SYSTEM LICENSE REQUIREMENTS station transmitter serviced? 95.425 (CB Rule 25) May I make any changes 95.811 License requirements. to my CB station transmitter? 95.812 License term. 95.426 (CB Rule 26) Do I have to make my 95.813 Eligibility. CB station available for inspection? 95.815 License application. 95.427 (CB Rule 27) What are my station 95.816 Competitive bidding proceedings. records? 95.819 License transferability. 95.428 (CB Rule 28) How do I contact the FCC? 95.823 Geographic partitioning and spectrum disaggregation. Subpart E—Technical Regulations SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS GENERAL PROVISIONS 95.831 Service requirements. 95.601 Basis and purpose. 95.833 Construction requirements. 95.603 Certification required. 95.835 Station identification. 95.605 Certification procedures. 95.837 Station inspection. 95.607 CB transmitter modification. TECHNICAL STANDARDS TECHNICAL STANDARDS 95.851 Certification. 95.621 GMRS transmitter channel fre- 95.853 Frequency segments. quencies. 95.623 R/C transmitter channel frequencies. 95.855 Transmitter effective radiated power 95.625 CB transmitter channel frequencies. limitation. 95.627 FRS unit channel frequencies. 95.857 Emission standards. 95.628 MedRadio transmitters. 95.859 Antennas. 95.629 LPRS transmitter frequencies. 95.861 Interference.

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Subpart G—Low Power Radio Service 95.1313 Interconnection prohibited. (LPRS) 95.1315 Antenna height restriction. 95.1317 Grandfathered MURS Stations. GENERAL PROVISIONS 95.1001 Eligibility. Subpart K—Personal Locator Beacons 95.1003 Authorized locations. (PLB). 95.1005 Station identification. 95.1400 Basis and purpose. 95.1007 Station inspection. 95.1009 Permissible communications. 95.1401 Frequency. 95.1011 Channel use policy. 95.1402 Special requirements for 406 MHz 95.1013 Antennas. PLBs. 95.1015 Disclosure policies. 95.1017 Labeling requirements. Subpart L—Dedicated Short Range Com- 95.1019 Marketing limitations. munications Service On-Board Units (DSRCS-OBUs) Subpart H—Wireless Medical Telemetry Service (WMTS) 95.1501 Scope. 95.1503 Eligibility. GENERAL PROVISIONS 95.1505 Authorized locations. 95.1507 Station Identification. 95.1101 Scope. 95.1509 ASTM E2213–03 DSRC Standard. 95.1103 Definitions. 95.1511 Frequencies available. 95.1105 Eligibility. 95.1107 Authorized locations. AUTHORITY: Secs. 4, 303, 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, 95.1109 Equipment authorization require- as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. ment. 95.1111 Frequency coordination. EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes to 95.1113 Frequency coordinator. part 95 appear at 63 FR 54077, Oct. 8, 1998. 95.1115 General technical requirements. 95.1117 Types of communications. Subpart A—General Mobile Radio 95.1119 Specific requirements for wireless Service (GMRS) medical telemetry devices operating in the 608–614 MHz band. 95.1121 Specific requirements for wireless SOURCE: 48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, unless medical telemetry devices operating in otherwise noted. the 1395–1400 MHz and 1427–1429.5 MHz bands. § 95.1 The General Mobile Radio Serv- 95.1123 Protection of medical equipment. ice (GMRS). 95.1125 RF safety. 95.1127 Station identification. (a) The GMRS is a land mobile radio 95.1129 Station inspection. service available to persons for short- distance two-way communications to Subpart I—Medical Device facilitate the activities of licensees and Radiocommunication Service (MedRadio) their immediate family members. Each licensee manages a system consisting 95.1201 Eligibility. of one or more stations. 95.1203 Authorized locations. 95.1205 Station identification. (b) The 218–219 MHz Service is a two- 95.1207 Station inspection. way radio service authorized for sys- 95.1209 Permissible communications. tem licensees to provide communica- 95.1211 Channel use policy. tion service to subscribers in a specific 95.1213 Antennas. service area. The rules for this service 95.1215 Disclosure policies. are contained in subpart F of this part. 95.1217 Labeling requirements. 95.1219 Marketing limitations. [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 50 95.1221 RF exposure. FR 7345, Feb. 22, 1985; 53 FR 47714, Nov. 25, 1988; 57 FR 8275, Mar. 9, 1992; 62 FR 23163, Apr. Subpart J—Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS) 29, 1997; 64 FR 59659, Nov. 3, 1999]

GENERAL PROVISIONS § 95.3 License required. 95.1301 Eligibility. Before any station transmits on any 95.1303 Authorized locations. channel authorized in the GMRS from 95.1305 Station identification. 95.1307 Permissible communications. any point (a geographical location) 95.1309 Channel use policy. within or over the territorial limits of 95.1311 Repeater operations and signal any area where radio services are regu- boosters prohibited. lated by the FCC, the responsible party

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must obtain a license (a written author- tions concerned. Further, the use of ization from the FCC for a GMRS sys- any frequency at a given geographical tem). location may be denied when, in the judgment of the FCC, its use in that lo- [53 FR 47714, Nov. 25, 1988] cation is not in the public interest; the § 95.5 Licensee eligibility. use of any channel or channel pair may be restricted as to specified geo- (a) An individual (one man or one graphical areas, maximum power, or woman) is eligible to obtain, renew, other operating conditions. and have modified a GMRS system license if that individual is 18 years of [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 53 age or older and is not a representative FR 47715, Nov. 25, 1988; 63 FR 68974, Dec. 14, of a foreign government. 1998; 64 FR 53241, Oct. 1, 1999] (b) A non-individual (an entity other § 95.21 GMRS system description. than an individual) is ineligible to obtain a new GMRS system license or A GMRS system is one or more trans- make a major modification to an exist- mitting units used by station operators ing GMRS system license (see § 1.929 of to communicate messages. A GMRS this chapter). system is comprised of: (c) A GMRS system licensed to a non- (a) One or more station operators; individual before July 31, 1987, is eligi- (b) One mobile station consisting of ble to renew that license and all subse- one or more mobile units (see § 95.23 of quent licenses based upon it if: this part); (1) The non-individual is a partner- (c) One or more land stations (op- ship and each partner is 18 years of age tional); or older; a corporation; an association; (d) Paging receivers (optional); and a state, territorial, or local govern- (e) Fixed stations (optional). ment unit; or a legal entity; [63 FR 68974, Dec. 14, 1998] (2) The non-individual is not a foreign government; a representative of a § 95.23 Mobile station description. foreign government; or a federal gov- (a) A mobile station is one or more ernment agency; and units which transmit while moving or (3) The licensee has not been granted during temporary stops at unspecified a major modification to its GMRS sys- points. tem. (b) A mobile station unit may trans- [64 FR 53241, Oct. 1, 1999] mit from any point within or over any areas where radio services are regu- § 95.7 Channel sharing. lated by the FCC except where addi- (a) Channels or channel pairs (one 462 tional considerations apply. MHz frequency listed in § 95.29(a) of this (c) A mobile station unit may trans- part and one 467 MHz frequency listed mit from an aircraft or ship, with the in § 95.29(b) of this part) are available captain’s permission, which is: to GMRS systems only on a shared (1) Within or over any area where basis and will not be assigned for the radio services are regulated by the FCC exclusive use of any licensee. All sta- except where additional restrictions tion operators and GMRS system li- apply; and censees must cooperate in the selection (2) On or over international waters, if and use of channels to reduce inter- the unit is transmitting from an air- ference and to make the most effective craft or ship of United States registry. use of the facilities. [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 49 (b) Licensees of GMRS systems suf- FR 4003, Feb. 1, 1984; 63 FR 68974, Dec. 14, fering or causing harmful interference 1998] are expected to cooperate and resolve this problem by mutually satisfactory § 95.25 Land station description. arrangements. If the licensees are un- (a) A land station is a unit which able to do so, the FCC may impose re- transmits from a specific address as de- strictions including specifying the termined by the licensee. transmitter power, antenna height, or (1) An exact point as shown on the li- area or hours of operation of the sta- cense; or

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(2) An unspecified point within an op- GMRS system from the following 462 erating area (an area within a circle MHz channels: centered on a point chosen by the applicant) as shown on the license, for a 462.5500, 462.5750, 462.6000, 462.6250, 462.6500, temporary period (one year or less). 462.6750, 462.7000 and 462.7250. (b) The point from which every land (b) For a mobile station, control sta- station transmits must be within an tion, or fixed station operated in the area where radio services are regulated duplex mode, the following 467 MHz by the FCC. channels may be used only to transmit (c) [Reserved] communications through a repeater (d) A small control station is any con- station and for remotely controlling a trol station which: repeater station. The licensee of the (1) Has an antenna no more than 6.1 GMRS system must select the trans- meters (20 feet) above the ground or above the building or tree on which it mitting channels or channel pairs (see is mounted (see § 95.51); and § 95.7(a) of this part) for the stations (2) Is: (i) South of Line A or west of operated in the duplex mode, from the Line C; or following 467 MHz channels: (ii) North of Line A or east of Line C, 467.5500, 467.5750, 467.6000, 467.6250, 467.6500, and the station transmits with no more 467.6750, 467.7000 and 467.7250. than 5 watts ERP (effective radiated power). (c)–(e) [Reserved] (e) A small base station is any base (f) Except for a GMRS system li- station that: censed to a non-individual, a mobile (1) Has an antenna no more than 6.1 station or a small base station oper- meters (20 feet) above the ground or ating in the simplex mode may trans- above the building or tree on which it mit on the following 462 MHz intersti- is mounted (see § 95.51); and tial channels: (2) Transmits with no more than 5 watts ERP. 462.5625, 462.5875, 462.6125, 462,6375, 462.6625, (f) Each base station and each con- 462.6875 and 462.7125. trol station with an antenna height These channels may be used only under greater than 6.1 meters (20 feet) must the following conditions: be separately identified on Form 605. (1) Only voice type emissions may be See §§ 95.25 (d) and (e) and 95.51 of this part. transmitted; (2) The station does not transmit [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 53 one-way pages; and FR 47715, Nov. 25, 1988; 53 FR 51625, Dec. 22, 1988; 63 FR 68974, Dec. 14, 1998] (3) The station transmits with no more than 5 watts ERP. § 95.27 Paging receiver description. (g) Fixed stations in GMRS systems A paging receiver is a unit capable of authorized before March 18, 1968, lo- receiving the radio signals from a base cated 160 kilometers (100 miles) or station for the bearer to hear a page more from the geographic center of ur- (someone’s name or other identifier banized areas f 200,000 or more popu- said in order to find, summon or notify lation as defined in the U.S. Census of him/her) spoken by the base station op- Population, 1960, Vol. 1, Table 23, page erator. 50 that were authorized to transmit on channels other than those listed in this § 95.29 Channels available. section may continue to transmit on (a) For a base station, fixed station, their originally assigned channels pro- mobile station, or repeater station (a vided that they cause no interference GMRS station that simultaneously re- to the operation of stations in any of transmits the transmission of another the part 90 private land mobile radio GMRS station on a different channel or services. channels), the licensee of the GMRS system must select the transmitting [53 FR 47715, Nov. 25, 1988, as amended at 63 channels or channel pairs (see § 95.7(a) FR 68974, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 53241, Oct. 1, of this part) for the stations in the 1999]

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§ 95.33 Cooperative use of radio sta- than 60.96 m (200 ft) in height, or are lo- tions in the GMRS. cated near or at a public-use airport (a) Licensees (a licensee is the entity must be notified to the FAA and reg- to which the license is issued) of radio istered with the Commission as re- stations in the GMRS may share the quired by part 17 of this chapter. use of their stations with other entities (b) The antenna for a small base sta- eligible in the GMRS, subject to the tion or for a small control station must following conditions and limitations. not be more than 6.1 meters (20 feet) (1) The station to be shared must be above the ground or above the building individually owned by the licensee, or tree on which it is mounted. jointly owned by the participants and [63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] the licensee, leased individually by the licensee, or leased jointly by the par- § 95.101 What the license authorizes. ticipants and the licensee. (2) The licensee must maintain ac- (a) A GMRS license authorizes a cess to and control over all stations au- GMRS station to transmit messages to thorized under its license. other GMRS stations at any geo- (3) A station may be shared only: graphical location within or over the (i) Without charge; territorial limits of any area where (ii) On a non-profit basis, with con- radio services are regulated by the tributions to capital and operating ex- FCC. These points are listed in Appen- penses including the cost of mobile sta- dix A. tions and paging receivers prorated eq- (b) The license does not authorize op- uitably among all participants; or eration as a common carrier or com- (iii) On a reciprocal basis, i.e., use of munication of messages for pay. one licensee’s stations for the use of (c) If the licensee is a corporation another licensee’s stations without and the license so indicates, it may use charge for either capital or operating its GMRS system to furnish non-profit expenses. radio communication service to its (4) All sharing arrangements must be parent corporation, to another sub- conducted in accordance with a written sidiary of the same parent, or to its agreement to be kept as part of the own subsidiary. Such use is not subject station records. to the cooperative use provisions of (b) [Reserved] § 95.33. (d) For non-individual licensees, the [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] license together with the system speci- fications for that license as maintained § 95.45 Considerations on Department by the Commission represent the non- of Defense land and in other cir- individual licensees’ maximum author- cumstances. ized system. (a) The Department of Defense may [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 63 impose additional restrictions on a sta- FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998; 64 FR 53242, Oct. 1, tion transmitting on its land. (Before 1999] placing a station at such a point, a licensee should consult with the com- § 95.103 Licensee duties. manding officer in charge of the land.) The licensee is responsible for the (b) Additional restrictions may apply proper operation of the GMRS system when a land station in a GMRS system at all times. The licensee is also re- is located near FCC field offices, near sponsible for the appointment of a sta- United States borders, in quiet zones, tion operator. or when it may have a significant im- pact upon the environment. See §§ 1.923 [63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] and 1.924 of this chapter. EDITORIAL NOTE: At 64 FR 53242, Oct. 1, [63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] 1999, § 95.103 was amended by revising paragraphs (a) and (b), effective Nov. 30, 1999. § 95.51 Antenna height. However, § 95.103, as revised at 63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998, effective Feb. 12, 1999, does not (a) Certain antenna structures used contain paragraphs (a) and (b), and the revi- in a GMRS system and that are more sions could not be made. For the convenience

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of the user, the revised text is set forth as (1) Voice in the English language; or follows: (2) International Morse code teleg- § 95.103 Licensee duties. raphy. (e) A station need not identify its (a) The licensee is responsible for the proper operation of the GMRS system at all transmissions if it automatically re- times. The licensee is also responsible for transmits communications from an- the appointment of a station operator. other station which are properly iden- (b) The licensee may limit the use of re- tified. peater to only certain user stations. [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] * * * * * § 95.129 Station equipment. § 95.105 License term. Every station in a GMRS system A license for a GMRS system is usu- must use transmitters the FCC has cer- ally issued for a 5-year term. tificated for use in the GMRS. Write to [63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] any FCC Field Office to find out if a particular transmitter has been certifi- § 95.115 Station inspection. cated for the GMRS. All station equip- If an authorized FCC representative ment in a GMRS system must comply requests to inspect any station in a with the technical rules in part 95. GMRS system, the licensee or station [63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] operator must make the station available. If an authorized FCC representa- § 95.135 Maximum authorized trans- tive requests to inspect the GMRS sys- mitting power. tem records, the licensee must make (a) No station may transmit with them available. more than 50 watts output power. [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 63 (b) [Reserved] FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] (c) A small control station at a point north of Line A or east of Line C must § 95.117 Where to contact the FCC. transmit with no more than 5 watts Additional GMRS information may ERP. be obtained from any of the following (d) A fixed station must transmit sources: with no more than 15 watts output (a) FCC National Call Center at 1– power. 888–225–5322. (e) A small base station must trans- (b) FCC World Wide Web homepage: mit with no more than 5 watts ERP. http://www.fcc.gov/wtb/prs. [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 53 (c) In writing, to the FCC, Attention: FR 47717, Nov. 25, 1988; 63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, GMRS, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettys- 1998] burg, PA 17325–7245. § 95.139 Adding a small base station or [63 FR 68975, Dec. 14, 1998] a small control station. § 95.119 Station identification. (a) Except for a GMRS system licensed to a non-individual, one or more (a) Except as provided in paragraph small base stations or a small control (e), every GMRS station must transmit station may be added to a GMRS sys- a station identification: tem at any point where radio services (1) Following the transmission of are regulated by the FCC. communications or a series of commu- (b) Non-individual licensees may not nications; and (2) Every 15 minutes during a long add any small base station or small transmission. control stations to their GMRS sys- (b) The station identification is the tems. call sign assigned to the GMRS station [53 FR 47717, Nov. 25, 1988, as amended at 63 or system. FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] (c) A unit number may be included after the call sign in the identification. § 95.141 Interconnection prohibited. (d) The station identification must be No station in a GMRS system may be transmitted in: interconnected to the public switched

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telephone network except as and in ac- ity of a GMRS system licensed to a cordance with the requirements and re- non-individual: strictions applied to a wireline control (1) If the GMRS system These persons may be station op- link (see § 95.127). licensee is: erators:

[53 FR 47717, Nov. 25, 1988] (i) A partnership...... Licensee’s partners and employees. § 95.143 Managing a GMRS system in (ii) A corporation ...... Licensee’s officers, directors, mem- an emergency. bers and employees. (iii) An association...... Licensee’s members and employ- (a) The stations in a GMRS system ees. must cease transmitting when the sta- (iv) A governmental unit Licensee’s employees. tion operator of any station on the same channel is communicating an (2) These persons may only commu- emergency message (concerning the im- nicate messages about the licensee’s mediate protection of property or the business activities. Employees of the safety of someone’s life). licensee may communicate messages (b) If necessary to communicate an while acting within the scope of their emergency message from a station in a employment, and only about the li- GMRS system, the licensee may per- censee’s business activities. mit: (c) The licensee may permit a tele- (1) Anyone to be the station operator phone answering service employee to (see § 95.179); and be a station operator if: (2) The station operator to commu- (1) That employee only communicate the emergency message to any nicates messages received for the licensee to the licensee; radio station. (2) The station equipment at the tele- § 95.171 Station operator duties. phone answering point is not shared in any other GMRS system; and When a GMRS station is transmit- (3) The station at the telephone an- ting, it must have a station operator. swering service point is not inter- The station operator must be at the connected to the public switched tele- control point for that station. The phone network. same person may be the operator for (d) The station operator of a GMRS more than one station at the same system licensed to an individual may time. The station operator commu- be a station operator in any other nicates messages and controls the sta- GMRS system if he/she has permission tion. The station operator must also from the licensee of the other GMRS cooperate in sharing each channel with system. station operators of other stations. (e) The provisions of § 95.33 regarding [63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] cooperative use do not apply to or govern the authority of a GMRS licensee § 95.179 Individuals who may be sta- to designate station operators in action operators. cordance with the provisions of this (a) An individual GMRS system li- section. censee may permit immediate family [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 53 members to be station operators in his FR 47717, Nov. 25, 1988; 53 FR 51625, Dec. 22, or her GMRS system. Immediate fam- 1988; 63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] ily members are the: (1) Licensee; § 95.181 Permissible communications. (2) Licensee’s spouse; (a) A station operator for an indi- (3) Licensee’s children, grand- vidual who is licensed in the GMRS children, stepchildren; (other than an employee of that indi- (4) Licensee’s parents, grandparents, vidual) may communicate two-way stepparents; voice messages concerning the licens- (5) Licensee’s brothers, sisters; ee’s personal or business activities (see (6) Licensee’s aunts, uncles, nieces, § 95.179). nephews; and (b) [Reserved] (7) Licensee’s in-laws. (c) A station operator for any entity (b) Only the following persons may be other than an individual licensed in the permitted to operate under the author- GMRS may communicate two-way

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voice messages concerning the licens- (4) Coded messages or messages with ee’s business activities (see § 95.179). An hidden meanings (‘‘10 codes’’ are per- employee for an entity other than an missible); individual licensed in the GMRS may, (5) Intentional interference; as a station operator, communicate (6) Music, whistling, sound effects or two-way voice messages while acting material to amuse or entertain; within the scope of his/her employ- (7) Obscene, profane or indecent ment. words, language or meaning; (d) A station operator for any GMRS (8) Advertisements or offers for the licensee may communicate two-way sale of goods or services; voice messages concerning: (9) Advertisements for a political (1) Emergencies (see § 95.143); candidate or political campaign (mes- (2) Rendering assistance to a motor- sages about the campaign business may ist; and be communicated); (3) Civil defense drills, if the respon- (10) International distress signals, sible agency requests assistance. such as the word ‘‘Mayday’’ (except (e) All messages must be in plain lan- when on a ship, aircraft or other vehi- guage (without codes or hidden mean- cle in immediate danger to ask for ings). They may be in a foreign lan- help); guage, except for call signs (see (11) Programs (live or delayed) in- § 95.119). tended for radio or television station (f) A station operator may commu- broadcast; nicate tone messages for purposes of (12) Messages which are both con- identification or transmitter control in veyed by a wireline control link and a control link. transmitted by a GMRS station; (g) A station operator may commu- (13) Messages (except emergency mes- nicate a selective calling tone or tone sages) to any station in the Amateur operated squelch only in conjunction Radio Service, to any unauthorized with a voice communication. If the station, or to any foreign station; tone is subaudible (300 Hertz or less) it (14) Continuous or uninterrupted may be communicated during the en- transmissions, except for communica- tire voice message. If the tone is audi- tions involving the immediate safety of ble (more than 300 Hertz) it may be life or property; communicated for no more than 15 sec- (15) Messages for public address sys- onds at a time. tems. (h) A station operator may commu- (b) A station operator in a GMRS nicate a one-way voice page to a paging system licensed to a telephone answer- receiver. A selective calling tone or ing service must not transmit any tone operated squelch may be used in communications to customers of the conjunction with a voice page, as pre- telephone answering service. scribed in paragraph (g) of this section. [63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] A station operator may not communicate a tone-only page (tones commu- APPENDIX A TO SUBPART A OF PART 95— nicated in order to find, summon or no- LOCATIONS WHERE GMRS IS REGU- tify someone). LATED BY THE FCC [48 FR 35237, Aug. 3, 1983, as amended at 49 In ITU Region 2, the GMRS is regulated by FR 4003, Feb. 1, 1984; 56 FR 13289, Apr. 1, 1991; the Commission within the territorial limits 63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] of the 50 United States, District of Columbia, Caribbean Insular areas (Commonwealth of § 95.183 Prohibited communications. Puerto Rico, United States Virgin Islands (50 (a) A station operator must not com- islets and cays) and Navassa Island), and municate: Johnston Island (Islets East, Johnston, (1) Messages for hire, whether the re- North and Sand) and Midway Island (Islets muneration received is direct or indi- Eastern and Sand) in the Pacific Insular areas. rect; In ITU Region 3, the GMRS is regulated by (2) Messages in connection with any the Commission within the Pacific Insular activity which is against Federal, territorial limits of American Samoa (seven State, or local law; islands), Baker Island, Commonwealth of (3) False or deceptive messages; Northern Mariana Islands, Guam Island,

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Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Kingman United States citizen or company that Reef, Palmyra Island (more than 50 islets), is within or over any area of the world and Wake Island (Islets Peale, Wake and where radio services are regulated by Wilkes). the FCC or upon or over international [63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] waters. (5) You must operate the FRS unit Subpart B—Family Radio Service only according to any applicable treaty (FRS) to which the United States is a party. The FCC will make public notice of SOURCE: 61 FR 28768, June 6, 1996, unless any such conditions. otherwise noted. (b)–(c) [Reserved] (d) Anyone intending to operate an GENERAL PROVISIONS FRS unit on the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra § 95.191 (FRS Rule 1) Eligibility and responsibility. in a manner that could pose an interference threat to the Arecibo Observ- (a) Unless you are a representative of atory, shall notify the Interference Of- a foreign government, you are author- fice, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box ized by this rule to operate an FCC cer- 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, in tified FRS unit in accordance with the writing or electronically, of the loca- rules in this subpart. No license will be tion of the unit. Operators may wish to issued. consult interference guidelines, which (b) You are responsible for all com- will be provided by Cornell University. munications that you make with the Operators who choose to transmit in- FRS unit. You must share each chan- formation electronically should e-mail nel with other users. No channel is to: [email protected]. available for the private or exclusive (1) The notification to the Inter- use of any user. ference Office, Arecibo Observatory § 95.192 (FRS Rule 2) Authorized loca- shall be made 45 days prior to com- tions. mencing operation of the unit. The notification shall state the geographical (a) Provided that you comply with coordinates of the unit. these rules, you are authorized to oper- (2) After receipt of such notifications, ate an FRS unit: the Commission will allow the Arecibo (1) Within or over any area of the Observatory a period of 20 days for world where radio services are regu- comments or objections. The operator lated by the FCC (this area includes will be required to make reasonable ef- the fifty United States and the District forts in order to resolve or mitigate of Columbia, the Commonwealth of any potential interference problem Puerto Rico, the United States Virgin with the Arecibo Observatory. If the Islands (50 islets and cays), American Commission determines that an oper- Samoa (seven islands), the Common- ator has satisfied its responsibility to wealth of Northern Marianna Islands, make reasonable efforts to protect the and Guam Island); Observatory from interference, the (2) Within or over any other area of unit may be allowed to operate. the world, except within or over the territorial limits of areas where radio [61 FR 28768, June 6, 1996, as amended at 62 services are regulated by an agency of FR 55535, Oct. 27, 1997; 63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, the United States other than the FCC 1998; 70 FR 31374, June 1, 2005] or any foreign government (you are subject to its rules); § 95.193 (FRS Rule 3) Types of commu- (3) Aboard any vessel or aircraft reg- nications. istered in the United States, with the (a) You may use an FRS unit to con- permission of the captain, that is with- duct two-way voice communications in or over any area of the world where with another person. You may use an radio services are regulated by the FCC FRS unit to transmit one-way voice or or upon or over international waters; non-voice communications only to es- (4) or; Aboard any unregistered vessel tablish communications with another or aircraft owned or operated by a person, send an emergency message,

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provide traveler assistance, provide lo- (c) You may not attach any antenna, cation information, transmit a brief power amplifier, or other apparatus to text message, make a voice page, or to an FRS unit that has not been FCC cer- conduct a brief test. tified as part of that FRS unit. There (b) Non-voice communications. (1) The are no exceptions to this rule and at- FRS unit may transmit tones to make taching any such apparatus to a FRS contact or to continue communications unit cancels the FCC certification and with a particular FRS unit. If the tone voids everyone’s authority to operate is audible (more than 300 Hertz), it the unit in the FRS. must be transmitted continuously no (d) FRS units are prohibited from longer than 15 seconds at one time. If transmitting data in store-and-forward the tone is subaudible (300 Hertz or packet operation mode. less), it may be transmitted continu- [61 FR 28768, June 6, 1996, as amended at 68 ously only while you are talking. FR 9901, Mar. 3, 2003] (2) The FRS unit may transmit digital data containing location information, or requesting location informa- Subpart C—Radio Control (R/C) tion from one or more other FRS units, Radio Service or containing a brief text message to another specific FRS unit. Digital data SOURCE: 48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, unless transmissions must be initiated by a otherwise noted. manual action or command of a user, except that an FRS unit receiving an GENERAL PROVISIONS interrogation request may automati- § 95.201 (R/C Rule 1) What is the Radio cally respond with its location. Digital Control (R/C) Radio Service? data transmissions shall not exceed one second, and shall be limited to no The R/C Service is a private, one- more than one digital transmission way, short distance non-voice commu- within a thirty-second period, except nications service for the operation of that an FRS unit may automatically devices at remote locations. respond to more than one interrogation § 95.202 (R/C Rule 2) How do I use request received within a thirty-second these rules? period. (c) You must not use an FRS unit in (a) You must comply with rules (see connection with any activity which is R/C Rule 18, § 95.218, for the penalties against federal, state or local law. for violations) when you operate a sta- (d) You must, at all times and on all tion in the R/C service from: channels, give priority to emergency (1) Within or over the territorial lim- communication messages concerning its of places where radio services are the immediate safety of life or the im- regulated by the FCC (see R/C Rule 5, mediate protection of property. § 95.205); (e) No FRS unit may be inter- (2) Aboard any vessel or aircraft reg- connected to the public switched net- istered in the United States; or work. (3) Aboard any unregistered vessel or aircraft owned or operated by a United [61 FR 28768, June 6, 1996, as amended at 68 States citizen or company. FR 9901, Mar. 3, 2003] (b) Your R/C station must comply with technical rules found in subpart E § 95.194 (FRS Rule 4) FRS units. of part 95. (a) You may only use an FCC cer- (c) Where the rules use the word tified FRS unit. (You can identify an ‘‘you’’, ‘‘you’’ means a person oper- FCC certified FRS unit by the label ating an R/C station. placed on it by the manufacturer.) (d) Where the rules use the word (b) You must not make, or have ‘‘person,’’ the rules are concerned with made, any internal modification to an an individual, a corporation, a partner- FRS unit. Any internal modification ship, an association, a joint stock com- cancels the FCC certification and voids pany, a trust, a state, territorial or your authority to operate the unit in local government unit, or other legal the FRS. entity.

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(e) Where the rules use the term (16) Wake Island (Islets Peale, Wake ‘‘FCC,’’ that means the Federal Com- and Wilkes) munications Commission. (b) Any other area of the world, ex- (f) Where the rules use the term ‘‘R/ cept within the territorial limits of C station,’’ that means a radio station areas where radio services are regu- transmitting in the R/C Radio Service. lated by— § 95.203 (R/C Rule 3) Am I eligible to (1) An agency of the United States operate an R/C station? other than the FCC. (You are subject You are authorized to operate an R/C to its rules.) station unless: (2) Any foreign government. (You are (a) You are a foreign government, a subject to its rules.) representative of a foreign govern- (c) An aircraft or ship, with the per- ment, or a federal government agency; mission of the captain, within or over or any area of the world where radio serv- (b) The FCC has issued a cease and ices are regulated by the FCC or upon desist order to you, and the order is or over international waters. You must still in effect. operate your R/C station according to any applicable treaty to which the § 95.204 (R/C Rule 4) Do I need a li- United States is a party. cense? You do not need an individual license § 95.206 (R/C Rule 6) Are there any to operate an R/C station. You are au- special restrictions on the location thorized by this rule to operate your R/ of my R/C station? C station in accordance with the rules (a) If your R/C station is located on in this subpart. premises controlled by the Department § 95.205 (R/C Rule 5) Where may I op- of Defense, you may be required to erate my R/C station? comply with additional regulations im- You are authorized to operate your posed by the commanding officer of the R/C station from: installation. (a) Within or over any area of the (b) If your R/C station will be con- world where radio services are regu- structed on an environmental sensitive lated by the FCC. Those areas are with- site, or will be operated in such a man- in the territorial limits of: ner as to raise environmental prob- (1) The fifty United States lems, under § 1.1307 of this chapter, you (2) The District of Columbia must provide an environmental assess- ment, as set forth in § 1.1311 of this Caribbean Insular areas chapter, and undergo environmental (3) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico review § 1.1312 of this chapter, before (4) Navassa Island commencement of construction. (5) United States Virgin Islands (50 (c) Anyone intending to operate an R/ islets and cays) C station on the islands of Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra Pacific Insular areas in a manner that could pose an inter- (6) American Samoa (seven islands) ference threat to the Arecibo Observ- (7) Baker Island atory shall notify the Interference Of- (8) Commonwealth of Northern Mar- fice, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box iana Islands 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, in (9) Guam Island writing or electronically, of the loca- (10) Howland Island tion of the unit. Operators may wish to (11) Jarvis Island consult interference guidelines, which (12) Johnston Island (Islets East, will be provided by Cornell University. Johnston, North and Sand) Operators who choose to transmit in- (13) Kingman Reef formation electronically should e-mail (14) Midway Island (Islets Eastern to: [email protected]. and Sand) (15) Palmyra Island (more than 50 is- (1) The notification to the Inter- lets) ference Office, Arecibo Observatory

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shall be made 45 days prior to com- 72.69 72.85 mencing operation of the unit. The no- 72.71 72.87 tification shall state the geographical 72.73 72.89 coordinates of the unit. 72.75 72.91 72.77 72.93 (2) After receipt of such notifications, 72.79 72.95 the Commission will allow the Arecibo 72.81 72.97 Observatory a period of 20 days for 72.83 72.99 comments or objections. The operator will be required to make reasonable ef- (3) The following channels may only forts in order to resolve or mitigate be used to operate a model surface any potential interference problem craft devices: with the Arecibo Observatory. If the Commission determines that an oper- MHZ ator has satisfied its responsibility to 75.41 75.71 make reasonable efforts to protect the 75.43 75.73 Observatory from interference, the 75.45 75.75 unit may be allowed to operate. 75.47 75.77 75.49 75.79 [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 55 75.51 75.81 FR 20398, May 16, 1990; 62 FR 55535, Oct. 27, 75.53 75.83 1997; 70 FR 31374, June 1, 2005] 75.55 75.85 75.57 75.87 HOW TO OPERATE AN R/C STATION 75.59 75.89 75.61 75.91 § 95.207 (R/C Rule 7) On what channels 75.63 75.93 may I operate? 75.65 75.95 75.67 75.97 (a) Your R/C station may transmit 75.69 75.99 only on the following channels (frequencies): (b) You must share the channels with (1) The following channels may be other R/C stations. You must cooperate used to operate any kind of device (any in the selection and use of the chan- object or apparatus, except an R/C nels. You must share the Channel 27.255 transmitter), including a model air- MHz with stations in other radio serv- craft device (any small imitation of an ices. There is no protection from inter- aircraft) or a model surface craft de- ference on any of these channels. vice (any small imitation of a boat, car (c) Your R/C station may not trans- or vehicle for carrying people or ob- mit simultaneously on more than one jects, except aircraft): 26.995, 27.045, channel in the 72–76 MHz band when 27.095, 27.145, 27.195 and 27.255 MHz. your operation would cause harmful in- (2) The following channels may only terference to the operation of other R/ be used to operate a model aircraft de- C stations. vice: (d) Your R/C station must stop transmitting if it interferes with: MHZ (1) Authorized radio operations in the 72.01 72.35 72–76 MHz band; or 72.03 72.37 (2) Television reception on TV Chan- 72.05 72.39 nels 4 or 5. 72.07 72.41 (e) [Reserved] 72.09 72.43 72.11 72.45 (f) Stations in the 26–27 MHz range 72.13 72.47 are not afforded any protection from 72.15 72.49 interference caused by the operation of 72.17 72.51 industrial, scientific of medical de- 72.19 72.53 vices. Such stations also operate on a 72.21 72.55 shared basis with other stations in the 72.23 72.57 Personal Radio Services. 72.25 72.59 72.27 72.61 (g) Stations in the 72–76 MHz range 72.29 72.63 are subject to the condition that 72.31 72.65 inteference will not be caused to the 72.33 72.67 remote control of industrial equipment

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operating on the same or adjacent fre- gerous. For your safety, follow the installa- quencies or to the reception of tele- tion directions included with your antenna. vision transmissions on Channels 4 and [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 48 5. These frequencies are not afforded FR 41416, Sept. 15, 1983] any protection from interference due to the operation of fixed and mobile § 95.209 (R/C Rule 9) What equipment stations in other services assigned to may I use at my R/C station? the same or adjacent frequencies. (a) Your R/C station may transmit [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983. Redesignated at 49 only with: FR 6098, Feb. 17, 1984, and amended at 50 FR (1) An FCC certificated R/C trans- 37857, Sept. 18, 1985; 52 FR 16263, May 4, 1987; mitter (certificated means the FCC has 57 FR 40343, Sept. 3, 1992] determined that certain radio equipment is capable of meeting rec- § 95.208 (R/C Rule 8) How high may I ommended standards for operation); or put my antenna? (2) A non-certificated R/C trans- (a) Antenna means the radiating sys- mitter on Channels 26.995–27.255 MHz if tem (for transmitting, receiving or it complies with the technical stand- both) and the structure holding it up ards (see part 95, subpart E). (tower, pole or mast). It also means ev- (3) Use of a transmitter outside of the erything else attached to the radiating band 26.955–27.255 MHz which is not cer- system and the structure. tificated voids your authority to oper- (b) If your antenna is mounted on a ate the station. Use of a transmitter in hand-held portable unit, none of the the band 26.995–27.255 MHz which does following limitations apply. not comply with the technical stand- (c) If your antenna is installed at a ards voids your authority to operate fixed location, it (whether receiving, the station. transmitting or both) must comply (b) You may examine a list of certifi- with either one of the following: cated transmitters at any FCC field of- (1) The highest point must not be fice. more than 6.10 meters (20 feet) higher (c) Your R/C station may transmit than the highest point of the building with a transmitter assembled from a or tree on which it is mounted; or kit. (2) The highest point must not be (d) You must not make, or have more than 18.3 meters (60 feet) above made, any internal modification to a the ground. certificated transmitter. (See R/C Rule (d) If your R/C station is located near 22.) Any internal modification to a cer- an airport, and if you antenna struc- tificated transmitter cancels the cer- ture is more than 6.1 meters (20 feet) tification, and use of such a trans- high, your may have to obey additional mitter voids your authority to operate restrictions. The highest point of your the station. antenna must not exceed one meter [63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998] above the airport elevation for every hundred meters of distance from the § 95.210 (R/C Rule 10) How much nearest point of the nearest airport power may I use? runway. Differences in ground elevation between your antenna and the (a) Your R/C station transmitter airport runway may complicate this power output must not exceed the fol- formula. If your R/C station is near an lowing value under any conditions: airport, you may contact the nearest Trans- FCC field office for a worksheet to help mitter power you figure the maximum allowable Channel (carrier height of your antenna. Consult part 17 power) (watts) of the FCC’s Rules for more information. 27.255 MHz ...... 25 26.995–27.195 MHz ...... 4 WARNING: Installation and removal of R/C 72–76 MHz ...... 0.75 station antennas near powerlines is dan-

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(b) Use of a transmitter which has (b) You may only use your R/C sta- power output in excess of that author- tion for the following purposes: ized voids your authority to operate (1) The operator turns on and/or off a the station. device at a remote location (Refer to Diagram 1); or § 95.211 (R/C Rule 11) What commu- (2) A sensor at a remote location nications may be transmitted? turns on and/off an indicating device (a) You may only use your R/C sta- for the operator. (Refer to Diagram 2). tion to transmit one-way communica- Only Channels 26.995 to 27.255 MHz (see tions. (One-way communications are R/C Rule 7, § 95.207(a)(1)) may be used transmissions which are not intended for this purpose. (A remote location to establish communications with an- means a place distant from the oper- other station.) ator.)

(c) Your R/C station may transmit (b) To transmit any message other any appropriate non-voice emission. than for operation of devices at remote locations (no voice, telegraphy, etc.); [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 50 (c) To intentionally interfere with FR 37857, Sept. 18, 1985; 57 FR 40343, Sept. 3, another station’s transmissions; 1992] (d) To operate another R/C trans- § 95.212 (R/C Rule 12) What commu- mitter by remote control (See R/C Rule nications are prohibited? 17, § 95.217); or (e) To transmit two-way communica- You must not use an R/C station— tions. (a) In connection with any activity (f) To transmit data. Tone or other which is against federal, state or local signal encoding, however, is not consid- law; ered to be data when only used either

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for the purpose of identifying the spe- § 95.217 (R/C Rule 17) May I operate cific device among multiple devices my R/C station transmitter by re- that the operator intends to turn on/ mote control? off, or the specific sensor among mul- (a) You may not operate an R/C tiple sensors intended to turn on/off in- transmitter by radio remote control. dicating device for the operator. (See R/C Rule 12, § 95.212.) (b) You may operate an R/C trans- [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 54 mitter by wireline remote control if FR 8336, Feb. 28, 1989; 54 FR 20476, May 11, 1989] you obtain specific approval in writing from the FCC. To obtain FCC approval, § 95.213 (R/C Rule 13) May I be paid to you must show why you need to oper- use my R/C station? ate your station by wireline remote control. If you receive FCC approval, (a) You may not accept direct or in- you must keep the approval as part of direct payment for transmitting with your station records. See R/C Rule 24, an R/C station. § 95.224. (b) You may use an R/C station to (c) Remote control means operation help you provide a service, and be paid of an R/C transmitter from any place for that service, as long as you are paid other than the location of the R/C only for the service and not for the ac- transmitter. Direct mechanical control tual use of the R/C station. or direct electrical control by wire from some point on the same premises, § 95.214 (R/C Rule 14) Who is respon- craft or vehicles as the R/C transmitter sible for R/C communications I is not considered remote control. make? [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 You are responsible for all commu- FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] nications which are made by you from an R/C station. OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

§ 95.215 (R/C Rule 15) Do I have to § 95.218 (R/C Rule 18) What are the limit the length of my communica- penalties for violating these rules? tions? (a) If the FCC finds that you have (a) You must limit your R/C commu- willfully or repeatedly violated the nications to the minimum practical Communications Act or the FCC Rules, time. you may have to pay as much as $10,000 (b) The only time your R/C commu- for each violation, up to a total of nications may be a continuous signal $75,000. (See Section 503(b) of the Com- munications Act.) for more than 3 minutes is when oper- (b) If the FCC finds that you have ation of the device requires at least one violated any section of the Commu- or more changes during each minute of nications Act or the FCC Rules, you the communications. may be ordered to stop whatever action (c) Your R/C station may transmit a caused the violation. (See section continuous signal without modulation 312(b) of the Communications Act.) only if: (c) If a federal court finds that you (1) You are using it to operate a have willfully and knowingly violated model aircraft device; and any FCC Rule, you may be fined up to (2) The presence or absence of the sig- $500 for each day you committed the nal operates the device. violation. (See section 502 of the Com- (d) If you show that you need a con- munications Act.) tinuous signal to insure the immediate (d) If a Federal court finds that you safety of life of property, the FCC may have willfully and knowingly violated make an exception to the limitations any provision of the Communications in this rule. Act, you may be fined up to $10,000, or you may be imprisoned for one year, or § 95.216 (R/C Rule 16) Do I identify my both. (See section 501 of the Commu- R/C communications? nications Act.) You need not identify your R/C com- [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57 munications. FR 40343, Sept. 3, 1992]

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§ 95.219 (R/C Rule 19) How do I answer proper operation. Each internal repair correspondence from the FCC? and each internal adjustment to an (a) If it appears to the FCC that you FCC certificated R/C transmitter (see have violated the Communications Act R/C Rule 9) must be made in accord or FCC rules, the FCC may send you a with the Technical Regulations (see discrepancy notice. subpart E). The internal repairs or in- (b) Within the time period stated in ternal adjustments should be per- the notice, you must answer with: formed by or under the immediate su- (1) A complete written statement pervision and responsibility of a person about the apparent discrepancy; certified as technically qualified to (2) A complete written statement perform transmitter maintenance and about any action you have taken to repair duties in the private land mobile correct the apparent violation and to services and fixed services by an orga- prevent it from happening again; and nization or committee representative (3) The name of the person operating of users in those services. at the time of the apparent violation. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (c) If the FCC send you a letter ask- (d) of this section, each internal repair ing you questions about your R/C radio station or its operation, you must an- and each internal adjustment of an R/ swer each of the questions with a com- C transmitter in which signals are plete written statement within the transmitted must be made using a non- time period stated in the letter. radiating (‘‘dummy’’) antenna. (d) You must not shorten your an- (d) Brief test signals (signals not swer by references to other commu- longer than one minute during any five nications or notices. minute period) using a radiating an- (e) You must send your answer to the tenna may be transmitted in order to: FCC office which sent you the notice. (1) Adjust a transmitter to an an- (f) You must keep a copy of your antenna; swer in your station records (see R/C (2) Detect or measure radiation of en- Rule 24, § 95.224). ergy other than the intended signal; or (3) Tune a receiver to your R/C trans- § 95.220 (R/C Rules 20) What must I do if the FCC tells me that my R/C sta- mitter. tion is causing interference? (Secs. 4(i) and 303(r), Communications Act of (a) If the FCC tells you that your R/ 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 303(r), C station is causing interference for and sec. 553 of the Administrative Proce- technical reasons, you must follow all dures Act, 5 U.S.C. 553) instructions in the official FCC notice. [48 FR 24890, June 3, 1983, as amended at 49 (This notice may require you to have FR 20673, May 16, 1984; 63 FR 36610, July 7, technical adjustments made to your 1998] equipment.) (b) You must comply with any re- § 95.222 (R/C Rule 22) May I make any stricted hours of R/C station operation changes to my R/C station trans- which may be included in the official mitter? FCC notice. (a) You must not make or have anyone else make an internal modification § 95.221 (R/C Rule 21) How do I have my R/C transmitter serviced? to your R/C transmitter. (b) Internal modification does not in- (a) You may adjust an antenna to clude: your R/C transmitter and you may make radio checks. (A radio check (1) Repair or servicing of an R/C sta- means a one-way transmission for a tion transmitter (see R/C Rule 21, short time in order to test the trans- § 95.221); or mitter.) (2) Changing plug-in modules which (b) You are responsible for the proper were certificated as part of your R/C operation of the station at all times transmitter. and are expected to provide for obser- (c) You must not operate an R/C vations, servicing and maintenance as transmitter which has been modified often as may be necessary to ensure

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by anyone in any way, including modi- distance voice and data communica- fication to operate on unauthorized fre- tions service for facilitating family and quencies or with illegal power. (See R/ group activities. The rules for this C Rules 9 and 10, §§ 95.209 and 95.210.) service are contained in subpart B of this part. [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998] (c) The Low Power Radio Service (LPRS)—a private, short-distance com- § 95.223 (R/C Rule 23) Do I have to munication service providing auditory make my R/C station available for assistance to persons with disabilities, inspection? persons who require language trans- (a) If an authorized FCC representa- lation, and persons in educational set- tive requests to inspect your R/C sta- tings, health care assistance to the ill, tion, you must make your R/C station law enforcement tracking services in and records available for inspection. cooperation with law enforcement, and (b) An R/C station includes all of the point-to-point network control commu- radio equipment you use. nications for Automated Marine Tele- communications System (AMTS) coast § 95.224 (R/C Rule 24) What are my sta- stations licensed under part 80 of this tion records? chapter. The rules for this service are Your station records include the fol- listed under subpart G of this part. lowing documents, as applicable: Two-way voice communications are (a) A copy of each response to an FCC prohibited. violation notice or an FCC letter. (See (d) The Medical Device R/C Rule 19, § 95.219.) Radiocommunication Service (b) Each written permission received (MedRadio)—an ultra-low power radio from the FCC. (See R/C Rule 17.) service, for the transmission of non- voice data for the purpose of facili- § 95.225 (R/C Rule 25) How do I contact tating diagnostic and/or therapeutic the FCC? functions involving implanted and (a) FCC National Call Center at 1– body-worn medical devices. The rules 888–225–5322. for this service are contained in sub- (b) FCC World Wide Web homepage: part I of this part. http://www.fcc.gov. (e) The Wireless Medical Telemetry (c) In writing, to FCC, Attention: R/ Service (WMTS)—a private, short dis- C, 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA tance data communication service for 17325–7245. the transmission of patient medical in- [63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] formation to a central monitoring location in a hospital or other medical Subpart D—Citizens Band (CB) facility. Voice and video communica- Radio Service tions are prohibited. Waveforms such as electrocardiograms (ECGs) are not considered video. The rules for this SOURCE: 48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, unless service are contained in subpart H of otherwise noted. this part. GENERAL PROVISIONS (f) The Multi-Use Radio Service (MURS)—a private, two-way, short-dis- § 95.401 (CB Rule 1) What are the Citi- tance voice or data communications zens Band Radio Services? service for personal or business activi- The Citizens Band Radio Services ties of the general public. The rules for are: this service are contained in subpart J (a) The Citizens Band (CB) Radio of this part. Service—a private, two-way, short-dis- (g) Dedicated Short-Range Commu- tance voice communications service for nications Service On-Board Units personal or business activities of the (DSRCS-OBUs). The rules for this serv- general public. The CB Radio Service ice are contained in subpart L of this may also be used for voice paging. part. DSRCS-OBUs may communicate (b) The Family Radio Service with DSRCS Roadside Units (RSUs), (FRS)—a private, two-way, very short- which are authorized under part 90 of

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this chapter. DSRCS, RSU, and OBU § 95.404 (CB Rule 4) Do I need a li- are defined in § 90.7 of this chapter. cense? [61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, as amended at 61 You do not need an individual license FR 46566, Sept. 4, 1996; 64 FR 69929, Dec. 15, to operate a CB station. You are au- 1999; 65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000; 65 FR 53190, thorized by this rule to operate your Sept. 1, 2000; 65 FR 60877, Oct. 13, 2000; 67 FR CB station in accordance with the rules 63289, Oct. 11, 2002; 68 FR 9901, Mar. 3, 2003; 69 in this subpart. FR 46445, Aug. 3, 2004; 74 FR 22705, May 14, 2009] § 95.405 (CB Rule 5) Where may I operate my CB station? § 95.402 (CB Rule 2) How do I use You are authorized to operate your these rules? CB station from: (a) You must comply with these rules (a) Within or over any area of the (See CB Rule 21 § 95.421, for the pen- world where radio services are regu- alties for violations) when you operate lated by the FCC. Those areas are with- a station in the CB Service from: in the territorial limits of: (1) Within or over the territorial lim- (1) The fifty United States. its of places where radio services are (2) The District of Columbia. regulated by the FCC (see CB Rule 5, § 95.405); Caribbean Insular areas (2) Aboard any vessel or aircraft reg- (3) Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. istered in the United States; or (4) Navassa Island. (3) Aboard any unregistered vessel or (5) United States Virgin Islands (50 aircraft owned or operated by a United islets and cays). States citizen or company. (b) Your CB station must comply Pacific Insular areas with technical rules found in subpart E (6) American Samoa (seven islands). of part 95. (7) Baker Island. (c) Where the rules use the word (8) Commonwealth of Northern Mar- ‘‘you’’, ‘‘you’’ means a person oper- iana Islands. ating a CB station. (9) Guam Island. (d) Where the rules use the word (10) Howland Island. ‘‘person,’’ the rules are concerned with (11) Jarvis Island. an individual, a corporation, a partner- (12) Johnston Island (Islets East, ship, an association, a joint stock com- Johnston, North and Sand). pany, a trust, a state, territorial or (13) Kingman Reef. local government unit, or other legal (14) Midway Island (Islets Eastern entity. and Sand). (e) Where the rules use the term (15) Palmyra Island (more than 50 is- ‘‘FCC’’, that means the Federal Com- lets). munications Commission. (16) Wake Island (Islets Peale, Wake (f) Where the rules use the term ‘‘CB and Wilkes). station’’, that means a radio station (b) Any other area of the world, ex- transmitting in the CB Radio Service. cept within the territorial limits of areas where radio services are regu- § 95.403 (CB Rule 3) Am I eligible to lated by— operate a CB station? (1) An agency of the United States You are authorized to operate a CB other than the FCC. (You are subject to its rules.) station unless: (2) Any foreign government. (You are (a) You are a foreign government, a subject to its rules.) representative of a foreign govern- (c) An aircraft or ship, with the per- ment, or a federal government agency; mission of the captain, within or over or any area of the world where radio serv- (b) The FCC has issued a cease and ices are regulated by the FCC or upon desist order to you, and the order is or over international waters. You must still in effect. operate your CB station according to

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any applicable treaty to which the mental review, § 1.1312 of this chapter, United States is a party. before commencement of construction. (d) Anyone intending to operate a CB [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 55 station on the islands of Puerto Rico, FR 20398, May 16, 1990] Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra in a manner that could pose an inter- HOW TO OPERATE A CB STATION ference threat to the Arecibo Observ- atory shall notify the Interference Of- § 95.407 (CB Rule 7) On what channels may I operate? fice, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, in (a) Your CB station may transmit writing or electronically, of the loca- only on the following channels (fre- tion of the unit. Operators may wish to quencies): consult interference guidelines, which Frequency will be provided by Cornell University. Channel (megahertz— MHz) Operators who choose to transmit information electronically should e-mail 1 ...... 26.965 to: [email protected]. 2 ...... 26.975 3 ...... 26.985 (1) The notification to the Inter- 4 ...... 27.005 ference Office, Arecibo Observatory 5 ...... 27.015 6 ...... 27.025 shall be made 45 days prior to com- 7 ...... 27.035 mencing operation of the unit. The no- 8 ...... 27.055 tification shall state the geographical 9 ...... 127.065 10 ...... 27.075 coordinates of the unit. 11 ...... 27.085 (2) After receipt of such notifications, 12 ...... 27.105 the Commission will allow the Arecibo 13 ...... 27.115 14 ...... 27.125 Observatory a period of 20 days for 15 ...... 27.135 comments or objections. The operator 16 ...... 27.155 will be required to make reasonable ef- 17 ...... 27.165 18 ...... 27.175 forts in order to resolve or mitigate 19 ...... 27.185 any potential interference problem 20 ...... 27.205 with the Arecibo Observatory. If the 21 ...... 27.215 22 ...... 27.225 Commission determines that an oper- 23 ...... 27.255 ator has satisfied its responsibility to 24 ...... 27.235 make reasonable efforts to protect the 25 ...... 27.245 26 ...... 27.265 Observatory from interference, the 27 ...... 27.275 unit may be allowed to operate. 28 ...... 27.285 29 ...... 27.295 [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 62 30 ...... 27.305 FR 55535, Oct. 27, 1997; 70 FR 31374, June 1, 31 ...... 27.315 2005] 32 ...... 27.325 33 ...... 27.335 34 ...... 27.345 § 95.406 (CB Rule 6) Are there any spe- 35 ...... 27.355 cial restrictions on the location of 36 ...... 27.365 my CB station? 37 ...... 27.375 38 ...... 27.385 (a) If your CB station is located on 39 ...... 27.395 premises controlled by the Department 40 ...... 27.405 of Defense you may be required to com- 1 See paragraph (b) of this section. ply with additional regulations im- (b) Channel 9 may be used only for posed by the commanding officer of the emergency communications or for installation. traveler assistance. (b) If your C/B station will be con- (c) You must, at all times and on all structed on an environmentally sen- channels, give priority to emergency sitive site, or will be operated in such communication messages concerning a manner as to raise environmental the immediate safety of life or the im- problems, under § 1.1307 of this chapter, mediate protection of property. you must provide an environmental as- (d) You may use any channel for sessment, as set forth in § 1.1311 of this emergency communications or for chapter, and undergo the environ- traveler assistance.

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(e) You must share each channel with § 95.409 (CB Rule 9) What equipment other users. may I use at my CB station? (f) The FCC will not assign any chan- (a) You must use an FCC certificated nel for the private or exclusive use of CB transmitter at your CB station. any particular CB station or group of You can identify an FCC certificated stations. transmitter by the certification label (g) The FCC will not assign any chan- placed on it by the manufacturer. You nel for the private of exclusive use of may examine a list of certificated CB stations transmitting single side- equipment at any FCC Field Office or band or AM. at FCC Headquarters. Use of a transmitter which is not FCC certificated § 95.408 (CB Rule 8) How high may I voids your authority to operate the put my antenna? station. (a) Antenna means the radiating sys- (b) You must not make, or have tem (for transmitting, receiving or made, any internal modification to a both) and the structure holding it up certificated CB transmitter. (See CB (tower, pole or mast). It also means ev- Rule 25, § 95.425). Any internal modi- erything else attached to the radiating fication to a certificated CB trans- system and the structure. mitter cancels the certification, and (b) If your antenna is mounted on a use of such a transmitter voids your hand-held portable unit, none of the authority to operate the station. following limitations apply. (c) If your antenna is installed at a [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998] fixed location, it (whether receiving, transmitting or both) must comply § 95.410 (CB Rule 10) How much power with either one of the following: may I use? (1) The highest point must not be (a) Your CB station transmitter more than 6.10 meters (20 feet) higher power output must not exceed the fol- than the highest point of the building lowing values under any conditions: or tree on which it is mounted; or (2) The highest point must not be AM (A3)—4 watts (carrier power) SSB—12 more than 18.3 meters (60 feet) above watts (peak envelope power) the ground. (b) If you need more information (d) If your CB station is located near about the power rule, see the technical an airport, and if you antenna struc- rules in subpart E of part 95. ture is more than 6.1 meters (20 feet) (c) Use of a transmitter which has high, you may have to obey additional carrier or peak envelope power in ex- restrictions. The highest point of your cess of that authorized voids your au- antenna must not exceed one meter thority to operate the station. above the airport elevation for every hundred meters of distance from the § 95.411 (CB Rule 11) May I use power nearest point of the nearest airport amplifiers? runway. Differences in ground ele- (a) You may not attach the following vation between your antenna and the items (power amplifiers) to your cer- airport runway may complicate this tificated CB transmitter in any way: formula. If your CB station is near an (1) External radio frequency (RF) airport, you may contact the nearest power amplifiers (sometimes called FCC field office for a worksheet to help linears or linear amplifiers); or you figure the maximum allowable (2) Any other devices which, when height of your antenna. Consult part 17 used with a radio transmitter as a sig- of the FCC’s Rules for more informa- nal source, are capable of amplifying tion. the signal. WARNING: Installation and removal of CB (b) There are no exceptions to this station antennas near powerlines is dan- rule and use of a power amplifier voids gerous. For your safety, follow the installa- your authority to operate the station. tion directions included with your antenna. (c) The FCC will presume you have [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 48 used a linear or other external RF FR 41416, Sept. 15, 1983] power amplifier if—

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(1) It is in your possession or on your for emergency communications, trav- premises; and eler assistance, brief tests (radio (2) There is other evidence that you checks) or voice paging. have operated your CB station with more power than allowed by CB Rule § 95.413 (CB Rule 13) What commu- 10, § 95.410. nications are prohibited? (d) Paragraph (c) of this section does (a) You must not use a CB station— not apply if you hold a license in an- (1) In connection with any activity other radio service which allows you to which is against federal, state or local operate an external RF power ampli- law; fier. (2) To transmit obscence, indecent or [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 profane words, language or meaning; FR 36610, July 7, 1998] (3) To interfere intentionally with the communications of another CB sta- § 95.412 (CB Rule 12) What commu- tion; nications may be transmitted? (4) To transmit one-way communica- (a) You may use your CB station to tions, except for emergency commu- transmit two-way plain language com- nications, traveler assistance, brief munications. Two-way plain language tests (radio checks), or voice paging; communications are communications (5) To advertise or solicit the sale of without codes or coded messages. Oper- any goods or services; ating signals such as ‘‘ten codes’’ are (6) To transmit music, whistling, not considered codes or coded mes- sound effects or any material to amuse sages. You may transmit two-way or entertain; plain language communications only (7) To transmit any sound effect sole- to other CB stations, to units of your ly to attract attention; own CB station or to authorized gov- (8) To transmit the word ‘‘MAYDAY’’ ernment stations on CB frequencies or any other international distress sig- about— nal, except when your station is lo- (1) Your personal or business activi- cated in a ship, aircraft or other vehi- ties or those of members of your imme- cle which is threatened by grave and diate family living in your household; imminent danger and your are request- (2) Emergencies (see CB Rule 18, ing immediate assistance; § 95.418); (9) To communicate with, or attempt (3) Traveler assistance (see CB Rule to communicate with, any CB station 18, § 95.418); or more than 250 kilometers (155.3 miles) (4) Civil defense activities in connec- away; tion with official tests or drills con- (10) To advertise a political candidate ducted by, or actual emergencies an- or political campaign; (you may use nounced by, the civil defense agency your CB radio for the business or orga- with authority over the area in which nizational aspects of a campaign, if you your station is located. follow all other applicable rules); (b) You may use your CB station to (11) To communicate with stations in transmit a tone signal only when the other countries, except General Radio signal is used to make contact or to Service stations in Canada; or continue communications. (Examples (12) To transmit a false or deceptive of circuits using these signals are tone communication. operated squelch and selective calling (b) You must not use a CB station to circuits.) If the signal is an audible transmit communications for live or tone, it must last no longer than 15 delayed rebroadcast on a radio or tele- seconds at one time. If the signal is a vision broadcast station. You may use subaudible tone, it may be transmitted your CB station to gather news items continuously only as long as you are or to prepare programs. talking. (c) You may use your CB station to § 95.414 (CB Rule 14) May I be paid to transmit one-way communications use my CB station? (messages which are not intended to es- (a) You may not accept direct or in- tablish communications between two direct payment for transmitting with a or more particular CB stations) only CB station.

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(b) You may use a CB station to help (c) You may use your CB station for you provide a service, and be paid for communications necessary to assist a that service, as long as you are paid traveler to reach a destination or to re- only for the service and not for the ac- ceive necessary services. When you are tual use of the CB station. using your CB station to assist a traveler, you do not have to obey the rule § 95.415 (CB Rule 15) Who is respon- about length of transmissions (CB Rule sible for communications I make? 16, § 95.416). You must obey all other You are responsible for all commu- rules. nications which are made by you from (d) You may use your CB station to a CB station. transmit one-way communications concerning highway conditions to as- § 95.416 (CB Rule 16) Do I have to limit sist travelers. the length of my communications? [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57 (a) You must limit your CB commu- FR 22442, May 28, 1992] nications to the minimum practical time. § 95.419 (CB Rule 19) May I operate my (b) If you are communicating with CB station transmitter by remote another CB station or stations, you, control? and the stations communicating with (a) You may not operate a CB station you, must limit each of your conversa- transmitter by radio remote control. tions to no more than five continuous (b) You may operate a CB trans- minutes. mitter by wireline remote control if (c) At the end of your conversation, you obtain specific approval in writing you, and the stations communicating from the FCC. To obtain FCC approval, with you, must not transmit again for you must show why you need to oper- at least one minute. ate your station by wireline remote § 95.417 (CB Rule 17) Do I identify my control. If you receive FCC approval, CB communications? you must keep the approval as part of your station records. See CB Rule 27, (a) You need not identify your CB § 95.427. communications. (c) Remote control means operation (b) [You are encouraged to identify of a CB transmitter from any place your CB communications by any of the other than the location of the CB following means: transmitter. Direct mechanical control (1) Previously assigned CB call sign; or direct electrical control by wire (2) K prefix followed by operator ini- from some point on the same premises, tials and residence zip code; craft or vehicle as the CB transmitter (3) Name; or is not considered remote control. (4) Organizational description including name and any applicable operator [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57 unit number.] FR 40343, Sept. 3, 1992; 63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, (c) [You are encouraged to use your 1998] ‘‘handle’’ only in conjuction with the methods of identification listed in § 95.420 (CB Rule 20) May I connect my CB station transmitter to a tele- paragraph (b) of this section.] phone? § 95.418 (CB Rule 18) How do I use my (a) You may connect your CB station CB station in an emergency or to transmitter to a telephone if you com- assist a traveler? ply with all of the following: (a) You must at all times and on all (1) You or someone else must be channels, give priority to emergency present at your CB station and must— communications. (i) Manually make the connection (b) When you are directly partici- (the connection must not be made by pating in emergency communications, remote control); you do not have to comply with the (ii) Supervise the operation of the rule about length of transmissions (CB transmitter during the connection; Rule 16, § 95.416). You must obey all (iii) Listen to each communication other rules. during the connection; and

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(iv) Stop all communications if there (1) A complete written statement are operations in violation of these about the apparent discrepancy; rules. (2) A complete written statement (2) Each communication during the about any action you have taken to telephone connection must comply correct the apparent violation and to with all of these rules. prevent it from happening again; and (3) You must obey any restriction (3) The name of the person operating that the telephone company places on at the time of the apparent violation. the connection of a CB transmitter to (c) If the FCC sends you a letter ask- a telephone. ing you questions about your CB radio (b) The CB transmitter you connect station or its operation, you must an- to a telephone must not be shared with swer each of the questions with a com- any other CB station. plete written statement within the (c) If you connect your CB trans- time period stated in the letter. mitter to a telephone, you must use a (d) You must not shorten your an- phone patch device with has been reg- swer by references to other commu- istered with the FCC. nications or notices. OTHER THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW (e) You must send your answer to the FCC office which sent you the notice. § 95.421 (CB Rule 21) What are the (f) You must keep a copy of your an- penalties for violating these rules? swer in your station records. (See CB (a) If the FCC finds that you have Rule 27, § 95.427.) willfully or repeatedly violated the Communications Act or the FCC Rules, § 95.423 (CB Rule 23) What must I do if you may have to pay as much as $10,000 the FCC tells me that my CB station for each violation, up to a total of is causing interference? $75,000. (See section 503(b) of the Com- (a) If the FCC tells you that your CB munications Act.) station is causing interference for tech- (b) If the FCC finds that you have nical reasons you must follow all in- violated any section of the Commu- structions in the official FCC notice. nications Act or the FCC Rules, you (This notice may require you to have may be ordered to stop whatever action technical adjustments made to your caused the violation. (See section equipment.) 312(b) of the Communications Act.) (b) You must comply with any re- (c) If a Federal court finds that you stricted hours of CB station operation have willfully and knowingly violated which may be included in the official any FCC Rule, you may be fined up to notice. $500 for each day you committed the violation. (See section 502 of the Com- § 95.424 (CB Rule 24) How do I have munications Act.) my CB station transmitter serviced? (d) If a Federal court finds that you (a) You may adjust an antenna to have willfully and knowingly violated your CB transmitter and you may any provision of the Communications make radio checks. (A radio check Act, you may be fined up to $10,000 or means a one way transmission for a you may be imprisoned for one year, or short time in order to test the trans- both. (See section 501 of the Commu- mitter.) nications Act.) (b) You are responsible for the proper [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 57 operation of the station at all times FR 40343, Sept. 3, 1992] and are expected to provide for obser- vations, servicing and maintenance as § 95.422 (CB Rule 22) How do I answer often as may be necessary to ensure correspondence from the FCC? proper operation. You must have all in- (a) If it appears to the FCC that you ternal repairs or internal adjustments have violated the Communications Act to your CB transmitter made in ac- or these rules, the FCC may send you a cordance with the Technical Regula- discrepancy notice. tions (see subpart E). The internal re- (b) Within the time period stated in pairs or internal adjustments should be the notice, you must answer with: performed by or under the immediate

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supervision and responsibility of a per- (b) A CB station includes all of the son certified as technically qualified to radio equipment you use. perform transmitter maintenance and repair duties in the private land mobile § 95.427 (CB Rule 27) What are my sta- services and fixed services by an orga- tion records? nization or committee representative Your station records include the fol- of users in those services. lowing documents, as applicable. (c) Except as provided in paragraph (a) A copy of each response to an FCC (d) of this section, each internal repair violation notice or an FCC letter. (See and each internal adjustment of a CB transmitter in which signals are trans- CB Rule 22, § 95.422.) mitted must be made using a nonradi- (b) Each written permission received ating (‘‘dummy’’) antenna. from the FCC. (See CB Rule 19, § 95.419.) (d) Brief test signals (signals not longer than one minute during any five § 95.428 (CB Rule 28) How do I contact minute period) using a radiating an- the FCC? tenna may be transmitted in order to: (a) FCC National Call Center at 1– (1) Adjust an antenna to a trans- 888–225–5322. mitter; (b) FCC World Wide Web homepage: (2) Detect or measure radiation of en- http://www.fcc.gov. ergy other than the intended signal; or (c) In writing, to FCC, Attention: CB, (3) Tune a receiver to your CB trans- 1270 Fairfield Road, Gettysburg, PA mitter. 17325–7245. (Secs. 4(i) and 303(r), Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and 303(r), [63 FR 68976, Dec. 14, 1998] and sec. 553 of the Administrative Proce- dures Act, 5 U.S.C. 553) Subpart E—Technical Regulations [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 49 FR 20673, May 16, 1984] SOURCE: 53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988, unless otherwise noted. § 95.425 (CB Rule 25) May I make any changes to my CB station trans- GENERAL PROVISIONS mitter? (a) You must not make or have any § 95.601 Basis and purpose. one else make any internal modifica- This section provides the technical tion to your CB transmitter. (b) Internal modification does not in- standards to which each transmitter clude: (apparatus that converts electrical en- (1) Repair or servicing of a CB station ergy received from a source into RF transmitter (see CB Rule 24, § 95.424); or (radio frequency) energy capable of (2) Changing plug-in modules which being radiated) used or intended to be were certificated as part of your CB used in a station authorized in any of transmitter. the Personal Radio Services must com- (c) You must not operate a CB trans- ply. This section also provides require- mitter which has been modified by any- ments for obtaining certification for one in any way, including modification such transmitters. The Personal Radio to operate on unauthorized frequencies Services are the GMRS (General Mo- or with illegal power. (See CB Rules 9 bile Radio Service)—subpart A, the and 11, §§ 95.409 and 95.411.) Family Radio Service (FRS)—subpart [48 FR 24894, June 3, 1983, as amended at 63 B, the R/C (Radio Control Radio Serv- FR 36610, July 7, 1998] ice)—subpart C, the CB (Citizens Band Radio Service)—subpart D, the Low § 95.426 (CB Rule 26) Do I have to Power Radio Service (LPRS)—subpart make my CB station available for G, the Wireless Medical Telemetry inspection? Service (WMTS)—subpart H, the Med- (a) If an authorized FCC representa- ical Device Radiocommunication Serv- tive requests to inspect your CB sta- ice (MedRadio)—subpart I, the Multi- tion, you must make your CB station Use Radio Service (MURS)—subpart J, and records available for inspection.

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and Dedicated Short-Range Commu- Unit (DSRCS-OBU) that operates or is nications Service On-Board Units intended to operate in the DSRCS (DSRCS–OBUs)—subpart L. (5.850–5.925 GHz) must be certified in [69 FR 46445, Aug. 3, 2004, as amended at 74 accordance with subpart L of this part FR 22705, May 14, 2009] and subpart J of part 2 of this chapter. [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988, as amended at 61 § 95.603 Certification required. FR 28769, June 6, 1996; 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, (a) Each GMRS transmitter (a trans- 1996; 63 FR 36610, July 7, 1998; 64 FR 69929, mitter that operates or is intended to Dec. 15, 1999; 65 FR 60877, Oct. 13, 2000; 67 FR operate at a station authorized in the 63289, Oct. 11, 2002; 69 FR 46446, Aug. 3, 2004; GMRS) must be certificated. 74 FR 22705, May 14, 2009] (b) Each R/C transmitter (a trans- § 95.605 Certification procedures. mitter that operates or is intended to operate at a station authorized in the Any entity may request certification R/C) must be certificated, except one for its transmitter when the trans- that transmits only in the 26–27 MHz mitter is used in the GMRS, FRS, R/C, frequency band and is crystal controlled CB, 218–219 MHz Service, LPRS, MURS, (where the transmitted frequency is es- or MedRadio Service following the pro- tablished by a crystal (a quartz piezo- cedures in part 2 of this chapter. Dedi- electric element)). cated Short-Range Communications (c) Each CB transmitter (a transmitter Service On-Board Units (DSRCS–OBUs) that operates or is intended to operate must be certified in accordance with at a station authorized in the CB) must subpart L of this part and subpart J of be certificated. No CB transmitter cer- part 2 of this chapter. tificated pursuant to an application [74 FR 22705, May 14, 2009] filed prior to September 10, 1976, shall be manufactured or marketed. § 95.607 CB transmitter modification. (d) Each FRS unit (a transmitter Only the holder of the grant of au- that operates or is intended to operate thorization of the particular certifi- in the FRS) must be certified for use in cated CB transmitter may make the the FRS in accordance with subpart J modifications permitted under the proof part 2 of this chapter. (e) Each Low Power Radio Service visions for certification (see part 2 of transmitter (a transmitter that oper- this chapter.) No grantee shall make ates or is intended to operate in the any of the following modifications to LPRS) must be certificated. the transmitter without prior written (f) Each Medical Device permission from the FCC (Federal Radiocommunication Service Communications Commission): (MedRadio) transmitter (a transmitter (a) The addition of any accessory or that operates or is intended to operate device not specified in the application in the MedRadio service) must be cer- for certification and authorized by the tificated except for such transmitters FCC in granting the certification; that are not marketed for use in the (b) The addition of any switch, con- United States, but which otherwise trol or external connection; comply with the MedRadio Service (c) Any modification to provide for technical requirements and are oper- additional transmitting frequencies, ated in the United States by individ- increased modulation level, a different uals who have traveled to the United form of modulation, or increased TP States from abroad. (RF transmitter power expressed in W (g) Each Multi-Use Radio Service (watts), either mean power (TP aver- transmitter (a transmitter that oper- aged over at least 30 cycles of the low- ates or is intended to operate in the est modulating frequency, typically 0.1 MURS) must be certificated in accord- seconds at maximum power) or peak en- ance with subpart J of part 2 of this velope power (TP averaged during 1 RF chapter, Provided however, that those cycle at the highest crest of the modu- radio units certificated as of November lation envelope), as measured at the 12, 2002 need not be recertificated. transmitter output antenna terminals.) (h) Each Dedicated Short-Range [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988, as amended at 63 Communications Service On-Board FR 36610, July 7, 1998]

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TECHNICAL STANDARDS 72.81 75.61 72.83 75.63 § 95.621 GMRS transmitter channel 72.85 75.65 frequencies. 72.87 75.67 72.89 75.69 (a) The GMRS transmitter channel 72.91 75.71 frequencies (reference frequencies from 72.93 75.73 which the carrier frequency, suppressed 72.95 75.75 or otherwise, may not deviate by more 72.97 75.77 than the specified frequency tolerance) 72.99 75.79 are 462.5500, 462.5625, 462.5750, 462.5875, 75.41 75.81 462.6000, 462.6125, 462.6250, 462.6375, 75.43 75.83 75.45 75.85 462.6500, 462.6625, 462.6750, 462.6875, 75.47 75.87 462.7000, 462.7125, 462.7250, 467.5500, 75.49 75.89 467.5750, 467.6000, 467.6250, 467.6500, 75.51 75.91 467.6750, 467.7000, and 467.7250. 75.53 75.93 75.55 75.95 NOTE: Certain GMRS transmitter channel 75.57 75.97 frequencies are authorized only for certain 75.59 75.99 station classes and station locations. See part 95, subpart A. NOTE: Certain R/C transmitter channel frequencies are authorized to operate only cer- (b) Each GMRS transmitter for mo- tain kinds of devices (see part 95, subpart C.) bile station, small base station and control station operation must be (b) Each R/C transmitter that trans- maintained within a frequency toler- mits in the 26–27 MHz frequency band ance of 0.0005%. Each GMRS trans- with a mean TP of 2.5 W or less and mitter for base station (except small that is used solely by the operator to base), mobile relay station or fixed sta- turn on and/or off a device at a remote tion operation must be maintained location, other than a device used sole- within a frequency tolerance of ly to attract attention, must be main- 0.00025%. tained within a fequency tolerance of 0.01%. All other R/C transmitters that [53 FR 47718, Nov. 25, 1988] transmit in the 26–27 MHz frequency § 95.623 R/C transmitter channel fre- band must be maintained within a frequencies. quency tolerance of 0.005%. Except as noted in paragraph (c) of this section, (a) The R/C transmitter channel fre- R/C transmitters capable of operation quencies are: in the 72–76 MHz band must be main- MHZ tained within a frequency tolerance of 0.005%. 26.995 72.35 27.045 72.37 (c) All R/C transmitters capable of 27.095 72.39 operation in the 72–76 MHz band that 27.145 72.41 are manufactured in or imported into 27.195 72.43 the United States, on or after March 1, 27.255 72.45 1992, or are marketed on or after March 72.01 72.47 1, 1993, must be maintained within a 72.03 72.49 72.05 72.51 frequency tolerance of 0.002%. R/C 72.07 72.53 transmitters operating in the 72–76 72.09 72.55 MHz band and marketed before March 72.11 72.57 1, 1993, may continue to be operated 72.13 72.59 with a frequency tolerance of 0.005% 72.15 72.61 until March 1, 1998. 72.17 72.63 72.19 72.65 [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988; 53 FR 52713, Dec. 72.21 72.67 29, 1988; 56 FR 15837, Apr. 18, 1991] 72.23 72.69 72.25 72.71 § 95.625 CB transmitter channel fre- 72.27 72.73 quencies. 72.29 72.75 72.31 72.77 (a) The CB transmitter channel fre- 72.33 72.79 quencies are:

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Channel No. (MHz) § 95.628 MedRadio transmitters. 1 ...... 26.965 (a) Frequency monitoring. Except as 2 ...... 26.975 provided in (b) of this section, all 3 ...... 26.985 MedRadio programmer/control trans- 4 ...... 27.005 5 ...... 27.015 mitters operating in the 401–406 MHz 6 ...... 27.025 band must operate under the control of 7 ...... 27.035 a monitoring system that incorporates 8 ...... 27.055 9 ...... 27.065 a mechanism for monitoring the chan- 10 ...... 27.075 nel or channels that the MedRadio sys- 11 ...... 27.085 tem devices intend to occupy. The 12 ...... 27.105 monitoring system antenna shall be 13 ...... 27.115 14 ...... 27.125 the antenna normally used by the pro- 15 ...... 27.135 grammer/control transmitter for a 16 ...... 27.155 communications session. Before the 17 ...... 27.165 18 ...... 27.175 monitoring system of a MedRadio pro- 19 ...... 27.185 grammer/control transmitter initiates 20 ...... 27.205 a MedRadio communications session, 21 ...... 27.215 the following access criteria must be 22 ...... 27.225 23 ...... 27.255 met: 24 ...... 27.235 (1) The monitoring system bandwidth 25 ...... 27.245 measured at its 20 dB down points must 26 ...... 27.265 27 ...... 27.275 be equal to or greater than the emis- 28 ...... 27.285 sion bandwidth of the intended trans- 29 ...... 27.295 mission. 30 ...... 27.305 (2) Within 5 seconds prior to initi- 31 ...... 27.315 32 ...... 27.325 ating a communications session, cir- 33 ...... 27.335 cuitry associated with a MedRadio pro- 34 ...... 27.345 grammer/control transmitter must 35 ...... 27.355 36 ...... 27.365 monitor the channel or channels the 37 ...... 27.375 system devices intend to occupy for a 38 ...... 27.385 minimum of 10 milliseconds per chan- 39 ...... 27.395 40 ...... 27.405 nel. (3) Based on use of an isotropic moni- (b) Each CB transmitter must be toring system antenna, the monitoring maintained within a frequency toler- threshold power level must not be more ance of 0.005%. than 10logB(Hz) ¥150 (dBm/Hz) + G(dBi), where B is the emission band- § 95.627 FRS unit channel frequencies. width of the MedRadio communica- (a) The FRS unit channel frequencies tions session transmitter having the are: widest emission and G is the MedRadio programmer/control transmitter moni- Channel No. (MHz) toring system antenna gain relative to an isotropic antenna. For purposes of 1 ...... 462.5625 2 ...... 462.5875 showing compliance with the above 3 ...... 462.6125 provision, the above calculated thresh- 4 ...... 462.6375 old power level must be increased or 5 ...... 462.6625 6 ...... 462.6875 decreased by an amount equal to the 7 ...... 462.7125 monitoring system antenna gain above 8 ...... 467.5625 or below the gain of an isotropic an- 9 ...... 467.5875 tenna, respectively. 10 ...... 467.6125 11 ...... 467.6375 (4) If no signal in a MedRadio channel 12 ...... 467.6625 above the monitoring threshold power 13 ...... 467.6875 level is detected, the MedRadio pro- 14 ...... 467.7125 grammer/control transmitter may ini- tiate a MedRadio communications ses- (b) Each FRS unit must be main- sion involving transmissions to and tained within a frequency tolerance of from a medical implant or medical 0.00025%. body-worn device on that channel. The [61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996] MedRadio communications session

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may continue as long as any silent pe- (iii) MedRadio communications ses- riod between consecutive data trans- sion—A collection of transmissions, mission bursts does not exceed 5 sec- that may or may not be continuous, onds. If a channel meeting the criteria between MedRadio system devices. in paragraph (a)(3) of this section is un- (b) Exceptions to frequency monitoring available, the channel with the lowest criteria. MedRadio devices or commu- ambient power level may be accessed. nications sessions that meet any one of (5) When a channel is selected prior the following criteria are not required to a MedRadio communications ses- to use the access criteria set forth in sion, it is permissible to select an al- paragraph (a) of this section: ternate channel for use if communica- (1) MedRadio communications ses- tions are interrupted, provided that the sions initiated by a medical implant alternate channel selected is the next event. best choice using the above criteria. The alternate channel may be accessed (2) MedRadio devices operating in ei- in the event a communications session ther the 401–401.85 MHz or 405–406 MHz is interrupted by interference. The fol- bands, provided that the transmit lowing criteria must be met: power is not greater than 250 (i) Before transmitting on the alter- nanowatts EIRP and the duty cycle for nate channel, the channel must be such transmissions does not exceed monitored for a period of at least 10 0.1%, based on the total transmission milliseconds. time during a one-hour interval. (ii) The detected power level during (3) MedRadio devices operating in the this 10 millisecond or greater moni- 401.85–402 MHz band, provided that the toring period must be no higher than transmit power is not greater than 25 6dB above the power level detected microwatts EIRP and the duty cycle when the channel was chosen as the al- for such transmissions does not exceed ternate channel. 0.1%, based on the total transmission (iii) In the event that this alternate time during a one-hour interval. channel provision is not used by the (4) MedRadio devices operating with MedRadio system or if the criteria in a total emission bandwidth not exceed- paragraphs (a)(5)(i) and (ii) are not ing 300 kHz centered at 403.65 MHz, pro- met, a channel must be selected using vided that the transmit power is not the access criteria specified in para- greater than 100 nanowatts EIRP and graphs (a)(1) through (a)(4) of this sec- the duty cycle for such transmissions tion. does not exceed 0.01%, based on the (6) As used in this section, the fol- total transmission time during a one- lowing definitions apply: hour interval. (i) Emission bandwidth— Measured as (c) Operating frequency. MedRadio the width of the signal between the stations authorized under this part points on either side of carrier center may operate on frequencies in the 401– frequency that are 20 dB down relative 406 MHz band as follows provided that to the maximum level of the modu- the out-of-band emissions are attenu- lated carrier. Compliance will be determined using instrumentation employ- ated in accordance with § 95.635: ing a peak detector function and a res- (1) MedRadio stations associated olution bandwidth approximately equal with medical implant devices, which to 1% of the emission bandwidth of the incorporate a frequency monitoring device under test. system as set forth in paragraph (a) of (ii) MedRadio channel—Any contin- this section, may operate on any of the uous segment of spectrum in the frequencies in the 401–406 MHz band. MedRadio band that is equal to the (2) MedRadio stations associated emission bandwidth of the device with with medical implant devices, which do the largest bandwidth that is to par- not incorporate a frequency moni- ticipate in a MedRadio communica- toring system as set forth in paragraph tions session. (a) of this section, may operate on any Note to paragraph (a)(6)(ii): The rules frequency in 401–402 MHz or 405–406 do not specify a channeling scheme for MHz bands, or at 403.65 MHz in the 402– use by MedRadio systems. 405 MHz band.

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(3) MedRadio stations associated Note to paragraph (d): This provision with medical body-worn devices, re- does not preclude full duplex or half gardless of whether a frequency moni- duplex communications provided that toring system as set forth in paragraph the total amount of bandwidth utilized (a) of this section is employed, may op- by all of the MedRadio channels em- erate on any of the frequencies in the ployed in such a MedRadio communica- 401–402 MHz or 405–406 MHz bands. tions session does not exceed 300 kHz in (4) MedRadio stations that are used the 402–405 MHz band, or 100 kHz in the externally to evaluate the efficacy of a 401–402 MHz and 405–406 MHz bands. more permanent medical implant de- (e) Frequency stability. Each trans- vice, regardless of whether a frequency mitter in the MedRadio service must monitoring system as set forth in para- maintain a frequency stability of ±100 graph (a) of this section is employed, ppm of the operating frequency over may operate on any of the frequencies the range: in the 402–405 MHz band, provided that: (1) 25 °C to 45 °C in the case of med- (i) Such external body-worn oper- ical implant transmitters; and ation is limited solely to evaluating (2) 0 °C to 55 °C in the case of with a patient the efficacy of a fully MedRadio programmer/control trans- implanted permanent medical device mitters and MedRadio body-worn that is intended to replace the tem- transmitters. porary body-worn device; (f) Shared access. The provisions of (ii) RF transmissions from the exter- this section shall not be used to extend nal device must cease following the pa- the range of spectrum occupied over tient evaluation period, which may not space or time for the purpose of deny- exceed 30 days, except where a health ing fair access to spectrum for other care practitioner determines that addi- MedRadio systems. tional time is necessary due to unfore- (g) Measurement procedures. (1) seen circumstances; MedRadio transmitters shall be tested (iii) The maximum output power of for frequency stability, radiated emis- the temporary body-worn device shall sions and EIRP limit compliance in ac- not exceed 200 nW EIRP; and cordance with paragraphs (g)(2) and (iv) The temporary body-worn device (g)(3) of this section. must comply fully with all other (2) Frequency stability testing shall MedRadio rules applicable to medical be performed over the temperature implant device operation in the 402–405 range set forth in (e) of this section. MHz band. (3) Radiated emissions and EIRP (d) Authorized bandwidth. The author- limit measurements limit may be de- ized bandwidth of the emission from a termined by measuring the radiated MedRadio station operating between field from the equipment under test at 402–405 MHz shall not exceed 300 kHz, 3 meters and calculating the EIRP. The and no communications session involv- equivalent radiated field strength at 3 ing MedRadio stations shall use more meters for 25 microwatts, 250 than a total of 300 kHz of bandwidth nanowatts, and 100 nanowatts EIRP is during such a session. The authorized 18.2, 1.8, or 1.2 mV/meter, respectively, bandwidth of the emission from a when measured on an open area test MedRadio station operating between site; or 9.1, 0.9, or 0.6 mV/meter, respec- 401–401.85 MHz or 405–406 MHz shall not tively, when measured on a test site exceed 100 kHz, and no communications equivalent to free space such as a fully session involving MedRadio stations anechoic test chamber. Power measure- shall use more than a total of 100 kHz ments for transmissions by stations of bandwidth during such a session. authorized under this section may be The authorized bandwidth of the emis- made either in accordance with a Com- sion from a MedRadio station oper- mission-approved peak power tech- ating between 401.85–402 MHz shall not nique, or the following. Peak transmit exceed 150 kHz, and no communications power must be measured over any in- session involving MedRadio stations terval of continuous transmission shall use more than a total of 150 kHz using instrumentation calibrated in of bandwidth during such a session. terms of an rms-equivalent voltage.

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The measurement results shall be prop- Center fre- erly adjusted for any instrument limi- Channel No. quency (MHz) tations, such as detector response times, limited resolution bandwidth 23 ...... 216.5625 capability when compared to the emis- 24 ...... 216.5875 25 ...... 216.6125 sion bandwidth, sensitivity, etc., so as 26 ...... 216.6375 to obtain a true peak measurement for 27 ...... 216.6625 the emission in question over the full 28 ...... 216.6875 29 ...... 216.7125 bandwidth of the channel. 30 ...... 216.7375 (i) For a transmitter intended to be 31 ...... 216.7625 implanted in a human body, radiated 32 ...... 216.7875 33 ...... 216.8125 emissions and EIRP measurements for 34 ...... 216.8375 transmissions by stations authorized 35 ...... 216.8625 under this section may be made in ac- 36 ...... 216.8875 37 ...... 216.9125 cordance with a Commission-approved 38 ...... 216.9375 human body simulator and test tech- 39 ...... 216.9625 nique. A formula for a suitable tissue 40 ...... 216.9875 substitute material is defined in OET Bulletin 65 Supplement C (01–01). (2) LPRS transmitters operating on standard band channels must be main- [74 FR 22705, May 14, 2009] tained within a frequency stability of 50 parts per million. § 95.629 LPRS transmitter frequencies. (c) Extra band channels. (1) The fol- (a) LPRS transmitters may operate lowing table indicates extra band fre- on any frequency listed in paragraphs quencies. The channel bandwidth is 50 (b), (c), and (d) of this section. Chan- kHz. nels 19, 20, 50, and 151–160 are available exclusively for law enforcement track- Center fre- Channel No. quency ing purposes. AMTS transmissions are (MHz) limited to the 216.750–217.000 MHz band for low power point-to-point network 41 ...... 216.025 42 ...... 216.075 control communications by AMTS 43 ...... 216.125 coast stations. Other AMTS trans- 44 ...... 216.175 missions in the 216–217 MHz band are 45 ...... 216.225 46 ...... 216.275 prohibited. 47 ...... 216.325 (b) Standard band channels. (1) The 48 ...... 216.375 following table indicates standard band 49 ...... 216.425 50 ...... 216.475 frequencies. The channel bandwidth is 51 ...... 216.525 25 kHz. 52 ...... 216.575 53 ...... 216.625 Center fre- 54 ...... 216.675 Channel No. quency 55 ...... 216.725 (MHz) 56 ...... 216.775 57 ...... 216.825 1 ...... 216.0125 58 ...... 216.875 2 ...... 216.0375 59 ...... 216.925 3 ...... 216.0625 60 ...... 216.975 4 ...... 216.0875 5 ...... 216.1125 6 ...... 216.1375 (2) LPRS transmitters operating on 7 ...... 216.1625 extra band channels must be main- 8 ...... 216.1875 tained within a frequency stability of 9 ...... 216.2125 10 ...... 216.2375 50 parts per million. 11 ...... 216.2625 (d) Narrowband channels. (1) The fol- 12 ...... 216.2875 lowing table indicates narrowband fre- 13 ...... 216.3125 14 ...... 216.3375 quencies. The channel bandwidth is 5 15 ...... 216.3625 kHz and the authorized bandwidth is 4 16 ...... 216.3875 kHz. 17 ...... 216.4125 18 ...... 216.4375 Center fre- 19 ...... 216.4625 Channel No. quency 20 ...... 216.4875 (MHz) 21 ...... 216.5125 22 ...... 216.5375 61 ...... 216.0025

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62 ...... 216.0075 134 ...... 216.3675 63 ...... 216.0125 135 ...... 216.3725 64 ...... 216.0175 136 ...... 216.3775 65 ...... 216.0225 137 ...... 216.3825 66 ...... 216.0275 138 ...... 216.3875 67 ...... 216.0325 139 ...... 216.3925 68 ...... 216.0375 140 ...... 216.3975 69 ...... 216.0425 141 ...... 216.4025 70 ...... 216.0475 142 ...... 216.4075 71 ...... 216.0525 143 ...... 216.4125 72 ...... 216.0575 144 ...... 216.4175 73 ...... 216.0625 145 ...... 216.4225 74 ...... 216.0675 146 ...... 216.4275 75 ...... 216.0725 147 ...... 216.4325 76 ...... 216.0775 148 ...... 216.4375 77 ...... 216.0825 149 ...... 216.4425 78 ...... 216.0875 150 ...... 216.4475 79 ...... 216.0925 151 ...... 216.4525 80 ...... 216.0975 152 ...... 216.4575 81 ...... 216.1025 153 ...... 216.4625 82 ...... 216.1075 154 ...... 216.4675 83 ...... 216.1125 155 ...... 216.4725 84 ...... 216.1175 156 ...... 216.4775 85 ...... 216.1225 157 ...... 216.4825 86 ...... 216.1275 158 ...... 216.4875 87 ...... 216.1325 159 ...... 216.4925 88 ...... 216.1375 160 ...... 216.4975 89 ...... 216.1425 161 ...... 216.5025 90 ...... 216.1475 162 ...... 216.5075 91 ...... 216.1525 163 ...... 216.5125 92 ...... 216.1575 164 ...... 216.5175 93 ...... 216.1625 165 ...... 216.5225 94 ...... 216.1675 166 ...... 216.5275 95 ...... 216.1725 167 ...... 216.5325 96 ...... 216.1775 168 ...... 216.5375 97 ...... 216.1825 169 ...... 216.5425 98 ...... 216.1875 170 ...... 216.5475 99 ...... 216.1925 171 ...... 216.5525 100 ...... 216.1975 172 ...... 216.5575 101 ...... 216.2025 173 ...... 216.5625 102 ...... 216.2075 174 ...... 216.5675 103 ...... 216.2125 175 ...... 216.5725 104 ...... 216.2175 176 ...... 216.5775 105 ...... 216.2225 177 ...... 216.5825 106 ...... 216.2275 178 ...... 216.5875 107 ...... 216.2325 179 ...... 216.5925 108 ...... 216.2375 180 ...... 216.5975 109 ...... 216.2425 181 ...... 216.6025 110 ...... 216.2475 182 ...... 216.6075 111 ...... 216.2525 183 ...... 216.6125 112 ...... 216.2575 184 ...... 216.6175 113 ...... 216.2625 185 ...... 216.6225 114 ...... 216.2675 186 ...... 216.6275 115 ...... 216.2725 187 ...... 216.6325 116 ...... 216.2775 188 ...... 216.6375 117 ...... 216.2825 189 ...... 216.6425 118 ...... 216.2875 190 ...... 216.6475 119 ...... 216.2925 191 ...... 216.6525 120 ...... 216.2975 192 ...... 216.6575 121 ...... 216.3025 193 ...... 216.6625 122 ...... 216.3075 194 ...... 216.6675 123 ...... 216.3125 195 ...... 216.6725 124 ...... 216.3175 196 ...... 216.6775 125 ...... 216.3225 197 ...... 216.6825 126 ...... 216.3275 198 ...... 216.6875 127 ...... 216.3325 199 ...... 216.6925 128 ...... 216.3375 200 ...... 216.6975 129 ...... 216.3425 201 ...... 216.7025 130 ...... 216.3475 202 ...... 216.7075 131 ...... 216.3525 203 ...... 216.7125 132 ...... 216.3575 204 ...... 216.7175 133 ...... 216.3625 205 ...... 216.7225

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Center fre- 1395–1400 MHz Channel No. quency 1427–1429.5 MHz except at the loca- (MHz) tions listed in § 90.259(b)(4) where 206 ...... 216.7275 WMTS may operate in the 1429–1431.5 207 ...... 216.7325 MHz band. 208 ...... 216.7375 209 ...... 216.7425 [69 FR 39868, July 1, 2004] 210 ...... 216.7475 211 ...... 216.7525 212 ...... 216.7575 § 95.631 Emission types. 213 ...... 216.7625 (a) A GMRS transmitter must trans- 214 ...... 216.7675 215 ...... 216.7725 mit only emission types A1D, F1D, 216 ...... 216.7775 G1D, H1D, J1D, R1D, A3E, F3E, G3E, 217 ...... 216.7825 H3E, J3E or R3E. A non-voice emission 218 ...... 216.7875 is limited to selective calling or tone- 219 ...... 216.7925 220 ...... 216.7975 operated squelch tones to establish or 221 ...... 216.8025 continue voice communications. See 222 ...... 216.8075 § 95.181 (g) and (h). 223 ...... 216.8125 224 ...... 216.8175 (b) An R/C transmitter may transmit 225 ...... 216.8225 any appropriate non-voice emission 226 ...... 216.8275 which meets the emission limitations 227 ...... 216.8325 of § 95.633. 228 ...... 216.8375 229 ...... 216.8425 (c) A CB transmitter may transmit 230 ...... 216.8475 only emission types A1D, H1D, J1D, 231 ...... 216.8525 R1D, A3E, H3E, J3E, R3E. A non-voice 232 ...... 216.8575 emission is limited to selective calling 233 ...... 216.8625 234 ...... 216.8675 or tone-operated squelch tones to es- 235 ...... 216.8725 tablish or continue voice communica- 236 ...... 216.8775 tions. See § 95.412 (b) and (c). 237 ...... 216.8825 238 ...... 216.8875 (d) An FRS unit may transmit only 239 ...... 216.8925 emission type F3E or F2D. A non-voice 240 ...... 216.8975 emission is limited to selective calling 241 ...... 216.9025 or tone-operated squelch tones to es- 242 ...... 216.9075 243 ...... 216.9125 tablish or continue voice communica- 244 ...... 216.9175 tions, digital data transmission of loca- 245 ...... 216.9225 tion information or text messaging. 246 ...... 216.9275 (e) No GMRS or CB transmitter shall 247 ...... 216.9325 248 ...... 216.9375 employ a digital modulation or emis- 249 ...... 216.9425 sion. 250 ...... 216.9475 (f) No GMRS, CB or R/C transmitter 251 ...... 216.9525 252 ...... 216.9575 shall transmit non-voice data. 253 ...... 216.9625 (g) An LPRS station may transmit 254 ...... 216.9675 any emission type appropriate for com- 255 ...... 216.9725 munications in this service. Two-way 256 ...... 216.9775 257 ...... 216.9825 voice communications, however, are 258 ...... 216.9875 prohibited. 259 ...... 216.9925 (h) A MedRadio station may transmit 260 ...... 216.9975 any emission type appropriate for communications in this service. Voice com- (2) LPRS transmitters operating on munications, however, are prohibited. narrowband channels must be main- (i) A WMTS station may transmit tained within a frequency stability of any emission type appropriate for com- 1.5 parts per million. munications in this service, except for [61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996] video and voice. Waveforms such as electrocardiograms (ECGs) are not con- § 95.630 WMTS Transmitter fre- sidered video. quencies. (j) A MURS transmitter must trans- WMTS transmitters may operate in mit only emission types A1D, A2B, the frequency bands specified as fol- A2D, A3E, F2B, F1D, F2D, F3E, G3E. lows: Emission types A3E, F3E and G3E in- 608–614 MHz clude selective calling or tone-operated

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squelch tones to establish or continue kHz channel so long as the signal is at- voice communications. MURS trans- tenuated as specified in § 95.635(c). mitters are prohibited from transmit- (e) For transmitters in the MedRadio ting in the continuous carrier mode. Service: (k) DSRCS-OBUs are governed under (1) For stations operating in 402–405 subpart L of this part. MHz, the maximum authorized emission bandwidth is 300 kHz. For stations [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and fur- operating in 401–401.85 MHz or 405–406 ther redesignated and amended at 61 FR MHz, the maximum authorized emis- 46567, 46568, Sept. 4, 1996; 64 FR 69930, Dec. 15, sion bandwidth is 100 kHz, and stations 1999; 65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000; 65 FR 53190, operating in 401.85–402 MHz, the max- Sept. 1, 2000; 65 FR 60877, Oct. 13, 2000; 67 FR imum authorized emission bandwidth 63289, Oct. 11, 2002; 68 FR 9901, Mar. 3, 2003; 69 is 150 kHz. FR 46446, Aug. 3, 2004; 74 FR 22706, May 14, (2) Lesser emission bandwidths may 2009] be employed, provided that the un- § 95.632 MURS transmitter fre- wanted emissions are attenuated as quencies. provided in § 95.635. See §§ 95.628(g) and 95.639(f) regarding maximum trans- (a) The MURS transmitter channel mitter power and measurement proce- frequencies are 151.820 MHz, 151.880 dures. MHz, 151.940 MHz, 154.570 MHz, 154.600 (3) Emission bandwidth will be deter- MHz. mined by measuring the width of the (b) The authorized bandwidth is 11.25 signal between points, one below the kHz on frequencies 151.820 MHz, 151.880 carrier center frequency and one above MHz and 151.940 MHz. The authorized the carrier center frequency, that are bandwidth is 20.0 kHz on frequencies 20 dB down relative to the maximum 154.570 and 154.600 MHz. level of the modulated carrier. Compli- (c) MURS transmitters must main- ance with the emission bandwidth tain a frequency stability of 5.0 ppm, or limit is based on the use of measure- 2.0 ppm if designed to operate with a ment instrumentation employing a 6.25 kHz bandwidth. peak detector function with an instru- [65 FR 60877, Oct. 13, 2000, as amended at 67 ment resolution bandwidth approxi- FR 63289, Oct. 11, 2002] mately equal to 1.0 percent of the emission bandwidth of the device under § 95.633 Emission bandwidth. measurement. (a) The authorized bandwidth (max- (f) The authorized bandwidth for any imum permissible bandwidth of a emission type transmitted by a MURS transmission) for emission type H1D, transmitter is specified as follows: J1D, R1D, H3E, J3E or R3E is 4 kHz. (1) Emissions on frequencies 151.820 The authorized bandwidth for emission MHz, 151.880 MHz, and 151.940 MHz are type A1D or A3E is 8 kHz. The author- limited to 11.25 kHz. ized bandwidth for emission type F1D, (2) Emissions on frequencies 154.570 G1D, F3E or G3E is 20 kHz. and 154.600 MHz are limited to 20.0 kHz. (b) The authorized bandwidth for any (3) Provided, however, that all A3E emission type transmitted by an R/C emissions are limited to 8 kHz. transmitter is 8 kHz. (g) DSRCS-OBUs are governed under (c) The authorized bandwidth for subpart L of this part. emission type F3E or F2D transmitted by a FRS unit is 12.5 kHz. [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and fur- (d) For transmitters in the LPRS: ther redesignated and amended at 61 FR (1) The authorized bandwidth for 46567, 46568, Sept. 4, 1996; 64 FR 69930, Dec. 15, narrowband frequencies is 4 kHz and 1999; 65 FR 60878, Oct. 13, 2000; 67 FR 63289, the channel bandwidth is 5 kHz Oct. 11, 2002; 68 FR 9902, Mar. 3, 2003; 69 FR (2) The channel bandwidth for stand- 46446, Aug. 3, 2004; 74 FR 22707, May 14, 2009] ard band frequencies is 25 kHz. (3) The channel bandwidth for extra § 95.635 Unwanted radiation. band frequencies is 50 kHz. (a) In addition to the procedures in (4) AMTS stations may use the part 2, the following requirements 216.750–217.000 MHz band as a single 250 apply to each transmitter both with

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and without the connection of all at- (b) The power of each unwanted emis- tachments acceptable for use with the sion shall be less than TP as specified transmitter, such as an external speak- in the applicable paragraphs listed in er, microphone, power cord, antenna, the following table: etc.

Transmitter Emission type Applicable paragraphs (b)

GMRS ...... A1D, A3E, F1D, G1D, F3E, G3E with filtering ...... (1), (3), (7). A1D, A3E, F1D, G1D, F3E, G3E without filtering ...... (5), (6), (7). H1D, J1D, R1D, H3E, J3E, R3E ...... (2), (4), (7). FRS ...... F3E with filtering ...... (1), (3), (7). R/C: 27 MHz ...... As specified in § 95.631(b) ...... (1), (3), (7). 72–76 MHz ...... As specified in § 95.631(b) ...... (1), (3), (7), (10), (11), (12). CB ...... A1D, A3E ...... (1), (3), (8), (9). H1D, J1D, R1D, H3E, J3E, R3E ...... (2), (4), (8), (9). A1D, A3E type accepted before September 10, 1976 ...... (1), (3), (7). H1D, J1D, R1D, H3E, J3E, R3E type accepted before Sep- (2), (4), (7). tember 10, 1986. LPRS ...... As specified in paragraph (c). MedRadio ...... As specified in paragraph (d). DSRCS–OBU ...... As specified in paragraph (f) of this section.

(1) At least 25 dB (decibels) on any (8) At least 53 + 10 log10 (T) dB on any frequency removed from the center of frequency removed from the center of the authorized bandwidth by more than the authorized bandwidth by more than 50% up to and including 100% of the au- 250%. thorized bandwidth. (9) At least 60 dB on any frequency (2) At least 25 dB on any frequency twice or greater than twice the funda- removed from the center of the author- mental frequency. ized bandwidth by more than 50% up to (10) At least 45 dB on any frequency and including 150% of the authorized removed from the center of the author- bandwidth. ized bandwidth by more than 100% up (3) At least 35 dB on any frequency to and including 125% of the authorized removed from the center of the author- bandwidth. ized bandwidth by more than 100% up (11) At least 55 dB on any frequency to and including 250% of the authorized removed from the center of the author- bandwidth. ized bandwidth by more than 125% up (4) At least 35 dB on any frequency to and including 250% of the authorized removed from the center of the author- bandwidth. ized bandwidth by more than 150% up (12) At least 56 + 10 log10 (T) dB on to and including 250% of the authorized any frequency removed from the center bandwidth. of the authorized bandwidth by more

(5) At least 83 log10 (fd/5) dB on any than 250%. frequency removed from the center of (c) For transmitters designed to oper- the authorized bandwidth by a dis- ate in the LPRS, emissions shall be at- placement frequency (fd in kHz), of tenuated in accordance with the fol- more than 5 kHz up to and including 10 lowing: kHz. (1) Emissions for LPRS transmitters

(6) At least 116 log10 (fd/6.1) dB, or if operating on standard band channels less, 50 + 10 log10 (T) dB, on any fre- (25 kHz) shall be attenuated below the quency removed from the center of the unmodulated carrier in accordance authorized bandwidth by a displace- with the following: ment frequency (fd in kHz), of more (i) Emissions 12.5 kHz to 22.5 kHz than 10 kHz up to and including 250% of away from the channel center fre- the authorized bandwidth. quency: at least 30 dB; and

(7) At least 43 + 10 log10 (T) dB on any (ii) Emissions more than 22.5 kHz frequency removed from the center of away from the channel center fre- the authorized bandwidth by more than quency: at least 43 + 10log(carrier 250%. power in watts) dB.

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(2) Emissions for LPRS transmitters Frequency Field strength Measurement operating on extra band channels (50 μ distance (MHz) ( V/m) (m) kHz) shall be attenuated below the unmodulated carrier in accordance 30–88 ...... 100 3 88–216 ...... 150 3 with the following: 216–960 ...... 200 3 (i) Emissions 25 kHz to 35 kHz from 960 and above ...... 500 3 the channel center frequency: at least Note—At band edges, the tighter limit applies. 30 dB; and (2) The emission limits shown in the (ii) Emissions more than 35 kHz away table of paragraph (d)(1) are based on from the channel center frequency: at measurements employing a CISPR least 43 + 10log(carrier power in watts) quasi-peak detector except that above 1 dB. GHz, the limit is based on measure- (3) Emissions for LPRS transmitters ments employing an average detector. operating on narrowband channels (5 Measurements above 1 GHz shall be kHz) shall be attenuated below the performed using a minimum resolution power (P) of the highest emission, bandwidth of 1 MHz. See also § 95.605. measured in peak values, contained (3) The emissions from a MedRadio within the authorized bandwidth (4 transmitter must be measured to at kHz) in accordance with the following: least the tenth harmonic of the highest (i) On any frequency within the au- fundamental frequency designed to be thorized bandwidth: Zero dB; emitted by the transmitter. (ii) On any frequency removed from (4) Emissions within the 402–405 MHz the center of the authorized bandwidth band more than 150 kHz away from the by a displacement frequency (fd in kHz) center frequency of the spectrum the of more than 2 kHz up to and including transmission is intended to occupy will 3.75 kHz: The lesser of 30 + 20(fd-2) dB, be attenuated below the transmitter or 55 + 10 log(P), or 65 dB; and output power by at least 20 dB. Compli- (iii) On any frequency beyond 3.75 ance with this limit is based on the use kHz removed from the center of the au- of measurement instrumentation em- thorized bandwidth: At least 55 + 10 ploying a peak detector function with log(P) dB. an instrument resolution bandwidth (4) Emissions from AMTS transmit- approximately equal to 1.0 percent of ters using a single 250 kHz channel the emission bandwidth of the device shall be attenuated below the under measurement. unmodulated carrier in accordance (5) Emissions 250 kHz or less that are with the following: above or below the 402–405 MHz band (i) Emissions from 125 kHz to 135 kHz will be attenuated below the maximum away from the channel center fre- permitted output power by at least 20 quency; at least 30 dB; and dB. Compliance with this limit is based (ii) Emissions more than 135 kHz on the use of measurement instrumen- away from the channel center fre- tation employing a peak detector func- quency; at least 43 + 10log(carrier tion with an instrument resolution power in watts) dB. bandwidth approximately equal to 1.0 (d) For transmitters designed to op- percent of the emission bandwidth of erate in the MedRadio service, emis- the device under measurement. sions shall be attenuated in accordance (6) Emissions from a MedRadio trans- with the following: (paragraphs (d)(1) mitter operating in the 401–402 MHz or through (d)(5) pertain to MedRadio 405–406 MHz bands that are more than transmitters operating in the 402–405 100 kHz outside of either the 401–402 MHz band; paragraphs (d)(6) through MHz or 405–406 MHz bands, and all (d)(10) pertain to MedRadio transmit- emissions from such transmitter in the ters operating in the 401–402 MHz or band 406.000–406.100 MHz shall be at- 405–406 MHz bands). tenuated to a level no greater than the following field strength limits: (1) Emissions from a MedRadio transmitter more than 250 kHz outside of Frequency (MHz) Field strength Measurement the 402–405 MHz band shall be attenu- (μV/m) distance (m) ated to a level no greater than the fol- 30–88 ...... 100 3 lowing field strength limits: 88–216 ...... 150 3

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Field strength Measurement Mask with- Frequency (MHz) μ Mask with ( V/m) distance (m) Frequency audio low out audio pass filter low pass fil- 216–960 ...... 200 3 ter 960 and above ...... 500 3 154.570 MHz and 154.600 MHz (2) (3) Note—At band edges, the tighter limit applies. (7) The emission limits shown in (1) Emission Mask 1—For transmitters paragraph (d)(6) are based on measure- designed to operate with a 12.5 kHz ments employing a CISPR quasi-peak channel bandwidth, any emission must detector except that above 1 GHz, the be attenuated below the power (P) of limit is based on measurements em- the highest emission contained within the authorized bandwidth as follows: ploying an average detector. Measure- (i) On any frequency from the center ments above 1 GHz shall be performed of the authorized bandwidth f to 5.625 using a minimum resolution bandwidth o kHz removed from fo: Zero dB. of 1 MHz. See also § 95.605. (ii) On any frequency removed from (8) The emissions from a MedRadio the center of the authorized bandwidth transmitter operating in the MedRadio by a displacement frequency (fd in kHz) bands (between 401–402 MHz or 405–406 of more than 5.625 kHz but no more MHz) must be measured to at least the than 12.5 kHz: at least 7.27(fd¥2.88 kHz) tenth harmonic of the highest funda- dB. mental frequency designed to be emit- (iii) On any frequency removed from ted by the transmitter. the center of the authorized bandwidth (9) Emissions between 401–401.85 MHz by a displacement frequency (fd in kHz) or 405–406 MHz within the MedRadio of more than 12.5 kHz: at least 50 + 10 bands that are more than 50 kHz away log (P) dB or 70 dB, whichever is the from the center frequency of the spec- lesser attenuation. trum the transmission is intended to (2) Emission Mask 2—For transmitters occupy (or more than 75 kHz away from designed to operate with a 25 kHz chan- the center frequency of MedRadio nel bandwidth that are equipped with transmitters operating between 401.85– an audio low-pass filter, the power of 402 MHz) shall be attenuated below the any emission must be below the transmitter output power by at least 20 unmodulated carrier power (P) as fol- dB. Compliance with this limit is based lows: on the use of measurement instrumen- (i) On any frequency removed from tation employing a peak detector func- the assigned frequency by more than 50 tion with an instrument resolution percent, but not more than 100 percent bandwidth approximately equal to 1.0 of the authorized bandwidth: at least 25 percent of the emission bandwidth of dB. the device under measurement. (ii) On any frequency removed from (10) Emissions 100 kHz or less below the assigned frequency by more than 401 MHz or above 406 MHz shall be at- 100 percent, but not more than 250 per- tenuated below the maximum percent of the authorized bandwidth: at mitted output power by at least 20 dB. least 35 dB. Compliance with this limit is based on (iii) On any frequency removed from the use of measurement instrumenta- the assigned frequency by more than tion employing a peak detector func- 250 percent of the authorized band- tion with an instrument resolution width: at least 43 + 10 log (P) dB. bandwidth approximately equal to 1.0 (3) Emission Mask 3—For transmitters percent of the emission bandwidth of designed to operate with a 25 kHz chan- the device under measurement. nel bandwidth that are not equipped (e) For transmitters designed to oper- with an audio low-pass filter, the power ate in the MURS, transmitters shall of any emission must be attenuated comply with the following: below the unmodulated carrier output power (P) as follows: Mask with- Mask with out audio (i) On any frequency removed from Frequency audio low low pass fil- the center of the authorized bandwidth pass filter ter by a displacement frequency (fd in kHz) 151.820 MHz, 151.880 MHz of more than 5 kHz, but not more than and 151.940 MHz ...... (1) (1) 10 kHz: at least 83 log (fd/5) dB. 563

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(ii) On any frequency removed from Simultaneous amplitude modulation the center of the authorized bandwidth and frequency or phase modulation of a by a displacement frequency (fd in kHz) transmitter are not permitted. of more than 10 kHz, but not more than (d) When emission type A3E is trans- 250 percent of the authorized band- mitted by a CB transmitter having a 2 width: at least 29 log (fd /11) dB or 50 TP of greater than 2.5 W, the CB trans- dB, whichever is the lesser attenu- mitter must automatically prevent the ation. modulation from exceeding 100%. (iii) On any frequency removed from (e) Each CB transmitter that trans- the center of the authorized bandwidth mits emission type H3E, J3E or R3E by more than 250 percent of the author- must be capable of transmitting the ized bandwidth: at least 43 + 10 log (P) upper sideband. The capability of also dB. transmitting the lower sideband is per- (f) DSRCS-OBUs are governed under mitted. subpart L of this part. (f) DSRCS-OBUs are governed under [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988, as amended at 56 subpart L of this part. FR 15837, Apr. 18, 1991. Redesignated and [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated and amended at 61 FR 28769, 28770, June 6, 1996, amended at 61 FR 28769, 28770, June 6, 1996, and further redesignated and amended at 61 and further redesignated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. FR 46567, 46568, Sept. 4, 1996; 63 FR 36610, July 4, 1996; 69 FR 46446, Aug. 3, 2004] 7, 1998; 64 FR 69931, Dec. 15, 1999; 65 FR 60878, Oct. 13, 2000; 67 FR 63289, Oct. 11, 2002; 69 FR § 95.639 Maximum transmitter power. 46446, Aug. 3, 2004; 74 FR 22707, May 14, 2009] (a) No GMRS transmitter, under any § 95.637 Modulation standards. condition of modulation, shall exceed: (a) A GMRS transmitter that trans- (1) 50 W Carrier power (average TP mits emission types F1D, G1D, or G3E during one unmodulated RF cycle) must not exceed a peak frequency devi- when transmitting emission type A1D, ation of plus or minus 5 kHz. A GMRS F1D, G1D, A3E, F3E or G3E. transmitter that transmits emission (2) 50 W peak envelope TP when type F3E must not exceed a peak fre- transmitting emission type H1D, J1D, quency deviation of plus or minus 5 R1D, H3E, J3E or R3E. kHz. A FRS unit that transmits emis- (b) No R/C transmitter, under any sion type F3E must not exceed a peak condition of modulation, shall exceed a frequency deviation of plus or minus carrier power or peak envelope TP (sin- 2.5 kHz, and the audio frequency re- gle-sideband only) of: sponse must not exceed 3.125 kHz . (1) 4 W in the 26–27 MHz frequency (b) Each GMRS transmitter, except a band, except on channel frequency mobile station transmitter with a 27.255 MHz; power output of 2.5 W or less, must (2) 25 W on channel frequency 27.255 automatically prevent a greater than MHz; normal audio level from causing over- (3) 0.75 W in the 72–76 MHz frequency modulation. The transmitter also must band. include audio frequency low pass fil- (c) No CB transmitter, under any tering, unless it complies with the ap- condition of modulation, shall exceed: plicable paragraphs of § 95.631 (without (1) 4 W Carrier power when transmit- filtering.) The filter must be between ting emission type A1D or A3E; the modulation limiter and the modu- (2) 12 W peak envelope TP when lated stage of the transmitter. At any transmitting emission type H1D, J1D, frequency (f in kHz) between 3 and 20 R1D, H3E, J3E or R3E. Each CB trans- kHz, the filter must have an attenu- mitter which transmits emission type ation of at least 60 log10 (f/3) dB greater H3E, J3E or R3E must automatically than the attenuation at 1 kHz. Above prevent the TP from exceeding 12 W 20 kHz, it must have an attenuation of peak envelope TP or the manufactur- at least 50 dB greater than the attenu- er’s rated peak envelope TP, whichever ation at 1 kHz. is less. (c) When emission type A3E is trans- (d) No FRS unit, under any condition mitted, the modulation must be great- of modulation, shall exceed 0.500 W ef- er than 85% but must not exceed 100%. fective radiated power (ERP).

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(e) The maximum transmitter output device is/are within 20 centimeters of power authorized for LPRS stations is the body of the user. 100 mW. [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988; 53 FR 44144, Nov. (f) In the MedRadio Service for trans- 1, 1988. Redesignated at 61 FR 28769, 28770, mitters that are not excepted under June 6, 1996, and further redesignated at 61 § 95.628(b) from the frequency moni- FR 46567, 46569, Sept. 4, 1996; 74 FR 22708, May toring requirements of § 95.628(a), the 14, 2009] maximum radiated power in any 300 EDITORIAL NOTE: For FEDERAL REGISTER ci- kHz bandwidth by MedRadio transmit- tations affecting § 95.639, see the List of CFR ters operating at 402–405 MHz, or in any Sections Affected, which appears in the 100 kHz bandwidth by MedRadio trans- Finding Aids section of the printed volume mitters operating at 401–402 MHz or and on GPO Access. 405–406 MHz shall not exceed 25 microwatts EIRP. For transmitters CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS that are excepted under § 95.628(b) from § 95.643 DSRCS-OBU certification. the frequency monitoring requirements of § 95.628(a), the power radiated by any Sections 95.645 through 95.655 do not station operating in 402–405 MHz shall apply to certification of DSRCS-OBUs. not exceed 100 nanowatts EIRP con- DSRCS-OBUs must be certified in ac- fined to a maximum total emission cordance with subpart L of this part bandwidth of 300 kHz centered at 403.65 and subpart J of part 2 of this chapter. MHz. For transmitters that are ex- [69 FR 46446, Aug. 3, 2004] cepted under § 95.628(b) from the frequency monitoring requirements of § 95.645 Control accessibility. § 95.628(a), the power radiated by any (a) No control, switch or other type station operating in 401–401.85 MHz or of adjustment which, when manipu- 405–406 MHz shall not exceed 250 lated, can result in a violation of the nanowatts EIRP in any 100 kHz band- rules shall be accessible from the width and in 401.85–402 MHz shall not transmitter operating panel or from exceed 25 microwatts in the 150 kHz exterior of the transmitter enclosure. bandwidth. See §§ 95.633(e). The antenna (b) An R/C transmitter which incor- associated with any MedRadio trans- porates plug-in frequency determining mitter must be supplied with the trans- modules which are changed by the user mitter and shall be considered part of must be certificated with the modules. the transmitter subject to equipment Each module must contain all of the authorization. Compliance with these frequency determining circuitry in- EIRP limits may be determined as set cluding the oscillator. Plug-in crystals forth in § 95.628(g). are not considered modules and must (g) The maximum field strength au- not be accessible to the user. thorized for WMTS stations in the 608– 614 MHz band is 200 mV/m, measured at [53 FR 36789, Sept. 22, 1988. Redesignated at 3 meters. For stations in the 1395–1400 61 FR 28769, June 6, 1996, and further redesig- MHz and 1427–1429.5 MHz bands, the nated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996; 63 FR maximum field strength is 740 mV/m, 36610, July 7, 1998] measured at 3 meters. § 95.647 FRS unit and R/C transmitter (h) No MURS unit, under any condi- antennas. tion of modulation, shall exceed 2 Watts transmitter power output. The antenna of each FRS unit, and (i) DSRCS-OBUs are governed under the antenna of each R/C station trans- subpart L of this part, except the max- mitting in the 72–76 MHz band, must be imum output power for portable an integral part of the transmitter. DSRCS-OBUs is 1.0 mW. For purposes The antenna must have no gain (as of this paragraph, a portable is a trans- compared to a half-wave dipole) and mitting device designed to be used so must be vertically polarized. that the radiating structure(s) of the [61 FR 28770, June 6, 1996. Redesignated at 61 FR 46567, Sept. 4, 1996]

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§ 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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Medical body-worn device. Apparatus that is Subpart F—218–219 MHz Service placed on or in close proximity to the human body (e.g., within a few centimeters) for the GENERAL PROVISIONS purpose of performing diagnostic or therapeutic functions. Medical body-worn transmitter. A MedRadio SOURCE: 57 FR 8275, Mar. 9, 1992, unless oth- transmitter intended to be placed on or in erwise noted. close proximity to the human body (e.g., within a few centimeters) used to facilitate § 95.801 Scope. communications with other medical commu- This subpart sets out the regulations nications devices for purposes of delivering governing the licensing and operation medical therapy to a patient or collecting medical diagnostic information from a pa- of a 218–219 MHz system. This subpart tient. supplements part 1, subpart F of this Medical implant device. Apparatus that is chapter, which establishes the require- placed inside the human body for the purpose ments and conditions under which of performing diagnostic or therapeutic func- commercial and private radio stations tions. may be licensed and used in the Wire- Medical implant event. An occurrence or the less Telecommunications Services. The lack of an occurrence recognized by a med- provisions of this subpart contain addi- ical implant device, or a duly authorized health care professional, that requires the tional pertinent information for cur- transmission of data from a medical implant rent and prospective licensees specific transmitter in order to protect the safety or to the services governed by this part well-being of the person in whom the med- 95. ical implant transmitter has been implanted. Medical implant transmitter. A MedRadio [64 FR 59659, Nov. 3, 1999] transmitter in which both the antenna and transmitter device are designed to operate § 95.803 218–219MHz Service descrip- within a human body for the purpose of fa- tion. cilitating communications from a medical (a) The 218–219 MHz Service is au- implant device. thorized for system licensees to provide MedRadio programmer/control transmitter. A communication service to subscribers MedRadio transmitter that operates or is designed to operate outside of a human body in a specific service area. for the purpose of communicating with a re- (b) The components of each 218–219 ceiver, or for triggering a transmitter, con- MHz Service system are its administra- nected to a medical implant device or to a tive apparatus, its response trans- medical body-worn device used in the mitter units (RTUs), and one or more MedRadio Service; and which also typically cell transmitter stations (CTSs). RTUs includes a frequency monitoring system that may be used in any location within the initiates a MedRadio communications session. service area. CTSs provide service from MedRadio Service. Medical Device a fixed point, and certain CTSs must be Radiocommunication Service. individually licensed as part of a 218– MedRadio transmitter. A transmitter au- 219 MHz Service system. See § 95.811. thorized to operate in the MedRadio service. (c) Each 218–219 MHz Service system MURS. Multi-Use Radio Service. service area is one of the cellular sys- Peak envelope power. TP averaged during tem service areas as defined by the one RF cycle at the highest crest of the modulation envelope. Commission, unless modified pursuant R/C. Radio Control Radio Service. to § 95.823. R/C transmitter. A transmitter that oper- [66 FR 9218, Apr. 9, 2001] ates or is intended to operate at a station authorized in the R/C. § 95.805 Permissible communications. RF. Radio frequency. TP. RF transmitter power expressed in W, A 218–219 MHz Service system may either mean or peak envelope, as measured provide any fixed or mobile commu- at the transmitter output antenna termi- nications service to subscribers within nals. its service area on its assigned spec- Transmitter. Apparatus that converts elec- trum, consistent with the Commis- trical energy received from a source into RF energy capable of being radiated. sion’s rules and the regulatory status W. Watts. of the system to provide services on a common carrier or private basis. [65 FR 60878, Oct. 13, 2000, as amended at 74 FR 22708, May 14, 2009] [64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999]

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§ 95.807 Requesting regulatory status. tem license. All other CTS must be individually licensed. (a) Authorizations for systems in the (c) All CTSs not meeting the licens- 218–219 MHz Service will be granted to ing criteria under paragraph (b) of this provide services on a common carrier section are authorized under the 218– basis or a private (non-common carrier 219 MHz Service system license. and/or private internal-use) basis. (d) Each component RTU in a 218–219 (1) Initial applications. An applicant MHz Service system is authorized will specify on FCC Form 601 if it is re- under the system license or if associ- questing authorizations to provide ated with an individually licensed CTS, services on a common carrier, non- under that CTS license. common carrier or private internal-use basis, of a combination thereof. (e) Each CTS (regardless of whether it is individually licensed) and each (2) Amendment of pending applications. RTU must be in compliance with the Any pending application may be Commission’s environmental rules (see amended to: part 1, subpart I of this chapter) and (i) Change the carrier status re- the Commission’s rules pertaining to quested; or the construction, marking and lighting (ii) Add to the pending request in of antenna structures (see part 17 of order to obtain both common carrier this chapter). and private status in a single license. (3) Modification of license. A licensee [57 FR 8275, Mar. 9, 1992, as amended at 57 FR may modify a license to: 36373, Aug. 13, 1992; 63 FR 68977, Dec. 14, 1998; (i) Change the carrier status author- 64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999; 66 FR 9219, Feb. 7, ized; or 2001] (ii) Add to the status authorized in § 95.812 License term. order to obtain both common carrier and private status in a single license. (a) The term of each 218–219 MHz Applications to change, or add to, car- service system license is ten years rier status in a license must be sub- from the date of original grant or re- mitted on FCC Form 601 in accordance newal. with § 1.1102 of this chapter. (b) Licenses for individually licensed (4) Pre-existing licenses. Licenses CTSs will be issued for a period run- granted before April 9, 2001. are author- ning concurrently with the license of ized to provide services on a private the associated 218–219 MHz Service sys- (non-common carrier) basis. Licensees tem with which it is licensed. may modify this initial status pursu- [64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999, as amended at 66 ant to paragraph (a)(3) of this section. FR 9219, Feb. 7, 2001] (b) An applicant or licensee may submit a petition at any time requesting § 95.813 Eligibility. clarification of the regulatory status (a) An entity is eligible to hold a 218– required to provide a specific commu- 219 MHz Service system license and its nications service. associated individual CTS licenses if: [64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999, as amended at 66 (1) The entity is an individual who is FR 9219, Feb. 7, 2001] not a representative of a foreign government; or SYSTEM LICENSE REQUIREMENTS (2) The entity is a partnership and no partner is a representative of a foreign § 95.811 License requirements. government; or (a) Each 218–219 MHz Service system (3) The entity is a corporation orga- must be licensed in accordance with nized under the laws of the United part 1, subpart F of this chapter. States of America; or (b) Each CTS where the antenna does (4) The entity is a trust and no bene- not exceed 6.1 meters (20 feet) above ficiary is a representative of a foreign ground or an existing structure (other government. than an antenna structure) and is out- (b) An entity that loses its 218–219 side the vicinity of certain receiving MHz Service authorization due to fail- locations (see § 1.924 of this chapter) is ure to meet the construction require- authorized under the 218–219 MHz Sys- ments specified in § 95.833 of this part

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may not apply for a 218–219 MHz Serv- program. Eligible Licensees are those ice system license for three years from that were current in installment pay- the date the Commission takes final ments (i.e. less than ninety days delin- action affirming that the 218–219 MHz quent) as of March 16, 1998, or those Service license has been canceled. that had properly filed grace period requests under the former installment [57 FR 8275, Mar. 9, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 25952, Apr. 29, 1993; 64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999] payment rules. All unpaid interest from grant date through election date § 95.815 License application. will be capitalized into the principal as (a) In addition to the requirements of of Election Day creating a new prin- part 1, subpart F of this chapter, each cipal amount. Installment payments application for a 218–219 MHz Service must be made on a quarterly basis. In- system license must include a plan stallment payments will be calculated analyzing the co- and adjacent channel based on new principal amount as of interference potential of the proposed Election Day and will fully amortize system, identifying methods being used over the remaining term of the license. to minimize this interference, and The interest rate will equal the rate for showing how the proposed system will five-year U.S. Treasury obligations at meet the service requirements set forth the grant date. in § 95.831 of this part. This plan must (c) Eligibility for small business provi- be updated to reflect changes to the sions. (1) A small business is an entity 218–219 MHz Service system design or that, together with its affiliates and construction. controlling interests, has average gross (b) In addition to the requirements of revenues not to exceed $15 million for part 1, subpart F of this chapter, each the preceding three years. request by a 218–219 MHz Service sys- (2) A very small business is an entity tem licensee to add, delete, or modify that, together with its affiliates and technical information of an individ- controlling interests, has average gross ually licensed CTS (see § 95.811(b) of this revenues not to exceed $3 million for part) must include a description of the the preceding three years. system after the proposed addition, de- (d) Bidding credits. A winning bidder letion, or modifications, including the that qualifies as a small business, as population in the service area, the defined in this subsection, or a consor- number of component CTSs, and an ex- tium of small businesses may use the planation of how the system will sat- bidding credit specified in isfy the service requirements specified § 1.2110(f)(2)(ii) of this chapter. A win- in § 95.831 of this part. ning bidder that qualifies as a very small business, as defined in this sec- [63 FR 68977, Dec. 14, 1998, as amended at 64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999] tion, or a consortium of very small businesses may use the bidding credit § 95.816 Competitive bidding pro- specified in accordance with ceedings. § 1.2110(f)(2)(i) of this chapter. (a) Mutually exclusive initial appli- (e) Winning bidders in Auction No. 2, cations for 218–219 MHz Service licenses which took place on July 28–29, 1994, are subject to competitive bidding. The that, at the time of auction, met the general competitive bidding procedures qualifications under the Commission’s set forth in part 1, subpart Q of this rules then in effect, for small business chapter will apply unless otherwise status will receive a twenty-five per- provided in this part. cent bidding credit pursuant to Amend- (b) Installment payments. Eligible Li- ment of part 95 of the Commission’s censees that elect resumption pursuant Rules to Provide Regulatory Flexi- to Amendment of part 95 of the Com- bility in the 218–219 MHz Service, Re- mission’s Rules to Provide Regulatory port and Order and Memorandum Opin- Flexibility in the 218–219 MHz Service, ion and Order, FCC 99–239 (released Report and Order and Memorandum September 10, 1999). Opinion and Order, FCC 99–239 (released [64 FR 59660, Nov. 3, 1999, as amended at 66 September 10, 1999) may continue to FR 9219, Feb. 7, 2001; 67 FR 45378, July 9, 2002; participate in the installment payment 68 FR 43001, July 21, 2003]

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§ 95.819 License transferability. consider requests for partial assignments of licenses that propose com- (a) A 218–219 MHz Service system li- binations of partitioning and cense, together with all of its compo- disaggregation. nent CTS licenses, may be transferred, (c) Provisions applicable to designated assigned, sold, or given away only in entities—(1) Parties not qualified for in- accordance with the provisions and stallment payment plans. (i) When a win- procedures set forth in § 1.948 of this ning bidder (partitionor or chapter. For licenses acquired through disaggregator) that elected to pay for competitive bidding procedures (in- its license through an installment pay- cluding licenses obtained in cases of no ment plan partitions its license or mutual exclusivity), designated enti- disaggregates spectrum to another ties must comply with §§ 1.2110 and party (partitionee or disaggregatee) 1.2111 of this chapter (see § 1.948(a)(3) of that would not qualify for an install- this chapter). ment payment plan, or elects not to (b) If the transfer, assignment, sale, pay for its share of the license through or gift of a license is approved, the new installment payments, the outstanding licensee is held to the construction re- principal balance owed by the quirements set forth in § 95.833. partitionor or disaggregator shall be [66 FR 9219, Feb. 7, 2001] apportioned according to § 1.2111(e)(3) of this chapter. The partitionor or § 95.823 Geographic partitioning and disaggregator is responsible for ac- spectrum disaggregation. crued and unpaid interest through and (a) Eligibility. Parties seeking Com- including the consummation date. mission approval of geographic parti- (ii) The partitionee or disaggregatee tioning or spectrum disaggregation of shall, as a condition of the approval of 218–219 MHz Service system licenses the partial assignment application, pay shall request an authorization for par- its entire pro rata amount of the out- tial assignment of license pursuant to standing principal balance on or before § 1.948 of this chapter. the consummation date. Failure to (b) Technical standards—(1) Parti- meet this condition will result in can- tioning. In the case of partitioning, re- cellation of the grant of the partial as- quests for authorization of partial assignment application. signment of a license must include, as (iii) The partitionor or disaggregator attachments, a description of the parti- shall be permitted to continue to pay tioned service area and a calculation of its pro rata share of the outstanding the population of the partitioned serv- balance and, if applicable, shall receive ice area and the licensed geographic loan documents evidencing the parti- service area. The partitioned service tioning and disaggregation. The origi- area shall be defined by coordinate nal interest rate, established pursuant points at every 3 seconds along the par- to § 1.2110(g)(3)(i) of this chapter at the titioned service area unless an FCC- time of the grant of the initial license recognized service area (i.e. Economic in the market, shall continue to be ap- Areas) is utilized or county lines are plied to the partitionor’s or followed. The geographic coordinates disaggregator’s portion of the remain- must be specified in degrees, minutes, ing government obligation. and seconds, to the nearest second of (iv) A default on the partitionor’s or latitude and longitude, and must be disaggregator’s payment obligation based upon the 1983 North American will affect only the partitionor’s or Datum (NAD83). In the case where an disaggregator’s portion of the market. FCC-recognized service area or county (2) Parties qualified for installment lines are utilized, applicants need only payment plans. list the specific area(s) (through use of (i) Where both parties to a parti- FCC designations or county names) tioning or disaggregation agreement that constitute the partitioned area. qualify for installment payments, the (2) Disaggregation. Spectrum maybe partitionee or disaggregatee will be disaggregated in any amount. permitted to make installment pay- (3) Combined partitioning and ments on its portion of the remaining disaggregation. The Commission will government obligation.

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(ii) Each party may be required, as a second option would allow the parties condition to approval of the partial as- to agree that either the disaggregator signment application, to execute loan or the disaggregatee would be respon- documents agreeing to pay its pro rata sible for meeting the requirement in portion of the outstanding principal § 95.833 of this part for the geographic balance due, as apportioned according service area. If parties choose this op- to § 1.2111(e)(3) of this chapter, based tion, and the party responsible for upon the installment payment terms meeting the construction requirement for which it qualifies under the rules. fails to do so, only the license of the Failure by either party to meet this non-performing party would be subject condition will result in the automatic to forfeiture at renewal. cancellation of the grant of the partial (3) All applications requesting partial assignment application. The interest assignments of license for partitioning rate, established pursuant to or disaggregation must include the § 1.2110(f)(3)(i) of this chapter at the above-referenced certification as to time of the grant of the initial license in the market, shall continue to be ap- which of the construction options is se- plied to both parties’ portion of the lected. balance due. Each party will receive a (4) Responsible parties must submit license for its portion of the parti- supporting documents showing compli- tioned market. ance with the respective construction (iii) A default on an obligation will requirements within the appropriate affect only that portion of the market construction benchmarks set forth in area held by the defaulting party. § 95.833 of this part. (d) Construction requirements—(1) Par- [64 FR 59662, Nov. 3, 1999, as amended at 67 titioning. Partial assignors and assign- FR 46378, July 9, 2002] ees for license partitioning have two options to meet construction require- SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ments. Under the first option, the partitionor and partitionee would each § 95.831 Service requirements. certify that they will independently Subject to the initial construction satisfy the applicable construction re- requirements of § 95.833 of this subpart, quirements set forth in § 95.833 of this each 218–219 MHz Service system li- part for their respective partitioned areas. If either licensee failed to meet cense must demonstrate that it pro- its requirement in § 95.833 of this part, vides substantial service within the only the non-performing licensee’s re- service area. Substantial service is de- newal application would be subject to fined as a service that is sound, favor- dismissal. Under the second option, the able, and substantially above a level of partitionor certifies that it has met or service which might minimally war- will meet the requirement in § 95.833 of rant renewal. this part for the entire market. If the [64 FR 59662, Nov. 3, 1999] partitionor fails to meet the requirement in § 95.833 of this part, however, § 95.833 Construction requirements. only its renewal application would be subject to forfeiture at renewal. (a) Each 218–219 MHz Service licensee (2) Disaggregation. Partial assignors must make a showing of ‘‘substantial and assignees for license service’’ within ten years of the license disaggregation have two options to grant. A ‘‘substantial service’’ assess- meet construction requirements. Under ment will be made at renewal pursuant the first option, the disaggregator and to the provisions and procedures con- disaggregatee would certify that they tained in § 1.949 of this chapter. each will share responsibility for meet- (b) Each 218–219 MHz Service licensee ing the applicable construction re- must file a report to be submitted to quirements set forth in § 95.833 of this inform the Commission of the service part for the geographic service area. If status of its system. The report must parties choose this option and either be labeled as an exhibit to the renewal party fails to do so, both licenses would application. At minimum, the report be subject to forfeiture at renewal. The must include:

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(1) A description of its current serv- MHz. Frequency segment B is 218.501– ice in terms of geographic coverage and 219.000 MHz. population served; [64 FR 59663, Nov. 3, 1999] (2) An explanation of its record of ex- pansion, including a timetable of new § 95.855 Transmitter effective radiated construction to meet changes in de- power limitation. mand for service; The effective radiated power (ERP) of (3) A description of its investments in each CTS and RTU shall be limited to its 218–219 MHz Service systems; the minimum necessary for successful (4) A list, including addresses, of all communications. No CTS or fixed RTU component CTSs constructed; and may transmit with an ERP exceeding (5) Copies of all FCC orders finding 20 watts. No mobile RTU may transmit the licensee to have violated the Com- with an ERP exceeding 4 watts. munications Act or any FCC rule or [64 FR 59663, Nov. 3, 1999] policy; and a list of any pending proceedings that relate to any matter de- § 95.857 Emission standards. scribed in this paragraph. (a) All transmissions by each CTS (c) Failure to demonstrate that sub- and by each RTU shall use an emission stantial service is being provided in the type that complies with the following service area will result in forfeiture of standard for unnecessary radiation. the license, and will result in the li- (b) All spurious and out-of-band emis- censee’s ineligibility to apply for 218– sions shall be attenuated: 219 MHz Service licenses for three (1) Zero dB on any frequency within years from the date the Commission the authorized frequency segment. takes final action affirming that the (2) At least 28 dB on any frequency 218–219 MHz Service license has been removed from the midpoint of the as- canceled pursuant to § 95.813 of this signed frequency segment by more part. than 250 kHz up to and including 750 [64 FR 59662, Nov. 3, 1999] kHz; (3) At least 35 dB on any frequency § 95.835 Station identification. removed from the midpoint of the assigned frequency segment by more No RTU or CTS is required to trans- than 750 kHz up to and including 1250 mit a station identification announce- kHz; ment. (4) At least 43 plus 10 log (base 10) (mean power in watts) dB on any fre- § 95.837 Station inspection. quency removed from the midpoint of Upon request by an authorized Com- the assigned frequency segment by mission representative, the 218–219 MHz more than 1250 kHz. Service system licensee must make (c) When testing for certification, all any component CTS available for in- measurements of unnecessary radi- spection. ation are performed using a carrier frequency as close to the edge of the au- TECHNICAL STANDARDS thorized frequency segment as the transmitter is designed to be capable of § 95.851 Certification. operating. Each CTS and RTU transmitter must (d) The resolution bandwidth of the be certificated for use in the 218–219 instrumentation used to measure the MHz Service in accordance with sub- emission power shall be 100 Hz for part J of part 2 of this chapter. measuring emissions up to and including 250 kHz from the edge of the au- [63 FR 36611, July 7, 1998] thorized frequency segment, and 10 kHz for measuring emissions more than 250 § 95.853 Frequency segments. kHz from the edge of the authorized There are two frequency segments frequency segment. If a video filter is available for assignment to the 218–219 used, its bandwidth shall not be less MHz Service in each service area. Fre- than the resolution bandwidth. The quency segment A is 218.000–218.500 power level of the highest emission

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within the frequency segment, to (c) A 218–219 MHz Service licensee which the attenuation is referenced, must provide a copy of the plan re- shall be remeasured for each change in quired by § 95.815 (a) of this part to resolution bandwidth. every TV Channel 13 station whose Grade B predicted contour overlaps the [57 FR 8275, Mar. 9, 1992, as amended at 63 FR licensed service area for the 218–219 36611, July 7, 1998] MHz Service system. The 218–219 MHz § 95.859 Antennas. Service licensee must send the plan to the TV Channel 13 licensee(s) within 10 (a) The overall height from ground to days from the date the 218–219 MHz topmost tip of the CTS antenna shall Service submits the plan to the Com- not exceed the height necessary to as- mission, and the 218–219 MHz Service li- sure adequate service. Certain CTS an- censee must send updates to this plan tennas must be individually licensed to to the TV Channel 13 licensee(s) within the 218–219 MHz System licensee (see 10 days from the date that such updates § 95.811(b) of this part) and the antenna are filed with the Commission pursuant structures of which they are a part to § 95.815. must be registered with the Commis- (d) Each 218–219 MHz Service system sion (see part 17 of this chapter). licensee must provide upon request, (b) [Reserved] and install free of charge, an inter- (c) The RTU may be connected to an ference reduction device to any house- external antenna not more than 6.1 m hold within a TV Channel 13 station (20 feet) above ground or above an ex- Grade B predicted contour that experi- isting man-made structure (other than ences interference due to a component an antenna structure). Connectors that CTS or RTU. are used to connect RTUs to an exter- (e) Each 218–219 MHz Service system nal antenna shall not be of the types licensee must investigate and elimi- generally known as ‘‘F-type’’ or ‘‘BNC nate harmful interference to television type.’’ Use of an external antenna is broadcasting and reception, from its subject to § 95.861. component CTSs and RTSs, within 30 [57 FR 36373, Aug. 13, 1992, as amended at 64 days of the time it is notified in writ- FR 59663, Nov. 3, 1999] ing, by either an affected television station, an affected viewer, or the Com- § 95.861 Interference. mission, of an interference complaint. (a) When a 218–219 MHz Service sys- Should the licensee fail to eliminate tem suffers harmful interference with- the interference within the 30-day pe- in its service area or causes harmful in- riod, the CTS(s) or RTU(s) causing the terference to another 218–219 MHz Serv- problem(s) must discontinue operation. (f) The boundary of the 218–219 MHz ice system, the licensees of both sys- Service system, as defined in its au- tems must cooperate and resolve the thorization, is the limit of interference problem by mutually satisfactory ar- protection for that 218–219 MHz Service rangements. If the licensees are unable system. to do so, the Commission may impose restrictions including, but not limited [64 FR 59663, Nov. 3, 1999, as amended at 66 to, specifying the transmitter power, FR 9219, Feb. 7, 2001] antenna height or area, duty cycle, or hours of operation for the stations con- Subpart G—Low Power Radio cerned. Service (LPRS) (b) The use of any frequency segment (or portion thereof) at a given geo- SOURCE: 61 FR 46569, Sept. 4, 1996, unless graphical location may be denied when, otherwise noted. in the judgment of the Commission, its use in that location is not in the public GENERAL PROVISIONS interest; the use of a frequency segment (or portion thereof) specified for § 95.1001 Eligibility. the 218–219 MHz Service system may be An entity is authorized by rule to op- restricted as to specified geographical erate a LPRS transmitter and is not areas, maximum power, or other oper- required to be individually licensed by ating conditions. the FCC if it is not a representative of

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a foreign government and if it uses the § 95.1007 Station inspection. transmitter only in accordance with All LPRS system apparatus must be § 95.1009. Each entity operating a LPRS made available for inspection upon re- transmitter for AMTS purposes must quest by an authorized FCC representa- hold an AMTS license under part 80 of tive. this chapter. § 95.1009 Permissible communications. § 95.1003 Authorized locations. LPRS stations may transmit voice, LPRS operation is authorized: data, or tracking signals as permitted (a) Anywhere CB station operation is in this section. Two-way voice commu- permitted under § 95.405(a); and nications are prohibited. (b) Aboard any vessel or aircraft of (a) Auditory assistance communica- the United States, with the permission tions (including but not limited to ap- of the captain, while the vessel or air- plications such as assistive listening craft is either travelling domestically devices, audio description for the blind, or in international waters or airspace. and simultaneous language trans- (c) Anyone intending to operate an lation) for: LPRS transmitter on the islands of (1) Persons with disabilities. In the Puerto Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, context of the LPRS, the term ‘‘dis- and Culebra in a manner that could ability’’ has the meaning given to it by pose an interference threat to the Are- section 3(2)(A) of the Americans with cibo Observatory shall notify the Inter- Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. ference Office, Arecibo Observatory, 12102(2)(A)), i.e, persons with a physical HC3 Box 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico or mental impairment that substan- 00612, in writing or electronically, of tially limits one or more of the major the location of the unit. Operators may life activities of such individuals; wish to consult interference guidelines, (2) Persons who require language which will be provided by Cornell Uni- translation; or versity. Operators who choose to trans- (3) Persons who may otherwise ben- mit information electronically should efit from auditory assistance commu- e-mail to: [email protected]. nications in educational settings. (1) The notification to the Inter- (b) Health care related communica- ference Office, Arecibo Observatory tions for the ill. shall be made 45 days prior to com- (c) Law enforcement tracking signals mencing operation of the transmitter. (for homing or interrogation) including The notification shall state the geo- the tracking of persons or stolen goods graphical coordinates of the unit. under authority or agreement with a law enforcement agency (federal, state, (2) After receipt of such notifications, or local) having jurisdiction in the area the Commission will allow the Arecibo where the transmitters are placed. Observatory a period of 20 days for (d) AMTS point-to-point network comments or objections. The operator control communications. will be required to make reasonable efforts in order to resolve or mitigate § 95.1011 Channel use policy. any potential interference problem with the Arecibo Observatory. If the (a) The channels authorized to LPRS systems by this part are available on a Commission determines that an oper- shared basis only and will not be as- ator has satisfied its responsibility to signed for the exclusive use of any enti- make reasonable efforts to protect the ty. Observatory from interference, the (b) Those using LPRS transmitters unit may be allowed to operate. must cooperate in the selection and use [61 FR 46569, Sept. 4, 1996, as amended at 62 of channels in order to reduce inter- FR 55536, Oct. 27, 1997; 70 CFR 31374, June 1, ference and make the most effective 2005] use of the authorized facilities. Chan- nels must be selected in an effort to § 95.1005 Station identification. avoid interference to other LPRS An LPRS station is not required to transmissions. transmit a station identification an- (c) Operation is subject to the condi- nouncement. tions that no harmful interference is

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caused to the United States Navy’s law enforcement tracking services SPASUR radar system (216.88–217.08 under agreement with a law enforce- MHz) or to TV reception within the ment agency; or automated maritime Grade B contour of any TV channel 13 telecommunications system (AMTS) station or within the 68 dBu predicted network control communications. Two- contour of any low power TV or TV way voice communications and all translator station operating on chan- other types of uses not mentioned nel 13. above are expressly prohibited.’’ (b) Prior to operating a LPRS trans- § 95.1013 Antennas. mitter for AMTS purposes, an AMTS (a) The maximum allowable ERP for licensee must notify, in writing, each a station in the LPRS other than an television station that may be affected AMTS station is 100 mW. The max- by such operations, as defined in imum allowable ERP for an AMTS sta- § 80.215(h) of this chapter. The notification in the LPRS is 1 W, so long as tion provided with the station’s license emissions are attenuated, in accord- application is sufficient to satisfy this ance with § 80.211 of this chapter, at the requirement if no new television sta- band edges. tions would be affected. (b) AMTS stations must employ di- rectional antennas. § 95.1017 Labeling requirements. (c) Antennas used with LPRS units must comply with the following: (a) Each LPRS transmitting device (1) For LPRS units operating en- shall bear the following statement in a tirely within an enclosed structure, conspicuous location on the device: e.g., a building, there is no limit on an- ‘‘This device may not interfere with tenna height; TV reception or Federal Government (2) For LPRS units not operating en- radar.’’ tirely within an enclosed structure, the (b) Where an LPRS device is con- tip of the antenna shall not exceed 30.5 structed in two or more sections con- meters (100 feet) above ground. In cases nected by wires and marketed to- where harmful interference occurs the gether, the statement specified in this FCC may require that the antenna section is required to be affixed only to height be reduced; and the main control unit. (3) The height limitation in para- (c) When the LPRS device is so small graph (c)(2) of this section does not or for such use that it is not prac- apply to LPRS units in which the an- ticable to place the statement specified tenna is an integral part of the unit. in the section on it, the statement [61 FR 46569, Sept. 4, 1996, as amended at 65 must be placed in a prominent location FR 77827, Dec. 13, 2000] in the instruction manual or pamphlet supplied to the user or, alternatively, § 95.1015 Disclosure policies. shall be placed on the container in (a) Manufacturers of LPRS transmit- which the device is marketed. ters used for auditory assistance, health care assistance, and law en- [61 FR 46569, Sept. 4, 1996, as amended at 67 FR 6193, Feb. 11, 2002] forcement tracking purposes must include with each transmitting device § 95.1019 Marketing limitations. the following statement: ‘‘This transmitter is authorized by rule under the Transmitters intended for operation Low Power Radio Service (47 CFR part in the LPRS may be marketed and sold 95) and must not cause harmful inter- only for those uses described in ference to TV reception or United § 95.1009. States Navy SPASUR installations. [64 FR 69933, Dec. 15, 1999] You do not need an FCC license to operate this transmitter. This transmitter may only be used to provide: au- Subpart H—Wireless Medical ditory assistance to persons with dis- Telemetry Service (WMTS) abilities, persons who require language translation, or persons in educational SOURCE: 65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000, unless settings; health care services to the ill; otherwise noted.

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GENERAL PROVISIONS operated wireless medical telemetry transmitters in this service solely for § 95.1101 Scope. the purpose of demonstrating such This part sets out the regulations equipment to, or installing and main- governing the operation of Wireless taining such equipment for, duly au- Medical Telemetry Devices in the 608– thorized health care providers. No enti- 614 MHz, 1395–1400 MHz and 1427–1429.5 ty that is a foreign government or MHz frequency bands. which is active in the capacity as a representative of a foreign government [67 FR 6193, Feb. 11, 2002] is eligible to operate a WMTS trans- § 95.1103 Definitions. mitter. (a) Authorized health care provider. A § 95.1107 Authorized locations. physician or other individual author- The operation of a wireless medical ized under state or federal law to pro- telemetry transmitter under this part vide health care services, or any other is authorized anywhere within a health health care facility operated by or em- care facility provided the facility is lo- ploying individuals authorized under cated anywhere a CB station operation state or federal law to provide health is permitted under § 95.405. This author- care services, or any trained technician ity does not extend to mobile vehicles, operating under the supervision and such as ambulances, even if those vehi- control of an individual or health care cles are associated with a health care facility authorized under state or fed- facility. eral law to provide health care services. § 95.1109 Equipment authorization re- (b) Health care facility. A health care quirement. facility includes hospitals and other es- (a) Wireless medical telemetry de- tablishments that offer services, facili- vices operating under this part must be ties and beds for use beyond a 24 hour authorized under the certification pro- period in rendering medical treatment, cedure prior to marketing or use in ac- and institutions and organizations reg- cordance with the provisions of part 2, ularly engaged in providing medical subpart J of this chapter. services through clinics, public health (b) Each device shall be labeled with facilities, and similar establishments, the following statement: including government entities and Operation of this equipment requires agencies such as Veterans Administra- the prior coordination with a frequency tion hospitals; except the term health coordinator designated by the FCC for care facility does not include an ambu- the Wireless Medical Telemetry Serv- lance or other moving vehicle. ice. (c) Wireless medical telemetry. The measurement and recording of physio- § 95.1111 Frequency coordination. logical parameters and other patient- (a) Prior to operation, authorized related information via radiated bi-or health care providers who desire to use unidirectional electromagnetic signals wireless medical telemetry devices in the 608–614 MHz, 1395–1400 MHz, and must register all devices with a des- 1427–1429.5 MHz frequency bands. ignated frequency coordinator. The [65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000, as amended at 67 registration must include the following FR 6194, Feb. 11, 2002] information: (1) Specific frequencies or frequency § 95.1105 Eligibility. range(s) used; Authorized health care providers are (2) Modulation scheme used (includ- authorized by rule to operate transmit- ing occupied bandwidth); ters in the Wireless Medical Telemetry (3) Effective radiated power; Service without an individual license (4) Number of transmitters in use at issued by the Commission provided the the health care facility as of the date coordination requirements in § 95.1111 of registration including manufacturer have been met. Manufacturers of wire- name(s) and model numbers); less medical telemetry devices and (5) Legal name of the authorized their representatives are authorized to health care provider;

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(6) Location of transmitter (coordi- § 95.1115 General technical require- nates, street address, building); ments. (7) Point of contact for the author- (a) Field strength limits. (1) In the 608– ized health care provider (name, title, 614 MHz band, the maximum allowable office, phone number, fax number, e- field strength is 200 mV/m, as measured mail address). at a distance of 3 meters, using meas- (b) An authorized health care pro- uring instrumentation with a CISPR vider shall notify the frequency coordi- quasi-peak detector. nator whenever a medical telemetry (2) In the 1395–1400 MHz and 1427– device is permanently taken out of 1429.5 MHz bands, the maximum allow- service, unless the device is replaced able field strength is 740 mV/m, as with another transmitter utilizing the measured at a distance of 3 meters, same technical characteristics as those using measuring equipment with an reported on the effective registration. averaging detector and a 1 MHz meas- An authorized health care provider urement bandwidth. shall maintain the information con- (b) Undesired emissions. (1) Out-of- tained in each registration current in band emissions below 960 MHz are limited to 200 microvolts/meter, as meas- all material respects, and shall notify ured at a distance of 3 meters, using the frequency coordinator when any measuring instrumentation with a change is made in the location or oper- CISPR quasi-peak detector. ating parameters previously reported (2) Out-of-band emissions above 960 which is material. MHz are limited to 500 microvolts/ meter as measured at a distance of 3 § 95.1113 Frequency coordinator. meters, using measuring equipment (a) The Commission will designate a with an averaging detector and a 1 MHz frequency coordinator(s) to manage the measurement bandwidth. usage of the frequency bands for the (c) Emission types. A wireless medical operation of medical telemetry devices. telemetry device may transmit any (b) The frequency coordinator shall emission type appropriate for commu- (1) Review and process coordination nications in this service, except for requests submitted by authorized video and voice. Waveforms such as health care providers as required in electrocardiograms (ECGs) are not con- § 95.1111; sidered video. (2) Maintain a database of WMTS use; (d) Channel use. (1) In the 1395–1400 MHz and 1427–1429.5 MHz bands, no spe- (3) Notify users of potential conflicts; cific channels are specified. Wireless and medical telemetry devices may operate (4) Coordinate WMTS operation with on any channel within the bands au- radio astronomy observatories and thorized for wireless medical telemetry Federal Government radar systems as use in this part. specified in §§ 95.1119 and 95.1121. (2) In the 608–614 MHz band, wireless (5) Notify licensees—who are oper- medical telemetry devices utilizing ating in accordance with § 90.259(b)—of broadband technologies such as spread the need to comply with the field spectrum shall be capable of operating strength limit of § 90.259(b)(11) prior to within one or more of the following initial activation of WMTS equipment channels of 1.5 MHz each, up to a max- in the 1427–1432 MHz band. imum of 6 MHz, and shall operate on (6) Notify licensees—who are oper- the minimum number of channels nec- ating in 1392–1395 MHz band in accord- essary to avoid harmful interference to ance with subpart I of part 27—of the any other wireless medical telemetry need to comply with the field strength devices. limit of § 27.804 prior to initial activa- 608.0–609.5 MHz tion of WMTS equipment in the 1395– 609.5–611.0 MHz 1400 MHz band. 611.0–612.5 MHz 612.5–614.0 MHz [65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 41682, June 20, 2002] (3) Channel usage is on a co-primary shared basis only, and channels will

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not be assigned for the exclusive use of (2) National Radio Astronomy Ob- any entity. servatory, Socorro, New Mexico: (4) Authorized health care providers, 34°04′43″ North Latitude, 107°37′04″ West in conjunction with the equipment Longitude. manufacturers, must cooperate in the (3) National Radio Astronomy Ob- selection and use of frequencies in servatory, Green Bank, West Virginia: order to reduce the potential for inter- 38°26′08″ North Latitude, 79°49′42″ West ference with other wireless medical te- Longitude. lemetry devices, or other co-primary (b) Within 32 kilometers of the Na- users. Operations in the 608–614 MHz tional Radio Astronomy Observatory band (television channel 37) are not centered on: protected from adjacent band inter- Very long baseline array sta- Latitude Longitude ference from broadcast television oper- tions (north) (west) ating on channels 36 and 38. (e) Frequency stability. Manufacturers Pie Town, NM ...... 34°18′ 108°07′ of wireless medical telemetry devices Kitt Peak, AZ ...... 31°57′ 111°37′ Los Alamos, NM ...... 35°47′ 106°15′ are responsible for ensuring frequency Fort Davis, TX ...... 30°38′ 103°57′ stability such that an emission is North Liberty, IA ...... 41°46′ 91°34′ maintained within the band of oper- Brewster, WA ...... 48°08′ 119°41′ Owens Valley, CA ...... 37°14′ 118°17′ ation under all of the manufacturer’s Saint Croix, VI ...... 17°46′ 64°35′ specified conditions. Mauna Kea, HI ...... 19°49′ 155°28′ Hancock, NH ...... 42°56′ 71°59′ [65 FR 44008, July 17, 2000, as amended at 67 FR 6194, Feb. 11, 2002; 68 FR 68547, Dec. 9, The National Science Foundation 2003] point of contact for coordination is: § 95.1117 Types of communications. Spectrum Manager, Division of Astro- nomical Sciences, NSF Room 1045, 4201 (a) All types of communications ex- Wilson Blvd., Arlington, VA 22230, tele- cept voice and video are permitted, on phone: 703–306–1823. both a unidirectional and bidirectional basis, provided that all such commu- § 95.1121 Specific requirements for nications are related to the provision wireless medical telemetry devices of medical care. Waveforms such as operating in the 1395–1400 MHz and electrocardiograms (ECGs) are not con- 1427–1429.5 MHz bands. sidered video. Due to the critical nature of commu- (b) Operations that comply with the nications transmitted under this part, requirements of this part may be con- the frequency coordinator in consulta- ducted under manual or automatic con- tion with the National Telecommuni- trol, and on a continuous basis. cations and Information Administra- tion shall determine whether there are § 95.1119 Specific requirements for wireless medical telemetry devices any Federal Government systems operating in the 608–614 MHz band. whose operations could affect, or could be affected by, proposed wireless med- For a wireless medical telemetry de- ical telemetry operations in the 1395– vice operating within the frequency 1400 MHz and 1427–1429.5 MHz bands. range 608–614 MHz and that will be lo- The locations of government systems cated near the radio astronomy observ- in these bands are specified in foot- atories listed below, operation is not notes US351 and US352 of § 2.106 of this permitted until a WMTS frequency co- chapter. ordinator specified in § 95.1113 has co- ordinated with, and obtain the written [67 FR 6194, Feb. 11, 2002] concurrence of, the director of the affected radio astronomy observatory be- § 95.1123 Protection of medical equip- fore the equipment can be installed or ment. operated The manufacturers, installers and (a) Within 80 kilometers of: users of WMTS equipment are cau- (1) National Astronomy and tioned that the operation of this equip- Ionosphere Center, Arecibo, Puerto ment could result in harmful inter- Rico: 18°20′38.28″ North Latitude, ference to other nearby medical de- 66°45′09.42″ West Longitude. vices.

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§ 95.1125 RF safety. resentative of a foreign government is Portable devices as defined in eligible to operate a MedRadio trans- § 2.1093(b) of this chapter operating in mitter. The term ‘‘duly authorized the WMTS are subject to radio fre- health care professional’’ means a phy- quency radiation exposure require- sician or other individual authorized ments as specified in §§ 1.1307(b) and under state or federal law to provide 2.1093 of this chapter. Applications for health care services. Operations that equipment authorization of WMTS de- comply with the requirements of this vices must contain a statement con- part may be conducted under manual firming compliance with these require- or automatic control. ments. Technical information showing § 95.1203 Authorized locations. the basis for this statement must be submitted to the Commission upon re- MedRadio operation is authorized quest. anywhere CB station operation is authorized under § 95.405. § 95.1127 Station identification. § 95.1205 Station identification. A WMTS station is not required to transmit a station identification an- A station is not required to transmit nouncement. a station identification announcement.

§ 95.1129 Station inspection. § 95.1207 Station inspection. All WMTS transmitters must be Any non-implanted MedRadio trans- available for inspection upon request mitter must be made available for in- by an authorized FCC representative. spection upon request by an authorized FCC representative. Persons operating implanted or body-worn MedRadio Subpart I—Medical Device transmitters shall cooperate reason- Radiocommunication Service ably with duly authorized FCC rep- (MedRadio) resentatives in the resolution of interference. SOURCE: 74 FR 22709, May 14, 2009, unless otherwise noted. § 95.1209 Permissible communications. (a) Except for the purposes of testing § 95.1201 Eligibility. and for demonstrations to health care Operation in the MedRadio service is professionals, MedRadio programmer/ permitted by rule and without an indi- control transmitters may transmit vidual license issued by the FCC. Duly only non-voice data containing oper- authorized health care professionals ational, diagnostic and therapeutic in- are permitted to operate MedRadio formation associated with a medical transmitters. Persons may also operate implant device or medical body-worn MedRadio transmitters to the extent device that has been implanted or the transmitters are incorporated into placed on the person by or under the implanted or body-worn medical de- direction of a duly authorized health vices that are used by the person at the care professional. direction of a duly authorized health (b) Except as provided in § 95.628(b) no care professional; this includes medical MedRadio implant or body-worn trans- devices that have been implanted in mitter shall transmit except in re- that person or placed on the body of sponse to a transmission from a that person by or under the direction MedRadio programmer/control trans- of a duly authorized health care profes- mitter or in response to a non-radio sional. Manufacturers of medical de- frequency actuation signal generated vices that include MedRadio transmit- by a device external to the body with ters, and their representatives, are au- respect to which the MedRadio implant thorized to operate transmitters in this or body-worn transmitter is used. service for the purpose of dem- (c) MedRadio programmer/control onstrating such equipment to duly au- transmitters may be interconnected thorized health care professionals. No with other telecommunications sys- entity that is a foreign government or tems including the public switched which is acting in its capacity as a rep- telephone network.

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(d) For the purpose of facilitating nent outdoor use. In addition, any MedRadio system operation during a MedRadio antenna used outdoors shall MedRadio communications session, as not be affixed to any structure for defined in § 95.628, MedRadio transmit- which the height to the tip of the an- ters may transmit in accordance with tenna will exceed three (3) meters (9.8 the provisions of § 95.628(a) for no more feet) above ground. than 5 seconds without the communications of data; MedRadio transmit- § 95.1215 Disclosure policies. ters may transmit in accordance with Manufacturers of MedRadio trans- the provisions of § 95.628(b)(3) for no mitters must include with each trans- more than 3.6 seconds in total within a mitting device the following state- one-hour time period without the com- ment: munications of data; MedRadio trans- ‘‘This transmitter is authorized by mitters may transmit in accordance rule under the Medical Device with the provisions of § 95.628(b)(2) for Radiocommunication Service (in part no more than 360 milliseconds in total 95 of the FCC Rules) and must not within a one-hour time period without cause harmful interference to stations the communications of data. operating in the 400.150–406.000 MHz (e) MedRadio programmer/control band in the Meteorological Aids (i.e., transmitters may not be used to relay transmitters and receivers used to information to a receiver that is not communicate weather data), the Mete- included with a medical implant or orological Satellite, or the Earth Ex- medical body-worn device. Wireless re- ploration Satellite Services and must transmission of information intended accept interference that may be caused to be transmitted by a MedRadio pro- by such stations, including inter- grammer/control transmitter or infor- ference that may cause undesired oper- mation received from a medical im- ation. This transmitter shall be used plant or medical body-worn trans- only in accordance with the FCC Rules mitter shall be performed using other governing the Medical Device radio services that operate in spectrum Radiocommunication Service. Analog outside of the MedRadio band. and digital voice communications are prohibited. Although this transmitter § 95.1211 Channel use policy. has been approved by the Federal Com- (a) The channels authorized for munications Commission, there is no MedRadio operation by this part of the guarantee that it will not receive in- FCC Rules are available on a shared terference or that any particular trans- basis only and will not be assigned for mission from this transmitter will be the exclusive use of any entity. free from interference.’’ (b) To reduce interference and make the most effective use of the authorized § 95.1217 Labeling requirements. facilities, MedRadio transmitters must (a) MedRadio programmer/control share the spectrum in accordance with transmitters shall be labeled as pro- § 95.628. vided in part 2 of this chapter and shall (c) MedRadio operation is subject to bear the following statement in a con- the condition that no harmful inter- spicuous location on the device: ference is caused to stations operating ‘‘This device may not interfere with in the 400.150–406.000 MHz band in the stations operating in the 400.150–406.000 Meteorological Aids, Meteorological MHz band in the Meteorological Aids, Satellite, or Earth Exploration Sat- Meteorological Satellite, and Earth ellite Services. MedRadio stations Exploration Satellite Services and must accept any interference from sta- must accept any interference received, tions operating in the 400.150–406.000 including interference that may cause MHz band in the Meteorological Aids, undesired operation.’’ Meterological Satellite, or Earth Ex- The statement may be placed in the ploration Satellite Services. instruction manual for the transmitter where it is not feasible to place the § 95.1213 Antennas. statement on the device. No antenna for a MedRadio trans- (b) Where a MedRadio programmer/ mitter shall be configured for perma- control transmitter is constructed in

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two or more sections connected by wire § 95.1303 Authorized locations. and marketed together, the statement (a) MURS operation is authorized: specified in this section is required to be affixed only to the main control (1) Anywhere CB station operation is unit. permitted under § 95.405; and (c) MedRadio transmitters shall be (2) Aboard any vessel of the United identified with a serial number. The States, with the permission of the cap- FCC ID number associated with a med- tain, while the vessel is travelling ei- ical implant transmitter and the infor- ther domestically or in international mation required by § 2.925 of this chap- waters. ter may be placed in the instruction (b) MURS operation is not authorized manual for the transmitter and on the aboard aircraft in flight. shipping container for the transmitter, (c) Anyone intending to operate a in lieu of being placed directly on the MURS unit on the islands of Puerto transmitter. Rico, Desecheo, Mona, Vieques, and Culebra in a manner that could pose an § 95.1219 Marketing limitations. interference threat to the Arecibo Ob- Transmitters intended for operation servatory shall notify the Interference in the MedRadio Service may be mar- Office, Arecibo Observatory, HC3 Box keted and sold only for the permissible 53995, Arecibo, Puerto Rico 00612, in communications described in § 95.1209. writing or electronically, of the location of the unit. Operators may wish to § 95.1221 RF exposure. consult interference guidelines, which will be provided by Cornell University. MedRadio medical implant or med- Operators who choose to transmit in- ical body-worn transmitters (as defined formation electronically should e-mail in appendix 1 to subpart E of part 95 of to: [email protected]. this chapter) are subject to the radio- (1) The notification to the Inter- frequency radiation exposure require- ference Office, Arecibo Observatory ments specified in §§ 1.1307 and 2.1093 of shall be made 45 days prior to com- this chapter, as appropriate. Applica- mencing operation of the unit. The no- tions for equipment authorization of tification shall state the geographical implant devices operating under this coordinates of the unit. section must contain a finite difference time domain (FDTD) computational (2) After receipt of such notifications, modeling report showing compliance the Commission will allow the Arecibo with these provisions for fundamental Observatory a period of 20 days for emissions. The Commission retains the comments or objections. The operator discretion to request the submission of will be required to make reasonable ef- specific absorption rate measurement forts in order to resolve or mitigate data. any potential interference problem with the Arecibo Observatory. If the Commission determines that an oper- Subpart J—Multi-Use Radio ator has satisfied its responsibility to Service (MURS) make reasonable efforts to protect the Observatory from interference, the SOURCE: 65 FR 60878, Oct. 13, 2000, unless unit may be allowed to operate. otherwise noted. [65 FR 60878, Oct. 13, 2000, as amended at 70 GENERAL PROVISIONS FR 31374, June 1, 2005]

§ 95.1301 Eligibility. § 95.1305 Station identification. An entity is authorized by rule to op- A MURS station is not required to erate a MURS transmitter if it is not a transmit a station identification an- foreign government or a representative nouncement. of a foreign government and if it uses the transmitter in accordance with § 95.1307 Permissible communications. § 95.1309 and otherwise operates in ac- (a) MURS stations may transmit cordance with the rules contained in voice or data signals as permitted in this subpart. No license will be issued. this subpart.

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(b) A MURS station may transmit trol (including dial-up transmitter con- any emission type listed in § 95.631(j) of trol circuits) or as an integral part of this chapter. an authorized, private, internal system (c) MURS frequencies may be used of communication or as an integral for remote control and telemetering part of dispatch point circuits in a functions. MURS transmitters may not multi-use radio station are not consid- be operated in the continuous carrier ered to be interconnection for purposes transmit mode. of this rule part. (d) MURS users shall take reasonable [67 FR 63290, Oct. 11, 2002] precautions to avoid causing harmful interference. This includes monitoring § 95.1315 Antenna height restriction. the transmitting frequency for commu- The highest point of any MURS an- nications in progress and such other tenna must no be more than 18.3 me- measures as may be necessary to mini- ters (60 feet) above the ground or 6.10 mize the potential for causing inter- meters (20 feet) above the highest point ference. of the structure on which it is mount- [67 FR 63290, Oct. 11, 2002] ed. § 95.1309 Channel use policy. [67 FR 63290, Oct. 11, 2002] (a) The channels authorized to MURS § 95.1317 Grandfathered MURS Sta- systems by this part are available on a tions. shared basis only and will not be as- Stations that were licensed under signed for the exclusive use of any enti- part 90 of the Commission’s Rules to ty. operate on MURS frequencies as of No- (b) Those using MURS transmitters vember 13, 2000, are granted a license must cooperate in the selection and use by rule that authorizes continued oper- of channels in order to reduce inter- ations under the terms of such nullified ference and make the most effective part 90 authorizations, including any use of authorized facilities. Channels rule waivers. must be selected in an effort to avoid interference to other MURS trans- [67 FR 63290, Oct. 11, 2002] missions. Subpart K—Personal Locator § 95.1311 Repeater operations and signal boosters prohibited. Beacons (PLB). MURS stations are prohibited from SOURCE: 68 FR 32678, June 2, 2003, unless operating as a repeater station or as a otherwise noted. signal booster. This prohibition includes store-and-forward packet oper- § 95.1400 Basis and purpose. ation. The rules in this subpart are in- [67 FR 63290, Oct. 11, 2002] tended to provide individuals in remote areas a means to alert others of an § 95.1313 Interconnection prohibited. emergency situation and to aid search MURS stations are prohibited from and rescue personnel locate those in interconnection with the public distress. The effective date for the switched network. Interconnection De- rules in this subpart will be July 1, fined. Connection through automatic or 2003. manual means of multi-use radio stations with the facilities of the public § 95.1401 Frequency. switched telephone network to permit The frequency band 406.0–406.1 MHz is the transmission of messages or signals an emergency and distress frequency between points in the wireline or radio band available for use by Personal Lo- network of a public telephone company cator Beacons (PLBs). Personal Loca- and persons served by multi-use radio tor Beacons that transmit on the fre- stations. Wireline or radio circuits or quency band 406.0–406.1 MHz must use links furnished by common carriers, G1D emission. Use of these frequencies which are used by licensees or other must be limited to transmission of dis- authorized persons for transmitter con- tress and safety communications.

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§ 95.1402 Special requirements for 406 (d) The procedures of Notification by MHz PLBs. the equipment manufacturer and Cer- (a) All 406 MHz PLBs must meet all tification from either the Commission the technical and performance stand- or designated Telecommunications ards contained in the Radio Technical Certification Body are contained in Commission for Maritime (RTCM) subpart J of part 2 of this chapter. Service document ‘‘RTCM Rec- (e) An identification code, issued by ommended Standards for 406 MHz Sat- the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ellite Personal Locator Beacons Administration (NOAA), the United (PLBs),’’ Version 1.1, RTCM Paper 76– States Program Manager for the 406 2002/SC110–STD, dated June 19, 2002. MHz COSPAS/SARSAT satellite sys- This RTCM document is incorporated tem, must be programmed in each PLB by reference in accordance with 5 unit to establish a unique identifica- U.S.C. 552(a), and 1 CFR part 51. Copies tion for each PLB station. With each of the document are available and may marketable PLB unit, the manufac- be obtained from the Radio Technical turer or grantee must include a post- Commission for Maritime Services, age pre-paid registration card printed 1800 Diagonal Road, Suite 600, Alexan- with the PLB identification code ad- dria, Virginia 22314–2840. The document dressed to: SARSAT Beacon Registra- is available for inspection at Commis- tion, NOAA, NESDIS, E/SP3, Room sion headquarters at 445 12th Street 3320, FB–4, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, SW., Washington, DC 20554. Copies may Maryland 20746–4303. The registration also be inspected at the National Ar- card must request the owner’s name, chives and Records Administration address, telephone number, alternate (NARA). For information on the avail- emergency contact and include the fol- ability of this material at NARA, call lowing statement: ‘‘WARNING’’ failure 202–741–6030, or go to: http:// to register this PLB with NOAA could www.archives.gov/federallregister/ result in a monetary forfeiture order codeloflfederallregulations/ being issued to the owner.’’ ibrllocations.html. (f) To enhance protection of life and (b) The 406 MHz PLB must contain, property, it is mandatory that each 406 as an integral part, a homing beacon MHz PLB be registered with NOAA and operating only on 121.500 MHz and that information be kept up-to-date. In meeting all requirements described in addition to the identification plate or the RTCM Recommended Standards label requirements contained in §§ 2.925 document described in paragraph (a) of and 2.926 of this chapter, each 406 MHz this section. The 121.500 MHz homing PLB must be provided on the outside beacon must have a continuous duty with a clearly discernable permanent cycle that can be interrupted only dur- plate or label containing the following ing the transmission of the 406 MHz statement: ‘‘The owner of this 406 MHz signal. The 406 MHz PLB shall transmit PLB must register the NOAA identi- a unique identifier (Morse code ‘‘P’’) on fication code contained on this label the 121.500 MHz signals. with the National Oceanic and Atmos- (c) Before a 406 MHz PLB certifi- pheric Administration (NOAA) whose cation application is submitted to the address is: SARSAT Beacon Registra- Commission, the applicant must have tion, NOAA, NESDIS, E/SP3, Room obtained certification from a test facil- 3320, FB–4, 5200 Auth Road, Suitland, ity, recognized by one of the COSPAS/ Maryland 20746–4303.’’ Owners shall ad- SARSAT Partners that the PLB satis- vise NOAA in writing upon change of fies the standards contained in the PLB ownership, or any other change in COSPAS/SARSAT document COSPAS/ registration information. NOAA will SARSAT 406 MHz Distress Beacon Type provide registrants with proof of reg- Approval Standard (C/S T.007). Addi- istration and change of registration tionally, an independent test facility postcards. must certify that the PLB complies (g) For 406 MHz PLBs with identifica- with the electrical and environmental tion codes that can be changed after standards associated with the RTCM manufacture, the identification code Recommended Standards. shown on the plate or label must be

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easily replaceable using commonly § 95.1509 ASTM E2213–03 DSRC Stand- available tools. ard. On-Board Units operating in the 5850– Subpart L—Dedicated Short- 5925 MHz band shall comply with the Range Communications Serv- following technical standards, which ice On-Board Units (DSRCS- are incorporated by reference: Amer- OBUs) ican Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) E2213–03, Standard Specifica- SOURCE: 69 FR 46446, Aug. 3, 2004, unless tion for Telecommunications and In- otherwise noted. formation Exchange Between Roadside and Vehicle Systems—5 GHz Band § 95.1501 Scope. Dedicated Short Range Communica- This subpart sets out the regulations tions (DSRC) Medium Access Control governing Dedicated Short-Range Com- (MAC) and Physical Layer (PHY) Spec- munications Service On-Board Units ifications published September 2003 (DSRCS-OBUs) in the 5850–5925 MHz (ASTM E2213–03 DSRC Standard). The band. DSRCS Roadside Units (RSUs) Director of the Federal Register ap- are authorized under part 90 of this proves this incorporation by reference chapter and DSRCS, RSU, and OBU are in accordance with 5 U.S.C. 552(a) and 1 defined in § 90.7 of this chapter. CFR part 51. Copies may be inspected at the Federal Communications Com- § 95.1503 Eligibility. mission, 445 12th Street, SW., Wash- All entities for which the Commis- ington, DC 20554 or National Archives sion has licensing authority are au- and Records Administration (NARA). thorized by rule to operate an FCC cer- For information on the availability of tified On-Board Unit in accordance this material at NARA, call 202–741– with the rules contained in this sub- 6030, or go to: http://www.archives.gov/ part. No individual FCC license will be federallregister/ issued. (The FCC does not have author- codeloflfederallregulations/ ity to license foreign governments or ibrllocations.html. Copies of the ASTM their representatives, nor stations be- E2213–03 DSRC Standard can be ob- longing to and operated by the United tained from ASTM International, 100 States Government.) Barr Harbor Drive, PO Box C700, West Conshohocken, PA 19428–2959. Copies § 95.1505 Authorized locations. may also be obtained from ASTM via Operation of DSRCS On-Board Units the Internet at http://www.astm.org. is authorized anywhere CB station operation is permitted under § 95.405. § 95.1511 Frequencies available. (a) The following table indicates the § 95.1507 Station Identification. channel designations of frequencies A DSRCS On-Board Unit is not re- available for assignment to eligible ap- quired to transmit an FCC station plicants within the 5850–5925 MHz band identification announcement. for On-Board Units (OBUs): 1

Frequency range Channel No. Channel use (MHz)

170 ...... Reserved ...... 5850–5855 172 ...... Service Channel 2 ...... 5855–5865 174 ...... Service Channel ...... 5865–5875 175 ...... Service Channel 3 ...... 5865–5885 176 ...... Service Channel ...... 5875–5885 178 ...... Control Channel ...... 5885–5895 180 ...... Service Channel ...... 5895–5905 181 ...... Service Channel 3 ...... 5895–5915 182 ...... Service Channel ...... 5905–5915 184 ...... Service Channel 4 ...... 5915–5925 1 The maximum output power for portable DSRCS–OBUs is 1.0 mW. See § 95.639(i). 2 Channel 172 is designated for public safety applications involving safety of life and property. 3 Channel Nos. 174/176 may be combined to create a twenty megahertz channel, designated Channel No. 175. Channels 180/ 182 may be combined to create a twenty-megahertz channel, designated Channel No. 181. 4 Channel 184 is designated for public safety applications involving safety of life and property.

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(b) Except as provided in paragraph associated with RSUs are governed by (c) of this section, non-reserve DSRCS paragraph (b) of this section. channels are available on a shared [71 FR 52750, Sept. 7, 2006] basis only for use in accordance with the Commission’s rules. All licensees shall cooperate in the selection and use PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO of channels in order to reduce inter- SERVICE ference. This includes monitoring for communications in progress and any Subpart A—General Provisions other measures as may be necessary to Sec. minimize interference. Licensees suf- 97.1 Basis and purpose. fering or causing harmful interference 97.3 Definitions. within a communications zone are ex- 97.5 Station license required. pected to cooperate and resolve this 97.7 Control operation required. problem by mutually satisfactory ar- 97.9 Operator license grant. rangements. If the licensees are unable 97.11 Stations aboard ships or aircraft. 97.13 Restrictions on station location. to do so, the Commission may impose 97.15 Station antenna structures. restrictions, including specifying the 97.17 Application for new license grant. transmitter power, antenna height and 97.19 Application for a vanity call sign. direction, additional filtering, or area 97.21 Application for a modified or renewed or hours of operation of the stations license grant. concerned. Further, the use of any 97.23 Mailing address. channel at a given geographical loca- 97.25 License term. 97.27 FCC modification of station license tion may be denied when, in the judg- grant. ment of the Commission, its use at 97.29 Replacement license grant document. that location is not in the public interest; the use of any channel may be re- Subpart B—Station Operation Standards stricted as to specified geographical areas, maximum power, or such other 97.101 General standards. 97.103 Station licensee responsibilities. operating conditions, contained in this 97.105 Control operator duties. part or in the station authorization. 97.107 Reciprocal operating authority. (c) Safety/public safety priority. The 97.109 Station control. following access priority governs all 97.111 Authorized transmissions. DSRCS operations: 97.113 Prohibited transmissions. (1) Communications involving the 97.115 Third party communications. safety of life have access priority over 97.117 International communications. 97.119 Station identification. all other DSRCS communications; 97.121 Restricted operation. (2) Subject to a control channel priority system management strategy Subpart C—Special Operations (see ASTM E2213–03 DSRC Standard at § 4.1.1.2(4)), DSRCS communications in- 97.201 Auxiliary station. 97.203 Beacon station. volving public safety have access pri- 97.205 Repeater station. ority over all other DSRC communica- 97.207 Space station. tions not listed in paragraph (c)(1) of 97.209 Earth station. this section. On-Board Units (OBUs) 97.211 Space telecommand station. operated by state or local govern- 97.213 Telecommand of an amateur station. mental entities are presumptively en- 97.215 Telecommand of model craft. gaged in public safety priority commu- 97.217 Telemetry. nications. 97.219 Message forwarding system. 97.221 Automatically controlled digital sta- (d) Non-priority communications. tion. DSRCS communications not listed in paragraph (c) of this section, are non- Subpart D—Technical Standards priority communications. If a dispute arises concerning non-priority DSRCS– 97.301 Authorized frequency bands. OBU communications with Roadside 97.303 Frequency sharing requirements. 97.305 Authorized emission types. Units (RSUs), the provisions of 97.307 Emission standards § 90.377(e) and (f) of this chapter will 97.309 RTTY and data emission codes. apply. Disputes concerning non-pri- 97.311 SS emission types. ority DSRCS–OBU communications not 97.313 Transmitter power standards.

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