Federal Communications Commission § 95.667 § 95.649 Power capability. § 95.655 Frequency capability. No CB, R/C, LPRS, FRS, MedRadio, (a) No transmitter will be certifi- MURS, or WMTS unit shall incorporate cated for use in the CB service if it is provisions for increasing its trans- equipped with a frequency capability mitter power to any level in excess of not listed in § 95.625, and no transmitter the limits specified in § 95.639. will be certificated for use in the GMRS if it is equipped with a fre- [74 FR 22708, May 14, 2009] quency capability not listed in § 95.621, § 95.651 Crystal control required. unless such transmitter is also certifi- cated 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, 569 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:40 Dec 15, 2011 Jkt 223206 PO 00000 Frm 00579 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Q:\47\47V5 ofr150 PsN: PC150 § 95.669 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–11 Edition) 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 redesig- nated 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 with- out 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 iso- tropic 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. 570 VerDate Mar<15>2010 17:40 Dec 15, 2011 Jkt 223206 PO 00000 Frm 00580 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8002 Q:\47\47V5 ofr150 PsN: PC150.