[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2005]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR80.70]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 80_STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

             Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures

 

Sec. 80.70  Special conditions relative to coast station VHF facilities.



    (a) Coast stations which transmit on the same radio channel above 

150 MHz must minimize interference by reducing radiated power, by 

decreasing antenna height or by installing directional antennas. Coast 

stations at locations separated by less than 241 kilometers (150 miles) 

which transmit on the same radio channel above 150 MHz must also 

consider a time-sharing arrangement. The Commission may order station 

changes if agreement cannot be reached between the involved licensees.

    (b) Coast stations which transmit on a radio channel above 150 MHz 

and are located within interference range of any station within Canada 

or Mexico must minimize interference to the involved foreign station(s), 

and must notify the Commission of any station changes.

    (c) A VHF (156-162 MHz) public coast licensee initially authorized 

on any of the channels listed in the table in



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Sec. 80.371(c)(1), or an AMTS licensee initially authorized on any of 

the channel blocks listed in the table in Sec. 80.385(a)(2), may 

transfer or assign its channel(s), or channel block(s), to another 

entity. If the proposed transferee or assignee is the geographic area 

licensee for the geographic area to which the frequency block is 

allocated, such transfer or assignment will be deemed to be in the 

public interest. However, such presumption will be rebuttable.



[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 63 FR 40063, July 27, 1998; 

67 FR 48564, July 25, 2002]