[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

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

[CITE: 47CFR80.71]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

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

 

             Subpart C_Operating Requirements and Procedures

 

Sec.  80.71  Operating controls for stations on land.



    Each coast station, Alaska-public fixed station and Alaska-private 

fixed station must provide operating controls in accordance with the 

following:

    (a) Each station using telegraphy or telephony must be capable of 

changeover from transmission to reception and vice versa within two 

seconds excluding a change in operating radio channel.

    (b) During it hours of service, each station must be capable of:

    (1) Commencing operation within one minute after the need to do so 

occurs;

    (2) Discontinuing all emission within five seconds after emission is 

no longer desired. The emission of an unattended station in an automated 

multistation system at which restoration to standby is automatic on 

conclusion of a call must be discontinued within three seconds of the 

disconnect signal or, if a disconnect signal is not received, within 

twenty seconds after reception of the final carrier transmission from a 

ship station.

    (c) Each station using a multichannel installation for telegraphy 

must be capable of changing from one telegraphy channel to any other 

telegraphy channel within the same sub-band below 525 kHz within five 

seconds. This requirement need not be met by equipment intended for use 

only in emergencies and not used for normal communication.

    (d) Every coast station using a multi-channel installation for 

radiotelephony must be capable of changing from one telephony channel to 

another telephony channel within:

    (1) Five seconds within the frequency band 1605-3500 kHz; or

    (2) Three seconds within the band 156-162 MHz. This requirement also 

applies to marine utility stations.