47 CFR § 80.376 - Radio buoy operations.

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title: "47 CFR § 80.376 - Radio buoy operations."
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# 80.376 Radio buoy operations.

Frequencies in the 1900-2000 kHz band are authorized for radio buoy operations under a ship radio station license provided:

(a) The use of these frequencies is related to commercial fishing operations on the open sea and the Great Lakes; and

(b) The output power does not exceed 8 watts and the station antenna height does not exceed 4.6 meters above sea level in a buoy station or 6 meters above the mast of the ship on which it is installed.

[82 FR 27213, June 14, 2017]