47 CFR § 95.377 - Tones and signals.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s95.377"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 95.377 - Tones and signals."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "95.377"
section_name: "Tones and signals."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "95"
part_name: "PERSONAL RADIO SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303, 307."
regulatory_source: "82 FR 41104, Aug. 29, 2017, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "95"
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# 95.377 Tones and signals.
Personal Radio Service stations that transmit voice emissions may also transmit audible or subaudible tones or other signals for the purpose of selective calling and/or receiver squelch activation. These tones and signals are ancillary to voice communications and are considered to be included within the voice emission types, e.g., A3E, F3E, and G3E.
(a) Tones that are audible (having a frequency higher than 300 Hertz), must last no longer than 15 seconds at one time.
(b) Tones that are subaudible (having a frequency of 300 Hertz or less), may be transmitted continuously during a communication session.