47 USC § 324 - Use of minimum power

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identifier: "/us/usc/t47/s324"
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legal_status: "official_prima_facie"
title: "47 USC § 324 - Use of minimum power"
title_number: 47
title_name: "TELECOMMUNICATIONS"
section_number: "324"
section_name: "Use of minimum power"
chapter_number: 5
chapter_name: "WIRE OR RADIO COMMUNICATION"
subchapter_number: "III"
subchapter_name: "SPECIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO RADIO"
part_number: "I"
part_name: "General Provisions"
positive_law: false
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2025-08-11"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 324, 48 Stat. 1091.)"
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# § 324. Use of minimum power

In all circumstances, except in case of radio communications or signals relating to vessels in distress, all radio stations, including those owned and operated by the United States, shall use the minimum amount of power necessary to carry out the communication desired.

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**Source Credit**: (June 19, 1934, ch. 652, title III, § 324, 48 Stat. 1091.)