Goto Section: 74.732 | 74.734 | Table of Contents
FCC 74.733
Revised as of October 1, 2007
Goto Year:2006 |
2008
Sec. 74.733 UHF translator signal boosters.
(a) The licensee of a UHF television broadcast translator station may be
authorized to operate one or more signal boosters for the purpose of
providing reception to small shadowed areas within the area intended to be
served by the translator.
(b) The transmitting apparatus shall consist of a simple linear radio
frequency amplifier, with one or more amplifying stages, which is capable of
receiving, amplifying, and retransmitting the signals of the parent
translator without significantly altering any electrical characteristic of
the received signal other than its amplitude. The maximum power input to the
plate of the final radio frequency amplifier shall not exceed 5 watts.
(c) The amplifier shall be equipped with suitable circuits which will
automatically cause it to cease radiating if no signal is being received
from the parent translator station. Care shall be taken in the design of the
apparatus to insure that out-of-band radiation is not excessive and that
adequate isolation is maintained between the input and output circuits to
prevent unstable operation.
(d) The installation of the apparatus and its associated receiving and
transmitting antennas shall be in accordance with accepted principles of
good engineering practice. Either horizontal, vertical, or circular
polarization of the electric field of the radiated signal may be employed.
If the isolation between the input and output circuits depends in part upon
the polarization or directive properties of the transmitting and receiving
antennas, the installation shall be sufficiently rugged to withstand the
normal hazards of the environment.
(e) The operation of a UHF translator signal booster is subject to the
condition that no harmful interference is caused to the reception of any
station, broadcast or non-broadcast, other than the parent translator. The
licensee of the UHF translator signal booster is expected to use reasonable
diligence to minimize interference to the direct reception of the parent
translator station.
(f) UHF translator signal boosters may be operated unattended. Repairs and
adjustments shall be made by a qualified person. The required qualifications
are set forth in Sec. 74.750 (g) and (h).
(g) An individual call sign will not be assigned to a UHF translator booster
station. The retransmission of the call sign of the parent translator will
serve as station identification.
(h) Applications for authority to construct and operate a UHF translator
signal booster shall be submitted on FCC Form 346A. No construction of
facilities or installation of apparatus at the proposed transmitter site
shall be made until a construction permit therefor has been issued by the
Commission.
(i) The provisions of Sec. 74.765 concerning posting of station license shall
apply to a UHF translator signal booster except that the parent UHF
translator call sign, followed by the word “Booster”, shall be displayed at
the signal booster site.
(j) The provisions of Sec. Sec. 74.767 and 74.781 concerning marking and lighting of
antenna structures and station records, respectively, apply to UHF
translator signal boosters.
Note: Effective July 11, 1975, no new UHF signal boosters will be
authorized. Licensees of such existing boosters may make application for
renewal of license or change in facilities on the applicable FCC forms for
Television Broadcast Translator Stations (Form 346, for construction
permits; 347, for license to cover construction permit; and 303-S, for
renewal of license). Report and Order, Docket No. 20372. May 28, 1975.
[ 28 FR 13722 , Dec. 14, 1963, as amended at 40 FR 25022 , June 12, 1975; 59 FR 63052 , Dec. 7, 1994]
Goto Section: 74.732 | 74.734
Goto Year: 2006 |
2008
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