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FCC 90.259
Revised as of October 1, 2008
Goto Year:2007 |
2009
Sec. 90.259 Assignment and use of frequencies in the bands 216–220 MHz and
1427–1432 MHz.
(a) 216–220 MHz band. (1) Frequencies in the 216–220 MHz band may be
assigned to applicants that establish eligibility in the Industrial/Business
Pool.
(2) All operation is secondary to the fixed and mobile services, including
the Low Power Radio Service.
(3) In the 216–217 MHz band, no new assignments will be made after January
1, 2002.
(4) In the 217–220 MHz band, the maximum transmitter output power is 2
watts. The maximum antenna height above average terrain (HAAT) is 152 m (500
feet).
(5) In the 217–220 MHz band, base, mobile, and operational fixed operations
are permitted.
(6) Wide area operations will not be authorized. The area of normal
day-to-day operations will be described in the application in terms of
maximum distance from a geographical center (latitude and longitude).
(7) Frequencies will be assigned with a 6.25 kHz, 12.5 kHz, 25 kHz or 50 kHz
channel bandwidth. Frequencies may be assigned with a channel bandwidth
exceeding 50 kHz only upon a showing of adequate justification.
(8) Assignable 6.25 kHz channels will occur in increments of 6.25 kHz from
217.00625 MHz to 219.99375 MHz. Assignable 12.5 kHz channels will occur in
increments of 12.5 kHz from 217.0125 MHz to 219.9875 MHz. Assignable 25 kHz
channels will occur in increments of 25 kHz from 217.025 MHz to 219.975 MHz.
Assignable 50 kHz channels will occur in increments of 50 kHz from 217.025
MHz to 219.975 MHz.
(b) 1427–1432 MHz band. (1) Frequencies in the 1427–1432 MHz band may be
assigned to applicants that establish eligibility in the Public Safety Pool
or the Industrial/Business Pool.
(2) All operations in the 1427–1429.5 MHz band are secondary to the Wireless
Medical Telemetry Service except in the locations specified in paragraph
(b)(4) of this section. At the locations specified in paragraph (b)(4) of
this section, all operations are secondary to the Wireless Medical Telemetry
Service in the 1429–1431.5 MHz band.
(3) All operations in the 1429.5–1432 MHz band are primary in status except
in the locations specified in paragraph (b)(4) of this section. At the
locations specified in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, all operations are
primary in status in the 1427–1429 MHz and 1431.5–1432 MHz bands.
(4) Locations: (i) Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania—Counties of Westmoreland,
Washington, Beaver, Allegheny and Butler;
(ii) Washington, DC metropolitan area—Counties of Montgomery, Prince
George's, Charles, Arlington, Prince William, Fauquier, Loudon, and Fairfax;
Cities of Alexandria, Falls Church, Fairfax, and District of Columbia;
(iii) Richmond/Norfolk, Virginia—Counties of Charles City, Chesterfield,
Dinwiddie, Goochland, Hanover, Henrico, Isle of Wight, James City, New Kent,
Powhatan, Prince George, Southhampton, Surrey, Sussex, and York; Cities of
Chesapeake, Colonial Heights, Franklin, Hampton, Hopewell, Newport News,
Norfolk, Petersburg, Poquoson, Portsmouth, Richmond, Suffolk, Virginia
Beach, and Williamsburg;
(iv) Austin/Georgetown, Texas—Counties of Williamson and Travis;
(v) Battle Creek, Michigan—County of Calhoun;
(vi) Detroit, Michigan—Counties of Oakland, Wayne, Washtenaw, Macomb and
Livingston;
(vii) Spokane, Washington—Counties of Spokane, WA and Kootenai, ID.
(5) All operations in the 1429.5–1432 MHz band authorized prior to April 12,
2002 are on a secondary basis.
(6) For secondary operations only fixed stations are permitted. At the
locations specified in (b)(4) of this section, secondary operations are
performed in the 1429–1431.5 MHz band. For all other locations, secondary
operations are performed in the 1427–1429.5 MHz band. The maximum power is 1
watt EIRP.
(7) For primary operations base, mobile, operational fixed and temporary
fixed operations are permitted.
(i) At the locations specified in paragraph (b)(4) of this section, primary
operations are performed in the 1427–1429 MHz and 1431.5–1432 MHz bands. The
maximum ERP limitations are as follows:
Operation Frequency range (MHz)
1427–1428 1428–1428.5 1428.5–1429 1431.5–1432
Fixed (watts) 61.1 6.11 0.611 0.611
Mobile (watts) 0.611 0.611 0.015 0.015
Temporary fixed (watts) 0.611 0.611 0.611 0.611
(ii) For all other locations, primary operations are performed in the
1429.5–1432 MHz band. The maximum ERP limitations are as follows:
Operation Frequency range (MHz)
1429.5–1430 1430–1430.5 1430.5–1431.5 1431.5–1432
Fixed (watts) 0.611 0.611 6.11 61.1
Mobile (watts) 0.015 0.611 0.611 0.611
Temporary fixed (watts) 0.611 0.611 0.611 0.611
(8) Wide area operations will not be authorized. The area of normal
day-to-day operations will be described in the application in terms of
maximum distance from a geographical center (latitude and longitude).
(9) Assignable frequencies occur in increments of 12.5 kHz from 1427.00625
MHz to 1431.99375 MHz.
(10) Licensees, however, may combine contiguous channels up to 50 kHz, and
more than 50 kHz only upon a showing of adequate justification.
(11) For any operation in the 1427–1432 MHz band, the predicted or measured
field strength—in the WMTS primary band—at the location of any registered
WMTS healthcare facility shall not exceed 150 uV/m. For the locations
specified in (b)(4) of this section, WMTS is primary in the 1429–1431.5 MHz
band. For all other locations, WMTS is primary in the 1427–1429.5 MHz band.
(c) Authorized uses. (1) Use of these bands is limited to telemetering
purposes.
(2) Base stations authorized in these bands shall be used to perform
telecommand functions with associated mobile telemetering stations. Base
stations may also command actions by the vehicle itself, but will not be
authorized solely to perform this function.
(3) Except for the transmissions that are permitted under Sec. 90.248(f) of this
chapter, airborne use is prohibited.
[ 67 FR 41860 , June 20, 2002, as amended at 69 FR 39867 , July 1, 2004; 72 FR 35196 , June 27, 2007]
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