Sec.  90.539   Frequency stability.

   Transmitters designed to operate in 769–775 MHz and 799–805 MHz frequency
   bands must meet the frequency stability requirements in this section.

   (a) Mobile, portable and control transmitters must normally use automatic
   frequency control (AFC) to lock on to the base station signal.

   (b) The frequency stability of base transmitters operating in the narrowband
   segment must be 100 parts per billion or better.

   (c) The frequency stability of mobile, portable, and control transmitters
   operating in the narrowband segment must be 400 parts per billion or better
   when AFC is locked to the base station. When AFC is not locked to the base
   station, the frequency stability must be at least 1.0 ppm for 6.25 kHz, 1.5
   ppm for 12.5 kHz (2 channel aggregate), and 2.5 ppm for 25 kHz (4 channel
   aggregate).

   (d) The frequency stability of base transmitters operating in the wideband
   segment must be 1 part per million or better.

   (e) The frequency stability of mobile, portable and control transmitters
   operating in the wideband segment must be 1.25 parts per million or better
   when AFC is locked to a base station, and 5 parts per million or better when
   AFC is not locked.

   [ 63 FR 58651 , Nov. 2, 1998, as amended at  65 FR 53646 , Sept. 5, 2000;  72 FR 48861 , Aug. 24, 2007]