Sec. 101.205 Operation during emergency.
The licensee of any station in these services may, during a period
of emergency in which normal communication facilities are disrupted as a
result of hurricane, flood, earthquake, or similar disaster, utilize
such station for emergency communication service in a manner other than
that specified in the instrument of authorization: Provided:
(a) That as soon as possible after the beginning of such emergency
use, notice be sent to the Commission at Washington, DC stating the
nature of the emergency and the use to which the station is being put;
(b) That the emergency use of the station must be discontinued as
soon as substantially normal communication facilities are again
available;
(c) That the Commission at Washington, DC must be notified
immediately when such special use of the station is terminated;
(d) That, in no event, will any station engage in emergency
transmission on frequencies other than, or with power in excess of, that
specified in the instrument of authorization or as otherwise expressly
provided by the Commission, or by law; and
(e) That the Commission may, at any time, order the discontinuance
of any such emergency communication.
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