Sec. 74.13  Equipment tests.

    (a) During the process of construction of any class of radio station 
listed in this part, the permittee, without further authority of the 
Commission, may conduct equipment tests for the purpose of such 
adjustments and measurements as may be necessary to assure compliance 
with the terms of the construction permit, the technical provisions of 
the application therefor, the technical requirements of this chapter, 
and the applicable engineering standards.
    (b) Equipment tests may be continued so long as the construction 
permit shall remain valid.
    (c) The authorization for tests embodied in this section shall not 
be construed as constituting a license to operate.

[ 38 FR 18378 , July 10, 1973]