§ 80.653   Scope of communications.

   (a) Maritime support stations are land stations authorized to operate at
   permanent locations or temporary unspecified locations.

   (b)  Maritime support stations are authorized to conduct the following
   operations:

   (1) Training of personnel in maritime telecommunications;

   (2) Transmissions necessary for the test and maintenance of maritime radio
   equipment at repair shops and at temporary unspecified locations;

   (3)  Transmissions  necessary to test the technical performance of the
   licensee's public coast station(s) radiotelephone receiver(s); and

   (4) Transmissions necessary for radar/racon equipment demonstration.

   [ 51 FR 31213 , Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at  62 FR 40308 , July 28, 1997]

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