---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 80.1179"
title: "47"
number: "80.1179"
heading: "On-board repeater limitations."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/80.1179"
---

# §80.1179. On-board repeater limitations.


When an on-board repeater is used, the following limitations must be met:

- (a) The on-board repeater antenna must be located no higher than 3 meters (10 feet) above the vessel's highest working deck.
- (b) Each on-board repeater must have a timer that deactivates the transmitter if the carrier remains on for more than 3 minutes.

## Notes

### Amendments

[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 44954, Aug. 25, 1993]

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609; 3 U.S.T. 3450, 3 U.S.T. 4726, 12 U.S.T. 2377.

### Source

Source: 51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[51 FR 31213, Sept. 2, 1986, as amended at 58 FR 44954, Aug. 25, 1993]