---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 80.68"
title: "47"
number: "80.68"
heading: "Facilities requirements for public coast stations using telegraphy."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/80.68"
---

# §80.68. Facilities requirements for public coast stations using telegraphy.


Public coast station using telegraphy must be provided with the following facilities.

- (a) **Stations having a frequency assignment below 150 kHz must—**
  - (1) Transmit A1A emission on at least one working frequency within the band 100-150 kHz;
  - (2) Receive A1A emission on all radio channels authorized for transmission by mobile stations operating in the maritime mobile service for telegraphy within the band 100-150 kHz.
- (b) Stations having a frequency assignment within the 405-525 kHz band must transmit and receive on 500 kHz and at least one working frequency in the band.
- (c) Stations having frequency assignments above 4000 kHz must be equipped to receive on each of their assigned frequencies and all ship station radiotelegraphy frequencies in the same sub-band as the assigned frequency of the coast station. See [subpart H](/cfr/47/subpartH.md) of this part for the list of frequencies.

## Notes

### 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.