---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 80.969"
title: "47"
number: "80.969"
heading: "Illumination of operating controls."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/80.969"
---

# §80.969. Illumination of operating controls.

- (a) The radiotelephone must have dial lights which illuminate the operating controls at the principal operating position.
- (b) Instead of dial lights, a light from an electric lamp may be provided to illuminate the operating controls of the radiotelephone at the principal operating position. If a reserve power supply is required, arrangements must permit the use of that power supply for illumination within one minute.

## Notes

### Source

Source: 88 FR 77222, Nov. 9, 2023, unless otherwise noted.

### 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.