47 C.F.R. § 90.261

Current through September 30, 2024
Section 90.261 - Assignment and use of the frequencies in the band 450-470 MHz for fixed operations
(a) Frequencies in the 450-470 MHz band as listed in §§ 90.20(c)(3) and 90.35(b)(3) may be assigned to all eligibles for fixed use on a secondary basis to land mobile operations.
(b) Fixed stations located 140 km (87 mi) or more from the center of any urbanized area of 600,000 or more population are limited to a transmitter output power of 75 watts. Fixed stations less than 140 km (87 mi) from the centers of these areas are limited to a transmitter output power of 20 watts. Urbanized areas of 600,000 or more population are defined in the U.S. Census of Population 1970, Vol. 1, Table 20, pages 1-74. The centers of the urbanized areas are determined from the Appendix, page 226, of the U.S. Department of Commerce publication "Airline Distance Between Cities in the United States."
(c) All fixed systems are limited to one frequency pair with 5 MHz spacing and must employ directional antennas with a front-to-back ratio of 15dB, except that omnidirectional antennas having unity gain may be employed by stations communicating with a minimum of three receiving locations encompassed in a sector of at least 160° in azimuth. Stations authorized for secondary fixed operations prior to July 13, 1992, may continue to operate under the conditions of their initial authorization.
(d)-(e) [Reserved]
(f) Secondary fixed operations pursuant to paragraph (a) of this section will not be authorized on the following frequencies or on frequencies subject to § 90.267 , except as provided in § 90.219(d)(3)(ii) :

Frequencies (MHz)

451.800/456.800

451.80625/456.80625

451.8125/456.8125

451.81875/456.81875

452.525

452.53125

452.5375

452.54375

452.550

452.55625

452.5625

452.56875

452.575

452.58125

452.5875

452.59375

452.600

452.60625

452.6125

452.61875

452.925/457.925

452.93125/457.93125

452.9375/457.9375

452.94375/457.94375

452.950/457.950

452.95625/457.95625

452.9625/457.9625

452.96875/457.96875

453.025/458.025

453.03125/458.03125

453.0375/458.0375

453.04375/458.04375

453.075/458.075

453.08125/458.08125

453.0875/458.0875

453.09375/458.09375

453.125/458.125

453.13125/458.13125

453.1375/458.1375

453.14375/458.14375

453.175/458.175

453.18125/458.18125

453.1875/458.1875

453.19375/458.19375

454.000/459.000

454.00625/459.00625

454.0125/459.0125

454.01875/459.01875

462.950/467.950

462.95625/467.95625

462.9625/467.9625

462.96875/467.96875

462.975/467.975

462.98125/467.98125

462.9875/467.9875

462.99375/467.99375

463.000/468.000

463.00625/468.00625

463.0125/468.0125

463.01875/468.01875

463.025/468.025

463.03125/468.03125

463.0375/468.0375

463.04375/468.04375

463.050/468.050

463.05625/468.05625

463.0625/468.0625

463.06875/468.06875

463.075/468.075

463.08125/468.08125

463.0875/468.0875

463.09375/468.09375

463.100/468.100

463.10625/468.10625

463.1125/468.1125

463.11875/468.11875

463.125/468.125

463.13125/468.13125

463.1375/468.1375

463.14375/468.14375

463.150/468.150

463.15625/468.15625

463.1625/468.1625

463.16875/468.16875

463.175/468.175

463.18125/468.18125

463.1875/468.1875

463.19375/468.19375

47 C.F.R. §90.261

57 FR 24992, June 12, 1992, as amended at 58 FR 33212, June 16, 1993; 60 FR 37268, July 19, 1995; 62 FR 18928, Apr. 17, 1997; 68 FR 19461, Apr. 21, 2003; 72 FR 35196, June 27, 2007; 83 FR 61097, Nov. 27, 2018
83 FR 61097, 12/27/2018