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47 CFR 90.273: Availability and use of frequencies in the 421-430 MHz band.

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  1. Title 47—Telecommunication
  2. CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  3. SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES
  4. PART 90—PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
  5. Subpart K—Standards for Special Frequencies or Frequency Bands

The frequency bands 422.1875-425.4875 MHz and 427.1875-429.9875 MHz are available for use in the Detroit, Michigan and Cleveland, Ohio areas. The bands 423.8125-425.4875 MHz and 428.8125-429.9875 MHz are available for use in the Buffalo, New York area. Sections 90.273 through 90.281 address the specific rules applicable to these bands. Use of these bands is also subject to the general technical standards and application procedures contained in other subparts of part 90. The technical standards applicable in this band are the same as those contained in subpart I of part 90 for the 450-470 MHz band. Private land mobile use of these frequencies is subject to accepting any interference from Federal Government radiolocation operations.

(a) The following tables list frequencies available for assignment in the Public Safety and Industrial/Business Pools as indicated. In the tables, the Public Safety Pool frequencies are denoted as “PS” and the Industrial/Business Pool frequencies are denoted as “IB.” The frequencies 422.19375 MHz through 424.99375 MHz are paired with frequencies 427.19375 MHz through 429.99375 MHz, respectively. Only the lower half of each frequency pair, available for base station operation, is listed in the tables. Corresponding mobile and control station frequencies are 5 MHz higher than the base station frequency. The frequencies 425.000 through 425.48125 are unpaired and are available for either single frequency dispatch or paging operations.

Table 1—Channels Available in Detroit and Cleveland Areas Only

Frequency (MHz) Pool in which assigned

Paired channels:

422.19375 * IB

422.200 IB

422.20625 * IB

422.21250 IB

422.21875 * IB

422.225 IB

422.23125 * IB

422.23750 IB

422.24375 * IB

422.250 IB

422.25625 * IB

422.26250 IB

422.26875 * IB

422.275 IB

422.28125 * IB

422.28750 IB

422.29375 * IB

422.300 IB

422.30625 * IB

422.31250 IB

422.31875 * IB

422.325 IB

422.33125 * IB

422.33750 IB

422.34375 * IB

422.350 IB

422.35625 * IB

422.36250 IB

422.36875 * IB

422.375 IB

422.38125 * IB

422.38750 IB

422.39375 * IB

422.400 IB

422.40625 * IB

422.41250 IB

422.41875 * IB

422.425 IB

422.43125 * IB

422.43750 IB

422.44375 * IB

422.450 IB

422.45625 * IB

422.46250 IB

422.46875 * IB

422.475 IB

422.48125 * IB

422.48750 IB

422.49375 * IB

422.500 IB

422.50625 * IB

422.51250 IB

422.51875 * IB

422.525 IB

422.53125 * IB

422.53750 IB

422.54375 * IB

422.550 IB

422.55625 * IB

422.56250 IB

422.56875 * IB

422.575 IB

422.58125 * IB

422.58750 IB

422.59375 * IB

422.600 IB

422.60625 * IB

422.61250 IB

422.61875 * IB

422.625 IB

422.63125 * IB

422.63750 IB

422.64375 * IB

422.650 IB

422.65625 * IB

422.66250 IB

422.66875 * IB

422.675 IB

422.68125 * IB

422.68750 IB

422.69375 * IB

422.700 IB

422.70625 * IB

422.71250 IB

422.71875 * IB

422.725 IB

422.73125 * IB

422.73750 IB

422.74375 * IB

422.750 IB

422.75625 * IB

422.76250 IB

422.76875 * IB

422.775 IB

422.78125 * IB

422.78750 IB

422.79375 * IB

422.800 IB

422.80625 * IB

422.81250 IB

422.81875 * IB

422.825 IB

422.83125 * IB

422.83750 IB

422.84375 * IB

422.850 IB

422.85625 * IB

422.86250 IB

422.86875 * IB

422.875 IB

422.88125 * IB

422.88750 IB

422.89375 * IB

422.900 IB

422.90625 * IB

422.91250 IB

422.91875 * IB

422.925 IB

422.93125 * IB

422.93750 IB

422.94375 * IB

422.950 IB

422.95625 * IB

422.96250 IB

422.96875 * IB

422.975 IB

422.98125 * IB

422.98750 IB

422.99375 * IB

423.000 PS

423.00625 * PS

423.01250 PS

423.01875 * PS

423.025 PS

423.03125 * PS

423.03750 PS

423.04375 * PS

423.050 PS

423.05625 * PS

423.06250 PS

423.06875 * PS

423.075 PS

423.08125 * PS

423.08750 PS

423.09375 * PS

423.100 PS

423.10625 * PS

423.11250 PS

423.11875 * PS

423.125 PS

423.13125 * PS

423.13750 PS

423.14375 * PS

423.150 PS

423.15625 * PS

423.16250 PS

423.16875 * PS

423.175 PS

423.18125 * PS

423.18750 PS

423.19375 * PS

423.200 PS

423.20625 * PS

423.21250 PS

423.21875 * PS

423.225 PS

423.23125 * PS

423.23750 PS

423.24375 * PS

423.250 PS

423.25625 * PS

423.26250 PS

423.26875 * PS

423.275 PS

423.28125 * PS

423.28750 PS

423.29375 * PS

423.300 PS

423.30625 * PS

423.31250 PS

423.31875 * PS

423.325 PS

423.33125 * PS

423.33750 PS

423.34375 * PS

423.350 PS

423.35625 * PS

423.36250 PS

423.36875 * PS

423.375 PS

423.38125 * PS

423.38750 PS

423.39375 * PS

423.400 PS

423.40625 * PS

423.41250 PS

423.41875 * PS

423.425 PS

423.43125 * PS

423.43750 PS

423.44375 * PS

423.450 PS

423.45625 * PS

423.46250 PS

423.46875 * PS

423.475 PS

423.48125 * PS

423.48750 PS

423.49375 * PS

423.500 PS

423.50625 * PS

423.51250 PS

423.51875 * PS

423.525 PS

423.53125 * PS

423.53750 PS

423.54375 * PS

423.550 PS

423.55625 * PS

423.56250 PS

423.56875 * PS

423.575 PS

423.58125 * PS

423.58750 PS

423.59375 * PS

423.600 PS

423.60625 * PS

423.61250 PS

423.61875 * PS

423.625 PS

423.63125 * PS

423.63750 PS

423.64375 * PS

423.650 PS

423.65625 * PS

423.66250 PS

423.66875 * PS

423.675 PS

423.68125 * PS

423.68750 PS

423.69375 * PS

423.700 PS

423.70625 * PS

423.71250 PS

423.71875 * PS

423.725 PS

423.73125 * PS

423.73750 PS

423.74375 * PS

423.750 PS

423.75625 * PS

423.76250 PS

423.76875 * PS

423.775 PS

423.78125 * PS

423.78750 PS

423.79375 * PS

423.800 PS

423.80625 * PS

* This frequency will be assigned with an authorized bandwidth not to exceed 6 kHz.

Table 2—Channels Available in Buffalo, Detroit and Cleveland Areas

Frequency (MHz) Pool in which assigned

Paired channels:

423.81875 * PS

423.825 PS

423.83125 * PS

423.83750 PS

423.84375 * PS

423.850 PS

423.85625 * PS

423.86250 PS

423.86875 * PS

423.875 PS

423.88125 * PS

423.88750 PS

423.89375 * PS

423.900 PS

423.90625 * PS

423.91250 PS

423.91875 * PS

423.925 PS

423.93125 * PS

423.93750 PS

423.94375 * PS

423.950 PS

423.95625 * PS

423.96250 PS

423.96875 * PS

423.975 PS

423.98125 * PS

423.98750 PS

423.99375 * PS

424.000 PS

424.00625 * PS

424.01250 PS

424.01875 * PS

424.025 PS

424.03125 * PS

424.03750 PS

424.04375 * PS

424.050 PS

424.05625 * PS

424.06250 PS

424.06875 * PS

424.075 PS

424.08125 * PS

424.08750 PS

424.09375 * PS

424.100 PS

424.10625 * PS

424.11250 PS

424.11875 * PS

424.125 PS

424.13125 * PS

424.13750 PS

424.14375 * PS

424.150 PS

424.15625 * PS

424.16250 PS

424.16875 * PS

424.175 PS

424.18125 * PS

424.18750 PS

424.19375 * PS

424.200 PS

424.20625 * PS

424.21250 PS

424.21875 * PS

424.225 PS

424.23125 * PS

424.23750 PS

424.24375 * PS

424.250 PS

424.25625 * PS

424.26250 PS

424.26875 * PS

424.275 PS

424.28125 * PS

424.28750 PS

424.29375 * PS

424.300 PS

424.30625 * PS

424.31250 PS

424.31875 * PS

424.325 PS

424.33125 * PS

424.33750 PS

424.34375 * PS

424.350 PS

424.35625 * PS

424.36250 PS

424.36875 * PS

424.375 PS

424.38125 * PS

424.38750 PS

424.39375 * PS

424.400 IB

424.40625 * IB

424.41250 IB

424.41875 * IB

424.425 IB

424.43125 * IB

424.43750 IB

424.44375 * IB

424.450 IB

424.45625 * IB

424.46250 IB

424.46875 * IB

424.475 IB

424.48125 * IB

424.48750 IB

424.49375 * IB

424.500 IB

424.50625 * IB

424.51250 IB

424.51875 * IB

424.525 IB

424.53125 * IB

424.53750 IB

424.54375 * IB

424.550 IB

424.55625 * IB

424.56250 IB

424.56875 * IB

424.575 IB

424.58125 * IB

424.58750 IB

424.59375 * IB

424.600 IB

424.60625 * IB

424.61250 IB

424.61875 * IB

424.625 IB

424.63125 * IB

424.63750 IB

424.64375 * IB

424.650 IB

424.65625 * IB

424.66250 IB

424.66875 * IB

424.675 IB

424.68125 * IB

424.68750 IB

424.69375 * IB

424.700 IB

424.70625 * IB

424.71250 IB

424.71875 * IB

424.725 IB

424.73125 * IB

424.73750 IB

424.74375 * IB

424.750 IB

424.75625 * IB

424.76250 IB

424.76875 * IB

424.775 IB

424.78125 * IB

424.78750 IB

424.79375 * IB

424.800 IB

424.80625 * IB

424.81250 IB

424.81875 * IB

424.825 IB

424.83125 * IB

424.83750 IB

424.84375 * IB

424.850 IB

424.85625 * IB

424.86250 IB

424.86875 * IB

424.875 IB

424.88125 * IB

424.88750 IB

424.89375 * IB

424.900 IB

424.90625 * IB

424.91250 IB

424.91875 * IB

424.925 IB

424.93125 * IB

424.93750 IB

424.94375 * IB

424.950 IB

424.95625 * IB

424.96250 IB

424.96875 * IB

424.975 IB

424.98125 * IB

424.98750 IB

424.99375 * IB

Single channels:

425.000 IB

425.00625 * IB

425.01250 IB

425.01875 * IB

425.025 IB

425.03125 * IB

425.03750 IB

425.04375 * IB

425.050 IB

425.05625 * IB

425.06250 IB

425.06875 * IB

425.075 IB

425.08125 * IB

425.08750 IB

425.09375 * IB

425.100 IB

425.10625 * IB

425.11250 IB

425.11875 * IB

425.125 IB

425.13125 * IB

425.13750 IB

425.14375 * IB

425.150 IB

425.15625 * IB

425.16250 IB

425.16875 * IB

425.175 IB

425.18125 * IB

425.18750 IB

425.19375 * IB

425.200 IB

425.20625 * IB

425.21250 IB

425.21875 * IB

425.225 IB

425.23125 * IB

425.23750 IB

425.24375 * IB

425.250 PS

425.25625 * PS

425.26250 PS

425.26875 * PS

425.275 PS

425.28125 * PS

425.28750 PS

425.29375 * PS

425.300 PS

425.30625 * PS

425.31250 PS

425.31875 * PS

425.325 PS

425.33125 * PS

425.33750 PS

425.34375 * PS

425.350 PS

425.35625 * PS

425.36250 PS

425.36875 * PS

425.375 PS

425.38125 * PS

425.38750 PS

425.39375 * PS

425.400 PS

425.40625 * PS

425.41250 PS

425.41875 * PS

425.425 PS

425.43125 * PS

425.43750 PS

425.44375 * PS

425.450 PS

425.45625 * PS

425.46250 PS

425.46875 * PS

425.475 PS

425.48125 * PS

* This frequency will be assigned with an authorized bandwidth not to exceed 6 kHz.

(b) [Reserved]

(c) Base or control stations shall be located within 48 km (30 miles) of the center of Buffalo or 80 km (50 miles) of the center of Detroit. In Cleveland, base or control stations will be allowed at locations north of line A that are within 48 km (30 miles) of the city center. In addition, low power (2 watts or less) base stations may locate within 80 km (50 miles) of the center of Buffalo. The following coordinates shall be used for the centers of these areas (coordinates are referenced to North American Datum 1983 (NAD83)):

Buffalo, NY 42°52′52.2″ North latitude. 78°52′20.1″ West longitude.

Cleveland, OH 41°29′51.2″ North latitude. 81°41′49.5″ West longitude.

Detroit, MI 42°19′48.1″ North latitude. 83°02′56.7″ West longitude.

(d) Mobile operation shall be confined to within 80 km (50 miles) of the centers of Detroit, Cleveland, or Buffalo.

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