{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-80.1017","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 80.1017","heading":"Antenna system.","body":"(a) An antenna must be provided for nonportable bridge-to-bridge radiotelephone installations which is nondirectional and vertically polarized. The construction and installation of this antenna must insure proper operation in time of an emergency.\n(b) In cases where portable bridge-to-bridge equipment is permanently associated with a vessel, the equipment must be provided with a connector for an external antenna of a type capable of meeting requirements of paragraph (a) of this section and § 80.71. The vessel must be equipped with an external antenna meeting requirements of paragraph (a) of this section and § 80.71, capable of use with the portable equipment during a normal listening watch.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES","Subpart U—Radiotelephone Installations Required by the Bridge-to-Bridge Act"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"eb602a9e75d51845fe56f8592cae6ba3d1fd74d505eb7307a76578eb3b47455f","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-80.1015","next":"us/47-cfr-80.1019"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}