{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-80.653","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 80.653","heading":"Scope of communications.","body":"(a) Maritime support stations are land stations authorized to operate at permanent locations or temporary unspecified locations.\n(b) Maritime support stations are authorized to conduct the following operations:\n(1) Training of personnel in maritime telecommunications;\n(2) Transmissions necessary for the test and maintenance of maritime radio equipment at repair shops and at temporary unspecified locations;\n(3) Transmissions necessary to test the technical performance of the licensee's public coast station(s) radiotelephone receiver(s); and\n(4) Transmissions necessary for radar/racon equipment demonstration.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 80—STATIONS IN THE MARITIME SERVICES","Subpart N—Maritime Support Stations"],"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":"d13f0a435dfe52df0b436ca76ad9cc8c244915da428068ca4338983f32ea8b05","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-80.651","next":"us/47-cfr-80.655"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}