47 C.F.R. § 97.401 Operation during a disaster.
Title 47 - Telecommunication
(a) When normal communication systems are overloaded, damaged or disrupted because a disaster has occurred, or is likely to occur, in an area where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC, an amateur station may make transmissions necessary to meet essential communication needs and facilitate relief actions. (b) When a disaster disrupts normal communication systems in a particular area, the FCC may declare a temporary state of communication emergency. The declaration will set forth any special conditions and special rules to be observed by stations during the communication emergency. A request for a declaration of a temporary state of emergency should be directed to the EIC in the area concerned. (c) A station in, or within 92.6 km of, Alaska may transmit emissions J3E and R3E on the channel at 5.1675 Mhz for emergency communications. The channel must be shared with stations licensed in the Alaska-private fixed service. The transmitter power must not exceed 150 W. [54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, as amended at 68 FR 25542, May 13, 2003]
Title 47: Telecommunication
PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
Subpart E—Providing Emergency Communications
§ 97.401 Operation during a disaster.
