Sec. 80.469  Maritime mobile repeater stations in Alaska.

    (a) Maritime mobile repeater stations are authorized to extend the 
range of communication between a VHF public coast station located in 
Alaska and ship stations.
    (b) On a secondary basis, maritime mobile repeater stations may be 
authorized to extend the range of a private coast station:
    (1) In an area where VHF common carrier service is not available;
    (2) A maritime mobile repeater station license expires 60 days after 
a public coast station in the area begins service.
    (c) Each application for a maritime mobile repeater station must 
include a statement showing why operational fixed frequencies cannot be 
employed.
    (d) The provisions relating to duplication of service described in 
subpart P apply to maritime mobile repeater stations.
    (e) The frequencies 157.275 and 161.875 MHz are assignable to 
maritime mobile repeater stations.
    (f) Each maritime mobile repeater station must:
    (1) Deactivate automatically within 5 seconds after the signals 
controlling the station cease; and
    (2) During periods when it is not controlled from a manned control 
point, deactivate automatically not more than 20 minutes after its 
activation by a mobile unit.