73.812 Rounding of power and antenna heights

Defines the rules about rounding the power to the nearest watt and the antenna heights to the nearest meter. This is common FCC policy.

Text of Current Rule

(a) Effective radiated power (ERP) will be rounded to the nearest watt on LPFM authorizations.

(b) Antenna radiation center, antenna height above average terrain (HAAT), and antenna supporting structure height will all be rounded to the nearest meter on LPFM authorizations.

Rule History

73.812 Rounding of power and antenna heights

(a) Effective radiated power (ERP) will be rounded to the nearest watt on LPFM authorizations.

(b) Antenna radiation center, antenna height above average terrain (HAAT), and antenna supporting structure height will all be rounded to the nearest meter on LPFM authorizations.

65 FR 7640 (Feb 15, 2000).