47 CFR 80.100

§ 80.100 Morse code requirement.

United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective

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Citation: 47 CFR 80.100, § 80.100 Morse code requirement, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/237386
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The code employed for telegraphy must be the Morse code specified in the Telegraph Regulations annexed to the International Telecommunication Convention. Pertinent extracts from the Telegraph Regulations are contained in the “Manual for Use by the Maritime Mobile and Maritime Mobile-Satellite Services” published by the International Telecommunication Union.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.