Sec. 78.107  Equipment and installation.

    (a) From time to time the Commission publishes a revised list of 
type approved, type accepted and certain notified equipment entitled 
``Radio Equipment List''. Copies of this list are available for 
inspection at the Commission's office in Washington, DC and at each of 
its field offices.
    (b) Applications for new cable television relay stations, other than 
fixed stations, will not be accepted unless the equipment specified 
therein has been type accepted. In the case of fixed stations, the 
equipment must be either type accepted or notified for use pursuant to 
the provisions of this subpart. As of March 5, 1984, transmitters 
designed to be used exclusively with fixed

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stations shall be approved under notification (see Sec. 2.904(d) of this 
chapter). Transmitters designed for use in the 31.0 to 31.3 GHz band 
shall be authorized under the notification procedure.
    (1) All transmitters first licensed or marketed shall comply with 
technical standards of this subpart. This paragraph (b)(1) of this 
section is effective October 1, 1981.
    (2) Neither type acceptance nor notification is required for the 
following transmitters:
    (i) Those which have an output power not greater than 250 mW and 
which are used in a CARS pickup station operating in the 12.7-13.2 GHz 
band; and
    (ii) Those used under a developmental authorization.
    (c) Cable television relay station transmitting equipment authorized 
to be used pursuant to an application accepted for filing prior to 
October 1, 1981, may continue to be used, provided, that if operation of 
such equipment causes harmful interference due to its failure to comply 
with the technical standards set forth in this subpart the Commission 
may, at its discretion, require the licensee to take such corrective 
action as is necessary to eliminate the interference.
    (d) The installation of a CARS station shall be made by or under the 
immediate supervision of a qualified engineer. Any tests or adjustments 
requiring the radiation of signals and which could result in improper 
operation shall be conducted by or under the immediate supervision of a 
person with required knowledge and skill to perform such tasks.
    (e) Simple repairs such as the replacement of tubes, fuses, or other 
plug-in components which require no particular skill may be made by an 
unskilled person. Repairs requiring replacement of attached components 
or the adjustment of critical circuits or corroborative measurements 
shall be made only by a person with required knowledge and skill to 
perform such tasks.

[ 37 FR 3292 , Feb. 12, 1972, as amended at  45 FR 78695 , Nov. 26, 1980;  49 FR 4001 , Feb. 1, 1984;  49 FR 20672 , May 16, 1984;  50 FR 7343 , Feb. 22, 
1985]