§ 25.211   Analog video transmissions in the FSS.

   (a) [Reserved]

   (b) All conventional C-band analog video transmissions must contain an
   energy dispersal signal at all times with a minimum peak-to-peak
   bandwidth set at whatever value is necessary to meet the power flux
   density limits specified in § 25.208(a) and successfully coordinated
   internationally and accepted by adjacent U.S. satellite operators based
   on the use of state of the art space and earth station facilities. All
   transmissions in frequency bands described in § 25.208(b) and (c) must
   also contain an energy dispersal signal at all times with a minimum
   peak-to-peak bandwidth set at whatever value is necessary to meet the
   power flux density limits specified in § 25.208(b) and (c) and
   successfully coordinated internationally and accepted by adjacent U.S.
   satellite operators based on the use of state of the art space and
   earth station facilities.

   (c) All initial analog video transmissions shall be preceded by a video
   test transmission at an uplink e.i.r.p. at least 10 dB below the normal
   operating level. The earth station operator shall not increase power
   until receiving notification from the satellite network control center
   that the frequency and polarization alignment are satisfactory pursuant
   to the procedures specified in § 25.272. The stationary earth station
   operator that has successfully transmitted an initial video test signal
   to a satellite pursuant to this paragraph is not required to make
   subsequent video test transmissions if subsequent transmissions are
   conducted using exactly the same parameters as the initial
   transmission.

   (d) An earth station may be routinely licensed for transmission of
   full-transponder analog video services in the 5925-6425 MHz band or
   14.0-14.5 GHz band provided:

   (1) The application includes certification, pursuant to § 25.132(a)(1),
   of conformance with the antenna performance standards in § 25.209(a) and
   (b);

   (2) For transmission in the 5925-6425 MHz band, the input power into
   the antenna will not exceed 26.5 dBW; or

   (3) For transmission in the 14.0-14.5 GHz band, the input power into
   the antenna will not exceed 27 dBW.

   (e) Applications for authority for analog video uplink transmission in
   the 5925-6425 MHz or 14.0-14.5 GHz bands that are not eligible for
   routine processing under paragraph (d) of this section are subject to
   the requirements of § 25.220.

   [ 58 FR 13421 , Mar. 11, 1993, as amended at  61 FR 9952 , Mar. 12, 1996;
    62 FR 5931 , Feb. 10, 1997;  70 FR 32256 , June 2, 2005;  78 FR 8428 , Feb.
   6, 2013;  79 FR 8323 , Feb. 12, 2014;  81 FR 55338 , Aug. 18, 2016]

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