Electromagnetic Compatibility Between Marine Automatic Identification and Public Correspondence Systems in the Maritime Mobile VHF Band

The Coast Guard funded the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) to perform electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) tests between an ITU-R M. 825-3 (Characteristics Of a Transponder System Using Digital Selective Calling Techniques for Use with Vessel Traffic Services and Ship-to Ship Identification) based Automatic Identification System (AIS) operating on 12.5 kHz channels and Public Correspondence (PC) Systems operating on 25 kHz channels. The tests were performed between January 17-28, 2000 in and around an AIS base station communications tower located at Point Ala Hache, La. by NTIA, SETA Corporation, and Coast Guard personnel.