Editing Autopatch (section)

== Uses ==
This feature is primarily used by [[Amateur radio operator|radio amateurs]] to provide emergency telephone connectivity to places that have lost their telephone network access.  An amateur radio operator with a transceiver installed in their vehicle may provide telephone network access from dozens of miles away, depending on the frequencies of the involved repeater/base station, the power of the transceiver, band conditions, and the gain of the antennas on both ends.

In the [[United States]], autopatch users are required to hang up if they encounter [[music on hold]], as the [[Federal Communications Commission]] regulations prohibit music on amateur radio frequencies.<ref>[https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/47/97.113 CFR Part 97.113{a(4)} and {e} Prohibited Transmissions]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bowers |first=Andrew |date=2014-09-18 |title=Answer to "What defines music, per amateur radio regulations?" |url=https://ham.stackexchange.com/questions/356/what-defines-music-per-amateur-radio-regulations |access-date=2023-01-28 |website=Amateur Radio Stack Exchange |language=en}}</ref>