AIM
AIM 6-4-2
Transponder Operation During Two‐way Communications Failure
(a) If an aircraft with a coded radar beacon transponder experiences a loss of two‐way radio capability, the pilot should adjust the transponder to reply on Mode A/3, Code 7600.
(b) The pilot should understand that the aircraft may not be in an area of radar coverage.
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