FCC Rules Part 97

The Rules Governing Amateur Radio


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Rules Effective October 1, 2007.

Subpart A-General Provisions

97.1 Basis and purpose.
97.3 Definitions.
97.5 Station license grant required.
97.7 Control operator required.
97.9 Operator license grant.
97.11 Stations aboard ships or aircraft.
97.13 Restrictions on station location.
97.15 Station antenna structures.
97.17 Application for new license grant.
97.19 Application for a vanity call sign.
97.21 Application for a modified or renewed license grant.
97.23 Mailing address.
97.25 License term.
97.27 FCC modification of station license grant.
97.29 Replacement license grant document.

Subpart B-Station Operation Standards

General standards.
Station licensee responsibilities.
Control operator duties.
Reciprocal operating authority.
Station control.
Authorized transmissions.
Prohibited transmissions.
Third-party communications.
International communications.
Station identification.
Restricted operation.

Subpart C- Special Operations

Auxiliary station.
Beacon station.
Repeater stations.
Space station.
Earth station.
Space telecommand station.
Telecommand of an amateur station.
Telecommand of model craft.
Telemetry.
Message forwarding system.
Automatically controlled digital station.

Subpart D-Technical Standards

Authorized frequency bands.
Frequency sharing requirements.
Authorized emission types.
Emission standards.
RTTY and data emission codes.
SS emission types.
Transmitter power standards.
Certification of external RF power amplifiers.
Standards for certification of external RF power amplifiers.

Subpart E-Providing Emergency Communications

Operation during a disaster.
Safety of life and protection of property.
Station in distress.
Radio Amateur Civil Emergency Service (RACES).

Subpart F-Qualifying Examination Systems

Qualifying for an amateur operator license.
Element standards.
Element credit.
Preparing an examination.
Administering VE requirements.
Examinee conduct.
VE session manager requirements.
[Reserved]
[Reserved]
Coordinating examination sessions.
VEC qualifications.
Question pools.
Accrediting VEs.
Reimbursement for expenses.

Appendices

Appendix 1 Places Where the Amateur Service is Regulated by the FCC
Appendix 2 VEC Regions

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