[Federal Register Volume 75, Number 93 (Friday, May 14, 2010)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 27200-27205]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2010-11385]
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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 97
[WT Docket No. 10-62; FCC 10-38]
Amateur Service Rules
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Final rule.
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SUMMARY: This document revises the Amateur Radio Service rules to make
certain non-substantive revisions to these rules. The rules are
necessary to amend the amateur service rules or conform them to prior
Commission decisions. The effect of this action is to enhance the
usefulness of the amateur service rules by making them conform with
other Commission rules, thereby eliminating licensee confusion when
applying the rules to amateur service operations.
DATES: Effective July 13, 2010.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: William T. Cross, Mobility Division,
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-0680, or TTY (202)
418-7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Order
(Order), adopted March 11, 2010, and released March 16, 2010. The full
text of this document is available for inspection and copying during
normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th Street,
SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased from the
Commission's copy contractor, Best Copy and Printing, Inc., 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, D.C. 20554. The full text may
also be downloaded at: http://www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are
available to persons with disabilities by sending an e-mail to
[email protected] or by calling the Consumer & Governmental Affairs Bureau
at 202-418-0530 (voice), 202-418-0432 (tty).
1. By this action, we are amending the amateur service rules to
revise 47 CFR 97.313(c) to limit Novice Class operators and Technician
Plus Class operators to two hundred watts peak envelope power when
these licensees are the control operator of a station transmitting in
the segments of the 80, 40, 15, and 10 meter bands in which they may
control an amateur station.
2. Also, by this action, we are also amending the amateur service
rules to revise 47 CFR 97.301 and 97.303 related to the 40m, 60 m, 70
cm, and 9 cm bands to conform to the Table of Frequency Allocations in
part 2 of our rules, and to references within the relevant sections of
our rules. We also revise the frequency sharing requirements in 47 CFR
97.303 to limit the summary to those frequency bands that are allocated
to the amateur service on a secondary basis, and to present the
requirements more clearly.
3. In addition, we move transmitter power limit information that
applies to stations transmitting a spread spectrum emission from 47 CFR
97.303(s) to 47 CFR 97.313, Transmitter power standards. Finally, we
amend 47 CFR 97.103(c) to delete the cross-reference to 47 CFR
0.314(x), which was removed in 1999; and we remove the entry ``1260-
1270 MHz'' from 47 CFR 97.207(c), which lists the frequency bands
authorized to amateur space stations, because footnote 5.282 to the
Table limits the use of that segment to earth station transmissions.
4. In the Order, we amend the amateur service rules to conform them
to previous Commission decisions. The amended rules apply exclusively
to individuals who are licensees in the Amateur Radio Service. Such
amendments are in the public interest because they will clarify and
conform the amateur service rules to other parts of the Commission's
rules and previous decisions. The rule changes do not result in any
mandatory change in manufactured amateur radio equipment or have any
impact on business entities because such entities are not eligible for
licensing in the amateur service. Therefore, we certify that the rules
reflected in this Order will not have a significant economic impact on
a substantial number of small entities.
5. The amended rules are set forth below, effective July 13, 2010.
6. This Order and the rule amendments are issued under the
authority contained in 47 U.S.C. 154(i) and (j), 303(r) and 403.
7. The Commission's Consumer and Governmental Affairs Bureau,
Reference Information Center, SHALL SEND a copy of this Order,
including the Initial
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and Final Regulatory Flexibility Certifications, to the Chief Counsel
for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration.
List of Subjects in 47 CFR Part 97
Radio.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary, Federal Communications Commission.
Final Rules
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For the reasons discussed in the preamble, the Federal Communications
Commission amends 47 CFR part 97 as follows:
PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE
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1. The authority citation for part 97 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303.
Interpret or apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47
U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted.
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2. Section 97.103 is amended by revising paragraph (c) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.103 Station licensee responsibilities.
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(c) The station licensee must make the station and the station
records available for inspection upon request by an FCC representative.
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3. Section 97.207 is amended by revising paragraph (c)(2) to read as
follows:
Sec. 97.207 Space station.
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(c) * * *
(2) The 7.0-7.1 MHz, 14.00-14.25 MHz, 144-146 MHz, 435-438 MHz,
2400-2450 MHz, 3.40-3.41 GHz, 5.83-5.85 GHz, 10.45-10.50 GHz, and
24.00-24.05 GHz segments.
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4. Section 97.301 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 97.301 Authorized frequency bands.
The following transmitting frequency bands are available to an
amateur station located within 50 km of the Earth's surface, within the
specified ITU Region, and outside any area where the amateur service is
regulated by any authority other than the FCC.
(a) For a station having a control operator who has been granted a
Technician, Technician Plus, General, Advanced, or Amateur Extra Class
operator license, who holds a CEPT radio amateur license, or who holds
any class of IARP:
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Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing
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Sec. 97.303
VHF MHz MHz MHz (paragraph)
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6 m............................. .................. 50-54............. 50-54............. (a)
2 m............................. 144-146........... 144-148........... 144-148........... (a), (k)
1.25 m.......................... .................. 219-220........... .................. (l)
Do.......................... .................. 222-225........... .................. (a)
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UHF MHz MHz MHz
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70 cm........................... 430-440........... 420-450........... 430-440........... (a), (b), (m)
33 cm........................... .................. 902-928........... .................. (a), (b), (e), (n)
23 cm........................... 1240-1300......... 1240-1300......... 1240-1300......... (b), (d), (o)
13 cm........................... 2300-2310......... 2300-2310......... 2300-2310......... (d), (p)
Do.......................... 2390-2450......... 2390-2450......... 2390-2450......... (d), (e), (p)
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SHF GHz GHz GHz
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9 cm......................... ................. 3.3-3.5 3.3-3.5 (a), (b), (f), (q)
5 cm......................... 5.650-5.850 5.650-5.925 5.650-5.850 (a), (b), (e), (r)
3 cm......................... 10.0-10.5 10.0-10.5 10.0-10.5 (a), (b), (k)
1.2 cm....................... 24.00-24.25 24.00-24.25 24.00-24.25 (b), (d), (e)
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EHF GHz GHz GHz
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6 mm......................... 47.0-47.2 47.0-47.2 47.0-47.2 ........................
4 mm......................... 76-81 76-81 76-81 (c), (f), (s)
2.5 mm....................... 122.25-123.00 122.25-123.00 122.25-123.00 (e), (t)
2 mm......................... 134-141 134-141 134-141 (c), (f)
1 mm......................... 241-250 241-250 241-250 (c), (e), (f)
Above 275 Above 275 Above 275 (f)
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(b) For a station having a control operator who has been granted
an Amateur Extra Class operator license, who holds a CEPT radio amateur
license, or who holds a Class 1 IARP license:
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Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing requirements see
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MF kHz kHz kHz (paragraph)
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160 m........................ 1810-1850 1800-2000 1800-2000 (a), (c), (g)
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HF MHz MHz MHz
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80 m......................... 3.500-3.600 3.500-3.600 3.500-3.600 (a)
75 m......................... 3.600-3.800 3.600-4.000 3.600-3.900 (a)
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60 m......................... ................. See Sec. ................. (h)
97.303(h)
40 m......................... 7.000-7.200 7.000-7.300 7.000-7.200 (i)
30 m......................... 10.100-10.150 10.100-10.150 10.100-10.150 (j)
20 m......................... 14.000-14.350 14.000-14.350 14.000-14.350 ........................
17 m......................... 18.068-18.168 18.068-18.168 18.068-18.168 ........................
15 m......................... 21.000-21.450 21.000-21.450 21.000-21.450 ........................
12 m......................... 24.890-24.990 24.890-24.990 24.890-24.990 ........................
10 m......................... 28.000-29.700 28.000-29.700 28.000-29.700 ........................
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(c) For a station having a control operator who has been granted
an operator license of Advanced Class:
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Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing
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Sec. 97.303
MF kHz kHz kHz (Paragraph)
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160 m........................... 1810-1850......... 1800-2000......... 1800-2000......... (a), (c), (g)
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HF MHz MHz MHz
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80 m............................ 3.525-3.600....... 3.525-3.600....... 3.525-3.600....... (a)
75 m............................ 3.700-3.800....... 3.700-4.000....... 3.700-3.900....... (a)
60 m............................ .................. See Sec. .................. (h)
97.303(h).
40 m............................ 7.025-7.200....... 7.025-7.300....... 7.025-7.200....... (i)
30 m............................ 10.100-10.150..... 10.100-10.150..... 10.100-10.150..... (j)
20 m............................ 14.025-14.150..... 14.025-14.150..... 14.025-14.150..... ..................
Do.......................... 14.175-14.350..... 14.175-14.350..... 14.175-14.350..... ..................
17 m............................ 18.068-18.168..... 18.068-18.168..... 18.068-18.168..... ..................
15 m............................ 21.025-21.200..... 21.025-21.200..... 21.025-21.200..... ..................
Do.......................... 21.225-21.450..... 21.225-21.450..... 21.225-21.450..... ..................
12 m............................ 24.890-24.990..... 24.890-24.990..... 24.890-24.990..... ..................
10 m............................ 28.000-29.700..... 28.000-29.700..... 28.000-29.700..... ..................
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(d) For a station having a control operator who has been granted an
operator license of General Class:
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Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing
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Sec. 97.303
MF kHz kHz kHz (paragraph)
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160 m........................... 1810-1850......... 1800-2000......... 1800-2000......... (a), (c), (g)
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HF MHz MHz MHz
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80 m......................... 3.525-3.600 3.525-3.600 3.525-3.600 (a)
75 m......................... ................. 3.800-4.000 3.800-3.900 (a)
60 m......................... ................. See Sec. ................. (h)
97.303(h)
40 m......................... 7.025-7.125 7.025-7.125 7.025-7.125 (i)
Do....................... 7.175-7.200 7.175-7.300 7.175-7.200 (i)
30 m......................... 10.100-10.150 10.100-10.150 10.100-10.150 (j)
20 m......................... 14.025-14.150 14.025-14.150 14.025-14.150 ........................
Do....................... 14.225-14.350 14.225-14.350 14.225-14.350 ........................
17 m......................... 18.068-18.168 18.068-18.168 18.068-18.168 ........................
15 m......................... 21.025-21.200 21.025-21.200 21.025-21.200 ........................
Do....................... 21.275-21.450 21.275-21.450 21.275-21.450 ........................
12 m......................... 24.890-24.990 24.890-24.990 24.890-24.990 ........................
10 m......................... 28.000-29.700 28.000-29.700 28.000-29.700 ........................
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(e) For a station having a control operator who has been granted
an operator license of Novice Class, Technician Class, or Technician
Plus Class:
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Wavelength band ITU region 1 ITU region 2 ITU region 3 Sharing requirements see
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HF MHz MHz MHz (paragraph)
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80 m......................... 3.525-3.600 3.525-3.600 3.525-3.600 (a)
40 m......................... 7.025-7.125 7.025-7.125 7.025-7.125 (i)
15 m......................... 21.025-21.200 21.025-21.200 21.025-21.200 ........................
10 m......................... 28.0-28.5 28.0-28.5 28.0-28.5 ........................
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VHF MHz MHz MHz
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1.25 m.......................... .................. 222-225........... .................. (a)
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UHF MHz MHz MHz
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23 cm........................ 1270-1295 1270-1295 1270-1295 (d), (o)
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5. Section 97.303 is revised to read as follows:
Sec. 97.303 Frequency sharing requirements.
The following paragraphs summarize the frequency sharing
requirements that apply to amateur stations transmitting in the
frequency bands specified in Sec. 97.301 of this part. Each frequency
band allocated to the amateur service is designated as either a
secondary service or a primary service. A station in a secondary
service must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept
interference from, stations in a primary service.
(a) Where, in adjacent ITU Regions or sub-Regions, a band of
frequencies is allocated to different services of the same category
(i.e., primary or secondary services), the basic principle is the
equality of right to operate. Accordingly, stations of each service in
one Region or sub-Region must operate so as not to cause harmful
interference to any service of the same or higher category in the other
Regions or sub-Regions.
(b) Amateur stations transmitting in the 70 cm band, the 33 cm
band, the 23 cm band, the 9 cm band, the 5 cm band, the 3 cm band, or
the 24.05-24.25 GHz segment must not cause harmful interference to, and
must accept interference from, stations authorized by the United States
Government in the radiolocation service.
(c) Amateur stations transmitting in the 1900-2000 kHz segment, the
76-77.5 GHz segment, the 78-81 GHz segment, the 136-141 GHz segment, or
the 241-248 GHz segment must not cause harmful interference to, and
must accept interference from, stations authorized by the United States
Government, the FCC, or other nations in the radiolocation service.
(d) Amateur stations transmitting in the 430-450 MHz segment, the
23 cm band, the 3.3-3.4 GHz segment, the 5.65-5.85 GHz segment, the 13
cm band, or the 24.05-24.25 GHz segment, must not cause harmful
interference to, and must accept interference from, stations authorized
by other nations in the radiolocation service.
(e) Amateur stations receiving in the 33 cm band, the 2400-2450 MHz
segment, the 5.725-5.875 GHz segment, the 1.2 cm band, the 2.5 mm band,
or the 244-246 GHz segment must accept interference from industrial,
scientific, and medical (ISM) equipment.
(f) Amateur stations transmitting in the following segments must
not cause harmful interference to radio astronomy stations: 3.332-3.339
GHz, 3.3458-3.3525 GHz, 76-77.5 GHz, 78-81 GHz, 136-141 GHz, 241-248
GHz, 275-323 GHz, 327-371 GHz, 388-424 GHz, 426-442 GHz, 453-510 GHz,
623-711 GHz, 795-909 GHz, or 926-945 GHz. In addition, amateur stations
transmitting in the following segments must not cause harmful
interference to stations in the Earth exploration-satellite service
(passive) or the space research service (passive): 275-277 GHz, 294-306
GHz, 316-334 GHz, 342-349 GHz, 363-365 GHz, 371-389 GHz, 416-434 GHz,
442-444 GHz, 496-506 GHz, 546-568 GHz, 624-629 GHz, 634-654 GHz, 659-
661 GHz, 684-692 GHz, 730-732 GHz, 851-853 GHz, or 951-956 GHz.
(g) Amateur stations transmitting in the 1900-2000 kHz segment must
not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from,
stations authorized by other nations in the fixed, mobile except
aeronautical mobile, and radionavigation services.
(h) Amateur stations may only transmit single sideband, suppressed
carrier (emission type 2K80J3E), upper sideband on the channels 5332
kHz, 5348 kHz, 5368 kHz, 5373 kHz, and 5405 kHz. Amateur operators
shall ensure that their station's transmission occupies only 2.8 kHz
centered at each of these frequencies. Amateur stations must not cause
harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations
authorized by:
(1) The United States Government, the FCC, or other nations in the
fixed service; and
(2) Other nations in the mobile except aeronautical mobile service.
(i) Amateur stations transmitting in the 7.2-7.3 MHz segment must
not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from,
international broadcast stations whose programming is intended for use
within Region 1 or Region 3.
(j) Amateur stations transmitting in the 30 m band must not cause
harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations by
other nations in the fixed service. The licensee of the amateur station
must make all necessary adjustments, including termination of
transmissions, if harmful interference is caused.
(k) For amateur stations located in ITU Regions 1 and 3: Amateur
stations transmitting in the 146-148 MHz segment or the 10.00-10.45 GHz
segment must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept
interference from, stations of other nations in the fixed and mobile
services.
(l) In the 219-220 MHz segment:
(1) Use is restricted to amateur stations participating as
forwarding stations in fixed point-to-point digital message forwarding
systems, including intercity packet backbone networks. It is not
available for other purposes.
(2) Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to, and
must accept interference from, stations authorized by:
(i) The FCC in the Automated Maritime Telecommunications System
(AMTS), the 218-219 MHz Service, and the 220 MHz Service, and
television stations broadcasting on channels 11 and 13; and
(ii) Other nations in the fixed and maritime mobile services.
(3) No amateur station may transmit unless the licensee has given
written notification of the station's specific geographic location for
such
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transmissions in order to be incorporated into a database that has been
made available to the public. The notification must be given at least
30 days prior to making such transmissions. The notification must be
given to: The American Radio Relay League, Inc., 225 Main Street,
Newington, CT 06111-1494.
(4) No amateur station may transmit from a location that is within
640 km of an AMTS coast station that operates in the 217-218 MHz and
219-220 MHz bands unless the amateur station licensee has given written
notification of the station's specific geographic location for such
transmissions to the AMTS licensee. The notification must be given at
least 30 days prior to making such transmissions. The location of AMTS
coast stations using the 217-218/219-220 MHz channels may be obtained
as noted in paragraph (l)(3) of this section.
(5) No amateur station may transmit from a location that is within
80 km of an AMTS coast station that uses frequencies in the 217-218 MHz
and 219-220 MHz bands unless that amateur station licensee holds
written approval from that AMTS licensee. The location of AMTS coast
stations using the 217-218/219-220 MHz channels may be obtained as
noted in paragraph (l)(3) of this section.
(m) In the 70 cm band:
(1) No amateur station shall transmit from north of Line A in the
420-430 MHz segment. See Sec. 97.3(a) for the definition of Line A.
(2) Amateur stations transmitting in the 420-430 MHz segment must
not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from,
stations authorized by the FCC in the land mobile service within 80.5
km of Buffalo, Cleveland, and Detroit. See Sec. 2.106, footnote US230
for specific frequencies and coordinates.
(3) Amateur stations transmitting in the 420-430 MHz segment or the
440-450 MHz segment must not cause harmful interference to, and must
accept interference from, stations authorized by other nations in the
fixed and mobile except aeronautical mobile services.
(n) In the 33 cm band:
(1) Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to, and
must accept interference from, stations authorized by:
(i) The United States Government;
(ii) The FCC in the Location and Monitoring Service; and
(iii) Other nations in the fixed service.
(2) No amateur station shall transmit from those portions of Texas
and New Mexico that are bounded by latitudes 31[deg]41[min] and
34[deg]30[min] North and longitudes 104[deg]11[min] and 107[deg]30[min]
West; or from outside of the United States and its Region 2 insular
areas.
(3) No amateur station shall transmit from those portions of
Colorado and Wyoming that are bounded by latitudes 39[deg] and 42[deg]
North and longitudes 103[deg] and 108[deg] West in the following
segments: 902.4-902.6 MHz, 904.3-904.7 MHz, 925.3-925.7 MHz, and 927.3-
927.7 MHz.
(o) Amateur stations transmitting in the 23 cm band must not cause
harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations
authorized by:
(1) The United States Government in the aeronautical
radionavigation, Earth exploration-satellite (active), or space
research (active) services;
(2) The FCC in the aeronautical radionavigation service; and
(3) Other nations in the Earth exploration-satellite (active),
radionavigation-satellite (space-to-Earth) (space-to-space), or space
research (active) services.
(p) In the 13 cm band:
(1) Amateur stations must not cause harmful interference to, and
must accept interference from, stations authorized by other nations in
fixed and mobile services.
(2) Amateur stations transmitting in the 2305-2310 MHz segment must
not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from,
stations authorized by the FCC in the fixed, mobile except aeronautical
mobile, and radiolocation services.
(q) Amateur stations transmitting in the 3.4-3.5 GHz segment must
not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference from,
stations authorized by other nations in the fixed and fixed-satellite
(space-to-Earth) services.
(r) In the 5 cm band:
(1) Amateur stations transmitting in the 5.650-5.725 GHz segment
must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference
from, stations authorized by other nations in the mobile except
aeronautical mobile service.
(2) Amateur stations transmitting in the 5.850-5.925 GHz segment
must not cause harmful interference to, and must accept interference
from, stations authorized by the FCC and other nations in the fixed-
satellite (Earth-to-space) and mobile services and also stations
authorized by other nations in the fixed service. In the United States,
the use of mobile service is restricted to Dedicated Short Range
Communications operating in the Intelligent Transportation System.
(s) Authorization of the 76-77 GHz segment for amateur station
transmissions is suspended until such time that the Commission may
determine that amateur station transmissions in this segment will not
pose a safety threat to vehicle radar systems operating in this
segment.
(t) Amateur stations transmitting in the 2.5 mm band must not cause
harmful interference to, and must accept interference from, stations
authorized by the United States Government, the FCC, or other nations
in the fixed, inter-satellite, or mobile services.
Note to Sec. 97.303: The Table of Frequency Allocations
contains the complete, unabridged, and legally binding frequency
sharing requirements that pertain to the Amateur Radio Service. See
47 CFR 2.104, 2.105, and 2.106. The United States, Puerto Rico, and
the U.S. Virgin Islands are in Region 2 and other U.S. insular areas
are in either Region 2 or 3; see Appendix 1 to part 97.
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6. Section 97.305 is amended by revising the last entry in the table
following paragraph (c) to read as follows:
Sec. 97.305 Authorized emission types.
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(c) * * *
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Standards see Sec.
Wavelength band Frequencies Emission types authorized 97.307(f), paragraph:
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Above 275 GHz......... MCW, phone, image, RTTY, (7), (8), and (12).
data, SS, test, pulse.
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7. Section 97.313 is amended by revising paragraphs (c) introductory
text and (c)(2) and adding paragraph (i) to read as follows:
Sec. 97.313 Transmitter power standards.
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(c) No station may transmit with a transmitter power output
exceeding 200 W PEP:
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(2) On the 3.525-3.60 MHz, 7.025-7.125 MHz, 21.025-21.20 MHz, and
28.0-28.5 MHz segment when the control operator is a Novice Class,
Technician Class, or Technician Plus Class operator; or
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(i) No station may transmit with an effective radiated power (ERP)
exceeding 50 W PEP on the 60 m band. For the purpose of computing ERP,
the transmitter PEP will be multiplied by the antenna gain relative to
a dipole or the equivalent calculation in decibels. A half-wave dipole
antenna will be presumed to have a gain of 1. Licensees using other
antennas must maintain in their station records either the antenna
manufacturer data on the antenna gain or calculations of the antenna
gain.
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