[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR5.3]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 5--EXPERIMENTAL RADIO SERVICE (OTHER THAN BROADCAST)--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  5.3  Scope of service.

    Stations operating in the Experimental Radio Service will be 
permitted to conduct the following type of operations:
    (a) Experimentations in scientific or technical radio research.
    (b) Experimentations under contractual agreement with the United 
States Government, or for export purposes.
    (c) Communications essential to a research project.
    (d) Technical demonstrations of equipment or techniques.
    (e) Field strength surveys by persons not eligible for authorization 
in any other service.
    (f) Demonstration of equipment to prospective purchasers by persons 
engaged in the business of selling radio equipment.
    (g) Testing of equipment in connection with production or regulatory 
approval of such equipment.
    (h) Development of radio technique, equipment or engineering data 
not related to an existing or proposed service, including field or 
factory testing or calibration of equipment.
    (i) Development of radio technique, equipment, operational data or 
engineering data related to an existing or proposed radio service.
    (j) Limited market studies.
    (k) Types of experiments that are not specifically covered under 
paragraphs (a) through (j) of this section will be considered upon 
demonstration of need

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for such additional types of experiments.

[63 FR 64202, Nov. 19, 1998; 64 FR 43094, Aug. 9, 1999]