[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: 47CFR5.5]

[Page 624]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 5--EXPERIMENTAL RADIO SERVICE (OTHER THAN BROADCAST)--Table of Contents
 
                           Subpart A--General
 
Sec.  5.5  Definition of terms.

    For the purpose of this part, the following definitions shall be 
applicable. For other definitions, refer to part 2 of this chapter 
(Frequency Allocations and Radio Treaty Matters; General Rules and 
Regulations).
    Authorized frequency. The frequency assigned to a station by the 
Commission and specified in the instrument of authorization.
    Authorized power. The power assigned to a radio station by the 
Commission and specified in the instrument of authorization.
    Experimental radio service. A service in which radio waves are 
employed for purposes of experimentation in the radio art or for 
purposes of providing essential communications for research projects 
that could not be conducted without the benefit of such communications.
    Experimental station. A station utilizing radio waves in experiments 
with a view to the development of science or technique.
    Fixed service. A radiocommunication service between specified fixed 
points.
    Fixed station. A station in the fixed service.
    Harmful interference. Any radiation or induction that endangers the 
functioning of a radionavigation or safety service, or obstructs or 
repeatedly interrupts a radio service operating in accordance with the 
Table of Frequency Allocations and other provisions of part 2 of this 
chapter.
    Landing area. As defined by 49 U.S.C. 40102(a)(28) of the Civil 
Aeronautics Act of 1938, as amended, any locality, either of land or 
water, including airdromes and intermediate landing fields, that is 
used, or intended to be used, for the landing and take-off of aircraft, 
whether or not facilities are provided for the shelter, servicing, or 
repair of aircraft, or for receiving or discharging passengers or cargo.
    Land station. A station in the mobile service not intended for 
operation while in motion.
    Mobile service. A radiocommunication service between mobile and land 
stations, or between mobile stations.
    Mobile station. A station in a mobile service intended to be used 
while in motion or during halts at unspecified points.
    Person. An individual, partnership, association, joint stock 
company, trust, or corporation.
    Public correspondence. Any telecommunication that offices and 
stations, by reason of their being at the disposal of the public, must 
accept for transmission.
    Radio service. An administrative subdivision of the field of 
radiocommunication. In an engineering sense, the subdivisions may be 
made according to the method of operation, as, for example, mobile 
service and fixed service. In a regulatory sense, the subdivisions may 
be descriptive of particular groups of licensees, as, for example, the 
groups of persons licensed under this part.
    Station authorization. Any license or special temporary 
authorization issued by the Commission.