[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR97.5]

[Page 566-567]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97--AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 97.5  Station license required.

    (a) The station apparatus must be under the physical control of a 
person named in an amateur station license grant on the ULS consolidated 
license database or a person authorized for alien reciprocal operation 
by Sec. 97.107 of this part, before the station may transmit on any 
amateur service frequency from any place that is:
    (1) Within 50 km of the Earth's surface and at a place where the 
amateur service is regulated by the FCC;
    (2) Within 50 km of the Earth's surface and aboard any vessel or 
craft that is documented or registered in the United States; or
    (3) More than 50 km above the Earth's surface aboard any craft that 
is documented or registered in the United States.
    (b) The types of station license grants are:
    (1) An operator/primary station license grant. One, but only one, 
operator/primary station license grant may be held by any one person. 
The primary station license is granted together with the amateur 
operator license. Except for a representative of a foreign government, 
any person who qualifies by examination is eligible to apply for an 
operator/primary station license grant.
    (2) A club station license grant. A club station license grant may 
be held only by the person who is the license trustee designated by an 
officer of the club. The trustee must be a person who holds an Amateur 
Extra, Advanced, General, Technician Plus, or Technician operator 
license grant. The club must be composed of at least four persons and 
must have a name, a document of organization, management, and a primary 
purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with this part.
    (3) A military recreation station license grant. A military 
recreation station license grant may be held only by the person who is 
the license custodian designated by the official in charge of the United 
States military recreational premises where the station is situated. The 
person must not be a representative of a foreign government. The person 
need not hold an amateur operator license grant.
    (4) A RACES station license grant. A RACES station license grant may 
be held only by the person who is the license custodian designated by 
the official responsible for the governmental agency served by that 
civil defense organization. The custodian must be the civil defense 
official responsible for coordination of all civil defense activities in 
the area concerned. The custodian must not be a representative of a 
foreign government. The custodian need not hold an amateur operator 
license grant.
    (c) The person named in the station license grant or who is 
authorized for alien reciprocal operation by Sec. 97.107 of this part 
may use, in accordance with the applicable rules of this part, the 
transmitting apparatus under the

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physical control of the person at places where the amateur service is 
regulated by the FCC.
    (d) A CEPT radio-amateur license is issued to the person by the 
country of which the person is a citizen. The person must not:
    (1) Be a resident alien or citizen of the United States, regardless 
of any other citizenship also held;
    (2) Hold an FCC-issued amateur operator license nor reciprocal 
permit for alien amateur licensee;
    (3) Be a prior amateur service licensee whose FCC-issued license was 
revoked, suspended for less than the balance of the license term and the 
suspension is still in effect, suspended for the balance of the license 
term and relicensing has not taken place, or surrendered for 
cancellation following notice of revocation, suspension or monetary 
forfeiture proceedings; or
    (4) Be the subject of a cease and desist order that relates to 
amateur service operation and which is still in effect.
    (e) An IARP is issued to the person by the country of which the 
person is a citizen. The person must not:
    (1) Be a resident alien or citizen of the United States, regardless 
of any other citizenship also held;
    (2) Hold an FCC-issued amateur operator license nor reciprocal 
permit for alien amateur licensee;
    (3) Be a prior amateur service licensee whose FCC-issued license was 
revoked, suspended for less than the balance of the license term and the 
suspension is still in effect, suspended for the balance of the license 
term and relicensing has not taken place, or surrendered for 
cancellation following notice of revocation, suspension or monetary 
forfeiture proceedings; or
    (4) Be the subject of a cease and desist order that relates to 
amateur service operation and which is still in effect.

[59 FR 54831, Nov. 2, 1994, as amended at 62 FR 17567, Apr. 10, 1997; 63 
FR 68977, Dec. 14, 1998]