[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2004]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR97.1]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
                    CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS
                         COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Provisions
 
Sec. 97.1  Basis and purpose.




                      Subpart A_General Provisions

Sec.
97.1 Basis and purpose.
97.3 Definitions.
97.5 Station license required.
97.7 Control operation 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

97.101 General standards.
97.103 Station licensee responsibilities.
97.105 Control operator duties.
97.107 Reciprocal operating authority.
97.109 Station control.
97.111 Authorized transmissions.
97.113 Prohibited transmissions.
97.115 Third party communications.
97.117 International communications.
97.119 Station identification.
97.121 Restricted operation.

                      Subpart C_Special Operations

97.201 Auxiliary station.
97.203 Beacon station.
97.205 Repeater station.
97.207 Space station.
97.209 Earth station.
97.211 Space telecommand station.
97.213 Telecommand of an amateur station.
97.215 Telecommand of model craft.

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97.217 Telemetry.
97.219 Message forwarding system.
97.221 Automatically controlled digital station.

                      Subpart D_Technical Standards

97.301 Authorized frequency bands.
97.303 Frequency sharing requirements.
97.305 Authorized emission types.
97.307 Emission standards
97.309 RTTY and data emission codes.
97.311 SS emission types.
97.313 Transmitter power standards.
97.315 Certification of external RF power amplifiers.
97.317 Standards for certification of external RF power amplifiers.

              Subpart E_Providing Emergency Communications

97.401 Operation during a disaster.
97.403 Safety of life and protection of property.
97.405 Station in distress.
97.407 Radio amateur civil emergency service.

                Subpart F_Qualifying Examination Systems

97.501 Qualifying for an amateur operator license.
97.503 Element standards.
97.505 Element credit.
97.507 Preparing an examination.
97.509 Administering VE requirements.
97.511 Examinee conduct.
97.513 VE session manager requirements.
97.515-97.517 [Reserved]
97.519 Coordinating examination sessions.
97.521 VEC qualifications.
97.523 Question pools.
97.525 Accrediting VEs.
97.527 Reimbursement for expenses.

Appendix 1 to Part 97--Places Where the Amateur Service is Regulated by 
          the FCC
Appendix 2 to Part 97--VEC Regions

    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.

    Source: 54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

    Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 97 appear at 63 FR 
54077, Oct. 8, 1998.



    The rules and regulations in this part are designed to provide an 
amateur radio service having a fundamental purpose as expressed in the 
following principles:
    (a) Recognition and enhancement of the value of the amateur service 
to the public as a voluntary noncommercial communication service, 
particularly with respect to providing emergency communications.
    (b) Continuation and extension of the amateur's proven ability to 
contribute to the advancement of the radio art.
    (c) Encouragement and improvement of the amateur service through 
rules which provide for advancing skills in both the communication and 
technical phases of the art.
    (d) Expansion of the existing reservoir within the amateur radio 
service of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts.
    (e) Continuation and extension of the amateur's unique ability to 
enhance international goodwill.