[Code of Federal Regulations]

[Title 47, Volume 5]

[Revised as of October 1, 2006]

From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access

[CITE: 47CFR87.147]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 87_AVIATION SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                    Subpart D_Technical Requirements

 

Sec.  87.147  Authorization of equipment.



    (a) Certification may be requested by following the procedures in 

part 2 of this chapter. Aircraft transmitters must meet the requirements 

over an ambient temperature range of -20 degrees to +50 degrees Celsius.

    (b) ELTs manufactured after October 1, 1988, must meet the output 

power characteristics contained in Sec.  87.141(i) when tested in 

accordance with the Signal Enhancement Test contained in subpart N, part 

2 of this chapter. A report of the measurements must be submitted with 

each application for certification. ELTs that meet the output power 

characteristics of the section must have a permanent label prominently 

displayed on the outer casing state, ``Meets FCC Rule for improved 

satellite detection.'' This label, however, must not be placed on the 

equipment without authorization to do so by the Commission. Application 

for such authorization may be made either by submission of a new 

application for certification accompanied by the required fee and all 

information and test data required by parts 2 and 87 of this chapter or, 

for ELTs approved prior to October 1, 1988, a letter requesting such 

authorization, including appropriate test data and a showing that all 

units produced under the original equipment authorization comply with 

the requirements of this paragraph without change to the original 

circuitry.

    (c) An applicant for a station license may request certification for 

an individual transmitter by following the procedure in part 2 of this 

chapter. Such a transmitter will be individually certified and so noted 

on the station license.

    (d) An applicant for certification of equipment intended for 

transmission in any of the frequency bands listed in paragraph (d)(3) of 

this section must notify the FAA of the filing of a certification 

application. The letter of notification must be mailed to: FAA, Office 

of Spectrum Policy and Management, ASR-1, 800 Independence Ave., SW., 

Washington, DC 20591 prior to the filing of the application with the 

Commission.

    (1) The notification must describe the equipment, give the 

manufacturer's identification, antenna characteristics, rated output 

power, emission type and characteristics, the frequency or frequencies 

of operation, and essential receiver characteristics if protection is 

required.

    (2) The certification application must include a copy of the 

notification letter to the FAA. The Commission will not act until it 

receives the FAA's determination regarding whether it objects to the 

application for equipment authorization. The FAA should mail its



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determination to: Office of Engineering and Technology Laboratory, 

Authorization and Evaluation Division, 7435 Oakland Mills Rd., Columbia, 

MD 21046. The Commission will consider the FAA determination before 

taking final action on the application.

    (3) The frequency bands are as follows:



90-110 kHz

190-285 kHz

325-435 kHz

74.800 MHz to 75.200 MHz

108.000 MHz to 137.000 MHz

328.600 MHz to 335.400 MHz

960.000 MHz to 1215.000 MHz

1545.000 MHz to 1626.500 MHz

1646.500 MHz to 1660.500 MHz

5000.000 MHz to 5250.000 MHz

14.000 GHz to 14.400 GHz

15.400 GHz to 15.700 GHz

24.250 GHz to 25.250 GHz

31.800 GHz to 33.400 GHz



    (e) Verification reports for ELTs capable of operating on the 

frequency 406.0-406.1 MHz must include sufficient documentation to show 

that the ELT meets the requirements of Sec.  87.199(a). A letter 

notifying the FAA of the ELT verification must be mailed to: FAA, Office 

of Spectrum Policy and Management, ASR-1, 800 Independence Avenue SW., 

Washington, DC 20591.

    (f) Certification may be requested for equipment that has the 

capability to transmit in the 138-144 MHz, 148-149.9 MHz, or 150.5-150.8 

MHz bands as well as frequency bands set forth in Sec.  87.173. The 

Commission will only certify this equipment for use in the bands 

regulated by this part.



[53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 54 FR 11721, Mar. 22, 1989; 56 

FR 11518, Mar. 19, 1991; 57 FR 45750, Oct. 5, 1992; 58 FR 30127, May 26, 

1993; 58 FR 67696, Dec. 22, 1993; 63 FR 36608, July 7, 1998; 69 FR 

32881, June 14, 2004]