[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: 47CFR87.171]



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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 87_AVIATION SERVICES--Table of Contents

 

                          Subpart E_Frequencies

 

Sec.  87.171  Class of station symbols.



    The two or three letter symbols for the classes of station in the 

aviation services are:



                       Symbol and class of station



AX--Aeronautical fixed

AXO--Aeronautical operational fixed

DGP--Differential GPS

FA--Aeronautical land (unspecified)

FAU--Aeronautical advisory (unicom)

FAC--Airport control tower

FAE--Aeronautical enroute

FAM--Aeronautical multicom

FAP--Civil Air Patrol

FAR--Aeronautical search and rescue

FAS--Aviation support

FAT--Flight test

FAW--Automatic weather observation

GCO--Ground Communication Outlet

MA--Aircraft (Air carrier and Private)

MA1--Air carrier aircraft only

MA2--Private aircraft only

MOU--Aeronautical utility mobile

MRT--ELT test

RCO--Remote Communications Outlet

RL--Radionavigation land (unspecified)

RLA--Marker beacon

RLB--Radiobeacon

RLD--RADAR/TEST

RLG--Glide path

RLL--Localizer

RLO--VHF omni-range

RLS--Surveillance radar

RLT--Radionavigation land test

RLW--Microwave landing system

RNV--Radio Navigation Land/DME

RPC--Ramp Control

TJ--Aircraft earth station in the Aeronautical Mobile-Satellite Service



[53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 57 FR 45750, Oct. 5, 1992; 64 

FR 27475, May 20, 1999; 69 FR 32882, June 14, 2004]