[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: 47CFR97.211]



[Page 585-586]

 

                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION

 

        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)

 

PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents

 

                      Subpart C_Special Operations

 

Sec.  97.211  Space telecommand station.



    (a) Any amateur station designated by the licensee of a space 

station is eligible to transmit as a telecommand station for that space 

station, subject



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to the privileges of the class of operator license held by the control 

operator.

    (b) A telecommand station may transmit special codes intended to 

obscure the meaning of telecommand messages to the station in space 

operation.

    (c) The following frequency bands and segments are authorized to 

telecommand stations:

    (1) The 17 m, 15 m, 12 m and 10 m bands, 6 mm, 4 mm, 2 mm and 1 mm 

bands; and

    (2) The 7.0-7.1 MHz, 14.00-14.25 MHz, 144-146 MHz, 435-438 MHz, 

1260-1270 MHz and 2400-2450 MHz, 3.40-3.41 GHz, 5.65-5.67 GHz, 10.45-

10.50 GHz and 24.00-24.05 GHz segments.

    (d) A telecommand station may transmit one-way communications.



[54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, as amended at 54 FR 39535, Sept. 27, 1989; 

56 FR 56171, Nov. 1, 1991]