[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 1]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR2.815]

[Page 636]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
              CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
 
PART 2_FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND 
 
             Subpart I_Marketing of Radio-frequency Devices
 
Sec.  2.815  External radio frequency power amplifiers.

    (a) As used in this part, an external radio frequency power 
amplifier is any device which, (1) when used in conjunction with a radio 
transmitter as a signal source is capable of amplification of that 
signal, and (2) is not an integral part of a radio transmitter as 
manufactured.
    (b) No person shall manufacture, sell or lease, offer for sale or 
lease (including advertising for sale or lease) or import, ship or 
distribute for the purpose of selling or leasing or offering for sale or 
lease, any external radio frequency power amplifier capable of operation 
on any frequency or frequencies below 144 MHz unless the amplifier has 
received a grant of certification in accordance with subpart J of this 
part and other relevant parts of this chapter. These amplifiers shall 
comply with the following:
    (1) The external radio frequency power amplifier shall not be 
capable of amplification in the frequency band 26-28 MHz.
    (2) The amplifier shall not be capable of easy modification to 
permit its use as an amplifier in the frequency band 26-28 MHz.
    (3) No more than 10 external radio frequency power amplifiers may be 
constructed for evaluation purposes in preparation for the submission of 
an application for a grant of certification.
    (4) If the external radio frequency power amplifier is intended for 
operation in the Amateur Radio Service under part 97 of this chapter, 
the requirements of Sec. Sec.  97.315 and 97.317 of this chapter shall 
be met.

[40 FR 1246, Jan. 7, 1975; 40 FR 6474, Feb. 12, 1975, as amended at 43 
FR 12687, Mar. 27, 1978; 43 FR 33725, Aug. 1, 1978; 46 FR 18981, Mar. 
27, 1981; 62 FR 10470, Mar. 7, 1997; 71 FR 66461, Nov. 15, 2006]