[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 47, Volume 5]
[Revised as of October 1, 2007]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 47CFR97.315]

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                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D_Technical Standards
 
Sec. 97.315  Certification of external RF power amplifiers.

    (a) Any external RF power amplifier (see Sec. 2.815 of the FCC 
Rules) manufactured or imported for use at an amateur radio station must 
be certificated for use in the amateur service in accordance with 
subpart J of part 2 of the FCC Rules. No amplifier capable of operation 
below 144 MHz may be constructed or modified by a non-amateur service 
licensee without a grant of certification from the FCC.
    (b) The requirement of paragraph (a) does not apply if one or more 
of the following conditions are met:
    (1) The amplifier is constructed or modified by an amateur radio 
operator for use at an amateur station.
    (2) The amplifier was manufactured before April 28, 1978, and has 
been issued a marketing waiver by the FCC, or the amplifier was 
purchased before April 28, 1978, by an amateur radio operator for use at 
that operator's station.
    (3) The amplifier is sold to an amateur radio operator or to a 
dealer, the amplifier is purchased in used condition by a dealer, or the 
amplifier is sold to an amateur radio operator for use at that 
operator's station.
    (c) Any external RF power amplifier appearing in the Commission's 
database as certificated for use in the amateur service may be marketed 
for use in the amateur service.

[71 FR 66465, Nov. 15, 2006]