[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: 47CFR97.317]

[Page 613]
 
                       TITLE 47--TELECOMMUNICATION
 
        CHAPTER I--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (CONTINUED)
 
PART 97_AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart D_Technical Standards
 
Sec. 97.317  Standards for certification of external RF power amplifiers.

    (a) To receive a grant of certification, the amplifier must:
    (1) Satisfy the spurious emission standards of Sec. 97.307 (d) or 
(e) of this part, as applicable, when the amplifier is operated at the 
lesser of 1.5 kW PEP or its full output power and when the amplifier is 
placed in the ``standby'' or ``off'' positions while connected to the 
transmitter.
    (2) Not be capable of amplifying the input RF power (driving signal) 
by more than 15 dB gain. Gain is defined as the ratio of the input RF 
power to the output RF power of the amplifier where both power 
measurements are expressed in peak envelope power or mean power.
    (3) Exhibit no amplification (0 dB gain) between 26 MHz and 28 MHz.
    (b) Certification shall be denied when:
    (1) The Commission determines the amplifier can be used in services 
other than the Amateur Radio Service, or
    (2) The amplifier can be easily modified to operate on frequencies 
between 26 MHz and 28 MHz.

[71 FR 66465, Nov. 15, 2006]