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FCC Regulations - Part 97 Amateur Radio Service
[Effective Oct 1, 2006.]
Subpart A General Provisions
Sec. 97.5 Station license required.
(a) The station apparatus must be under the physical control of a
person named in an amateur station license grant on the ULS consolidated
license database or a person authorized for alien reciprocal operation
by Sec. 97.107 of this part, before the station may transmit on any
amateur service frequency from any place that is:
(1) Within 50 km of the Earth's surface and at a place where the
amateur service is regulated by the FCC;
(2) Within 50 km of the Earth's surface and aboard any vessel or
craft that is documented or registered in the United States; or
(3) More than 50 km above the Earth's surface aboard any craft that
is documented or registered in the United States.
(b) The types of station license grants are:
(1) An operator/primary station license grant. One, but only one,
operator/primary station license grant may be held by any one person.
The primary station license is granted together with the amateur
operator license. Except for a representative of a foreign government,
any person who qualifies by examination is eligible to apply for an
operator/primary station license grant.
(2) A club station license grant. A club station license grant may
be held only by the person who is the license trustee designated by an
officer of the club. The trustee must be a person who holds an Amateur
Extra, Advanced, General, Technician Plus, or Technician operator
license grant. The club must be composed of at least four persons and
must have a name, a document of organization, management, and a primary
purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with this part.
(3) A military recreation station license grant. A military
recreation station license grant may be held only by the person who is
the license custodian designated by the official in charge of the United
States military recreational premises where the station is situated. The
person must not be a representative of a foreign government. The person
need not hold an amateur operator license grant.
(4) A RACES station license grant. A RACES station license grant may
be held only by the person who is the license custodian designated by
the official responsible for the governmental agency served by that
civil defense organization. The custodian must be the civil defense
official responsible for coordination of all civil defense activities in
the area concerned. The custodian must not be a representative of a
foreign government. The custodian need not hold an amateur operator
license grant.
(c) The person named in the station license grant or who is
authorized for alien reciprocal operation by Sec. 97.107 of this part
may use, in accordance with the applicable rules of this part, the
transmitting apparatus under the physical control of the person at
places where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC.
(d) A CEPT radio-amateur license is issued to the person by the
country of which the person is a citizen. The person must not:
(1) Be a resident alien or citizen of the United States, regardless
of any other citizenship also held;
(2) Hold an FCC-issued amateur operator license nor reciprocal
permit for alien amateur licensee;
(3) Be a prior amateur service licensee whose FCC-issued license was
revoked, suspended for less than the balance of the license term and the
suspension is still in effect, suspended for the balance of the license
term and relicensing has not taken place, or surrendered for
cancellation following notice of revocation, suspension or monetary
forfeiture proceedings; or
(4) Be the subject of a cease and desist order that relates to
amateur service operation and which is still in effect.
(e) An IARP is issued to the person by the country of which the
person is a citizen. The person must not:
(1) Be a resident alien or citizen of the United States, regardless
of any other citizenship also held;
(2) Hold an FCC-issued amateur operator license nor reciprocal
permit for alien amateur licensee;
(3) Be a prior amateur service licensee whose FCC-issued license was
revoked, suspended for less than the balance of the license term and the
suspension is still in effect, suspended for the balance of the license
term and relicensing has not taken place, or surrendered for
cancellation following notice of revocation, suspension or monetary
forfeiture proceedings; or
(4) Be the subject of a cease and desist order that relates to
amateur service operation and which is still in effect.
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