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Code of Federal Regulations Title 47. Telecommunication § 47.97.305 Authorized emission types

Current as of October 02, 2022 | Updated by FindLaw Staff

(a) Except as specified elsewhere in this part, an amateur station may transmit a CW emission on any frequency authorized to the control operator.

(b) A station may transmit a test emission on any frequency authorized to the control operator for brief periods for experimental purposes, except that no pulse modulation emission may be transmitted on any frequency where pulse is not specifically authorized and no SS modulation emission may be transmitted on any frequency where SS is not specifically authorized.

(c) A station may transmit the following emission types on the frequencies indicated, as authorized to the control operator, subject to the standards specified in § 97.307(f) of this part.

Wavelength band

Frequencies

Emission types authorized

Standards see § 97.307(f), paragraph:

LF:

2200 m

Entire band

RTTY, data

(3).

2200 m

Entire band

Phone, image

(1), (2).

MF:

160 m

Entire band

RTTY, data

(3).

160 m

Entire band

Phone, image

(1), (2).

630 m

Entire band

RTTY, data

(3).

630 m

Entire band

Phone, image

(1), (2).

HF:

80 m

Entire band

RTTY, data

(3), (9).

75 m

Entire band

Phone, image

(1), (2).

60 m

5.332, 5.348, 5.3585, 5.373 and 5.405 MHz

Phone, RTTY, data

(14).

40 m

7.000-7.100 MHz

RTTY, data

(3), (9)

40 m

7.075-7.100 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2), (9), (11)

40 m

7.100-7.125 MHz

RTTY, data

(3), (9)

40 m

7.125-7.300 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2)

30 m

Entire band

RTTY, data

(3).

20 m

14.00-14.15 MHz

RTTY, data

(3).

20 m

14.15-14.35 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2).

17 m

18.068-18.110 MHz

RTTY, data

(3).

17 m

18.110-18.168 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2).

15 m

21.0-21.2 MHz

RTTY, data

(3), (9).

15 m

21.20-21.45 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2).

12 m

24.89-24.93 MHz

RTTY, data

(3).

12 m

24.93-24.99 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2).

10 m

28.0-28.3 MHz

RTTY, data

(4).

10 m

28.3-28.5 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2), (10).

10 m

28.5-29.0 MHz

Phone, image

(1), (2).

10 m

29.0-29.7 MHz

Phone, image

(2).

VHF:

6 m

50.1-51.0 MHz

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data

(2), (5).

Do

51.0-54.0 MHz

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, test.

(2), (5), (8).

2 m

144.1-148.0 MHz

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, test

(2), (5), (8).

1.25 m

219-220 MHz

Data

(13)

Do

222-225 MHz

RTTY, data, test MCW, phone, SS, image

(2), (6), (8)

UHF:

70 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test.

(6), (8).

33 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

23 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test.

(7), (8), and (12).

13 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

SHF:

5 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

3 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test.

(7), (8), and (12).

1.2 cm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

EHF:

6 mm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

4 mm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

2.5 mm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

2 mm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

1 mm

Entire band

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse.

(7), (8), and (12).

Above 275 GHz

MCW, phone, image, RTTY, data, SS, test, pulse

(7), (8), and (12).
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