Pt. 97 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–09 Edition) (b) Except as provided in paragraph associated with RSUs are governed by (c) of this section, non-reserve DSRCS paragraph (b) of this section. channels are available on a shared [71 FR 52750, Sept. 7, 2006] basis only for use in accordance with the Commission’s rules. All licensees shall cooperate in the selection and use PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO of channels in order to reduce inter- SERVICE ference. This includes monitoring for communications in progress and any Subpart A—General Provisions other measures as may be necessary to Sec. minimize interference. Licensees suf- 97.1 Basis and purpose. fering or causing harmful interference 97.3 Definitions. within a communications zone are ex- 97.5 Station license required. pected to cooperate and resolve this 97.7 Control operation required. problem by mutually satisfactory ar- 97.9 Operator license grant. rangements. If the licensees are unable 97.11 Stations aboard ships or aircraft. 97.13 Restrictions on station location. to do so, the Commission may impose 97.15 Station antenna structures. restrictions, including specifying the 97.17 Application for new license grant. transmitter power, antenna height and 97.19 Application for a vanity call sign. direction, additional filtering, or area 97.21 Application for a modified or renewed or hours of operation of the stations license grant. concerned. Further, the use of any 97.23 Mailing address. channel at a given geographical loca- 97.25 License term. 97.27 FCC modification of station license tion may be denied when, in the judg- grant. ment of the Commission, its use at 97.29 Replacement license grant document. that location is not in the public inter- est; the use of any channel may be re- Subpart B—Station Operation Standards stricted as to specified geographical areas, maximum power, or such other 97.101 General standards. 97.103 Station licensee responsibilities. operating conditions, contained in this 97.105 Control operator duties. part or in the station authorization. 97.107 Reciprocal operating authority. (c) Safety/public safety priority. The 97.109 Station control. following access priority governs all 97.111 Authorized transmissions. DSRCS operations: 97.113 Prohibited transmissions. (1) Communications involving the 97.115 Third party communications. safety of life have access priority over 97.117 International communications. 97.119 Station identification. all other DSRCS communications; 97.121 Restricted operation. (2) Subject to a control channel pri- ority system management strategy Subpart C—Special Operations (see ASTM E2213–03 DSRC Standard at § 4.1.1.2(4)), DSRCS communications in- 97.201 Auxiliary station. 97.203 Beacon station. volving public safety have access pri- 97.205 Repeater station. ority over all other DSRC communica- 97.207 Space station. tions not listed in paragraph (c)(1) of 97.209 Earth station. this section. On-Board Units (OBUs) 97.211 Space telecommand station. operated by state or local govern- 97.213 Telecommand of an amateur station. mental entities are presumptively en- 97.215 Telecommand of model craft. gaged in public safety priority commu- 97.217 Telemetry. nications. 97.219 Message forwarding system. 97.221 Automatically controlled digital sta- (d) Non-priority communications. tion. DSRCS communications not listed in paragraph (c) of this section, are non- Subpart D—Technical Standards priority communications. If a dispute arises concerning non-priority DSRCS– 97.301 Authorized frequency bands. OBU communications with Roadside 97.303 Frequency sharing requirements. 97.305 Authorized emission types. Units (RSUs), the provisions of 97.307 Emission standards § 90.377(e) and (f) of this chapter will 97.309 RTTY and data emission codes. apply. Disputes concerning non-pri- 97.311 SS emission types. ority DSRCS–OBU communications not 97.313 Transmitter power standards. 586 VerDate Nov<24>2008 11:39 Dec 09, 2009 Jkt 217204 PO 00000 Frm 00596 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\217204.XXX 217204 rmajette on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with CFR Federal Communications Commission § 97.3 97.315 Certification of external RF power which provide for advancing skills in amplifiers. both the communication and technical 97.317 Standards for certification of exter- phases of the art. nal RF power amplifiers. (d) Expansion of the existing res- Subpart E—Providing Emergency ervoir within the amateur radio service Communications of trained operators, technicians, and electronics experts. 97.401 Operation during a disaster. (e) Continuation and extension of the 97.403 Safety of life and protection of prop- erty. amateur’s unique ability to enhance 97.405 Station in distress. international goodwill. 97.407 Radio amateur civil emergency serv- ice. § 97.3 Definitions. (a) The definitions of terms used in Subpart F—Qualifying Examination Systems part 97 are: 97.501 Qualifying for an amateur operator (1) Amateur operator. A person named license. in an amateur operator/primary license 97.503 Element standards. station grant on the ULS consolidated 97.505 Element credit. licensee database to be the control op- 97.507 Preparing an examination. 97.509 Administering VE requirements. erator of an amateur station. 97.511 Examinee conduct. (2) Amateur radio services. The ama- 97.513 VE session manager requirements. teur service, the amateur-satellite 97.515–97.517 [Reserved] service and the radio amateur civil 97.519 Coordinating examination sessions. emergency service. 97.521 VEC qualifications. 97.523 Question pools. (4) Amateur service. A 97.525 Accrediting VEs. radiocommunication service for the 97.527 Reimbursement for expenses. purpose of self-training, intercommuni- APPENDIX 1 TO PART 97—PLACES WHERE THE cation and technical investigations AMATEUR SERVICE IS REGULATED BY THE carried out by amateurs, that is, duly FCC authorized persons interested in radio APPENDIX 2 TO PART 97—VEC REGIONS technique solely with a personal aim AUTHORITY: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; and without pecuniary interest. 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. Interpret or apply 48 Stat. (5) Amateur station. A station in an 1064–1068, 1081–1105, as amended; 47 U.S.C. amateur radio service consisting of the 151–155, 301–609, unless otherwise noted. apparatus necessary for carrying on SOURCE: 54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, unless radiocommunications. otherwise noted. (6) Automatic control. The use of de- EDITORIAL NOTE: Nomenclature changes to vices and procedures for control of a part 97 appear at 63 FR 54077, Oct. 8, 1998. station when it is transmitting so that compliance with the FCC Rules is Subpart A—General Provisions achieved without the control operator being present at a control point. § 97.1 Basis and purpose. (7) Auxiliary station. An amateur sta- The rules and regulations in this part tion, other than in a message for- are designed to provide an amateur warding system, that is transmitting radio service having a fundamental communications point-to-point within purpose as expressed in the following a system of cooperating amateur sta- principles: tions. (a) Recognition and enhancement of (8) Bandwidth. The width of a fre- the value of the amateur service to the quency band outside of which the mean public as a voluntary noncommercial power of the transmitted signal is at- communication service, particularly tenuated at least 26 dB below the mean with respect to providing emergency power of the transmitted signal within communications. the band. (b) Continuation and extension of the (9) Beacon. An amateur station trans- amateur’s proven ability to contribute mitting communications for the pur- to the advancement of the radio art. poses of observation of propagation and (c) Encouragement and improvement reception or other related experi- of the amateur service through rules mental activities. 587 VerDate Nov<24>2008 11:39 Dec 09, 2009 Jkt 217204 PO 00000 Frm 00597 Fmt 8010 Sfmt 8010 Y:\SGML\217204.XXX 217204 rmajette on DSKHWCL6B1PROD with CFR § 97.3 47 CFR Ch. I (10–1–09 Edition) (10) Broadcasting. Transmissions in- (16) Earth station. An amateur station tended for reception by the general located on, or within 50 km of, the public, either direct or relayed. Earth’s surface intended for commu- (11) Call sign system. The method used nications with space stations or with to select a call sign for amateur sta- other Earth stations by means of one tion over-the-air identification pur- or more other objects in space. poses. The call sign systems are: (17) [Reserved] (i) Sequential call sign system. The call (18) External RF power amplifier. A de- sign is selected by the FCC from an al- vice capable of increasing power output phabetized list corresponding to the ge- when used in conjunction with, but not ographic region of the licensee’s mail- an integral part of, a transmitter. ing address and operator class. The call (19) [Reserved] sign is shown on the license. The FCC (20) FAA. Federal Aviation Adminis- will issue public announcements detail- tration. ing the procedures of the sequential (21) FCC. Federal Communications call sign system. Commission. (ii) Vanity call sign system. The call (22) Frequency coordinator. An entity, sign is selected by the FCC from a list recognized in a local or regional area of call signs requested by the licensee. by amateur operators whose stations The call sign is shown on the license. are eligible to be auxiliary or repeater stations, that recommends transmit/re- The FCC will issue public announce- ceive channels and associated oper- ments detailing the procedures of the ating and technical parameters for vanity call sign system. such stations in order to avoid or mini- (iii) Special event call sign system. The mize potential interference. call sign is selected by the station li- (23) Harmful interference. Interference censee from a list of call signs shown which endangers the functioning of a on a common data base coordinated, radionavigation service or of other maintained and disseminated by the safety services or seriously degrades, amateur station special event call sign obstructs or repeatedly interrupts a data base coordinators.