Subpart A—General Provisions
   § 97.1   Basis and purpose.
   § 97.3   Definitions.
   § 97.5   Station license required.
   § 97.7   Control operator required.
   § 97.9   Operator license grant.
   § 97.11   Stations aboard ships or aircraft.
   § 97.13   Restrictions on station location.
   § 97.15   Station antenna structures.
   § 97.17   Application for new license grant.
   § 97.19   Application for a vanity call sign.
   § 97.21   Application for a modified or renewed license grant.
   § 97.23   Mailing address.
   § 97.25   License term.
   § 97.27   FCC modification of station license grant.
   § 97.29   Replacement license grant document.
   § 97.31   Cancellation on account of the licensee's death.

   Subpart B—Station Operation Standards
   § 97.101   General standards.
   § 97.103   Station licensee responsibilities.
   § 97.105   Control operator duties.
   § 97.107   Reciprocal operating authority.
   § 97.109   Station control.
   § 97.111   Authorized transmissions.
   § 97.113   Prohibited transmissions.
   § 97.115   Third party communications.
   § 97.117   International communications.
   § 97.119   Station identification.
   § 97.121   Restricted operation.

   Subpart C—Special Operations
   § 97.201   Auxiliary station.
   § 97.203   Beacon station.
   § 97.205   Repeater station.
   § 97.207   Space station.
   § 97.209   Earth station.
   § 97.211   Space telecommand station.
   § 97.213   Telecommand of an amateur station.
   § 97.215   Telecommand of model craft.
   § 97.217   Telemetry.
   § 97.219   Message forwarding system.
   § 97.221   Automatically controlled digital station.

   Subpart D—Technical Standards
   § 97.301   Authorized frequency bands.
   § 97.303   Frequency sharing requirements.
   § 97.305   Authorized emission types.
   § 97.307   Emission standards.
   § 97.309   RTTY and data emission codes.
   § 97.311   SS emission types.
   § 97.313   Transmitter power standards.
   § 97.315   Certification of external RF power amplifiers.
   § 97.317   Standards for certification of external RF power amplifiers.

   Subpart E—Providing Emergency Communications
   § 97.401   Operation during a disaster.
   § 97.403   Safety of life and protection of property.
   § 97.405   Station in distress.
   § 97.407   Radio amateur civil emergency service.

   Subpart F—Qualifying Examination Systems
   § 97.501   Qualifying for an amateur operator license.
   § 97.503   Element standards.
   § 97.505   Element credit.
   § 97.507   Preparing an examination.
   § 97.509   Administering VE requirements.
   § 97.511   Examinee conduct.
   § 97.513   VE session manager requirements.
   § § 97.515-97.517   [Reserved]
   § 97.519   Coordinating examination sessions.
   § 97.521   VEC qualifications.
   § 97.523   Question pools.
   § 97.525   Accrediting VEs.
   § 97.527   Reimbursement for expenses.
   Appendix 1 to Part 97—Places Where the Amateur Service is Regulated by the
   FCC
   Appendix 2 to Part 97—VEC Regions
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   Authority: 48 Stat. 1066, 1082, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 154, 303. Interpret or
   apply 48 Stat. 1064-1068, 1081-1105, as amended; 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609,
   unless otherwise noted.

   Source: 54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

   Editorial Note: Nomenclature changes to part 97 appear at 63 FR 54077, Oct.
   8, 1998.

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Subpart A—General Provisions

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