47 CFR 87.195

§ 87.195 121.5 MHz ELTs.

United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective

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Citation: 47 CFR 87.195, § 87.195 121.5 MHz ELTs, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/237774
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ELTs that operate only on frequency 121.5 MHz will no longer be certified. The manufacture, importation, and sale of ELTs that operate only on frequency 121.5 MHz is prohibited beginning July 10, 2019. Existing ELTs that operate only on frequency 121.5 MHz must be operated as certified.

Legislative history

This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.