47 CFR 97.209
§ 97.209 Earth station.
United States · 47 CFR — Telecommunication · Status: effective
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- 47 CFR 97.209, § 97.209 Earth station, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/238589
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(a) Any amateur station may be an Earth station. A holder of any class operator license may be the control operator of an Earth station, subject to the privileges of the class of operator license held by the control operator.
(b) The following frequency bands and segments are authorized to Earth stations:
(1) The 17 m, 15 m, 12 m, and 10 m bands, 6 mm, 4 mm, 2 mm and 1 mm bands; and
(2) The 7.0-7.1 MHz, 14.00-14.25 MHz, 144-146 MHz, 435-438 MHz, 1260-1270 MHz and 2400-2450 MHz, 5.65-5.67 GHz, 10.45-10.50 GHz and 24.00-24.05 GHz segments.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.