Sec.  97.209   Earth station.

   (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, 3.40–3.41 GHz, 5.65–5.67 GHz, 10.45–10.50 GHz and
   24.00–24.05 GHz segments.

   [ 54 FR 25857 , June 20, 1989, as amended at  54 FR 39535 , Sept. 27, 1989]