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FCC 87.303
Revised as of October 2, 2015
Goto Year:2014 |
2016
§ 87.303 Frequencies.
(a) These frequencies are available for assignment to flight test land and
aircraft stations:
kHz MHz MHz MHz
3281.0^1 123.175^2 123.225^3 123.400^2
123.200^3 123.375^3 123.450^3
(b) These additional frequencies are available for assignment only to flight
test stations of aircraft manufacturers:
MHz MHz MHz MHz
123.125^2 123.275^3 123.425^3 123.550^3
123.150^2 123.325^3 123.475^3 123.575^2
123.250^3 123.350^3 123.525^3
^1When R3E, H3E or J3E emission is used, the assigned frequency will be
3282.4 kHz (3281.0 kHz carrier frequency).
^2This frequency is available only to itinerant stations that have a
requirement to be periodically transferred to various locations.
^3Mobile station operations on these frequencies are limited to an area
within 320 km (200 mi) of an associated flight test land station.
(c) These frequencies are available for equipment test, emergency and backup
use with aircraft beyond the range of VHF propagation. Either H2B, J3E, J7B
or J9W emission may be used.
Frequencies (carrier) available kHz:
kHz
2851.0 8822.0
3004.0 10045.0
3443.0 11288.0
5451.0 11306.0
5469.0 13312.0
5571.0 17964.0
6550.0 21931.0
(d) Aeronautical mobile telemetry (AMT) operations are conducted in the
1435-1525 MHz, 2345-2395 MHz, and 5091-5150 MHz bands on a co-equal basis
with U.S. Government stations.
(1) Frequencies in the 1435-1525 MHz and 2360-2395 MHz bands are assigned in
the mobile service primarily for aeronautical telemetry and associated
telecommand operations for flight testing of aircraft and missiles, or their
major components. Until January 1, 2020, the 2345-2360 MHz band is also
available to licensees holding a valid authorization on April 23, 2015 for
these purposes on a secondary basis. Permissible uses of these bands include
telemetry and associated telecommand operations associated with the
launching and reentry into the Earth's atmosphere, as well as any incidental
orbiting prior to reentry, of objects undergoing flight tests. In the
1435-1525 MHz band, the following frequencies are shared on a co-equal basis
with flight telemetering mobile stations: 1444.5, 1453.5, 1501.5, 1515.5,
and 1524.5 MHz. In the 2360-2395 MHz band, the following frequencies may be
assigned for telemetry and associated telecommand operations of expendable
and re-usable launch vehicles, whether or not such operations involve flight
testing: 2364.5, 2370.5 and 2382.5 MHz. All other mobile telemetry uses of
the 2360-2395 MHz band shall be on a non-interfering and unprotected basis
to the above uses.
(2) Frequencies in the 5091-5150 MHz band are assigned in the aeronautical
mobile service on a primary basis for flight testing of aircraft. AMT use of
these frequencies is restricted to aircraft stations transmitting to
aeronautical stations (AMT ground stations) in the flight test areas listed
in 47 CFR 2.106, footnote US111.
(3) The authorized bandwidths for stations that operate in the 1435-1525
MHz, 2345-2395 MHz, or 5091-5150 MHz bands are normally 1, 3 or 5 MHz.
Applications for greater bandwidths will be considered in accordance with
the provisions of § 87.135. Each assignment will be centered on a frequency
between 1435.5 MHz and 1524.5 MHz, between 2345.5 MHz and 2394.5 MHz, or
between 5091.5 MHz and 5149.5 MHz, with 1 MHz channel spacing.
(e) 121.500 MHz: Emergency and distress only.
(f) Frequency assignments for Flight Test VHF Stations may be based on
either 8.33 kHz or 25 kHz spacing. Assignable frequencies include the
interstitial frequencies 8.33 kHz from the VHF frequencies listed in
paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section. Each 8.33 kHz interstitial frequency
is subject to the same eligibility criteria and limitations as the nearest
frequency listed in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this section.
[ 53 FR 28940 , Aug. 1, 1988, as amended at 55 FR 4175 , Feb. 7, 1990; 58 FR 44954 , Aug. 25, 1993; 58 FR 67696 , Dec. 22, 1993; 60 FR 37829 , July 24,
1995; 62 FR 11107 , Mar. 11, 1997; 68 FR 74388 , Dec. 23, 2003; 69 FR 77950 ,
Dec. 29, 2004; 71 FR 29818 , May 24, 2006; 76 FR 17352 , Mar. 29, 2011; 80 FR 38910 , July 7, 2015]
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Goto Section: 87.301 | 87.305
Goto Year: 2014 |
2016
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