Sec. 97.5  Station license required.

    (a) The person having physical control of the station apparatus must 
have been granted a station license of the type listed in paragraph (b) 
of this section, or hold an unexpired document of the type listed in 
paragraph (c) of this section, before the station may transmit on any 
amateur service frequency from any place that is:
    (1) Within 50 km of the Earth's surface and at a place where the 
amateur service is regulated by the FCC;
    (2) Within 50 km of the Earth's surface and aboard any vessel or 
craft that is documented or registered in the United States; or
    (3) More than 50 km above the Earth's surface aboard any craft that 
is documented or registered in the United States.
    (b) The types of station licenses are:
    (1) An operator/primary station license. One, but only one, 
operator/primary station license is granted to each person who is 
qualified to be an amateur operator. The primary station license is 
granted together with the amateur operator license. Except for a 
representative of a foreign government, any person who qualifies by 
examination is eligible to apply for an operator/primary station 
license. The operator/primary station license document is printed on FCC 
Form 660.
    (2) A club station license. A club station license is granted only 
to the person who is the license trustee designated by an officer of the 
club. The trustee must be a person who has been granted an Amateur 
Extra, Advanced, General, Technician Plus, or Technician operator 
license. The club must be composed of at least four persons and must 
have a name, a document of organization, management, and a primary

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purpose devoted to amateur service activities consistent with this part. 
The club station license document is printed on FCC Form 660.
    (3) A military recreation station license. A military recreation 
station license is granted only to the person who is the license 
custodian designated by the official in charge of the United States 
military recreational premises where the station is situated. The person 
must not be a representative of a foreign government. The person need 
not have been granted an amateur operator license. The military 
recreation station license document is printed on FCC Form 660.
    (4) A RACES station license. A RACES station license is granted only 
to the person who is the license custodian designated by the official 
responsible for the governmental agency served by that civil defense 
organization. The custodian must be the civil defense official 
responsible for coordination of all civil defense activities in the area 
concerned. The custodian must not be a representative of a foreign 
government. The custodian need not have been granted an amateur operator 
license. The RACES station license document is printed on FCC Form 660.
    (c) The types of documents are:
    (1) A reciprocal permit for alien amateur licensee (FCC Form 610-AL) 
issued to the person by the FCC.
    (2) An amateur service license issued to the person by the 
Government of Canada. The person must be a Canadian citizen.
    (d) A person who has been granted a station license of the type 
listed in paragraph (b) of this section, or who holds an unexpired 
document of the type listed in paragraph (c) of this section, is 
authorized to use in accordance with the FCC Rules all transmitting 
apparatus under the physical control of the station licensee at points 
where the amateur service is regulated by the FCC.
[ 59 FR 54831 , Nov. 2, 1994, as amended at  62 FR 17567 , Apr. 10, 1997]