Disclaimer. This page is a map to the official rules, not legal advice. The live
eCFR Part 97 controls. If our summary and eCFR differ, follow eCFR.
Last reviewed for links: Mon Oct 5, 2026 (CT).
Full text (authority)
47 CFR Part 97 — Amateur Radio Service (Electronic Code of Federal Regulations).
Subpart map (deep links)
A — General B — Station operation standards C — Special operations D — Technical standards E — Providing emergency communications F — Qualifying examination systems
Key jumps operators use often
- § 97.1 — Basis and purpose
- § 97.5 — Station license required · § 97.7 — Control operator required
- § 97.9 — Operator license grant
- § 97.113 — Prohibited transmissions
- § 97.119 — Station identification (end of each communication; at least every 10 minutes during)
- § 97.301 — Authorized frequency bands (by license class / region)
- § 97.305 — Authorized emission types
- § 97.313 — Transmitter power standards
- § 97.503 — Exam element standards
ARRL guidance — advice, not law.
The ARRL publishes how-to and regulatory explainers for amateurs. Useful starting points (read on ARRL’s site; we do not copy their text):
- ARRL Part 97 / rules pages — orientation to the Service rules.
- ARRL band plan — voluntary band-use conventions (not a substitute for § 97.301 allocations).
- arrl.org — news and training; treat as advice unless it quotes the FCC.