47 CFR § 2.801 - Radiofrequency device defined.
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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s2.801"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 2.801 - Radiofrequency device defined."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "2.801"
section_name: "Radiofrequency device defined."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "A"
subchapter_name: "GENERAL"
part_number: "2"
part_name: "FREQUENCY ALLOCATIONS AND RADIO TREATY MATTERS; GENERAL RULES AND REGULATIONS"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 302a, 303, and 336, unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "28 FR 12465, Nov. 22, 1963, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "2"
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# 2.801 Radiofrequency device defined.
As used in this part, a radiofrequency device is any device which in its operation is capable of emitting radiofrequency energy by radiation, conduction, or other means. Radiofrequency devices include, but are not limited to:
(a) The various types of radio communication transmitting devices described throughout this chapter.
(b) The incidental, unintentional and intentional radiators defined in part 15 of this chapter.
(c) The industrial, scientific, and medical equipment described in part 18 of this chapter.
(d) Any part or component thereof which in use emits radiofrequency energy by radiation, conduction, or other means.
[35 FR 7898, May 22, 1970, as amended at 54 FR 17711, Apr. 25, 1989]