47 CFR § 87.193 - Scope of service.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s87.193"
source: "ecfr"
legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 87.193 - Scope of service."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "87.193"
section_name: "Scope of service."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "87"
part_name: "AVIATION SERVICES"
positive_law: false
currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
format_version: "1.1.0"
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authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
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# 87.193 Scope of service.

Transmissions by emergency locator transmitters (ELTs) are intended to be actuated manually or automatically and operated automatically as part of an aircraft or a survival craft station as a locating aid for survival purposes.