47 CFR § 87.195 - 121.5 Mhz Elts.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s87.195"
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title: "47 CFR § 87.195 - 121.5 MHz ELTs."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "87.195"
section_name: "121.5 MHz ELTs."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
subchapter_number: "D"
subchapter_name: "SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES"
part_number: "87"
part_name: "AVIATION SERVICES"
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currency: "2026-03-24"
last_updated: "2026-03-24"
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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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# 87.195 121.5 MHz ELTs.

ELTs that operate only on frequency 121.5 MHz will no longer be certified. The manufacture, importation, and sale of ELTs that operate only on frequency 121.5 MHz is prohibited beginning July 10, 2019. Existing ELTs that operate only on frequency 121.5 MHz must be operated as certified.

[83 FR 63812, Dec. 12, 2018]