47 CFR § 87.47 - Application for a portable aircraft station license.

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identifier: "/us/cfr/t47/s87.47"
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legal_status: "authoritative_unofficial"
title: "47 CFR § 87.47 - Application for a portable aircraft station license."
title_number: 47
title_name: "Telecommunication"
section_number: "87.47"
section_name: "Application for a portable aircraft station license."
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"
generator: "[email protected]"
authority: "47 U.S.C. 154, 303 and 307(e), unless otherwise noted."
regulatory_source: "53 FR 28940, Aug. 1, 1988, unless otherwise noted."
cfr_part: "87"
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# 87.47 Application for a portable aircraft station license.

A person may apply for a portable aircraft radio station license if the need exists to operate the same station on more than one U.S. aircraft.