47 CFR § 97.217 - Telemetry.

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title: "47 CFR § 97.217 - Telemetry."
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section_name: "Telemetry."
chapter_name: "FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION"
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part_number: "97"
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# 97.217 Telemetry.

Telemetry transmitted by an amateur station on or within 50 km of the Earth's surface is not considered to be codes or ciphers intended to obscure the meaning of communications.

[56 FR 56172, Nov. 1, 1991. Redesignated at 59 FR 18975, Apr. 21, 1994]