---
kind: "section"
citation: "47 C.F.R. § 97.315"
title: "47"
number: "97.315"
heading: "Certification of external RF power amplifiers."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/47/97.315"
---

# §97.315. Certification of external RF power amplifiers.

- (a) Any external RF power amplifier (see [§ 2.815](/cfr/47/2.815.md) of the FCC Rules) manufactured or imported for use at an amateur radio station must be certificated for use in the amateur service in accordance with [subpart J of part 2](/cfr/47/part2-subpartJ.md) of the FCC Rules. No amplifier capable of operation below 144 MHz may be constructed or modified by a non-amateur service licensee without a grant of certification from the FCC.
- (b) **The requirement of paragraph (a) does not apply if one or more of the following conditions are met—**
  - (1) **The amplifier is constructed or modified by an amateur radio operator for use at an amateur station.**
  - (2) [Reserved]
  - (3) The amplifier is sold to an amateur radio operator or to a dealer, the amplifier is purchased in used condition by a dealer, or the amplifier is sold to an amateur radio operator for use at that operator's station.
- (c) Any external RF power amplifier appearing in the Commission's database as certificated for use in the amateur service may be marketed for use in the amateur service.

## Notes

### Amendments

[71 FR 66465, Nov. 15, 2006, as amended at 90 FR 57712, Dec. 12, 2025]

### Authority

Authority: 47 U.S.C. 151-155, 301-609, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 54 FR 25857, June 20, 1989, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[71 FR 66465, Nov. 15, 2006, as amended at 90 FR 57712, Dec. 12, 2025]