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Subpart B — Amateur Operator and Station Licenses Operator Licenses amateur operator license. 97.5 Classes of 0|Knitor Licenses. Amateur Extra Class. Advanced class (previously class A). General class (previously class B). Conditional class (previously class C). Technician class, ovice class. 97.7 Privileges of Operator Licenses a) Amateur Extra Class and Ad vanced class. All authorized amateur priVilens Tn^uding exclusive frequency operating authority in accordance with the following table. PRBQUENCtES CLASS OF LICENSE AUTHORIZED 3S00-3525 kHi 3775-3800 kHt 7000-7025 kHz 14000-14025 kHz 21000-21025 kHz 21250 21270 kHz 3800-3890 kHz 7150-7225 kHz 14200-14275 kHz 21270-21350 kHz 50-50.1 MHz Amateur Extra only Amateur Extra and Advanced b) General class. All authorized amateur privileges except those exclu* sive operating privileges which arc re served to the Advanced class and/or Amateur Extra Class. c) Conditional class. Same privileges as General class. New Conditional class licenses will not be issued. Present Con ditional class licensees will be issued General class licenses at time of renewal or modiHcation. d) Technician class. All authorized amateur privileges on the frequencies 50.1-54 Mllz and 145-148 MHz and in the amateur bands above 220 MHz. Such licenses also carry the full priv ileges of the Novice class license. e) Novice dass. Radiotelegraphy in the frequency bands 3700-3750 kHz, 7100-7150 kHz (7050-7075 kHz when the terrestrial station location is not within Region 2), 21,100 21,200 kHz, and 28,100-28,200 kHz, using only^ Type AI emission. 97.1 1 Application for Operator License. a) An application (FCC form 610) for a new operator license, including an application for change in operating privileges, which will require an exam ination supervised by Commission per sonnel at a regular Commission exam ining office shall be submitted to such office in advance of or at the time of tlic examination, except that, whenever an examination is to be taken at a dcsi^ated examination point away from a Commission office, the applica tion, together with the necessary filing fee, should be submitted in advance of the examination date to the office which has jurisdiction over the examination point involved. b) An application (FCC form 610) for a new operator license, including an application for change in operating priv ileges, which requests an examination supervised by a volunteer examiner under the provisions of 97.27, shall be submitted to the FCC field office near est the applicant. Applications for the Novice class license should be sent to the Commission ’s offices in Gettysburg, PA 17325. All applications should be accompanied by any necessary filing fee. c) An application (FCC form 610) for renewal and/or modification of license when no change in operating privileges is involved sh^l be submitted together with any necessary filing fee, to the Commission ’s office at Gettys burg, PA 17325. an unexpired license, no license with reference to any activity of a continuing nature shall expire until such ap plication shall have been finally de termined. e) If a license is allowed to expire, application for renewal may be made during a period of grace of one year after the expiration date. During this one year period of grace, an expired license is not valid. A license renewed during the grace period will be dated currently and will not be backdated to the date of its expiration. Application for renewal shall be submitted on FCC form 610 and shall be accompanied by the applicant’s expired license. 0 When the name of a licensee is changed or when the mailing address is changed, a formal application Ut mod ification of license is not nquired. However, the licensee shall notify the Commission promptly of these changes. The notice, which may be in letter form, shall contain the name and ad dress of the licensee as they appear in the Commission ’s records, the new name and/or address, as the case may be, the radio station call si^ and class of operator license. The notice shall be sent to Federal Communications Com mission, Gettysburg, PA 17325, and a copy shall be kept by the licensee until a new license is issued. Operator License Examinations 9%.9 Eligibility for New Operator License. Anyone except a representative of a foreign government is eligible for an 97.13 Renewal or Modification of Operator License. a) An amateur operator license, ex cept the Novice class, may be renewed upon proper application. b) The Novice class license will not be renewed. c) The applicant shall qualify for a new license by examination if the re quirements of this section are not ful filled. d) Application for renewed and/or modification of an amateur operator license shall be submitted on FCC form 610 and shall be accompanied by the applicant’s license. Application for re newal of unexpired licenses must be ^rnsdt during the license term and should be filed within 90 days but not later than 30 days prior to the end of the license term. In any case in which the licensee has, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter, made timely and sufficient application for renewal of 97.19 When Examination Is Required. Examination is required for the is suance of a new amateur operator license and for a change in class of operating privileges. Credit may be given, however, for certain elements of examination as provided in 9725. 9721 ExaminaUon Elements. Examinations for amateur operator privileges will comprise one or more of the fallowing examination elements: a) Element 1(A): Beginner’s code test at five (5) words per minute; b) Element 1(B): General code test at thirteen (13) words per minutr, c) Element 1(C): Xpert’s code test at twenty (20) words per minute; d) Element 2: Basic law comprising rules and regulations essential to be ginners’ operation, including sufficient elementary radio theory for the under standing of those rules; e) Dement 3: General amateur prac- 144 Chapter 10 1. t l! d* Ic k a; n\ u ar. an. Iir n m to- ret pc- tx in 1(L 2. ai 2. 9:1 ar V cl in li( 1 re m te is! te vd P b) m te in C ra E ■ li ai w ']