E1B06: Which of the following additional rules apply if you are erecting an …

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Which of the following additional rules apply if you are erecting an amateur station antenna structure at a site at or near a public use airport?

AYou may have to notify the Federal Aviation Administration and register it with the FCC as required by Part 17 of the FCC rules
BYou may have to enter the height above ground in meters, and the latitude and longitude in degrees, minutes, and seconds on the FAA website
CYou must file an Environmental Impact Statement with the EPA before construction begins
DYou must obtain a construction permit from the airport zoning authority per Part 119 of the FAA regulations

Why Section 97.15(a) says that an amateur antenna structure that is subject to the FCC's Part 17 rules must be handled like any other antenna structure: if its height and distance from an airport put it inside the FAA's notification slopes, you file notice with the FAA (Form 7460-1) and register the structure with the FCC in the Antenna Structure Registration system. Part 97 otherwise places no federal height limit on amateur antennas below 200 feet away from airports, so the airport proximity is what triggers the extra paperwork.

Watch out The choice about entering height in meters and coordinates on an FAA website sounds plausible because FAA filings do ask for location data, but heights are given in feet and the rule cited in the question points to FAA notification plus FCC Part 17 registration, not a metric web form. There is no EPA Environmental Impact Statement or FAA Part 119 construction permit involved; Part 119 covers air carrier certification.

Airport nearby: notify the FAA, register with the FCC under Part 17.

HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.

47 CFR 97.15 Station antenna structures.

(a) Owners of certain antenna structures more than 60.96 meters (200 feet) above ground level at the site or located near or at a public use airport must notify the Federal Aviation Administration and register with the Commission as required by part 17 of this chapter.

(b) Except as otherwise provided herein, a station antenna structure may be erected at heights and dimensions sufficient to accommodate amateur service communications. (State and local regulation of a station antenna structure must not preclude amateur service communications. Rather, it must reasonably accommodate such communications and must constitute the minimum practicable regulation to accomplish the state or local authority's legitimate purpose. See PRB-1, 101 FCC 2d 952 (1985) for details.)

eCFR text as of 1 Sep 2026 · read on ecfr.gov

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