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I've asked this question over on Aviation Stack Exchange, but nobody over there knew the answer, so I thought I'd ask here.

I'm a student pilot. I know that my pilot's license also acts as permission to use the radio in an airplane. But, I recently purchased a handheld airband radio as a backup to the plane's radio. If I wanted to use my handheld on the ground, not in a plane, what license would I need? Is this even possible?

(I already have a Restricted Radiotelephone license, if that helps.)

(No, I don't know why I would want to do so. I just like having my options open.)

HiddenWindshield
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The possible types of ground stations that could be licensed by the FAA are outlined in the Ground Stations website. Those listed are

  • Aeronautical advisory stations
  • Aeronautical multicom stations Aeronautical enroute stations
  • Flight test stations
  • Aviation support stations
  • Airport control tower stations
  • Automatic weather observation stations
  • Various radio navigation stations, such as omin-directional range stations (VOR)

Other types of authorization may exist, which I have not found detailed information for. Such authorizations could be a blanket authorization to use a radio in an emergency, or use by military and Civil Air Patrol stations under authority emanating from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration.

Gerard Ashton
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