§ 5.3   Scope of service.

   Stations operating in the Experimental Radio Service will be permitted
   to conduct the following type of operations:

   (a) Experimentations in scientific or technical radio research.

   (b) Experimentations in the broadcast services.

   (c) Experimentations under contractual agreement with the United States
   Government, or for export purposes.

   (d) Communications essential to a research project.

   (e) Technical demonstrations of equipment or techniques.

   (f) Field strength surveys.

   (g) Demonstration of equipment to prospective purchasers by persons
   engaged in the business of selling radio equipment.

   (h) Testing of equipment in connection with production or regulatory
   approval of such equipment.

   (i) Testing of medical devices that use RF wireless technology or
   communications functions for diagnosis, treatment, or patient
   monitoring.

   (j) Development of radio technique, equipment, operational data or
   engineering data, including field or factory testing or calibration of
   equipment, related to an existing or proposed radio service.

   (k) Product development and market trials.

   (l) Marketing of equipment designed to operate only on frequencies
   above 95 GHz.

   (m) Types of experiments that are not specifically covered under
   paragraphs (a) through (l) of this section will be considered upon
   demonstration of need for such additional types of experiments.

   [ 78 FR 25162 , Apr. 29, 2013, as amended at  84 FR 25690 , June 4, 2019]

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