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G1E07§ 97.111G1E →

In what part of the 2.4 GHz band may an amateur station communicate with non-licensed Wi-Fi stations?

  1. AAnywhere in the band
  2. BChannels 1 through 4
  3. CChannels 42 through 45
  4. DNo part
Why Section 97.111 limits amateur stations to communicating with other amateur stations, plus a short list of exceptions (distress traffic, certain government or other-service stations specifically authorized by the FCC, and space/telecommand operations). An unlicensed Wi-Fi device operates under Part 15, not Part 97, so it is not an authorized correspondent anywhere in the band. The overlap of the 13 cm amateur band with the 2.4 GHz unlicensed band does not create permission to work those stations; it just means both services share spectrum.
Watch out The choices naming specific Wi-Fi channels tempt you into thinking there is a shared segment where the two services may talk, but the restriction is about who you may communicate with, not about frequency.
Hams talk to hams: Part 97 stations may not chat with Part 15 devices on any channel.
HamSandwich explanation, first draft. The question and answers are the NCVEC text.
47 CFR 97.111 Authorized transmissions.

(a) An amateur station may transmit the following types of two-way communications:

(1) Transmissions necessary to exchange messages with other stations in the amateur service, except those in any country whose administration has notified the ITU that it objects to such communications. The FCC will issue public notices of current arrangements for international communications.

(2) Transmissions necessary to meet essential communication needs and to facilitate relief actions.

(3) Transmissions necessary to exchange messages with a station in another FCC-regulated service while providing emergency communications;

(4) Transmissions necessary to exchange messages with a United States government station, necessary to providing communications in RACES; and

(5) Transmissions necessary to exchange messages with a station in a service not regulated by the FCC, but authorized by the FCC to communicate with amateur stations. An amateur station may exchange messages with a participating United States military station during an Armed Forces Day Communications Test.

(b) In addition to one-way transmissions specifically authorized elsewhere in this part, an amateur station may transmit the following types of one-way communications:

(1) Brief transmissions necessary to make adjustments to the station;

(2) Brief transmissions necessary to establishing two-way communications with other stations;

(3) Telecommand;

(4) Transmissions necessary to providing emergency communications;

(5) Transmissions necessary to assisting persons learning, or improving proficiency in, the international Morse code; and

(6) Transmissions necessary to disseminate information bulletins.

(7) Transmissions of telemetry.

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