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Aeronautical station (also: aeronautical radio station) is – according to ''Article 1.81'' of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU)

ITU Radio Regulations The ITU Radio Regulations (short: RR) is a basic document of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) that regulates on law of nations scale radiocommunication services and the utilisation of radio frequencies. It is the supplementation t ...

(RR)ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.81, definition: ''aeronautical station / aeronautical radio station'' – defined as «''A land station in the

aeronautical mobile service Aeronautical mobile service (short: AMS; also: aeronautical mobile radiocommunication service') is – according to ''Article 1.32'' of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) – defined as "A mobile service b ...

. In certain instances, an aeronautical station may be located, for example, on board ship or on a platform at sea''.» Each ''station'' shall be classified by the ''service'' in which it operates permanently or temporarily. ;See also:

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