An aircraft station (also aircraft radio station) is – according to ''Article 1.83'' 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 1.83, definition: ''aircraft radio station / aircraft radio station'' – defined as "A mobile

radio station Radio broadcasting is transmission of audio (sound), sometimes with related metadata, by radio waves to radio receivers belonging to a public audience. In terrestrial radio broadcasting the radio waves are broadcast by a land-based radi ...

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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 ...

, other than survival craft station, located on board an aircraft". Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily. ;See also: ;Selection of UHF/VHF aircraft stations US Navy 030806-N-8629M-002 Lt. Stacy Justeson, a pilot with the 'Providers' of Fleet Logistics Squadron Thirty (VRC 30).jpg, US Navy

Grumman C-2 Greyhound The Grumman C-2 Greyhound is a twin-engine, high-wing cargo aircraft designed to carry supplies, mail, and passengers to and from aircraft carriers of the United States Navy. Its primary mission is carrier onboard delivery (COD). The aircraft p ...

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Aeronautical mobile (OR) service Aeronautical mobile (OR) service (short: AMS; also: aeronautical mobile radiocommunication service) is – according to ''Article 1.34'' of the International Telecommunication Union's (ITU) Radio Regulations (RR) – defined as "''An aeronautica ...

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AN/ARC-164 The AN/ARC-164 is an US military UHF aircraft radio that operates in the aeronautical mobile (OR) service / B band (NATO). It was first introduced in 1981 and might be found on B-52G/H, B-1B, C/EC/RC-26D, C-5, KC-135, C-23, C-130, C-141, F ...

(Receiver/Transmitter RT-1504) used for Aeronautical mobile (OR) service/ HQ II Arc-164-ctrl.jpg, AN/ARC-164 (Control Panel, C-11719) used for Aeronautical mobile (OR) service/HQ II

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