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9.6 Classes of radio stations

AL Aeronautical radionavigation land station
AM Aeronautical radionavigation mobile station AT Amateur station
AX Aeronautical fixed station
BC Broadcasting station, sound
BT Broadcasting station, television
CA Cargo ship
CO Station open to official correspondence exclusively CP Station open to public correspondence
CR Station open to limited public correspondence CV Station open exclusively to correspondence of a private

agency
DR Directive antenna provided with a reflector
EA Space station in the amateur-satellite service
EB Space station in the broadcasting-satellite service (sound

broadcasting)
EC Space station in the fixed-satellite service
ED Space telecommand space station
EE Space station in the standard frequency-satellite service EF Space station in the radiodetermination-satellite service EG Space station in the maritime mobile-satellite service EH Space research space station
EJ Space station in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service EK Space tracking space station
EM Meteorological-satellite space station
EN Radionavigation-satellite space station
EO Space station in the aeronautical radionavigational-satellite

service

EQ Space station in the maritime radionavigation-satellite service
ER Space telemetering space station
ES Station in the intersatellite service
EU Space station in the land mobile-satellite service
EV Space station in the broadcasting-satellite service (television)
EW Space station in the earth exploration-satellite service
EX Experimental station
EY Space station in the time signal-satellite service
FA Aeronautical station
FB Base station
FC Coast station
FL Land station
FP Port station
FR Receiving station only, connected with the general network of telecommunication channels
FS Land station established solely for the safety of life
FX Fixed station
GS Station on board a warship or a military or naval aircraft
LR Radiolocation land station
MA Aircraft station
ME Space station
ML Land mobile station
MO Mobile station
MR Radiolocation mobile station
MS Ship station
ND Non-directional antenna
NL Maritime radionavigation land station
OD Oceanographic data station
OE Oceanographic data interrogating station
OT Station open exclusively to operational traffic of the service concerned
PA Passenger ship
RA Radio astronomy station
RC Non-directional radio beacon
RD Directional radio beacon
RG Radio direction-finding station
RM Maritime radionavigation mobile station
RT Revolving radio beacon
SM Meteorological aids station
SS Standard frequency and time signal station
TA Space operation earth station in the amateur-satellite service
TB Fixed earth station in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service
TC Earth station in the fixed-satellite service
TD Space telecommand earth station
TE Transmitting earth station
TF Fixed earth station in the radiodetermination-satellite service
TG Mobile earth station in the maritime mobile-satellite service
TH Earth station in the space research service
TI Earth station in the maritime mobile-satellite service at a specified fixed point
TJ Mobile earth station in the aeronautical mobile-satellite service
TK Space tracking earth station
TL Mobile earth station in the radiodetermination-satellite service
TM Earth station in the meteorological-satellite service
TN Earth station in the radionavigation-satellite service
TO Mobile earth station in the aeronautical
radionavigation-satellite service
TP Receiving earth station
TQ Mobile earth station in the maritime
radionavigation-satellite service
TR Space telemetering earth station
TS Television, sound channel
TT Earth station in the space operation service
TU Mobile earth station in the land mobile-satellite service TV Television, vision channel
TW Earth station in the earth exploration-satellite service
TX Fixed earth station in the maritime radionavigation-satellite service
TY Fixed earth station in the land mobile-satellite service
TZ Fixed earth station in the aeronautical radionavigation-satellite service