Radio station
Radio station (short: station) is – according to Article 1.61 of the International Telecommunication Union´s (ITU) RR[1] – defined as "one or more transmitters or receivers or a combination of transmitters and receivers, including the accessory equipment, necessary at one location for carrying on a radiocommunication service, or the radio astronomy service. Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily."
Each station shall be classified by the service in which it operates permanently or temporarily.
Table of radio stations
Section IV of Article 1 of the ITU Radio Regulations sets out the definitions of some 30 radio stations including such stations as the fixed station, the mobile station, the land mobile station, the broadcasting station as well as the definition of amateur radio station.
| ITU RR Article[2] | Definition radio stations and systems | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| N° | Description | Short | |
| 1.61 | Radio station | See definition above. | |
| 1.62 | Terrestrial station | ||
| 1.63 | Earth station | ||
| 1.64 | Space station | Main article: Space station | |
| 1.65 | … | ||
| 1.66 | Fixed station | ||
| 1.66 | Mobile station | ||
| 1.67 | Mobile earth station | ||
| 1.69 | Land station | ||
| 1.70 | Land earth station | ||
| 1.71 | … | ||
| 1.72 | … | ||
| 1.73 | Mobile land station | ||
| 1.74 | Mobile earth station of the Land mobile-satellite service | ||
| 1.75 | Coast station | ||
| 1.76 | Coast earth station | ||
| 1.77 | Sea station | ||
| 1.78 | Ship station | ||
| 1.79 | … | ||
| 1.80 | Harper station | ||
| 1.81 | Aeronautical station | ||
| 1.82 | Aeronautical earth station | ||
| 1.83 | Aircraft station | ||
| 1.84 | Aircraft earth station | ||
| 1.85 | Broadcasting station | ||
| 1.86 | Radar station | ||
| 1.87 | Mobile navigation station | ||
| 1.88 | … | ||
| 1.89 | … | ||
| 1.90 | … | ||
| 1.91 | Radio direction finder | ||
| 1.92 | Radiobeacon | ||
| 1.93 | Emergency position-indicating radiobeacon | ||
| 1.94 | Satellite emergency position-indicating radiobeacon | ||
| 1.95 | … | ||
| 1.96 | Amateur station | Main article: Amateur radio station | |
| 1.97 | Radio astronomy station | ||
| 1.98 | Experimental station | A station utilizing radio waves in experiments with a view to the development of science or technique. This definition does not include amateur stations. | |
| 1.99 | ... | ||
| 1.100 | Radar | Main article: Radar | |
| 1.104 | Instrument landing system | ILS | Main article: Instrument landing system |
| 1.105 | Localizer of the Instrument landing system | LOC | Main article: Localizer |
| 1.106 | Glide slop of the Instrument landing system | GS | |
| 1.107 | Marker beacon | Main article: Marker beacon | |
| 1.108 | Radiosonde | Main article: Radiosonde | |
| 1.109 | Radio altimeter | ||
| 1.110 | Stace system | ||
| 1.111 | Satellite system | ||
| 1.115 | Feeder link | ||
References
- ↑ ITU Radio Regulations, Section IV. Radio Stations and Systems – Article 1.61, definition: Radio station
- ↑ International Telecommunication Union