{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-5.71","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 5.71","heading":"License period.","body":"(a) Conventional experimental radio licenses. (1) The regular license term is 2 years. An applicant may request a license term up to 5 years, but must provide justification for a license of that duration.\n(2) A license may be renewed for an additional term not exceeding 5 years, upon an adequate showing of need to complete the experiment.\n(b) Program, medical testing, and compliance testing experimental radio licenses. Licenses are issued for a term of 5 years and may be renewed for up to 5 years upon an adequate showing of need.\n(c) Broadcast experimental radio license. Licenses are issued for a one-year period and may be renewed for an additional term not exceeding 5 years, upon an adequate showing of need.\n(d) Spectrum Horizons experimental radio license. Licenses are issued for a term of 10 years and may not be renewed.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER A—GENERAL","PART 5—EXPERIMENTAL RADIO SERVICE","Subpart B—Applications and Licenses"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-47.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:28Z","sha256":"40e8e5df03b1d04e870bfcdcb12564d89027dd4b455419b549c0e64d02002759","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-5.69","next":"us/47-cfr-5.73"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}