{"data":{"id":"us/47-cfr-97.405","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"47 CFR 97.405","heading":"Station in distress.","body":"(a) No provision of these rules prevents the use by an amateur station in distress of any means at its disposal to attract attention, make known its condition and location, and obtain assistance.\n(b) No provision of these rules prevents the use by a station, in the exceptional circumstances described in paragraph (a) of this section, of any means of radiocommunications at its disposal to assist a station in distress.","path":["Title 47—Telecommunication","CHAPTER I—FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION","SUBCHAPTER D—SAFETY AND SPECIAL RADIO SERVICES","PART 97—AMATEUR RADIO SERVICE","Subpart E—Providing Emergency Communications"],"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":"0847bfe5d272392acc45b8e7efcdc8d61a4789fafcc76eadc69e02973b4c3e47","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/47-cfr-97.403","next":"us/47-cfr-97.407"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}