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C. J. Clegg wrote:

We have a small consulting company that owns an airplane that is used
for business trips. From time to time it would be useful to be able
to contact the airplane from our office which is not located on any
airport. What do we need to do to get authorization to install an
aircraft band radio at our office and use it to contact the company
airplane?

Thanks...

In a nutshell, you need to get a ground station license from the FCC,
for which you need to demonstrate that your proposed use falls within
the guidelines. Try the FCC web site for more info...

http://wireless.fcc.gov/aviation/fctsht4.html
http://wireless.fcc.gov/aviation/grnd.html

If these don't answer your questions, give them a call. In the past,
I've found the FCC folks to be very helpful about stuff like this.

Or, are you talking about being able to stay in touch with your aircraft
no matter where it is? If so, you probably want to look at ARINC...

http://www.arinc.com/products/voice_...dio_svc/domest
ic.html