Pursuant to section 111 of the Radiocommunications Act 1989 and Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001, and acting under delegated authority from the chief executive, I give the following notice.
N o t i c e
1. Short title and commencement-(1) This notice is the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices) Notice 2013.
(2) This notice comes into force on 28 November 2013.
2. Licence-
(1) Licence Name: General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices (SRDs).
(2) Licence: Any person may transmit radio waves using Short Range Devices (SRDs), also known as Restricted Radiation Devices (RRDs), Low Interference Potential Devices (LIPDs), or Spread Spectrum Devices (SSDs), in accordance with the applicable terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice.
(3) Licence Number: 242164
(4) Commencement Date: 28 November 2013.
3. Spectrum-
Low (MHz) High (MHz) Reference Frequency (MHz) Maximum Power dBW e.i.r.p. Remarks
0.009000 0.090000 0.049500 9.0 Special Conditions 1 and 25
0.090000 0.190000 0.140000 -20.0 Special Conditions 1 and 25
0.119000 0.135000 0.127000 3 Special Conditions 1 and 25
3.180000 3.380000 3.280000 -76.0 Special Conditions 2 and 21
3.640000 4.040000 3.840000 -76.0 Special Conditions 2 and 20
6.765000 6.795000 6.780000 -20.0 Special Condition 1
10.440000 10.760000 10.600000 -76.0 Special Conditions 2 and 20
13.550000 13.570000 13.560000 -10.0 Special Condition 1
26.950000 27.300000 27.125000 0.0
29.700000 30.000000 29.850000 -10.0
30.800000 31.500000 31.150000 -10.0 Special Condition 3
35.500000 37.200000 36.350000 -10.0
40.660000 40.700000 40.680000 0.0
40.800000 41.000000 40.900000 -10.0
72.000000 72.250000 72.125000 -10.0 Special Condition 2
72.250000 72.500000 72.375000 -10.0
87.500000 108.000000 98.000000 -50.0 Special Condition 4
107.000000 108.000000 107.500000 -16.0
160.100000 160.600000 160.350000 -3.0
173.000000 174.000000 173.500000 -10.0
235.000000 300.000000 267.500000 -30.0 Special Condition 1
300.000000 322.000000 311.000000 -20.0 Special Condition 1
402.000000 406.000000 404.000000 -46.0 Special Conditions 5 and 14
433.050000 434.790000 433.920000 -16.0
444.000000 444.925000 444.462500 -16.0 Special Condition 5
458.540000 458.610000 458.575000 -3.0
466.800000 466.850000 466.825000 -3.0
470.000000 470.500000 470.250000 -10.0 Special Condition 5
471.000000 471.500000 471.250000 -10.0
502.000000 510.000000 506.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 26
502.000000 694.000000 598.000000 -50.0 Special Condition 6
819.000000 824.000000 821.000000 -10.0
864.000000 868.000000 866.000000 6.0 Special Condition 13
868.000000 870.000000 869.000000 -27.0 Special Conditions 1 and 15
869.200000 869.250000 869.225000 -20.0 Special Conditions 1 and 15
915.000000 928.00000 921.500000 -25.0 Special Condition 1
921.000000 928.000000 924.500000 0 Special Condition 23 or 24
921.500000 928.000000 924.750000 6.0 Special Conditions 13 and 23
2400.000000 2483.500000 2441.750000 6.0 Special Condition 13
2900.000000 3400.000000 3150.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 7
5150.000000 5250.000000 5200.000000 -7.0 Special Conditions 8 and 16
5250.000000 5350.000000 5300.000000 0.0 Special Conditions 9 and 17
5470.000000 5725.000000 5597.500000 0.0 Special Conditions 9 and 18
5470.000000 5725.000000 5597.500000 -10.0 Special Condition 7
5725.000000 5875.000000 5800.000000 6.0 Special Condition 13
5725.000000 5875.000000 5800.000000 3.0 Special Condition 10
8500.000000 10000.000000 9250.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 7
10000.000000 10600.000000 10300.000000 -16.0 Special Condition 7
15700.000000 17300.000000 16500.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 7
24000.000000 24250.000000 24125.000000 0.0
33400.000000 36000.000000 34700.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 7
46700.000000 46900.000000 46800.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 11
57000.000000 66000.000000 61500.000000 13.0 Special Condition 22
57000.000000 64000.000000 60500.000000 13.0 Special Conditions 12 and 19
59000.000000 64000.000000 61500.000000 -10.0 Special Condition 7
76000.000000 77000.000000 76500.000000 14.0 Special Condition 11
122000.000000 123000.000000 122500.000000 0.0
244000.000000 246000.000000 245000.000000 0.0
4. Location-
(1) Transmit Location: All New Zealand.
(2) Receive Location: All New Zealand.
5. Special conditions-
1. Use is limited to determination, telemetry and telecommand.
2. Use is limited to auditory aids.
3. Use is limited to model control.
4. Use is limited to audio senders.
5. Use is limited to biomedical telemetry.
6. Use is limited to audio/video senders.
7. Use is limited to radiolocation.
8. Use is limited to wireless LAN indoor systems only.
9. Use is limited to wireless LAN.
10. Use is limited to road transport and traffic telematics.
11. Use is limited to field disturbance sensors.
12. Use is limited to fixed point-to-point links.
13. Transmitters using e.i.r.p.s greater than 0 dBW (1 W) must employ frequency hopping or digital modulation techniques.
14. In the band 402 to 406 MHz, the maximum permitted duty cycle is 0.1%.
15. In the band 868 to 870 MHz, the maximum permitted peak power is -27 dBW (2 mW) and the maximum permitted duty cycle is 1%, except in the band 869.2 to 869.25 MHz, where the maximum permitted peak power is -20 dBW (10 mW) and the maximum permitted duty cycle is 0.1%.
16. In the band 5150 to 5250 MHz, the maximum permitted power density is 10 dBm/MHz (10 mW/MHz) e.i.r.p. or equivalently -36 dBW/25 kHz (0.25 mW/25 kHz) e.i.r.p.
17. Indoor-Only Systems: In the band 5250 to 5350 MHz, the maximum permitted mean power is
-7 dBW (200 mW) e.i.r.p. and the maximum permitted mean power density is -20 dBW/MHz (10 mW/MHz) e.i.r.p., provided Dynamic Frequency Selection and Transmitter Power Control are implemented. If Transmitter Power Control is not used, then the e.i.r.p. values must be reduced by 3 dB;
Indoor and Outdoor Systems: In the band 5250 to 5350 MHz, the maximum permitted mean power is
0 dBW (1 W) e.i.r.p. and the maximum permitted mean power density is -13 dBW/MHz (50 mW/MHz), provided Dynamic Frequency Selection and Transmitter Power Control are implemented in conjunction with the following vertical radiation angle mask where ? is the angle above the local horizontal plane (of the Earth):
Maximum permitted mean power density Elevation angle above horizontal
-13 dB(W/MHz) for 0ø =? <8ø
-13 - 0.716(? - 8) dB(W/MHz) for 8ø =? <40ø
-35.9 - 1.22(? - 40) dB(W/MHz) for 40ø =? =45ø
-42 dB(W/MHz) for 45ø 18. In the band 5470 to 5725 MHz, the maximum permitted transmitter power is -6 dBW (250 mW) with a
maximum permitted mean power of 0 dBW (1 W) e.i.r.p. and a maximum permitted mean power density
of -13 dBW/MHz (50 mW/MHz), provided Dynamic Frequency Selection and Transmitter Power Control are implemented. If Transmitter Power Control is not in use, then the maximum permitted mean power shall be reduced by 3 dB.
19. In the band 57 to 64 GHz, the average power density of any emission, measured during the transmit interval, shall not exceed -40 dBW/cmý (9 æW/cmý) at a distance of 3 metres and the peak power density of any emission
shall not exceed -37 dBW/cmý (18 æW/cmý) at a distance of 3 metres. In the band 57 to 64 GHz, the peak
total transmitter power shall not exceed -3 dBW (500 mW). In the band 57 to 64 GHz, for emissions of bandwidths less than 100 MHz, the transmitter peak power must be limited to -3 dBW (500 mW) x (bandwidth (MHz) / 100 (MHz)).
20. In the bands 3.64 to 4.04 MHz and 10.44 to 10.76 MHz, the maximum permitted field strength is -40 dBæA/m measured in a 10 kHz bandwidth at 10 metres.
21. In the band 3.18 to 3.38 MHz, the maximum permitted field strength is -20 dBæA/m measured in a 10 kHz bandwidth at a distance of 10 metres.
22. Indoor-Only Systems: In the band 57000 to 66000 MHz, the power spectral density must not exceed 13 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. and spurious emissions outside the band must be less than -30 dBm/MHz.
23. Except where condition 24 applies, transmissions from devices operating in the band 921 to 928 MHz must
not exceed the following unwanted emission limits: -79 dBW (-49 dBm) from 800 to 915 MHz, then varying
from -79 dBW (-49 dBm) at 915 MHz to -66 dBW (-36 dBm) at 921 MHz in accordance with the formula
y = mx + C, where-, y = dBm, x = MHz, m = dy/dx, C = the value of y where x = 0 (the y intercept). The maximum value of -63 dBW (-33 dBm) applies from 928 MHz to 1 GHz. The reference bandwidth for emissions is 100 kHz. Outside the band 800 MHz to 1 GHz, the limits prescribed in applicable standards prescribed in the Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2010* apply. In the absence of applicable standards, the limits prescribed in Table 2 of the notice apply.
24. 1) This condition applies where, in the course of business, any person manages a network consisting of five or more devices that transmit in the band 921 to 928 MHz.
2) Where this condition applies:
a. The number of simultaneous transmissions in any single square kilometre within the area covered by the network must not exceed 35 on average over any five-minute period; and
b. The unwanted emission limits for the devices, using a reference bandwidth of 100 kHz, must not exceed:
(i) -70 dBW (-40 dBm) from 800 MHz to 915 MHz;
(ii) -56 dBW (-26 dBm) from 915 MHz to 921 MHz;
(iii) -56 dBW (-26 dBm) from 928 MHz to 935 MHz;
(iv) -63 dBW (-33 dBm) from 935 MHz to 1 GHz; or
(v) Outside the band 800 MHz to 1 GHz, the unwanted emission limits specified in Table 2 of the Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2010.
25. In the band 0.009000 to 0.090000 MHz, the magnetic field strength from devices must not exceed 72 dBæA/m
at a distance of 10 metres. In the band 0.090000 to 0.190000 MHz, the magnetic field strength from devices must not exceed 43 dBæA/m at a distance of 10 metres, except in the band 0.119000 to 0.135000 MHz, where the magnetic field strength from devices must not exceed 66 dBæA/m at a distance of 10 metres.
26. Use is limited to the purpose known as radio microphones (also known as wireless microphones, in ear monitors or wireless audio transmitters). Analogue modulation schemes are permitted with a maximum necessary bandwidth of 300 kHz. Digital modulation schemes are permitted with a maximum necessary bandwidth of 200 kHz. Use of a power level above -20 dBW is only permitted when the user has first determined that the intended use will not affect the reception of television broadcasts in or adjacent to the proposed area of operation.
6. General conditions applying to all transmissions under this licence-
1. The frequency ranges, peak power of transmissions within those frequency ranges, and designated uses of frequencies are those prescribed in this licence. All transmissions in a given frequency range must comply with any special conditions relating to that frequency range.
2. Transmitters, and persons supplying or using transmitters, must comply with the requirements of Regulations 32 to 37 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001.
3. Frequency use is on a shared basis and the chief executive does not accept liability under any circumstances for any loss or damage of any kind occasioned by the unavailability of frequencies or interference to reception.
4. Should interference occur to services licensed pursuant to a radio licence or a spectrum licence, the chief executive reserves the right to require and ensure that any transmission or any emission pursuant to this General User Radio Licence change frequency, reduce power, or cease operation.
5. Transmissions that are broadcasting, as defined in the Broadcasting Act 1989, are not permitted.
7. Consequential revocation of licence-(1) The Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Short Range Devices) Notice (No. 2) 2012, dated the 28th day of May 2012 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 31 May 2012, No. 61, page 1751, is revoked.
(2) Notwithstanding the revocation of the notice under subsection (1), every transmitter capable of making transmissions compliant with the requirements of that notice on the commencement date of this notice is deemed to be compliant with
the requirements of this notice.
Dated at Wellington this 28th day of November 2013.
JEFFREY DENNIS HICKS, Manager, Radio Spectrum Management Licensing, Ministry of Business, Innovation, and Employment.
Explanatory Note
This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.
This notice adds provisions for the operation of radio microphones in the frequency range of 502 - 510 MHz.
*New Zealand Gazette, 4 November 2010, No. 148, page 3723