18 FEBRUARY 2010

NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 18

(4) Communications must not be encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except for control signals by the operators of remotely controlled amateur stations.

(5) Except as provided to the contrary in this notice, transmitter power output must not exceed 500 watts peak envelope power (pX), as defined in ITU Radio Regulation 1.157.

(6) Amateur stations must, as far as is compatible with practical considerations, comply with the latest ITU-R recommendations to the extent applicable to the amateur service.

(7) In accordance with Article 25 of the International Radio Regulations, amateur operators are encouraged to prepare for, and meet, communication needs in support of disaster relief.

(8) Amateur beacons, repeaters and fixed links may not be established pursuant to this licence.

(9) Unwanted emissions outside the frequency bands specified in this schedule must comply with the requirements of technical standard ETSI ETS 300 684 published by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).

(10) The ranges of frequencies, and specific conditions of use, are those prescribed in the Schedule to this notice.

6. Consequential revocation of licences

The Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2006 dated the 13th day of June 2006 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 15 June 2006, No. 57, page 1422, is revoked.

Schedule

Notes to Schedule

1. The following ranges of frequencies may also be used for amateur satellite communications:

   Frequency Range
   7.00 to 7.10 MHz
   14.00 to 14.25 MHz
   18.068 to 18.168 MHz
   21.00 to 21.45 MHz
   24.89 to 24.99 MHz
   28.00 to 29.70 MHz
   144.00 to 146.00 MHz
   435.00 to 438.00 MHz
   1.26 to 1.27 GHz (a)
   2.40 to 2.45 GHz
   3.40 to 3.41 GHz
   5.65 to 5.67 GHz (a)
   5.83 to 5.85 GHz (b)
   10.45 to 10.50 GHz
   24.00 to 24.05 GHz
   47.00 to 47.20 GHz
   75.50 to 81.00 GHz
   134.00 to 141.00 GHz
   241.00 to 250.00 GHz

   (a) Limited to the earth-to-space direction.
   (b) Limited to the space-to-earth direction.

2. These frequencies are, or may be, allocated for use by other services. Amateur operators must accept interference from, and must not cause interference to, such other services.

3. The frequencies:

   • 27.12 MHz (26.957 - 27.283 MHz),
   • 433.92 MHz (433.05 - 434.79 MHz),
   • 921.5 MHz (915 - 928 MHz),
   • 2.45 GHz (2.4 - 2.5 GHz),
   • 5.8 GHz (5.725 - 5.875 GHz),
   • 24.125 GHz (24.00 - 24.25 GHz),
   • 122.5 GHz (122 - 123 GHz),
   • and 245 GHz (244 - 246 GHz),

   are designated for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) purposes. These frequencies may also be allocated to Short Range Device (SRD) services. Amateur operators must accept interference from ISM and SRD services within these frequency ranges.

4. Allocated to the amateur service on a temporary basis until further notice.

5. Telecommand and telemetry operation only.

6. Radiated power must not exceed 5 watts e.i.r.p.

7. Radiated power must not exceed 25 watts e.i.r.p.

8. The bandwidth of emissions must not exceed 200 Hz.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of February 2010.

SANJAI RAJ, Group Manager, Radio Spectrum Management, Business Services Branch, Ministry of Economic Development.

Explanatory Note

This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect.

This notice:

1. Prescribes that, pursuant to Regulations made under the Radiocommunications Act 1989, a general user radio licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves by amateur radio operators in New Zealand, for the purpose of communications in the amateur radio service, in accordance with the terms, conditions, and restrictions of this notice. This notice comes into force on 1 March 2010.