1 AUGUST 2013 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 97

(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) This general user radio licence applies only to transmissions within the frequency ranges set out in the Schedule to this licence. All such transmissions must be made in accordance with the notes for the frequency range in which that transmission take place and in accordance with the other conditions set out in this licence.

6. Consequential revocation of licences—The Radiocommunication Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2012 dated the 29th day of November 2012 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 6 December 2012, No. 147, page 4287, is revoked.

Schedule

Notes to Schedule

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

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

9. Use of this band is not permitted after 31 December 2013.

Dated at Wellington this 30th day of July 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:

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 August 2013.

2. This notice replaces the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2012. The principal change from that notice is the changes to visiting amateur callsign requirements.