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Notice regarding Final Radio Frequency Assignment Plans for the Frequency Band 440 to 450 MHz in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 2015

3. General

 

3.1 Technical characteristics of the equipment used for Fixed, Mobile, SPACE OPERATION (Earth-to-space) and SPACE RESEARCH (Earth-to-space) shall conform to all applicable South African standards, international standards, ITU and its radio regulations as agreed and adopted by South Africa

 

3.2 All installations must comply with safety rules as specified in applicable standards.

 

3.3 The equipment used shall be certified under South African law and regulations.

 

3.4 The allocation of this frequency band and the information in this RFSAP are subject to review.

 

3.5 Frequency band’s sub-allocations will be as per South Africa’s National Radio Frequency Plan for the 440-450 MHz band, as shown in Appendix A (Table 4).

 

3.6 The following documents may also be useful when considering the 440-450 MHz band:

 

Decision (EU) 2019/1345, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1345 of 2 August 2019 amending Decision 2006/771/EC updating harmonised technical conditions in the area of radio spectrum use for short-range devices (notified under document C (2019) 5660) (Text with EEA relevance.), 2 August 2019. (https://docdb.cept.org/document/12983)
ECC/DEC/ (19)02, ECC Decision of 8 March 2019 on Land mobile systems in the frequency ranges 68-87.5 MHz, 146-174 MHz, 406.1-410 MHz, 410-430 MHz, 440-450 MHz, and 450-470 MHz, 8 March 2019. (https://docdb.cept.org/document/9680)
T/R 25-08, Recommendation T/R of 30 May 2008 on Planning criteria and cross-border coordination of frequencies for land mobile systems in the range 29.7-470 MHz. Latest amended on 28 September 2018.
ECC/DEC/ (15)05, ECC Decision of 3 July 2015 on the harmonised frequency range 446.0-446.2 MHz, technical characteristics, exemption from individual licensing and free carriage and use of analogue and digital PMR 446 applications. Amended on 2 March 2018.
Decision (EU) 2017/1483, Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2017/1483 of 8 August 2017 amending Decision 2006/771/EC on harmonisation of the radio spectrum for use by short-range devices and repealing Decision 2006/804/EC, 8 August 2017.
CEPT Report 059, Annual update of the technical annex of the Commission Decision on the technical harmonisation of radio spectrum for use by short range device Addendum to the report is also to be found here, 17 June 2016.
ECC Report 199, User requirements and spectrum needs for future European broadband PPDR systems (Wide Area Networks), 30 May 2013.
ECC Report 099, TETRA Enhanced Data Services (TEDS): Impact on existing PMR/PAMR and Air Ground Air (AGA) systems in the 400 MHz band, 20 September 2007.
ECC Report 097, Cross Border Interference for Land Mobile Technologies, 20 February 2007.
ECC Report 102, Public protection and disaster relief spectrum requirements, 6 February 2007.
CEPT Report 011, Report from CEPT to the European Commission in response to the Mandate on: EFIS (ECO Frequency Information System), 27 September 2006.
ERC Report 075, Narrowband return path two way paging compatibility studies in the 406.1 - 410 MHz, 440 - 470 MHz and 862 - 871 MHz bands, 1999-05-01
ETSI EN 303 405 V1.1.1 (2017-05) Land Mobile Service; Analogue and Digital PMR446 Equipment; Harmonised Standard covering the essential requirements of article 3.2 of Directive 2014/53/EU8.

 

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