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Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)

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Regulations on the use of Television White Spaces, 2018

8. Location Specific Maximum Permitted Radiated Power Levels

 

(1) The maximum allowed to transmit EIRP of WSD must not exceed the values shown in Table 1.

 

(2) The secondary GLSD may instruct the Master WSD to adjust to lower EIRPs than those shown in Table 1 in order not to exceed the incumbent's protection thresholds.

 

(3) An additional 7dB of power must be added to the maximum EIRP level per 8 MHz channel for WSDs operating indoors to compensate for in-building penetration losses.

 

Table 1 Maximum permitted location specific WSD EIRP and EIRP spectral density

Location

Type of WSD

EIRP per 8 MHz channel (dBm)

EIRP per 100 kHz channel (dBm)

Rural

Fixed

41.2

22.2

Urban

Fixed

36

17

Rural

Nomadic

20

1

Urban

Nomadic

20

1