Citizen band radio

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General User Radio Licence for Citizen Band Radio

Pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001 ("the Regulations"), and acting under delegated authority from the chief executive, I give the following notice.

Notice

1. Short title and commencement

1. This notice is the Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Citizen band Radio) Notice 2011.
2. This notice comes into force on 2 June 2011.

2. Licence

1. Licence Name: General User Radio Licence for Citizen Band Radio.
2. Licence: Any person may transmit radio waves using radiocommunication transmitters for the purpose of the Citizen Band Radio Service (CBRS), also known as “CB Radio” or “Personal Radio Service (PRS)”, in accordance with the applicable terms, conditions and restrictions of this notice.
3. Licence No.: 228151.
4. Commencement Date: 2 June 2011.

3. Spectrum

4. Location

1. Transmit Location: All New Zealand.
2. Receive Location: All New Zealand.

5. Special conditions

1. Single-sideband only systems: The permitted emission is 2K80J3EJN, and the maximum permitted power is 10.8 dBW (12 W) e.i.r.p. peak envelope power (pX);
   Double-sideband only systems: The permitted emission is 6K00A3EJN, and the maximum permitted power is 6.0 dBW (4 W) e.i.r.p. carrier power (pZ).
2. The permitted emissions are: 16K0F3EJN, 16K0G3EJN.
3. The permitted emissions are: 16K0F2DXN, 16K0G2DXN, 8K50F2DXN, 8K50G2DXN.
4. The permitted emissions are: 8K50F3EJN, 8K50G3EJN.
5. Use is limited to telemetry and telecommand.
6. The maximum permitted duty cycle for data transmitted is 10 seconds in any 60 minute period.

6. General conditions applying to all transmissions under this licence

1. Transmitters must conform to radio standards as prescribed in notices made under Regulation 32(1)(b) of the Regulations.
2. 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.
3. 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 pursuant to this licence changes frequency, reduces power, or ceases operation.
4. All persons engaging in radiocommunications under this licence must, during transmission, clearly identify themselves.
5. This licence does not apply to transmitters that may be installed, operated or used in an automatic re-transmission mode (also known as a “CB repeater”).
6. Tones generated for the purpose of selective calling, transmit location identification and control of licensed CB repeaters are permitted.
7. The duty cycle for selective calling, CB repeater control and location identification tones shall not exceed three seconds in any 60 second period.
8. Transmissions for the purposes of broadcasting, as defined in the Broadcasting Act 1989, are not permitted.
9. Transmissions from a CB station shall not include any retransmission of radiocommunications transmitted by any other CB station or any CB repeater.
10. The supply of CB transmitter equipment operating in the 476.4 MHz – 477.425 MHz band that does not comply with AS/NZS 4365:2011 shall cease on 1 December 2012.

7. Consequential revocation of licences

1. The Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Citizen Band Radio) Notice 2003, dated the 26th day of May 2003 and published in the New Zealand Gazette, 29 May 2003, No. 57, page 1596, is revoked.
2. Notwithstanding the revocation of the notice under subsection (1), every transmitter 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 30th day of May 2011.
SANJAI RAJ, Group Manager, Radio Spectrum Management, Ministry of Economic Development.
 

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the notice, but is intended to indicate its general effect).
This notice prescribes that, pursuant to the power given to the chief executive in Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications Regulations 2001, a General User Radio Licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves for the purpose of the Citizen Band Radio Service (CBRS), also known as “CB Radio”, or “Personal Radio Service (PRS)”, in accordance with the terms, conditions and restrictions of this service.
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