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RFS28 - Specification for Radio Apparatus: Radio Paging (ARCHIVED)

NOTE: This standard no longer applies. It has been superseded by the Radiocommunications (Radio Standards) Notice 2007

Issue 2

ISBN 0-478-00140-1

TECHNICAL PROVISIONS

1. Details of the frequencies available for radio paging systems and the general technical conditions for the operation of such systems are set out in the following paragraphs.

Frequency Tolerance 

2. The transmitter must be crystal controlled and the carrier frequency must be maintained within a tolerance of ± 2.5 kHz.

Type of Emission, Bandwidth and Depth of Modulation

3. Amplitude or frequency modulation (including phase and FSK) is permitted in Bands A, B and C. Only frequency modulation is permitted for Band D. With normal modulation all emissions removed from the carrier frequency by more than 10 kHz must be attenuated to at least -23 dBm.
4. For AM operation the maximum emission bandwidth including sidebands must not exceed 20 kHz. The depth of modulation is not to exceed 100%.
5. For FM operation the maximum emission bandwidth shall be 16 kHz. The frequency deviation shall not exceed ± 5 kHz.

Transmitter Power

6. Transmitter power shall in all cases be the minimum required to provide an efficient service and in general must not exceed 5 watts (mean).

Frequency Usage

7. The following frequencies are available for use:

 

Band A
Band B
Band C
Band D
(26.95-27.30 MHz)
(31.30-31.60 MHz)
(160.325-160.600 MHz)
(458.540-458.610 MHz)
 Chan
Freq (MHz) 
Chan 
Freq(MHz) 
Chan 
Freq (MHz) 
Chan 
Freq(MHz) 
RP1A
26.978
RP 1B
31.325
RP 1C
160.3375
RP1D
458.550
RP2A
27.003
RP 2B
31.350
RP 2C
160.3625
RP2D
458.600
RP3A
27.028
RP 3B
31.375
RP 3C
160.3875
 
 
RP4A
27.053
RP 4B
31.400
RP 4C
160.4125
 
 
RP5A
27.078
RP 5B
31.425
RP 5C
160.4375
 
 
RP6A
27.103
RP 6B
31.450
RP 6C
160.4625
 
 
RP7A
27.137
RP 7B
31.475
RP 7C
160.4875
 
 
RP8A
27.162
RP 8B
31.500
RP 8C
160.5125
 
 
RP9A
27.187
RP 9B
31.525
RP 9C
160.5375
 
 
RP10A
27.212
RP 10B
31.550
RP 10C
160.5625
 
 
RP11A
27.237
RP 11B
31.575
RP 11C
160.5875
 
 
RP12A
27.262
 
 
 
 
   


Last updated 15 July 2009