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Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1)

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Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1)
Radiocommunications Act 1992
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Determination under paragraph 107 (1) (f) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated 21 December 2012
Richard Bean
[signed]
Member
Giles Tanner
[signed]
General Manager / Member
 
 
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1              Name of Determination
                This Determination is the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Amendment Determination 2012 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                This Determination commences on 1 January 2013.
                Note  All legislative instruments and compilations are registered on the Federal Register of Legislative Instruments kept under the Legislative Instruments Act 2003. See http://www.frli.gov.au.
3              Amendment of Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997
                Schedule 1 amends the Radiocommunications Licence Conditions (Amateur Licence) Determination No. 1 of 1997.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(section 3)
[1]           Subsection 3 (1)
insert
Exmouth Non Directional Beacon Area means an area that is within Australia being part of the geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 1000 kilometres whose centre is located at latitude 21° 26¢ 7² south, longitude 114° 3¢ 57² east.
[2]           Subsection 3 (1), definition of Melbourne Area, including the note
 omit
[3]           Subsection 3 (1), definition of Perth Area, including the note
 omit
[4]           Subsection 3 (1), definition of Sydney Area, including the note
 omit
[5]           Subsection 3 (1)
insert
Timor Non Directional Beacon Area means an area that is within Australia being part of the geographic area described by a circle with a radius of 2000 kilometres whose centre is located at latitude 10° 37¢ 21² south, longitude 126° 2¢ 0² east.
 [6]          After section 15C
insert
15D         Operating an amateur advanced station in the frequency band 472 kHz to 479 kHz
                If a licensee operates an amateur advanced station in the frequency band 472 kHz to 479 kHz, the licensee must not operate the station using a radiated power of more than 5 watts pX EIRP.
[7]           Schedule 2
substitute
Schedule 2        Permitted frequencies and emission modes (amateur advanced stations)
(sections 13 and 14)
Part 1          Permitted frequencies and emission modes
 
Item
Frequency band
Permitted emission modes

1A
135.7 kHz–137.8 kHz [see note 4]
472 kHz–479 kHz [see note 5]
 
Any emission mode with a necessary bandwidth no greater than 2.1 kHz

1
1.800 MHz–1.875 MHz
3.500 MHz–3.700 MHz
3.776 MHz–3.800 MHz
7.000 MHz–7.300 MHz
10.100 MHz–10.150 MHz
14.000 MHz–14.350 MHz
18.068 MHz–18.168 MHz
21.000 MHz–21.450 MHz
24.890 MHz–24.990 MHz
Any emission mode with a necessary bandwidth no greater than 8 kHz
 
 
 
 
 

2
28.000 MHz–29.700 MHz
Any emission mode with a necessary bandwidth no greater than 16 kHz

3
50.000 MHz–54.000 MHz
144.000 MHz–148.000 MHz
Any emission mode with a necessary bandwidth no greater than 100 kHz

4
430.000 MHz–450.000 MHz
1 240.000 MHz–1 300.000 MHz
2 300.000 MHz–2 302.000 MHz
2 400.000 MHz–2 450.000 MHz
3.300 GHz–3.425 GHz
3.425 GHz–3.4425 GHz [see note 2]
3.4425 GHz–3.475 GHz [see note 3]
3.475 GHz–3.4925 GHz [see note 2]
3.4925 GHz–3.5425 GHz
3.5425 GHz–3.575 GHz [see note 3]
3.575 GHz–3.600 GHz
5.650 GHz–5.850 GHz
10.000 GHz–10.500 GHz
24.000 GHz–24.250 GHz
47.000 GHz–47.200 GHz
76.000 GHz–81.000 GHz
122.250 GHz–123.000 GHz
134.000 GHz–141.000 GHz
241.000 GHz–250.000 GHz
Any emission mode

Part 2          Excluded frequency ranges
 
Item
Area of operation
Excluded frequency range

1
2
Timor Non Directional Beacon Area
Exmouth Non Directional Beacon Area
472 kHz–479 kHz
472 kHz–479 kHz

 
 
 

Note 1   Operating restrictions imposed under sections 15 and 16 are not affected by the operation of this Schedule.
Note 2   The operation of an amateur advanced station in the bands 3.425 GHz–3.4425 GHz and 3.475 GHz–3.4925 GHz is subject to the limitation mentioned in section 15A.
Note 3   The operation of an amateur advanced station in the bands 3.4425 GHz–3.475 GHz and 3.5425 GHz–3.575 GHz is subject to the limitation mentioned in section 15B.
Note 4   The operation of an amateur advanced station in the band 135.7 kHz–137.8 kHz is subject to the limitation mentioned in section 15C.
Note 5   The operation of an amateur advanced station in the band 472 kHz–479 kHz is subject to the limitation mentioned in section 15D.