Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 1)
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Variation under section 134 of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated 17 May 2011
Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member
Richard Bean
[signed]
Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name of Variation
This Variation is the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence Variation 2011 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This Variation commences on the later of:
(a) the day after it is registered; and
(b) the day on which it is published in the Gazette.
Note 1: 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.
Note 2: Both of these events must occur before this Variation commences.
3 Variation to the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002
Schedule 1 varies the Radiocommunications (Citizen Band Radio Stations) Class Licence 2002.
Schedule 1 Variations
(section 3)
[1] Section 3, definition of CB repeater station
omit
item 5
insert
item 5 or 8
[2] Section 3, after definition of device compliance day
insert
F3E means an emission whose basic characteristic is that of a frequency modulated carrier on a single channel containing primarily analogue telephony information.
G3E means an emission whose basic characteristic is that of a phase modulated carrier on a single channel containing primarily analogue telephony information.
[3] Section 3, definition of PM
omit
[4] Section 3, after definition of relevant document
insert
telecommunications network has the same meaning as in the Telecommunications Act 1997.
[5] Section 5
substitute
5 Class Licence
(1) Subject to sections 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 and 12 a person may:
(a) operate a CB station of a kind to which subsection (2), (3), (4) or (5) applies; or
(b) until and including 30 June 2017 – operate a CB station of a kind to which subsection (6) applies.
(2) This subsection applies to a CB station that directly transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 1, 2, 3 or 7 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(3) This subsection applies to a CB station that, through a CB repeater station, transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication, with another CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 8 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(4) This subsection applies to a CB station that transmits data to communicate with another CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 6 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(5) This subsection applies to a CB station that transmits signals that identify the CB station or indicate the geographic location of the CB station:
(a) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 6, 7 or 8 in Schedule 1; and
(b) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
(6) This subsection applies to a CB station that:
(a) directly transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another CB station:
(i) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 4 in Schedule 1; and
(ii) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item;
(b) through a CB repeater station, transmits speech to, or audio tones to initiate communication with, another CB station:
(i) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 5 in Schedule 1; and
(ii) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item; or
(c) transmits signals that identify the CB station or indicate the geographic location of the CB station:
(i) on a carrier frequency mentioned in item 4 or 5 in Schedule 1; and
(ii) subject to the restrictions mentioned in the item.
[6] Paragraph 6(g)
omit
section 9.
insert
section 9; or
[7] At the end of section 6
insert
(h) operate a CB station to transmit speech on channels 22 (476.9500 MHz) or 23 (476.975 MHz); or
(i) operate a CB station:
(i) to link the output signals of a CB repeater station, directly or indirectly, to the input of another CB repeater station; or
(ii) to link the signals from a CB channel at one location, directly or indirectly, to a CB channel at another location; or
(j) operate a CB station to transmit signals that identify a CB station or indicate its geographic location with a duty cycle of more than 10 seconds in any period of 60 minutes.
[8] Paragraph 7(b)
omit
item 4 or 5
insert
item 4, 5, 7 or 8
[9] Section 8
substitute
8 Condition relating to a CB station that operates through a CB repeater station
A person must not, except for the purpose of transmitting to a CB repeater station, operate a CB station on a channel mentioned in item 5 or 8 in Schedule 1 within the operational range of a CB repeater station.
[10] Paragraph 9(3)(d)
Omit
(also known as ‘AusSAR’)
[11] Section 10
substitute
10 Condition relating to technical requirements for a CB station with a device compliance day before 20 December 1996
If the device compliance day for a CB station is before 20 December 1996, a person must not operate the CB station on a frequency mentioned in item 1, 2, 3, 4 or 5 in Schedule 1 unless the CB station complies with the requirements of the relevant document.
[12] Section 11, including the notes
substitute
11 Condition relating to applicable standards for a CB station with a device compliance day on or after 20 December 1996
If the device compliance day for a CB station is on or after 20 December 1996, a person must not operate the CB station unless the CB station complies with each standard made under section 162 of the Act that:
(a) applies to the CB station; and
(b) is in force on the device compliance day.
[13] After section 11
insert
12 Condition relating to a CB station connected to a telecommunications network
A person must not operate a CB station that is connected to a telecommunications network unless the CB station complies with:
(i) the Telecommunications Labelling (Customer Equipment and Customer Cabling) Notice 2001; or
(ii) the Radiocommunications Devices (Compliance Labelling) Notice 2003,
whichever applies to the CB station.
[14] Schedule 1, Part 2 UHF
substitute
Part 2 UHF – 25 kHz channels
Item
Channel
Carrier Frequency (megahertz)
Restriction
4
1
476.4250
(a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 16 kHz.
(b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channels 5 or 35.
(c) Communication with another CB station is not authorised on channels 1-8 and channels 31-38 within operational range of a CB repeater station.
2
476.4500
3
476.4750
4
476.5000
5
476.5250
6
476.5500
7
476.5750
8
476.6000
9
476.6250
10
476.6500
11
476.6750
12
476.7000
13
476.7250
14
476.7500
15
476.7750
16
476.8000
17
476.8250
18
476.8500
19
476.8750
20
476.9000
21
476.9250
24
477.0000
4 (cont)
25
477.0250
26
477.0500
27
477.0750
28
477.1000
29
477.1250
30
477.1500
31
477.1750
32
477.2000
33
477.2250
34
477.2500
35
477.2750
36
477.3000
37
477.3250
38
477.3500
39
477.3750
40
477.4000
5
31
477.1750
(a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 16 kHz.
(b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channel 35.
Note: Reception from CB repeater stations utilises channels 1-8.
32
477.2000
33
477.2250
34
477.2500
35
477.2750
36
477.3000
37
477.3250
38
477.3500
6
22
476.950
A transmitter employed in a CB station:
(a) must operate with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts; and
(b) must not exceed an EIRP of 8.3 watts; and
(c) must operate with an occupied bandwidth not exceeding 16 kHz; and
(d) must not exceed a carrier frequency error of ±3 kHz; and
(e) must not exceed an adjacent channel power of –22 dBm; and
(f) must not exceed a conducted spurious emission of –30 dBm; and
(g) must operate on a duty cycle of not more than 10 seconds in any period of 60 minutes; and
(h) must be fitted with a device that shuts the transmitter down after 3 minutes of continuous operation.
A receiver employed in a CB station must operate with a conducted spurious emission not exceeding –57 dBm.
Note: The use of single frequency store and forward repeaters is permitted.
23
476.975
6 (cont)
[15] Schedule 1, after item 6
insert
Part 3 UHF – 12.5 kHz channels
Item
Channel
Carrier Frequency (megahertz)
Restriction
7
1
476.4250
(a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 10.1 kHz.
(b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channels 5 or 35.
(c) Communication with another CB station is not authorised on channels 1-8, channels 31-38, channels 41-48 and channels 71-78 within operational range of a CB repeater station.
Note: Channels 61, 62 and 63 are reserved for future allocation and transmission on these channels is not permitted under this Class Licence.
2
476.4500
3
476.4750
4
476.5000
5
476.5250
6
476.5500
7
476.5750
8
476.6000
9
476.6250
10
476.6500
11
476.6750
12
476.7000
13
476.7250
14
476.7500
15
476.7750
16
476.8000
17
476.8250
18
476.8500
7 (cont)
19
476.8750
20
476.9000
21
476.9250
24
477.0000
25
477.0250
26
477.0500
27
477.0750
28
477.1000
29
477.1250
30
477.1500
31
477.1750
32
477.2000
33
477.2250
34
477.2500
35
477.2750
36
477.3000
37
477.3250
38
477.3500
39
477.3750
40
477.4000
41
476.4375
42
476.4625
43
476.4875
44
476.5125
45
476.5375
46
476.5625
47
476.5875
48
476.6125
49
476.6375
50
476.6625
51
476.6875
52
476.7125
53
476.7375
54
476.7625
55
476.7875
56
476.8125
57
476.8375
58
476.8625
59
476.8875
60
476.9125
64
477.0125
65
477.0375
66
477.0625
67
477.0875
68
477.1125
69
477.1375
70
477.1625
71
477.1875
72
477.2125
73
477.2375
74
477.2625
75
477.2875
76
477.3125
77
477.3375
78
477.3625
79
477.3875
80
477.4125
8
31
477.1750
(a) Operation of a CB station must only employ F3E or G3E with a transmitter power not exceeding 5 watts pZ and with a necessary bandwidth not exceeding 10.1 kHz.
(b) The use of audio tones, including subaudible tones, for initiating communications with another CB station, is not authorised on channel 35.
Note: Reception from CB repeater stations utilises channels 1-8 and 41-48.
32
477.2000
33
477.2250
34
477.2500
35
477.2750
36
477.3000
37
477.3250
38
477.3500
71
477.1875
72
477.2125
73
477.2375
74
477.2625
75
477.2875
76
477.3125
77
477.3375
78
477.3625
