Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — South Australia) Plan Variation 2008 (No. 1)1
Radiocommunications Act 1992
The AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY makes this Plan Variation under subsection 44A (6) of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated 18th December 2008
Chris Chapman
[signed]
Member
Chris Cheah
[signed]
Member
Australian Communications and Media Authority
  
  
1              Name of Plan Variation
                This Plan Variation is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — South Australia) Plan Variation 2008 (No. 1).
2              Commencement
                This Plan Variation commences on the day after it is registered.
3              Variation of Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — South Australia) Plan 2007
                Schedule 1 varies the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels — South Australia) Plan 2007.
Schedule 1        Amendments
(section 3)
  
[1]           Section 3, after definition of DAB
insert
depression angle means the angle between the horizontal line and the dividing line.
[2]           Section 3, after definition of designated BSA radio area
insert
dividing line — see section 3A.
ERP means effective radiated power.
[3]           Section 3, after definition of frequency block
insert
horizontal line means a horizontal line at the maximum antenna height of an antenna.
[4]           After section 3
insert
3A           Dividing line
         (1)   In this Plan, dividing line means a line from a point at the maximum antenna height of an antenna to a point on the Earth below the horizontal line.
         (2)   For subsection (1), if a negative value is specified in the depression angle, the point on the Earth is above the horizontal line.
[5]           After section 4
insert
5              Maximum ERP limits
         (1)   For each digital radio multiplex transmitter, the ERP of that transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing must not exceed the maximum ERP specified in the output radiation pattern table for that sector or bearing.
         (2)   If the output radiation pattern table for a digital radio multiplex transmitter specifies 2 maximum ERP values for a sector or bearing, the ERP of the transmitter in that sector or bearing must not exceed:
                (a)    for a point at or above the dividing line — the maximum ERP in the column headed “At or above dividing line”; and
               (b)    for a point below the dividing line — the maximum ERP in the column headed “Below dividing line”.
         (3)   The licensee of a digital radio multiplex transmitter must, if requested by ACMA to do so, demonstrate, to the satisfaction of ACMA, that the ERP of a transmitter in any part of a sector or bearing specified by ACMA complies with this section.
[6]           Schedule 1, table 1, column 6
substitute
TS1132972

TS1132973

[7]           Schedule 1, attachment 1.1
omit
Specification Number
TS1132477
insert
Specification number
TS1132972
[8]           Schedule 1, attachment 1.1
omit
Output Radiation Pattern
 

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP

0° T – 70° T
70° T – 152° T
152° T – 360° T
12.5 kW
1.6 kW
12.5 kW

insert
Output Radiation Pattern

Bearing or sector
(clockwise direction)
Depression angle
Maximum ERP

At or above dividing line
Below dividing line

     0 °T –    70 °T
0.8°
21 kW
50 kW

   70 °T –  120 °T
1.0°
1.6 kW
50 kW

120 °T –  140 °T
0.6°
2.1 kW
50 kW

140 °T –  145 °T
0.6°
4.5 kW
50 kW

145 °T –  295 °T
All angles
50 kW

295 °T –  340 °T
0.8°
13.5 kW
50 kW

340 °T –  360 °T
0.8°
21 kW
50 kW

[9]           Schedule 1, attachment 1.2
omit
Specification Number                               TS1132478
insert
Specification number                                TS1132973
[10]         Schedule 1, attachment 1.2
omit
Output Radiation Pattern
 

Bearing or Sector
(Clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP

0° T – 70° T
70° T – 152° T
152° T – 360° T
12.5 kW
1.6 kW
12.5 kW

insert
Output Radiation Pattern

Bearing or sector
(clockwise direction)
Depression angle
Maximum ERP

At or above dividing line
Below dividing line

     0 °T –    70 °T
0.8°
21 kW
50 Kw

   70 °T –  120 °T
1.0°
1.6 kW
50 kW

120 °T –  140 °T
0.6°
2.1 kW
50 kW

140 °T –  145 °T
0.6°
4.5 kW
50 kW

145 °T –  295 °T
All angles
50 kW

295 °T –  340 °T
0.8°
13.5 kW
50 kW

340 °T –  360 °T
0.8°
21 kW
50 kW

Note
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