Pursuant
to Regulation 9 of the Radiocommunications
Regulations 2001 (“the Regulations”) made under section 116 (1) (b) of the Radiocommunications Act
1989, and acting under delegated authority from the Chief Executive, I give
the following notice.
Notice
1. Short title and
commencement
This
notice is the Radio communications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for
Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2006.
This
notice comes into force on 1 July 2006.
2. General user radio licence
A
general user radio licence is granted for the transmission of radio waves by
amateur radio amateur operators in New Zealand, for the purpose of
communications in the amateur radio service in accordance with the terms,
conditions and restrictions of this notice.
3. Terms, conditions and
restrictions applying to New Zealand amateur operators
Persons
who hold a General Amateur Operators Certificate of Competency and a callsign
issued pursuant to the Regulations, may operate an amateur radio station in New
Zealand.
The
callsign prefix of “ZL” may be substituted with the prefix “ZM” by the callsign
holder for the period of, and participation in, a recognised contest, or as the
control station for special event communications.
Operation
on amateur bands between 5 MHz and 25 MHz is not permitted unless a person has
held a General Amateur Operators Certificate of Competency for three months and
logged 50 contacts during this period. The person must keep the logbook record
for at least one year and, during this period, produce it at the request of the
chief executive.
4. Terms, conditions and
restrictions applying to visiting amateur operators
Persons
visiting New Zealand who hold a current amateur certificate of competency,
authorisation or licence issued by another administration, may operate an
amateur station in New Zealand for a period not exceeding 90 days, provided the
certificate, authorisation or licence meets the requirements of Recommendation
ITU-R M.1544 or CEPT T/R 61-01 or CEPT T/R 61-02 and is produced at the request
of the chief executive.
The
call sign must be the national callsign allocated by the other administration to
that person, in conjunction with the prefix or suffix “ZL” which is to be
separated from the national callsign by the character “/” (telegraphy), or the
word “stroke” (telephony).
5. Terms, conditions and
restrictions applying to all amateur operators
The
use of callsigns, including temporary and club callsigns, must be in accordance
with publication PIB 46
“Radio Operator Certificate and Callsign Rules” published at www.rsm.govt.nz.
Callsigns
must be transmitted at least once every 15 minutes during communications.
National
and international communication is permitted only between amateur stations, and
is limited to matters of a personal nature, or for the purpose of
self-training, intercommunication and radio technology investigation, solely
with a personal aim and without pecuniary interest. The passing of brief
messages of a personal nature on behalf of other persons is also permitted,
provided no fees or other consideration is requested or accepted.
Communications
must not be encoded for the purpose of obscuring their meaning, except for
control signals by the operators of remotely controlled amateur stations.
Except
as provided to the contrary in this notice, transmitter power output must not
exceed 500 watts peak envelope power (pX), as defined in ITU Radio Regulation
1.157.
In
accordance with Article 3 of the International Radio Regulations, amateur
stations must, as far as is compatible with practical considerations, comply
with the latest ITU-R recommendations to the extent applicable to the amateur
service.
In
accordance with Article 25 of the International Radio Regulations, amateur
operators are encouraged to prepare for, and meet the communication needs of,
national and international disaster relief.
Amateur
beacons, repeaters and fixed links may not be established pursuant to this
licence.
Unwanted
emissions outside the frequency bands specified in this schedule must comply
with the requirements of technical standard ETSI ETS 300 684 published by the European
Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI).
The
ranges of frequencies, and specific conditions of use, are those prescribed in
the Schedule to this notice.
6. Consequential revocation of
licences
The
Radio communication Regulations (General User Radio Licence for Visiting
Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2004 dated the 2nd day of July 2004 and
published in the New Zealand Gazette, 8 July 2004, No. 85, page 2118, is
revoked.
All radio licences of the
class Amateur General (H5) granted pursuant to the Regulations, are revoked.
Schedule
|
Frequency Range |
Notes |
|
130 to 190 kHz |
2, 4, 6 |
|
1.80 to 1.95 MHz |
2 |
|
3.50 to 3.90 MHz |
2 |
|
7.00 to 7.10 MHz |
1 |
|
7.10 to 7.30 MHz |
2 |
|
10.10 t 10.15 MHz |
2 |
|
14.00 to 14.35 MHz |
1 |
|
18.068 to 18.168 MHz |
1 |
|
21.00 to 21.45 MHz |
1 |
|
24.89 to 24.99 MHz |
1 |
|
26.95 to 27.30 MHz |
2, 3, 5, 6 |
|
28.00 to 29.70 MHz |
1 |
|
51.00 to 53.00 MHz |
2 |
|
144.00 to 146.00 MHz |
1 |
|
146.00 to 148.00 MHz |
2 |
|
430.00 to 440.00 MHz |
1, 2, 3 |
|
921.00 to 929.00 MHz |
3, 7 |
|
1.24 to 1.30 GHz |
1, 2 |
|
2.396 to 2.45 GHz |
1, 3 |
|
3.30 to 3.41 GHz |
1, 2 |
|
5.65 to 5.85 GHz |
1, 3 |
|
10.00 to 10.50 GHz |
1, 2 |
|
24.00 to 24.05 GHz |
1, 3 |
|
24.05 to 24.25 GHZ |
3 |
|
47.00 to 47.20 GHz |
1 |
|
75.50 to 76.00 GHz |
1, 2 |
|
76.00 to 81.00 GHz |
1, 2 |
|
122.25 to 123.00 GHz |
2, 3 |
|
134.00 to 136.00 GHz |
1 |
|
136.00 to 141.00 GHz |
1,2 |
|
241.00 to 248.00 GHz |
1, 2, 3 |
|
248.00 to 250.00 GHz |
1 |
|
275.00 to 1000 GHz |
2, 4 |
Notes to Schedule
The
following ranges of frequencies may also be used for amateur satellite
communications:
|
7.00 to 7.10 MHz |
3.40 to 3.41 GHz |
|
14.00 to 14.25 MHz |
5.65 to 5.67 GHz (a) |
|
18.068 to 18.168 MHz |
5.83 to 5.85 GHz (b) |
|
21.00 to 21.45 MHz |
10.45 to 10.50 GHz |
|
24.89 to 24.99 MHz |
24.00 to 24.05 GHz |
|
28.00 to 29.70 MHz |
47.00 to 47.20 GHz |
|
144.00 to 146.00 MHz |
75.50 to 81.00 GHz |
|
435.00 to 438.00 MHz |
134.00 to 141.00 GHz |
|
1.26 to 1.27 GHz(a) |
241.00 to 250.00 GHz |
|
2.40 to 2.45 GHz |
|
Limited
to the earth-to-space direction.
Limited
to the space-to-earth direction.
These
frequencies are, or may be, allocated for use by other services. Amateur operators
must accept interference from, and must not cause interference to, such other
services.
The
frequencies:
|
27.12 MHz |
(26.957 - 27.283 MHz), |
|
433.92 MHz |
(433.05 - 434.79 MHz), |
|
921.5 MHz |
(915 - 928 MHz), |
|
2.45 GHz |
(2.4 - 2.5 GHz), |
|
5.8 GHz |
(5.725 - 5.875 GHz), |
|
24.125 GHz |
(24.00 - 24.25 GHz), |
|
122.5 GHz |
(122 - 123 GHz), and |
|
245 GHz |
(244 - 246 GHz) |
|
|
|
are
designated for industrial, scientific and medical (ISM) purposes. These
frequencies may also be allocated to Short Range Device (SRD) services. Amateur
operators must accept interference from ISM and SRD services within these
frequency ranges.
Allocated
to the amateur service on a temporary basis until further notice.
Telecommand
and telemetry operation only.
Radiated
power must not exceed 5 watts e.i.r.p.
Radiated
power must not exceed 25 watts e.i.r.p.
Dated
at Wellington this 13th day of June 2006.
Group
Manager, Radio Spectrum Management, Business Services, 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 Regulations made under the
Radiocommunications Act 1989, a general user radio licence is granted for the
transmission of radio waves by amateur radio operators in New Zealand, for the
purpose of communications in the amateur radio service, in accordance with the
terms, conditions, and restrictions of this notice. This notice comes into
force on 1 July 2006.
This
replaces Radiocommunications Regulations (General User Radio Licence for
Visiting Amateur Radio Operators) Notice 2004.
Schedule 1
|
r 14(2) |
·
Any radio transmitter
operating under a radio licence or an exemption must comply with the
requirements of the International Radio Regulations (to the extent that they
reasonably apply to the category of service specified on the radio licence or
exemption), and with any technical specifications or standards that are
specified on the radio licence or exemption, or that may be notified from time
to time by the chief executive by notice in the Gazette.
·
The operation of any
radio transmitter operating under a radio licence or exemption must comply with
the requirements of the International Radio Regulations to the extent that they
reasonably apply to the category of radio communication service specified on
the radio licence or exemption.
·
Observance of all
terms, conditions, and restrictions relating to a radio licence or exemption by
any person authorised to operate a radio transmitter under a radio licence or
exemption remains the personal responsibility of the holder of the radio
licence or exemption, as the case may be.
·
If a radio
licence applies specifically to a radio transmitter at a particular address,
the licensee must, within 7 days of removing the radio transmitter from the
address, notify the chief executive of the removal.
·
The holder of a
radio licence or an exemption must comply with any directions given by the
chief executive, or by any person authorised by the chief executive to give
directions on the chief executive's behalf, for the use of the radio
transmitter operating under the radio licence or exemption.
·
No radio licence
or exemption confers upon the holder of the radio licence or exemption a
monopoly on the use of any frequency or frequencies or frequency band or
frequency bands specified on the radio licence or exemption.
·
If a radio
licence specifies that the operator of any radio transmitter operating under
the radio licence must be the holder of a certificate of competency of the
class specified on the radio licence, the radio transmitter must not be
operated by any person who is not the holder of a certificate of competency of
the required class or of a certificate recognised by the chief executive.
·
(1) If a radio licence requires the use of a
callsign, the callsign of the person operating the radio transmitter in accordance
with the radio licence must be—
o
(a) the callsign shown on the radio licence;
or
o
(b) the callsign shown on the certificate of
competency of the person who is operating the radio transmitter; or
o
(c) a temporary callsign that the operator is
authorised to use in accordance with subclause (2).
(2) The chief executive may, by notice in the Gazette,
authorise a person or a class of persons to use a temporary callsign for the
period, and in accordance with the terms and conditions, specified in the
notice.
Clause 8 was substituted, as from 17 June
2004, by regulation 9
Radio communications Amendment Regulations 2004 (SR 2004/126). See
regulation 12
of those Regulations as to the transitional provision for holders of limited
amateur operator's certificate.
·
The holder of a
radio licence or exemption must arrange for the radio licence or exemption, as
the case may be, to be available at all times for inspection by an authorised
officer.
·
If an authorised
officer is of the opinion that a contravention of the Act or these regulations
has taken place and requires that a radio transmitter cease operating, the
licensee under the relevant radio licence must comply with the requirement.
See the Ministries website for further details
http://www.legislation.govt.nz/regulation/public/2001/0240/latest/DLM72113.html