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FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
47 CFR Part 27 and 90
[WT Docket No. 96-86; FCC 02-272]
The Development of Operational, Technical and Spectrum
Requirements for Meeting Federal, State and Local Public Safety Agency
Communication Requirements Through the Year 2010
AGENCY: Federal Communications Commission.
ACTION: Proposed rule.
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SUMMARY: In this document, the Federal Communications Commission
(Commission) proposes various technical and operational rules and
policies regarding emission limitations in the narrowband portion of
the 764-776 MHz and 794-806 MHz bands. This action follows
recommendations proposed by the Private Radio Section (PRS) of the
Telecommunication Industry Association (TIA). These Commission actions
will facilitate public safety capabilities in the 700 MHz Band.
DATES: Comments are due on or before December 9, 2002, and reply
comments are due on or before December 23, 2002.
ADDRESSES: Federal Communications Commission 445 12th Street, SW., TW-
A325, Washington, DC 20554. See SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION for filing
instructions.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Roberto Mussenden, Esq.,
rmussend@fcc.gov, Policy and Rules Branch, Public Safety and Private
Wireless Division, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, at (202) 418-
0680, or TTY (202) 418-7233.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This is a summary of the Commission's Sixth
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, FCC
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02-272, adopted on September 27, 2002, and released on October 4, 2002.
The full text of this document is available for inspection and copying
during normal business hours in the FCC Reference Center, 445 12th
Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. The complete text may be purchased
from the Commission's copy contractor, Qualex International, 445 12th
Street, SW., Room CY-B402, Washington, DC 20554. The full text may also
be downloaded at: www.fcc.gov. Alternative formats are available to
persons with disabilities by contacting Brian Millin at (202) 418-7426
or TTY (202) 418-7365 or at bmillin@fcc.gov.
1. In this Sixth Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Sixth NPRM), the
Commission requests comment on its tentative conclusion that adopting
revisions to section 90.543 of the Commission's Rules as proposed
herein would serve the public interest. These proposed rule changes
would align the Commission's rules with industry standards documents
and revise the values for Adjacent Channel Coupled Power (``ACCP'')
emission limits for public safety transmitters operating in the 764-776
and 794-806 MHz frequency bands (``700 MHz band''). The proposed values
reflect an industry consensus in response to the Commission's request
in the Second Memorandum Opinion and Order in this proceeding
I. Procedural Matters
A. Ex Parte Rules--Permit-But-Disclose Proceeding
2. This is a permit-but-disclose notice and comment rule making
proceeding. Ex parte presentations are permitted, except during the
Sunshine Agenda period, provided they are disclosed as provided in the
Commission's Rules.
B. Paperwork Reduction Act
3. This Sixth NPRM does not contain either a proposed or modified
information collection.
C. Regulatory Flexibility Act
4. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification. The Commission has
prepared an Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification concerning the
impact on small entities of the policies and rules proposed by this
Sixth NPRM. The Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification is set
forth below.
D. Comment Dates
5. Pursuant to Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419 of the Commission's
rules, Sec. Sec. 1.415 and 1.419, interested parties may file comments
are due on or before December 9, 2002, and reply comments on or before
December 23, 2002. Comments may be filed using the Commission's
Electronic Comment Filing System (ECFS) or by filing paper copies. See
Electronic Filing of Documents in Rulemaking Proceedings, 63 FR 24121,
May 1 1998.
6. Comments filed through the ECFS can be sent as an electronic
file via the Internet to http://www.fcc.gov/e-file/ecfs.html.
Generally, only one copy of an electronic submission must be filed. If
multiple docket or rulemaking numbers appear in the caption of this
proceeding, however, commenters must transmit one electronic copy of
the comments to each docket or rulemaking number referenced in the
caption. In completing the transmittal screen, commenters should
include their full name, U.S. Postal Service mailing address, and the
applicable docket or rulemaking number. Parties may also submit an
electronic comment by Internet e-mail. To get filing instructions for
e-mail comments, commenters should send an e-mail to ecfs@fcc.gov, and
should include the following words in the body of the message, ``get
form .'' A sample form and directions
will be sent in reply.
7. Parties who choose to file by paper must file an original and
four copies of each filing. If more than one docket or rulemaking
number appear in the caption of this proceeding, commenters must submit
two additional copies for each additional docket or rulemaking number.
Filings can be sent by hand or messenger delivery, by commercial
overnight courier, or by first-class or overnight U.S. Postal Service
mail (although the Commission continues to experience delays in
receiving U.S. Postal Service mail). The Commission's contractor,
Vistronix, Inc., will receive hand-delivered or messenger-delivered
paper filings for the Commission's Secretary at 236 Massachusetts
Avenue, NE., Suite 110, Washington, DC 20002. The filing hours at this
location are 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. All hand deliveries must be held together
with rubber bands or fasteners. Any envelopes must be disposed of
before entering the building. Commercial overnight mail (other than
U.S. Postal Service Express Mail and Priority Mail) must be sent to
9300 East Hampton Drive, Capitol Heights, MD 20743. U.S. Postal Service
first-class mail, Express Mail, and Priority Mail should be addressed
to 445 12th Street, SW., Washington, DC 20554. All filings must be
addressed to the Commission's Secretary, Office of the Secretary,
Federal Communications Commission.
II. Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification
8. The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) requires that an agency
prepare a regulatory flexibility analysis for notice-and-comment
rulemaking proceedings, unless the agency certifies that ``the rule
will not, if promulgated, have a significant economic impact on a
substantial number of small entities.'' The RFA generally defines
``small entity'' as having the same meaning as the terms ``small
business,'' ``small organization,'' and ``small governmental
jurisdiction.'' In addition, the term ``small business'' has the same
meaning as the term ``small business concern'' under the Small Business
Act. A ``small business concern'' is one which: (1) Is independently
owned and operated; (2) is not dominant in its field of operation; and
(3) satisfies any additional criteria established by the Small Business
Administration (SBA).
9. In this Sixth Notice of Proposed Rule Making (Notice), the
Commission continues its evaluation of rules applicable to the use of
public safety spectrum in the frequencies at 764-776 MHz and 794-806
MHz (the 700 MHz public safety band) and the spectrally proximate 700
MHz guard bands at 746-747 MHz, 762-764 MHz, 776-777 MHz, and 792-794
MHz. The Commission proposes the following changes in the Sixth Notice:
[sbull] Revising values in the emission limit tables to ensure
technological feasibility;
[sbull] Deleting the column entitled ``Maximum ACCP (dbm)'' from
the table governing ACCP requirements for mobile transmitters because
these values are inconsistent with the Commission's decision not to
require mobile transmitters to utilize Automatic Power Control;
[sbull] Changing the terminology ``Adjacent Channel Coupled Power''
to ``adjacent Channel Power'' to align the Commission's rules with
industry standards.
These changes, which are intended to ensure that the Commission's
rules reflect the latest technical and industry standards, and to
correct typographical or ministerial errors in the Commission's Rules,
are exclusively of an administrative nature. The changes will not have
a significant economic impact on small entities because they are
technologically neutral and will affect all entities equally.
10. The Commission therefore certifies, pursuant to the RFA, that
the proposals in this Notice, if adopted, will not have a significant
economic impact on a substantial number of small
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entities. If commenters believe that the proposals discussed in the
Notice require additional RFA analysis, they should include a
discussion of these issues in their comments and additionally label
them as RFA comments.
11. The Commission will send a copy of the Notice, including a copy
of this Initial Regulatory Flexibility Certification, to the Chief
Counsel for Advocacy of the SBA. This initial certification will also
be published in the Federal Register.
III. Ordering Clauses
12. Pursuant to sections 4(i), 303(f), 332, and 403 of the
Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 303(f), 332,
337, 405, this notice of proposed rulemaking is hereby adopted.
13. The Commission's Consumer and Government Affairs Bureau,
Reference Information Center, shall send a copy of this notice of
proposed rule making, including the Regulatory Flexibility
Certification, to the Chief Counsel for Advocacy of the Small Business
Administration.
List of Subjects
47 CFR Part 27
Communications common carriers, Communications equipment, Radio.
47 CFR Part 90
Communications equipment, Radio
Federal Communications Commission.
Marlene H. Dortch,
Secretary.
Rule Changes
Parts 27 and 90 of title 47 of the Code of Federal Regulations is
proposed to be amended as follows:
PART 27--MISCELLANEOUS WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES
1. The authority citation for Part 27 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 47 U.S.C. 154, 301, 302, 303, 307, 309, 332, 336, and
337 unless otherwise noted.
2. Section 27.53 is amended by revising paragraph (d) to read as
follows:
Sec. 27.53 Emission limitations.
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(d) For operations in the 746-747 MHz, 762-764 MHz, 776-777 MHz,
and 792-794 MHz bands, transmitters must meet the following emission
limitations:
(1) The adjacent channel power (ACP) requirements for transmitters
designed for various channel sizes are shown in the following tables.
Mobile station requirements apply to handheld, car mounted and control
station units. The tables specify a value for the ACP as a function of
the displacement from the channel center frequency and measurement
bandwidth. In the following tables, ``(s)'' indicates a swept
measurement may be used.
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Measurement Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz) bandwidth (kHz) (dBc)
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6.25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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6.25.............................. 6.25 -40
12.5.............................. 6.25 -60
18.75............................. 6.25 -60
25.00............................. 6.25 -65
37.50............................. 25.00 -65
62.50............................. 25.00 -65
87.50............................. 25.00 -65
150.00............................ 100.00 -65
250.00............................ 100.00 -65
350.00............................ 100.00 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -75
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -75
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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12.5 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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9.375............................. 6.25 -40
15.625............................ 6.25 -60
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.50............................. 25.00 -60
62.50............................. 25.00 -65
87.50............................. 25.00 -65
150.00............................ 100 -65
250.00............................ 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400 to 12 MHz.......... 30 (s) -75
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -75
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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15.625............................ 6.25 -40
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.50............................. 25 -60
62.50............................. 25 -65
87.50............................. 25 -65
150.00............................ 100 -65
250.00............................ 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400kHz to 12 MHz....... 30 (s) -75
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -75
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In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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Measurement Maximum ACP Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz) Bandwidth (kHz) relative (dBc) absolute (dBc)
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150 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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100.................................................... 50 -40 Not specified \1\
200.................................................... 50 -50 -35
300.................................................... 50 -50 -35
400.................................................... 50 -50 -35
600-................................................... 1000 30(s) -60
1000 to receive band................................... 30(s) -70 -55
In the receive band.................................... 30(s) -100 -75
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Measurement Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz) bandwidth (kHz) (dBc)
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6.25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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6.25.............................. 6.25 -40
12.50............................. 6.25 -60
18.75............................. 6.25 -60
25.00............................. 6.25 -65
37.50............................. 25 -65
62.50............................. 25 -65
87.50............................. 25 -65
150.00............................ 100 -65
250.00............................ 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400 to 12 MHz.......... 30 (s) -80
12 MHz to paired receive band -80
30(s)............................
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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12.5 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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9.375............................. 6.25 -40
15.625............................ 6.25 -60
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.5.............................. 25 -60
62.5.............................. 25 -65
87.5.............................. 25 -65
150............................... 100 -65
250............................... 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -80
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -80
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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15.625............................ 6.25 -40
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.5.............................. 25 -60
62.5.............................. 25 -65
87.5.............................. 25 -65
150............................... 100 -65
250............................... 100 -65
350............................... 100.00 -65
400 kHz to12 MHz 30(s). -80
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -80
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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150 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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100............................... 50 -40
200............................... 50 -50
300............................... 50 -55
400............................... 50 -60
600-1000.......................... 30(s) -65
1000 to receive band.............. 30(s) -75
In the receive band............... 30(s) -100
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\1\ Not specified.
\2\ Continues at -6dB/Oct.
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?>(2) ACP measurement procedure. The following procedures are to be
followed for making ACP transmitter measurements. For time division
multiple access (TDMA) systems, the measurements are to be made under
TDMA operation only during time slots when the transmitter is on. All
measurements must be made at the input to the transmitter's antenna.
Measurement bandwidth used below implies an instrument that measures
the power in many narrow bandwidths (e.g. 300 Hz) and integrates these
powers across a larger band to determine power in the measurement
bandwidth.
(i) Setting reference level: Using a spectrum analyzer capable of
ACP measurements, set the measurement bandwidth to the channel size.
For example, for a 6.25 kHz transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth
to 6.25 kHz; for a 150 kHz transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth
to 150 kHz. Set the frequency offset of the measurement bandwidth to
zero and adjust the center frequency of the spectrum analyzer to give
the power level in the measurement bandwidth. Record this power level
in dBm as the ``reference power level''.
(ii) Non-swept power measurement: Using a spectrum analyzer capable
of ACP measurements, set the measurement bandwidth as shown in the
tables above. Measure the ACP in dBm. These measurements should be made
at maximum power. Calculate the coupled power by subtracting the
measurements made in this step from the reference power measured in the
previous step. The absolute ACP values must be less than the values
given in the table for each condition above.
(iii) Swept power measurement: Set a spectrum analyzer to 30 kHz
resolution bandwidth, 1 MHz video bandwidth and sample mode detection.
Sweep 6 MHz from the carrier frequency. Set the reference
level to the RMS value of the transmitter power and note the absolute
power. The response at frequencies greater than 600 kHz must be less
than the values in the tables above.
(3) Out-of-band emission limit. On any frequency outside of the
frequency ranges covered by the ACP tables in this section, the power
of any emission must be reduced below the unmodulated carrier power (P)
by at least 43 + 10 log (P) dB.
(4) Authorized bandwidth. Provided that the ACP requirements of
this section are met, applicants may request any authorized bandwidth
that does not exceed the channel size.
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PART 90--PRIVATE LAND MOBILE RADIO SERVICES
3. The authority citation for Part 90 continues to read as follows:
Authority: Sections 4(i), 11, 303(g), 303(r), and 332(c)(7) of
the Communications Act of 1934, as amended, 47 U.S.C. 154(i), 161,
303(g), 303(r), 332(c)(7).
4. Section 90.543 is amended by revising paragraph (a) to read as
follows:
Sec. 90.543 Emission limitations.
* * * * *
(a) The adjacent channel power (ACP) requirements for transmitters
designed for various channel sizes are shown in the following tables.
Mobile station requirements apply to handheld, car mounted and control
station units. The tables specify a value for the ACP as a function of
the displacement from the channel center frequency and measurement
bandwidth. In the following tables, ``(s)'' indicates a swept
measurement may be used.
* * * * *
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Measurement Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz) bandwidth (dBc)
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6.25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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6.25.............................. 6.25 -40
12.5.............................. 6.25 -60
18.75............................. 6.25 -60
25.00............................. 6.25 -65
37.50............................. 25.00 -65
62.50............................. 25.00 -65
87.50............................. 25.00 -65
150.00............................ 100.00 -65
250.00............................ 100.00 -65
350.00............................ 100.00 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -75
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -75
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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12.5 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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9.375............................. 6.25 -40
15.625............................ 6.25 -60
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.50............................. 25.00 -60
62.50............................. 25.00 -65
87.50............................. 25.00 -65
150.00............................ 100 -65
250.00............................ 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -75
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -75
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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15.625............................ 6.25 -40
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21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.50............................. 25 -60
62.50............................. 25 -65
87.50............................. 25 -65
150.00............................ 100 -65
250.00............................ 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -75
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -75
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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Measurement Maximum ACP Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz) bandwidth (kHz) relative (dBc) absolute (dBc)
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150 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
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100.................................................... 50 -40 Not specified
200.................................................... 50 -50 -35
300.................................................... 50 -50 -35
400.................................................... 50 -50 -35
600-1000............................................... 30(s) -60 -45
1000 to receive band................................... 30(s) -70 -55
In the receive band.................................... 30(s) -100 -75
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Measurement Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz) bandwidth (kHz) (dBc)
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6.25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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6.25.............................. 6.25 -40
12.50............................. 6.25 -60
18.75............................. 6.25 -60
25.00............................. 6.25 -65
37.50............................. 25 -65
62.50............................. 25 -65
87.50............................. 25 -65
150.00............................ 100 -65
250.00............................ 100 -65
350.00............................ 100 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -80
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -80
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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12.5 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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9.375............................. 6.25 -40
15.625............................ 6.25 -60
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.5.............................. 25 -60
62.5.............................. 25 -65
87.5.............................. 25 -65
150............................... 100 -65
250............................... 100 -65
350............................... 100 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -80
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -80
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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15.625............................ 6.25 -40
21.875............................ 6.25 -60
37.5.............................. 25 -60
62.5.............................. 25 -65
87.5.............................. 25 -65
150............................... 100 -65
250............................... 100 -65
350............................... 100.00 -65
400 kHz to 12 MHz...... 30 (s) -80
12 MHz to paired receive band..... 30 (s) -80
In the paired receive band........ 30 (s) -100
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150 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
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100............................... 50 -40
200............................... 50 -50
300............................... 50 -55
400............................... 50 -60
600-1000.......................... 30 (s) -65
1000 to receive band.............. 30 (s) \1\ -75
In the receive band............... 30 (s) -100
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Continues at 6dB/Oct.
(b) ACP measurement procedure. The following are the procedures for
making the transmitter ACP measurements. For all measurements modulate
the transmitter as it would be modulated in normal operating
conditions. For time division multiple access (TDMA) systems, the
measurements are to be made under TDMA operation only during procedures
for making transmitter measurements. For time division multiple access
(TDMA) systems, the measurements are to be made under TDMA operation
only during time slots when the transmitter is active. All measurements
are made at the transmitter's output port. If a transmitter has an
integral antenna, a suitable power coupling device shall be used to
couple the RF signal to the measurement instrument. The coupling device
shall substantially maintain the proper transmitter load impedance. The
ACP measurements may be made with a spectrum analyzer capable of making
direct ACP measurements. ``Measurement bandwidth'', as used for non-
swept measurements, implies an instrument that measures the power in
many narrow bandwidths equal to the nominal resolution bandwidth and
integrates these powers to determine the total power in the specified
measurement bandwidth.
(1) Setting reference level. Set transmitter to maximum output
power. Using a spectrum analyzer capable of ACP measurements, set the
measurement bandwidth to the channel size. For example, for a 6.25 kHz
transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth to 6.25 kHz; for a 150 kHz
transmitter, set the measurement bandwidth to 150 kHz. Set the
frequency offset of the measurement bandwidth to zero and adjust the
center frequency of the instrument to the assigned center frequency to
measure the average power level of the transmitter. Record this power
level in dBm as the ``reference power level''.
(2) Non-swept power measurement: Using a spectrum analyzer capable
of ACP measurements, set the measurement bandwidth and frequency offset
from the assigned center frequency as shown in the tables in Sec.
90.543(a) above. Any value of resolution bandwidth may be used as long
as it does not exceed 2% of the specified measurement bandwidth.
Measure the power level in dBm. These measurements should be made at
maximum power. Calculate ACP by subtracting the reference power level
measured in (b)(1) from the measurements made in this step. The
absolute value of the calculated ACP must be greater than or equal to
the absolute value of the ACP given in the table for each condition
above.
(3) Swept power measurement: Set a spectrum analyzer to 30 kHz
resolution bandwidth, 1 MHz bandwidth and average, sample, or RMS
detection. Set the reference level of the spectrum analyzer to the RMS
value of the transmitter power. Sweep above and below the carrier
frequency to the limits defined in the tables. Calculate ACP by
subtracting the reference power level measured in (b)(1) from the
measurements made in this step. The absolute value of the calculated
ACP must be greater than or equal to the absolute value of the ACP
given in the table for each condition above.
(c) Out-of-band emission limit. On any frequency outside of the
frequency ranges covered by the ACP tables in this section, the power
of any emission must be reduced below the mean output power (P) by at
least 43 + 10log (P) dB measured in 100 kHz bandwidth for frequencies
less than 1 GHz, and in a 1 MHz bandwidth for frequencies greater than
1GHz.
(d) Authorized bandwidth. Provided that the ACP requirements of
this section are met, applicants may request any authorized bandwidth
that does not exceed the channel size.
(e) For operations in the 764 to 776 MHz and 794 to 806 MHz bands,
all emissions including harmonics in the band 1559-1610 MHz shall be
limited to -70 dBW/MHz dBW/MHz equivalent isotropically radiated power
(EIRP) for wideband signals, and -80 dBW EIRP for discrete emissions of
less than 700 Hz bandwidth. For the purpose of equipment authorization,
a transmitter shall be tested with an antenna that is representative of
the type that will be used with the equipment in normal operation.
(f) When an emission outside of the authorized bandwidth causes
harmful interference, the Commission may, at its discretion, require
greater attenuation than specified in this section.
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