Electronic Communications Act, 2005 (Act No. 36 of 2005)ICASANotice regarding Final Radio Frequency Assignment Plans for the Frequency Band 138 to 144 MHz in terms of Regulation 3 of the Radio Frequency Spectrum Regulations, 20153. General |
| 3.1 | Technical characteristics of the equipment used for Single Frequency Mobile and other single and dual frequency links as well as remote control apparatus shall conform to all applicable South African standards, international standards, International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and its radio regulations as agreed and adopted by South Africa. |
| 3.2 | All installations must comply with safety rules as specified in applicable standards. |
| 3.3 | The equipment used shall be certified under South African law and regulations. |
| 3.4 | The allocation of this frequency band and the information in this Radio Frequency Spectrum Assignment Plan (RFSAP) are subject to review. |
| 3.5 | Use of this band will be for single frequency alarms and other single frequency and dual frequency links as well as remote control apparatus. |
| 3.6 | Various types of alarms are catered for by different types of systems and services whose typical technical and operational characteristics are described in the documents listed below |
| 3.6.1 | ITU-T L-Series (Rec. L.21 8); and |
| 3.6.2 | International Electrotechnical Commission (IEC) International Standard 60839 (Alarm Systems). |
| 3.7 | The key characteristics of some of the emitters from the band may be found in Report M.2474- 0 9 and Rec. ITU-R M.1808-1 10. |
| 3.8 | While not currently applicable in South Africa, the future use may include the current practice from some of the European Union countries, where the band can be used for example for non-specific short-range devices (SRDS) in 138.2-138.45 MHz and ground-and wall- probing radars (GPR/WPR) in 30-230 MHz, as defined by Rep. ITU-R SM.2153-2 11, CEPT/ERC/REC 70- 03 12, ECC/DEC/ (06)08 13, and EU 2019/1345 14 . |
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| 8 | ITU-T Recommendation L.21 (10/96): Fire detection and alarm systems, detector and sounder devices. Available online at https://www.itu.int/rec/T-REC-L.21 |
| 9 | Report M.2474-0 (09/2019): Conventional digital land mobile radio systems. Available online at https://www.itu.int/pub/R-REP-M.2474-2019 |
| 10 | ITU Recommendation M.1808-1 (11/2019): Technical and operational characteristics of conventional and trunked land mobile systems operating in the mobile service allocations below 869 MHz to be used in sharing studies in bands below 960 MHz. Available online at https://www.itu.int/rec/R-REC-M.1808 |
| 11 | Report ITU-R SM.2153-2 (06/2011) Technical and operating parameters and spectrum use for short-range radiocommunication devices. Available online at https://www.itu.int/dms_pub/itu-r/opb/rep/R-REP-SM.2153-2-2011- PDF-E.pdf |
| 12 | CEPT/ERC/REC 70-03: ERC Recommendation 70-03 Relating to the use of Short Range Devices (SRD), Tromsø 1997, Subsequent amendments 8 October 2021, available at https://docdb.cept.org/download/3497 |
| 13 | CEPT/ECC/DEC/ (06)08: ECC Decision (06)08 the conditions for use of the radio spectrum by Ground and Wall- Probing Radar (GPR/WPR) imaging systems, Approved 1 December 2006, Updated 26 October 2018, available at https://docdb.cept.org/download/1602 |
| 14 | 2019/1345: Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/1345 of 2 August 2019 amending Decision 2006/771/EC updating harmonised technical conditions in the area of radio spectrum use for short-range devices, Official Journal of the European Union, L 212/53, 13.8.2019, available at https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:32019D1345&from=EN |