Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:F2018L01063:schedule:4:p1
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Provision Reference: sch 4 (pt 1/4)
Character Range: 20192–23448

Schedule 4 – Amendments
         (section 7)
Radiocommunications Advisory Guidelines (Managing Interference from Spectrum Licensed Transmitters – 3.4 GHz Band) 2015 (F2015L00728)

1 Subsection 1.5(1) (definition of 3.4 GHz band)

    Repeal the definition, substitute:

3.4 GHz band means the following frequency bands:
(a) 3425 MHz to 3492.5 MHz; and
(b) 3542.5 MHz to 3700 MHz.

2 Subsection 1.5(1) (definition of RALI FX19)

    Omit ", 2010 – 2025".

3 Subsection 1.5(1) (after the definition of RALI MS 39)

Insert:

    RALI MS 44 means the Radiocommunications Assignment and Licensing Instruction MS 44, Frequency coordination procedures for the Earth station protection zones, published by the ACMA, as in existence from time to time.
    Note: RALI MS44 is available on the ACMA website at www.acma.gov.au.
4 Section 2.3 (first dot point)

    Omit "in frequency bands adjacent", substitute "in and adjacent".

5 Section 2.3 (fifth dot point)

    Omit the full stop, insert a semi colon and the following text:

           * Earth station protection zones (Part 9 of these guidelines);
           * Earth station facility near Uralla, NSW (Part 10 of these guidelines).

6 Subsection 3.1(1)

    Omit "operating in frequencies adjacent to", substitute "operating on frequencies in and adjacent to".

7 Subsection 4.2 (3) (second sentence)

    Omit "arrangments", substitute "arrangements".

8 Section 4.3

    Repeal the section, substitute:

           4.3 Protection requirements – Earth receive stations operating in the 3600-4200 MHz band for fixed-satellite services
           (1) Radiocommunications transmitters operated under a spectrum licence in the 3.4 GHz band must protect earth receive stations for fixed-satellite services from co-channel emissions, unwanted emissions and receiver overload, if the radiocommunications receiver for the earth receive station:

               (a)               is licensed under the Act;
               (b)               was registered in the Register prior to the date on which the radiocommunications transmitter operated under the spectrum licence is registered;
               (c)               is located within:

                   (i) 100 km of and not operating co-channel to a radiocommunications transmitter operated under a spectrum licence in the 3.4 GHz band; or

                   (ii) 200 km of and operating co-channel to a radiocommunications transmitter operated under a spectrum licence in the 3600-3700 MHz frequency band; and

               (d)               is operating in the 3600 to 4200 MHz band.
           (2) Earth receive stations for fixed-satellite services are to be protected from co-channel emissions to a maximum interference level of -128.6 dBm/MHz not to be exceeded for more than 20% of the time.
             Note  Refer to Recommendation ITU-R SF.1006 for further guidance on the procedure to use for the protection of earth receive stations for fixed-satellite services.
           (3) Earth receive stations are to be protected from unwanted emissions (out-of-band and spurious) to a level of -128.6 dBm/MHz, assuming a receiver noise temperature of 100K which is not to be exceeded for more than 20% of the time.
             Note When