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1986 No. 278 RADIOCOMMUNICATIONS (LICENSING AND GENERAL) REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) - SCHEDULE 1
SCHEDULE 1
Sub-regulation 2 (5)
SPECIFIED EXPRESSIONS IN RELATION TO TRANSMITTERS
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1 Aeronautical station Land station in the aeronautical
mobile
service.
2 Aircraft station, Class A Aircraft station installed aboard an
aircraft that-
(a) has not less than 38 passenger
seats; or
(b) has a maximum take-off weight of
not less than 19 tonnes.
3 Aircraft station, Class B Aircraft station other than an
aircraft
station, Class A.
4 Amateur station (unrestricted) An amateur station in the case where
the holder of the transmitter licence
that relates to the station is a person
to whom a certificate of proficiency
has been granted in relation to the
Amateur Operator's Examination referred
to in regulation 4 of the
Radio-communications (Certificates of
Proficiency) Regulations.
5 Amateur station (limited) An amateur station in the case where
the holder of the transmitter licence
that relates to the station is a person
to whom a certificate of proficiency
has been granted in relation to the
Limited Amateur Operator's Examination
referred to in regulation 5 of the
Radiocommunications (Certificates of
Proficiency) Regulations.
6 Amateur station (novice) An amateur station in the case where
the holder of the transmitter licence
that relates to the station is a person
to whom a certificate of proficiency
has been granted in relation to the
Novice Amateur Operator's Examination
referred to in regulation 6 of the
Radiocommunications (Certificates of
Proficiency) Regulations.
7 Amateur station (combined
limited and novice) An amateur station in the case where
the holder of the transmitter licence
that relates to the station is a person
to whom a certificate of proficiency
has been granted in relation to-
(a) the Limited Amateur Operator's
Examination referred to in regulation
5; and
(b) the Novice Amateur Operator's
Examination referred to in regulation
6, of the Radiocommunications
(Certificates of
Proficiency) Regulations.
8 AUSSAT service A service comprising earth stations
possessed and operated by AUSSAT
Proprietary Limited in the provision of
radiocommunications services.
9 Australian satellite service A service consisting of a space
satellite declared by these Regulations
to be an Australian satellite for the
purposes of the Act.
10 Base station, Class A (high
density location) A base station, not being a base
station, Class B, that is used in a
high density location.
11 Base station, Class A (low
density location) A base station, not being a base
station, Class B, that is used in a low
density location.
12 Base station, Class A (extra
high density location) service A service consisting of a base station,
Class A-
(a) that operates-
(i) in association with a number of
mobile stations, as specified in the
licence; or
(ii) as part of a trunked land
mobile service, not being a service of
that kind that has been operating, at
the time of application for a
transmitter licence in respect of that
base station, during a period of less
than 3 years;
(b) that uses frequency channels-
(i) not currently allocated for use
by the holder of another transmitter
licence; and
(ii) not previously allocated for
use under another transmitter licence
held by the holder of the transmitter
licence in respect of that base
station; and
(c) that is used in an extra high
density location.
13 Base station, Class A (high
density location) service A service consisting of a base
station,
Class A-
(a) that operates in association with
a number of mobile stations, as
specified in the licence;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, only a frequency, or
frequencies, of not less than 30
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
14 Base station, Class A (low
density location) service A service consisting of a base
station,
Class A-
(a) that operates in association with
a number of mobile stations, as
specified in the licence;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, only a frequency, or
frequencies, of not less than 30
megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
15 Base station, Class B A base station that is used for any
one
or more of the following purposes:
(a) low duty cycle speech;
(b) telemetry;
(c) telecommand.
16 Citizen band radio station A station that employs, for
radiocommunication, any frequency
included in the frequencies designated
in the frequency table as a frequency
for use by citizen band radio stations.
17 Coast station, Class A A coast station other than a coast
station, Class B, that is used for
communicating with ship stations on
very high frequency channels.
18 Coast station, Class B A coast station that is used for
communicating with ship stations on
other channels in addition to, or
instead of, very high frequency
channels.
19 Disaster station A station having the exclusive
function
of providing a radiocommunications
service in relation to natural
disasters and civil defence activities.
20 Earth station, Australian
satellite service An earth station that is established
for the purpose of providing access to
an Australian satellite.
21 Earth station, Class A An earth station, other than an
earth
station, Australian satellite service,
capable of carrying not more than one
voice channel.
22 Earth station, Class B An earth station, other than an
earth
station, Australian satellite service,
capable of carrying more than one but
not more than 12 voice channels.
23 Earth station, Class C An earth station, other than an
earth
station, Class A, an earth station,
Class B, or an earth station,
Australian satellite service, capable
of utilising not more than one
satellite transponder.
24 Earth station, Class D An earth station, other than an
earth
station, Australian satellite service,
capable of utilising more than one but
not more than 2 satellite transponders.
25 Earth station, Class E An earth station, other than an
earth
station, Australian satellite service,
capable of utilising more than 2
satellite transponders.
26 Experimental station A station (other than an amateur
station) that is used solely for-
(a) investigation or research into, or
instruction in, radiocommunications; or
(b) demonstrating or testing
radiocommunications equipment.
27 Exterior paging service (high
density location) An exterior paging service that
includes a transmitter operating in a
high density location.
28 Exterior paging service (low
density location) An exterior paging service that
includes a transmitter operating in
other than a high density location.
29 Exterior paging
station (supplementary
transmitter-high density
location) A station that includes a
transmitter-
(a) that is used in conjunction with a
transmitter operating in an exterior
paging service (high density location);
(b) that is located within a 40 km
radius of that last-mentioned
transmitter; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
30 Exterior paging station
(supplementary transmitter-low
density location) A station that includes a
transmitter-
(a) that is used in conjunction with a
transmitter-
(i) operating in an exterior paging
service (high density location) and
that is located within a 40 km radius
of that last-mentioned transmitter; or
(ii) operating in an exterior paging
service (low density location) and that
is located within an 80 km radius of
that last-mentioned transmitter; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
31 Fixed station, Class A
(business) A fixed station-
(a) that does not use, for
transmission purposes, any frequency or
frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz; and
(b) that is used for the transmission
of business messages.
32 Fixed station, Class A (private)
A fixed station-
(a) that does not use, for
transmission purposes, any frequency or
frequencies exceeding 30 megahertz; and
(b) that is used solely for the
transmission of private messages.
33 Fixed station, Class B (high
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency of not
less than 30 megahertz and not more
than 10.5 gigahertz;
(b) that employs a single voice
channel for any one or more of the
following purposes:
(i) low duty cycle speech;
(ii) telemetry;
(iii) telecommand; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
34 Fixed station, Class B (low
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency of not
less than 30 megahertz and not more
than 10.5 gigahertz;
(b) that employs a single voice
channel for any one or more of the
following purposes:
(i) low duty cycle speech;
(ii) telemetry;
(iii) telecommand; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
35 Fixed station, Class C1 (high
density location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding
30 megahertz but not exceeding one
gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a high density
location.
36 Fixed station, Class C1 (low
density location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding
30 megahertz but not exceeding one
gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
37 Fixed station, Class C2 (high
density location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding
one gigahertz but not exceeding 10.5
gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a high density
location.
38 Fixed station, Class C2 (low
density location) A fixed station, other than a fixed
station, Class B-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding
one gigahertz but not exceeding 10.5
gigahertz; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
39 Fixed station, Class D1 (high
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not
exceed 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
40 Fixed station, Class D1 (low
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not
exceed 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
41 Fixed station, Class D2 (high
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not
exceed 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
42 Fixed station, Class D2 (low
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 10.5 gigahertz but does not
exceed 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
43 Fixed station, Class E1 (high
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
44 Fixed station, Class E1 (low
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
45 Fixed station, Class E2 (high
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a high density
location.
46 Fixed station, Class E2 (low
density location) A fixed station-
(a) that uses, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency that
exceeds 15.35 gigahertz;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth
exceeding 20 megahertz; and
(c) that is used in a low density
location.
47 General station, Class A A station, being a station not
otherwise referred to in this Schedule,
that uses, for transmission purposes-
(a) an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 36 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding
one watt.
48 General station, Class B A station, being a station not
otherwise referred to in this Schedule,
that uses, for transmission purposes-
(a) an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 500 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding
10 watts.
49 General station, Class C A station, being a station not
otherwise referred to in this Schedule,
that uses, for transmission purposes-
(a) an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 3,000 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding
100 watts.
50 General station, Class D A station, being a station not
otherwise referred to in this Schedule,
that uses, for transmission purposes-
(a) an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 10,000 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power not exceeding
1,000 watts.
51 General station, Class E A station, being a station not
otherwise referred to in this Schedule,
that uses, for transmission purposes-
(a) an occupied bandwidth exceeding
10,000 kilohertz; or
(b) a transmitter power exceeding
1,000 watts.
52 Handphone station A station that-
(a) comprises equipment that is
suitable for carriage by hand or on the
person; and
(b) employs, as specified in the
licence, one or more of the following
frequencies: 27,230, 27,240, 27,250,
27,260, 27,270, 27,280, 27,550, 27,560,
27,580, 27,590, 27,620, 27,660, 27,760
kilohertz.
53 Interior paging service A radiocommunications service-
(a) that comprises-
(i) a single transmitter; and
(ii) one or more than one receiver
suitable for carriage by hand or on the
person; and
(b) that is used for communication
solely within premises or similar
restricted areas.
54 Internal television service A low-powered radiocommunications
service that links parts of a
closed-circuit television installation
within premises or any similar
restricted area.
55 Limited coast station A coast station (other than a marine
rescue station) that is not used-
(a) for communicating with aircraft
stations; or
(b) for the transmission and reception
of messages on behalf of the public.
56 Marine rescue station A station (other than a mobile
(disaster plan) station) that-
(a) is operated-
(i) by a body in relation to which
the Minister certifies that the
Minister is satisfied that body is
prepared to provide a comprehensive
emergency radiocommunications service
to vessels at sea without
discrimination; or
(ii) aboard a ship by a person
acting on behalf of, or in
co-ordination with, such a body;
(b) is used primarily for
ship-to-shore, shore-to-ship and
intership communications;
(c) in the case of a station
established on land-
(i) maintains a listening watch on
the frequency 27,880 kilohertz and on
either or both of the frequencies 2,182
kilohertz and 156.8 megahertz; and
(ii) transmits on the frequency
27,860 kilohertz and-
(A) where it maintains a listening
watch on the frequency 2,182
kilohertz-transmits on the frequency
2,524 kilohertz; and
(B) where it maintains a listening
watch on the frequency 156.8
megahertz-transmits on the frequency
156.375 megahertz; and
(d) in the case of a station
established aboard a ship, operates-
(i) on the frequencies 27,860 and
27,880 kilohertz; and
(ii) on either or both of the
following pairs of frequencies:
(A) 2,182 and 2,524 kilohertz;
(B) 156.375 and 156.8 megahertz.
57 Mobile (disaster plan) station An ambulatory station that-
(a) is authorised by the Minister to
participate in an emergency
radiocommunications service that is
established or maintained in accordance
with an agreement between the
Commonwealth and either a State or the
Northern Territory, being an agreement
declared by the Minister, by notice
published in the Gazette, to be an
approved agreement for the purposes of
this description; and
(b) is also authorised by the Minister
to be used as if it were-
(i) an aircraft station, Class A or
an aircraft station, Class B;
(ii) a marine rescue station;
(iii) a mobile station; or
(iv) a ship station.
58 Mobile outpost station A mobile station that forms part of
the
outpost service.
59 Mobile station An ambulatory station other than an
ambulatory station of a kind specified
in this Schedule.
60 Multipoint distribution station,
Class A A multipoint distribution station
employing laser transmissions.
61 Multipoint distribution station,
Class B (high density location) A multipoint distribution station-
(a) that does not employ laser
transmissions; and
(b) that is used in a high density
location.
62 Multipoint distribution station,
Class B (low density location) A multipoint distribution station-
(a) that does not employ laser
transmissions; and
(b) that is used in a low density
location.
63 Multipoint distribution repeater
station A station-
(a) that is used for the reception and
automatic retransmission of radio
transmissions emanating from a
multipoint distribution station;
(b) that employs an effective
isotropically radiated power not
exceeding 5 watts; and
(c) that has a coverage area that does
not extend beyond that of the station
referred to in paragraph (a).
64 Narrowband area station (low
frequency) A land station-
(a) that does not include a receiver;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 8,000 kilohertz;
(c) that operates on a frequency not
exceeding one gigahertz; and
(d) that transmits to a narrowband
area receiver established at a fixed
point, or to narrowband area receivers
established at fixed points, within an
area specified in the transmitter
licence that relates to that station as
an area where the establishment of
receivers of that kind is authorised.
65 Narrowband area station (high
frequency) A land station-
(a) that does not include a receiver;
(b) that uses, for transmission
purposes, an occupied bandwidth not
exceeding 8,000 kilohertz;
(c) that operates on a frequency
exceeding one gigahertz; and
(d) that transmits to a narrowband
area receiver established at a fixed
point, or to narrowband area receivers
established at fixed points, within an
area specified in the transmitter
licence that relates to that station as
an area where the establishment of
receivers of that kind is authorised.
66 Outpost station A land station in the outpost
service.
67 Outside broadcast television
station A station in the outside broadcast
television service.
68 Radiodetermination station (high
power) A station in which the mean power
fed
to the antenna exceeds one watt, being
a station that is used for-
(a) the determining, in relation to
objects, of any of the following
parameters: their positions, velocities
and other characteristics; and
(b) the obtaining of information in
relation to those parameters,
by means of the propagation properties
of radio waves.
69 Radiodetermination station (low
power) A station in which the mean power
fed
to the antenna does not exceed one
watt, being a station that is used for-
(a) the determining, in relation to
objects, of any of the following
parameters: their positions, velocities
and other characteristics; and
(b) the obtaining of information in
relation to those parameters,
by means of the propagation properties
of radio waves.
70 Remote control station A station that is established at a
fixed location for the remote control
of a land station, or land stations,
used for communicating with mobile
stations, being a station-
(a) transmitting and receiving on the
same frequency, being the frequency; or
(b) transmitting and receiving on 2
different frequencies, being the
frequencies,
used by the land station or land
stations to communicate with the mobile
stations used in association with the
land station or land stations.
71 Repeater station A station established at a fixed
location for the reception of radio
signals from amateur stations or
citizen band radio stations and for the
automatic retransmission of those
signals by radio.
72 Repeater station (passive) A station erected expressly for
purposes of radiocommunication
consisting of-
(a) a reflector used to change the
direction of propagation of a microwave
beam; or
(b) two antennas connected by a
transmission line, being one antenna
used to receive signals in the form of
incident radiation and the other to
transmit such signals in a new
direction.
73 Ship station, Class A A ship station, other than a ship
station, Class C, used by a member of
an organisation established to provide
an inshore boating service, not being a
station that includes a transmitter
licensed to transmit public
correspondence.
74 Ship station, Class B A ship station other than a ship
station, Class C-
(a) that includes a transmitter
licensed to transmit public
correspondence; or
(b) that does not include such a
transmitter so licensed and that is not
a ship station, Class A.
75 Ship station, Class C A ship station equipped in
accordance
with orders made under the Navigation
(Orders) Regulations.
76 Telemetry service A radiocommunications service between
a
central station and remote stations-
(a) that employs, for transmission
purposes, a single frequency exceeding
30 megahertz and an occupied maximum
bandwidth not exceeding 16 kilohertz;
and
(b) that is used, with or without
telecommand facilities, for the
purposes of telemetry.
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