[Federal Register Volume 67, Number 217 (Friday, November 8, 2002)]
[Proposed Rules]
[Pages 68079-68085]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 02-28166]


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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., 
[email protected], 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 [email protected].
    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 [email protected], 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.

* * * * *
    (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
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Measurement        Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz)   bandwidth (kHz)         (dBc)
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               6.25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
\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.
* * * * *

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.
* * * * *

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------
               25 kHz Mobile Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
 


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Measurement        Maximum ACP
Offset from center frequency (kHz)   bandwidth (kHz)         (dBc)
------------------------------------------------------------------------
               6.25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------
               12.5 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------
                25 kHz Base Transmitter ACP Requirements
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
------------------------------------------------------------------------
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
-----------------------------------
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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