Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels – Queensland) Plan Variation 2020 (No. 1) (Cth)
Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels – Queensland) Plan Variation 2020 (No. 1)
The Australian Communications and Media Authority makes the following instrument under section 44A of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
Dated: 10 December 2020
Fiona Cameron
[signed]
Member
Creina Chapman
[signed]
Member/General Manager
Australian Communications and Media Authority
1 Name
This is the Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels – Queensland) Plan Variation 2020 (No. 1).
2 Commencement
This instrument commences at the start of the day after the day it is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation.
Note: The Federal Register of Legislation may be accessed free of charge at Authority
This instrument is made under section 44A of the Radiocommunications Act 1992.
4 Amendments
The instrument that is specified in Schedule 1 is amended as set out in the applicable items in that Schedule.
Schedule 1—Amendments
Radiocommunications (Digital Radio Channels – Queensland) Plan 2007 (F2007L04664)
1 Section 3
Insert:
GDA 94 means the geodetic datum designated as the “Geocentric Datum of Australia (GDA)”, gazetted in the Commonwealth of Australia Gazette No. GN 35 on 6 September 1995, as existing on that date.
2 Section 3, definition of technical planning guidelines
Omit ‘, as in force from time to time’
3 After section 3A
Insert:
3B References to other instruments
In this Plan, unless the contrary intention appears:
(a) a reference to another legislative instrument is a reference to that other legislative instrument as in force from time to time; and
(b) a reference to any other kind of instrument or writing is a reference to that other instrument or writing as in force or existing from time to time.
Note 1: For references to Commonwealth Acts, see section 10 of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901; and see also subsection 13(1) of the Legislation Act 2003 for the application of the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 to legislative instruments.
Note 2: All Commonwealth Acts and legislative instruments are registered on the Federal Register of Legislation and are accessible free of charge.
Note 3: See section 314A of the Act.
4 Section 6
Omit ‘determined by the technical planning guidelines’, insert ‘specified in the licence’
5 Section 6, note to the section
Repeal the note.
6 At the end of Attachment 1.3 to Schedule 1
Add:
Schedule 2 Gold Coast RA1
(subsection 4 (1))
Designated BSA radio area
Gold Coast RA1
Table 1 Frequency channels
Column 1
Multiplex Name
Column 2
Frequency block
Column 3
Reserved frequency block
Column 4
Centre frequency (MHz)
Column 5
Category
Column 6
Technical Specification Number
Column 7
Technical Specifications (Attachment number)
Gold Coast 1 9D No 208.064 1 TS12000073 2.1 Gold Coast 2 9D No 208.064 1 TS12000792 2.2 Gold Coast 3 8B Yes 197.648 3 TS12000074 2.3 Gold Coast 4 8B Yes 197.648 3 TS12000793 2.4 Table 2 Number of licences to be issued
Column 1
Licence Category
Column 2
Number of licences
Category 1 1 Category 2 0 Category 3 1 Attachment 2.1 Multiplex Gold Coast 1
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details
Category 1 General Area Served Gold Coast Mode DAB Specification number TS12000073 Transmitter Site
Nominal Location GCT Mt Tamborine Site 103 m Tower
Golf Course RoadMOUNT TAMBORINE
GDA 94 Latitude: -27.969604
Longitude: 153.213366
Site Tolerance Refer to technical planning guidelines Emission
Frequency Band VHF Centre Frequency 208.064 MHz (Frequency Block 9D) Polarisation Vertical Maximum antenna height 80 m Output Radiation Pattern Bearing or sector
(clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0 °T – 10 °T 5 kW 10 °T – 25 °T 10 kW 25 °T – 180 °T 25 kW 180 °T – 195 °T 10 kW 195 °T – 210 °T 5 kW 210 °T – 235 °T 2.5 kW 235 °T – 340 °T 625 W 340 °T – 350 °T 1.25 kW 350 °T – 360 °T 2.5 kW Attachment 2.2 Multiplex Gold Coast 2
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details
Category 1 General Area Served Gold Coast Mode DAB Specification number TS12000792 Transmitter Site
Nominal Location 40m tower NRN Broadcast Site
Bilbrough LookoutSPRINGBROOK
GDA 94 Latitude: -28.234736
Longitude: 153.288940
Site Tolerance Refer to technical planning guidelines Emission
Frequency Band VHF Centre Frequency 208.064 MHz (Frequency Block 9D) Polarisation Vertical Maximum antenna height 40 m Output Radiation Pattern Bearing or sector
(clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0 °T – 105 °T 500 W 105 °T – 120 °T 250 W 120 °T – 135 °T 125 W 135 °T – 305 °T 50 W 305 °T – 320 °T 125 W 320 °T – 335 °T 250 W 335 °T – 360 °T 500 W Attachment 2.3 Multiplex Gold Coast 3
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details
Category 3 General Area Served Gold Coast Mode DAB Specification number TS12000074 Transmitter Site
Nominal Location GCT Mt Tamborine Site 103 m Tower
Golf Course RoadMOUNT TAMBORINE
GDA 94 Latitude: -27.969604
Longitude: 153.213366
Site Tolerance Refer to technical planning guidelines Emission
Frequency Band VHF Centre Frequency 197.648 MHz (Frequency Block 8B) Polarisation Vertical Maximum antenna height 80 m Output Radiation Pattern Bearing or sector
(clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0 °T – 10 °T 5 kW 10 °T – 25 °T 10 kW 25 °T – 180 °T 25 kW 180 °T – 195 °T 10 kW 195 °T – 210 °T 5 kW 210 °T – 235 °T 2.5 kW 235 °T – 340 °T 625 W 340 °T – 350 °T 1.25 kW 350 °T – 360 °T 2.5 kW Attachment 2.4 Multiplex Gold Coast 4
Column 1
Technical specification
Column 2
Details
Category 3 General Area Served Gold Coast Mode DAB Specification number TS12000793 Transmitter Site
Nominal Location 40m tower NRN Broadcast Site
Bilbrough LookoutSPRINGBROOK
GDA 94 Latitude: -28.234736
Longitude: 153.288940
Site Tolerance Refer to technical planning guidelines Emission
Frequency Band VHF Centre Frequency 197.648 MHz (Frequency Block 8B) Polarisation Vertical Maximum antenna height 40 m Output Radiation Pattern Bearing or sector
(clockwise direction)
Maximum ERP
0 °T – 105 °T 500 W 105 °T – 120 °T 250 W 120 °T – 135 °T 125 W 135 °T – 305 °T 50 W 305 °T – 320 °T 125 W 320 °T – 335 °T 250 W 335 °T – 360 °T 500 W
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