The Radio Spectrum Management (RSM) of New Zealand sets forth the technical regulations, applicable standards, and emissions requirements for radiocommunication devices.
Radio Standards
| Applicable Standards | Level of Conformity | |
| 1. Short Range Devices | ||
| Short Range Devices: 9 kHz β 40 GHz | AS/NZS 4268 | A1 |
| ACMA Short Range Devices (2400 to 2483.5 MHz, 5150 to 5250 MHz, and 5725 to 5850 MHz bands only) |
ACMA Radiocommunications (Short Range Devices) Standard 2014 | 1 |
| Short Range Devices (9 kHz β 25 MHz) | EN 300 330-1 V1.8.1 | A1 |
| Short Range Devices (25 MHz β 1 GHz) | EN 300 220-1 V3.1.1 | |
| Short Range Devices (above 1 GHz) | EN 300 440 V2.2.1 | |
| Near Field Communication (NFC) Devices (13.56 MHz) | EN 302 291-1 V1.1.1 | |
| Medical Implant Communication System (402 β 406 MHz) | EN 301 839-1 V2.1.1 | |
| Wireless Microphones (25 MHz β 3 GHz) | EN 300 422-1 V2.1.2 | |
| Spread Spectrum Devices (2.4 GHz) | EN 300 328 V2.2.2 | |
| High performance RLAN (5 GHz) | EN 301 893 V2.1.1 | |
| Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (5.8 GHz) | EN 300 674-1 V1.2.1 | |
| Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (24 GHz) | EN 302 288-1 V1.6.1 | |
| Road Transport and Traffic Telematics (76 GHz) | EN 301 091-1 V2.1.1 EN 301 091-2 V2.1.1 EN 301 091-3 V1.1.1 |
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| Broadband Radio Access Networks (60 GHz) | EN 302 567 V2.1.1 | |
| Ultra Wide Band Devices | EN 302 065-1 V2.1.1 | |
| Ground and Wall Probing Radar (30 β 18000 MHz) | EN 302 066-1 V2.1.1 | |
| CFR Title 47 (2018 Edition): Part 15 β Radio Frequency Devices: | A1 | |
| Subpart C β Intentional Radiators | Sections: 15.209, 15.231, 15.235, 15.239, 15.247, 15.249, 15.251, 15.255 | |
| Subpart E β Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices (UNII). | Sections 15 Subpart E | |
| CFR Title 47 (2018 Edition): Part 95 β Personal Radio Services (Medical Radio transmitters 402 β 406 MHz) | Section 95 Subpart I | |
| Low Power FM Broadcasting (LPFM) | Table 3 | A1 |
| 2. Personal Communications | ||
| HF CBRS β Citizen Band Radio Service (26 MHz) | AS/NZS 4355 | A2 |
| UHF CBRS β Citizen Band Radio Service (476 MHz) | AS/NZS 4365 | |
| ACMA UHF CB Radio Equipment | ACMA Radiocommunications (UHF CB Radio Equipment ) Standard 2011 (No.1) | 2 |
| CT1 β Cordless Telephones (below 100 MHz) | AS/NZS 4281 | A2 |
| CT2 β Cordless Telephones (864 β 868 MHz) | MPT 1334:1998 | |
| DECT β Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunications (1880 β 1900 MHz) |
EN 301 406 V2.2.2 | |
| PHS β Personal Handyphone System (1895 β 1920 MHz) | ARIB RCR STD-28 Ver. 6.0 | |
| 3. Maritime, Aeronautical and Safety Services | ||
| MF/HF Maritime Mobile (below 30 MHz) | AS/NZS 4582 EN 300 373-1 V1.4.1 |
A2 |
| ACMA MF and HF Radiotelephone Equipment | ACMA Radiocommunications (MF and HF Radiotelephone Equipment β International Maritime Mobile Service) Standard 2014 | 2 |
| VHF Maritime Mobile (156 β 174 MHz): | A2 | |
| Shipborne DSC | EN 300 162-1 V1.4.1 | |
| Shipborne DSC - class D | EN 301 025 V2.2.1 AS/NZS ETSI EN 301 025 |
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| Portable DSC - class H | EN 302 885 V2.2.3 AS/NZS ETSI EN 302 885 |
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| Portable non-GMDSS | EN 301 178 V2.2.2 AS/NZS ETSI EN 301 178 |
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| Coast station, shipborne, and handheld | CFR Title 47 (2018 Edition) Part 80, Subpart E | |
| ACMA VHF Radiotelephone Equipment | ACMA Radiocommunications (VHF Radiotelephone Equipment β Maritime Mobile Service) Standard 2018 | 2 |
| VHF Aeronautical ground-based equipment β amplitude modulation (118 β 137 MHz) | AS/NZS 4583 EN 300 676-1 V1.5.2 |
A2 |
| ACMA 118 MHz to 137 MHz Amplitude Modulated Equipment β Aeronautical Radio Service | ACMA Radiocommunications (118 MHz to 137 MHz Amplitude Modulated Equipment β Aeronautical Radio Service) Standard 2012 | 2 |
| 406 MHz satellite distress beacons β Marine emergency position-indicating radio beacons (EPIRBs) | AS/NZS 4280.1 | A2 |
| 406 MHz satellite distress beacons β Personal locator beacons (PLB) | AS/NZS 4280.2 | |
| ACMA 406 MHz Satellite Distress Beacons | Radiocommunications (406 MHz Satellite Distress Beacons) Standard 2014 | 2 |
| Maritime survivor locating systems | AS/NZS 4869 | A2 |
| Avalanche Beacons (457 kHz) | EN 300 718-1 V2.1.1 | A2 |
| Radar transponders β Marine search and rescue (SART) | AS/NZS 4432.1 IEC 61097-1 Ed. 2.0 |
A2 |
| AIS search and rescue transmitter (AIS-SART) | IEC 61097-14 Ed. 1.0 | |
| Class B shipborne equipment of the automatic identification system (AIS) (CSTDMA) | AS/NZS IEC 62287.1 IEC 62287-1 Ed. 2.1 |
A2 |
| Class B shipborne equipment of the automatic identification system (AIS) (SOTDMA) | AS/NZS IEC 62287.2 IEC 62287-2 Ed. 2.0 |
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| Survival craft (156.0 β 156.9 MHz) | AS/NZS 61097.12 EN 300 225 V1.5.1 |
A2 |
| 4. Land Mobile and Fixed Services | ||
| MF/HF Land mobile β SSB (below 30 MHz) | AS/NZS 4770 | A2 |
| ACMA MF and HF equipment β Land Mobile Service | ACMA Radiocommunications (MF and HF equipment β Land Mobile Service) Standard 2014 | 2 |
| Land mobile (Amplitude Modulation) β 12.5 kHz channels (30 β 300 MHz) | RFS 21 | A2 |
| Land mobile (Angle Modulation) β 12.5/25 kHz channels (30 β 1000 MHz) | AS/NZ 4295 EN 300 086 V2.1.2 |
A2 |
| Land mobile (Angle Modulation) β 12.5/25 kHz channels (400 MHz & 800 MHz trunked radio) | EN 300 086-1 V2.1.2 CFR47 (2018 Edition) Part 90, Subpart I |
A2 |
| ACMA Analogue Speech (Angle Modulation) Equipment | ACMA Radiocommunications (Analogue Speech (Angle Modulation) Equipment) Standard 2014 | 2 |
| TETRA land mobile β 25 kHz channels (800 MHz trunked radio) | EN 300 394-1 V3.3.1 | A2 |
| APCO P25 land mobile β 12.5 kHz channels (30 - 1000 MHz & 800 MHz trunked radio) | ANSI/TIA-102.CAAB-D | |
| APCO P25 Two-Slot Time Division Multiple Access Transciever Performance Recommendations | ANSI/TIA-102.CCAB-A | |
| Digital land mobile β 6.25 kHz channels (30 - 1000 MHz) | EN 301 166-1 V1.3.2 | |
| Digital land mobile β 12.5/25 kHz channels (30 - 1000 MHz) | AS/NZ 4768 | |
| Digital land mobile β ETSI DMR (30 - 1000 MHz) | EN 300 113-1 V2.2.1 | |
| Radio paging (Angle modulation) | AS/NZS 4769.1 EN 300 224 V2.1.1 |
A2 |
| Radio paging (Amplitude modulation) | AS/NZS 4769.2 | |
| ACMA Paging Service Equipment | ACMA Radiocommunications (Paging Service Equipment) Standard 2014 | 2 |
| AM/FM Telemetry and Telecommand | RFS 27 | A2 |
| Fixed services (Angle Modulation) β 50 kHz channels (30 β 1000 MHz) | RFS 36 | A2 |
| Fixed services (Angle Modulation) β 12.5/25 kHz channels (30 β 1000 MHz) | AS/NZ 4295 | |
| UHF Fixed services (Angle Modulation) β studio to transmitter links | RFS 37 | |
| Digital fixed services 12.5/25 kHz channels (30 β 1000 MHz) | AS/NZ 4768 | A2 |
| Digital fixed services (5.9 β 40 GHz) | EN 302 217-2-2 V2.2.1 | |
| Digital fixed services β 80 GHz Band (71 β 86 GHz) | EN 302 217-3 V2.2.1 CFR Title 47 (2018 Edition) Part 101, Subpart C |
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| Fixed Radio Link Devices (5725 β 5850 MHz): | A2 | |
| CFR Title 47 (2018 Edition): Part 15 β Radio Frequency Devices Subpart C β Intentional Radiators |
Section 15.247 | |
| CFR Title 47 (2018 Edition): Part 15 β Radio Frequency Devices Subpart E β Unlicensed National Information Infrastructure Devices (U-NII) |
Sections 15.401 to 15.406 | |
| Fixed Radio Link Devices (57 β 64 GHz): | A2 | |
Unwanted Emissions Limits
| Spurious Emissions Limit (peak power) | Frequency Range | Measurement Bandwidth |
| -56 dBW (2.5ΞΌW) e.i.r.p (59 dBΞΌV/m at 10 metres) |
< 150 kHz | 1 kHz |
| 150 kHz β 30 MHz | 10 kHz | |
| 30 MHz β 1 GHz | 100 kHz | |
| > 1 GHz | 1 MHz |
Low Power FM (LPFM) Unwanted Emissions Limits
| Unwanted Emission Limits (in the resolution bandwidth) |
Frequency Range (from carrier) |
Spectrum Analyser Resolution Bandwidth |
| -25 dBW | 128 kHz β 240 kHz | Not to exceed 10 kHz* |
| -35 dBW | > 240 kHz β 600 kHz | Not to exceed 100 kHz* |
| -56 dBW | > 600 kHz | 100 kHz |
These regulations are officially in effect as of January 29, 2020.
All products must comply with the requirements here for which the product category applies.