Chapter II Transmitting Equipment

Section 1 General


Article 10and 11. Deleted (Deleted in No. 16 in 1961.)
 
(Conversion Ratio of Antenna Power)
Article 12. The conversion ratios for the carrier power, mean power, and peak envelope power of a transmitter shall vary according to their emission class and be as stipulated in Table 3.

(Method for Calculating Antenna Power, etc.)
Article 13. The methods for measuring and calculating the antenna power of radio equipment will be announced (*).
(Announcement: * in No. 683 in 1959)

(Tolerances for Antenna Power)
Article 14. The tolerance for the antenna power of transmitting equipment in each classification listed in the left-hand column of the following table shall be as stipulated in the right-hand column.
Transmitting equipment Tolerance
Upper limit (%) Lower limit (%)
1) Transmitting equipment of a broadcasting station (excluding that listed in 2))
5 10
2) Transmitting equipment of a broadcasting station for HF broadcasting (except that which uses class A3E emissions), VHF broadcasting, television broadcasting, VHF multiplex broadcasting, or television multiplex broadcasting
10 20
3) Transmitting equipment at a coast station (excluding the coast station specified in item 3.2) below), an aeronautical station, or a radio beacon station for ships which uses emissions of a frequency of 26.175 MHz or lower
   
3.2) Transmitting equipment at a ship station or a coast station which performs communication by means of TDMA
20 20
4)   Transmitting equipment defined below
(1) Transmitting equipment for a survival boat or rescue craft
(2) Two-way radio telephone
(3) Ship/aircraft two-way radio telephone
50 20
5) Transmitting equipment for a paging station (limited to that established with the aim of performing a telecommunication service)
15 15
6) Transmitting equipment at a radio station using emissions of a frequency higher than 470 MHz (except the transmitting equipment prescribed in Article 7 paragraph 8, each item of Article 7 paragraph 9, 10, and 11, and Article 7 paragraph 15 and the transmitting equipment defined in 2), 4), 7), 8), 9), and 11) in this table)
50 50
7)   Transmitting equipment defined below
(1) Transmitting equipment at a premises radio station using the 19 GHz band frequencies
(2) Transmitting equipment at a specified low-power radio station which uses emissions of a frequency from 2,400 MHz to 2,483.5 MHz and which uses a frequency hopping system
(3) Transmitting equipment at a radio station of a low-power data communication system
(4) Transmitting equipment at a radio station of an access system in the 5 GHz band
20 80
8) Transmitting equipment at an amateur radio station
20  
9) Transmitting equipment at a specified low-power radio station using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 59 GHz to 66 GHz or of higher than 76 GHz to 77 GHz
50 70
10) Transmitting equipment at a radio station that performs CDMA and time division multiplexing/code division multiplexing portable radio communication
Transmitting equipment at a base station using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 832 MHz to 834 MHz, higher than 838 MHz to 846 MHz or higher than 860 MHz to 885 MHz 58 60
Transmitting equipment at a base station using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 2,110 MHz to 2,170 MHz, whose spread code speed (refers to the speed of a signal that is spectrum-spread by a spread code: this also applies hereafter) is 3.84 megachips/s 87 47
Transmitting equipment at a base station using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 2,110 MHz to 2,170 MHz, whose spread code speed is 1.2288 megachips/s per carrier 59 61
Transmitting equipment at a land mobile station using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 1,920 MHz to 1,980 MHz, whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s, and whose antenna power is higher than 21 dB (with 1 mW regarded as 0 dB) 48 58
Transmitting equipment at a land mobile station using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 1,920 MHz to 1,980 MHz, whose spread code speed is 3.84 megachips/s, and whose antenna power is 21 dB (with 1 mW regarded as 0 dB) or lower 87 47
11)   Transmitting equipment defined below
(1) Transmitting equipment at a radio station that performs road traffic information communication
(2) Transmitting equipment at the base station of a DSRC system
(3) Transmitting equipment at a radio station that performs communication for testing the radio equipment at the land mobile station of a DSRC system
20 50
12) Other transmitting equipment

2   Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraph, the transmitting equipment of a broadcasting station for television broadcasting or television multiplex broadcasting using emissions of a frequency in a range of higher than 470 MHz to 770 MHz that is announced separately (*1) by the Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications because it is deemed difficult or irrational to apply the said paragraph shall satisfy the technical conditions announced separately (*2).
3   Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 1, the Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications will separately announce (*3, *4, *5, *6, *7) the tolerance for the antenna power of the transmitting equipment of radio equipment at an INMARSAT ship earth station, INMARSAT portable mobile earth station, radio equipment at a radio station that is established on a structure operated in a sea area and performs radio communication by means of a relay through an INMARSAT satellite station, radio equipment at an aircraft earth station, radio equipment at a radionavigation land station for providing satellite locating error correction information, satellite emergency position-indicating radio beacon, search and rescue radar transponder, and ELT.

(Permissible Values of Specific Absorptance at Human Head)
Article 14.2. Radio equipment at a portable mobile earth station that performs portable mobile satellite communication by means of a relay through an artificial satellite station established at a land mobile station and non-stationary satellite station that performs portable radio communication (limited to the radio equipment for which transmission information is provided by telephone (including that of audio broadcasting; this also applies hereafter in this paragraph) and the radio equipment in a combination of telephone and other information) shall provide specific absorptance (the value of the energy that any arbitrary living tissue of 10 g absorbs for any 6 minutes by being exposed to an electromagnetic field is divided by 10 g, and then is further divided by six minutes) of the emissions radiated at the human head by the radio equipment being 2 W or less/kg, except for the radio equipment defined in the items below:
1) Radio equipment whose mean power is 20 mW or less
2) Radio equipment announced separately by the Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications when it is considered irrational to apply this regulation, in addition to the condition in the preceding item
2   The Minister of Public Management, Home Affairs, Posts and Telecommunications will separately announce the method of measuring specific absorptance at the human head described in the preceding paragraph.
(Announcements: *1 in No. 819 in 1975, *2 in No. 859 in 1982, *3 in No. 566 in 1990, *4 in No. 572 in 1990, *5 in No. 172 in 1996, *6 in No. 121 in 1997, *7 in No. 267 in 1997)

Section 2 Transmitter

(Condition for Frequency Stabilization)
Article 15. A transmitter shall be so constructed that the oscillation frequency will be as free from influence by changes in its power supply voltage or load as possible in order to maintain its frequency within the tolerance.
2   The oscillation circuit of a transmitter shall be based on an oscillation method that is as resistant to influence by changes in the ambient temperature or humidity as possible in order to maintain its oscillation frequency within the tolerance.
3   The transmitter of a mobile station (including a mobile amateur radio station) shall be able to maintain its frequency within the tolerance against any vibration or shock that can practically occur.

Article 16. The crystal oscillator of a crystal oscillation circuit shall satisfy the conditions stated below in order to maintain its frequency within the tolerance.
1) The oscillation frequency shall be determined in advance in tests using the crystal oscillation circuit of the transmitter or a circuit that is equivalent to the said crystal oscillation circuit.
2) If a temperature-controlled bath is provided, the temperature-controlled bath shall be able to maintain accurately the permissible value for changes in its temperature according to the temperature coefficient of the crystal oscillator.

(Transmission Rate)
Article 17. A transmitter based on manual keying shall be able to operate stably when the transmission rate of the keying is 25 band.
2   A transmitter other than that stated in the previous paragraph shall be able to operate stably at a transmission rate 10% higher than its maximum service transmission rate.
3   Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous two paragraphs, the transmitter at an amateur radio station shall be able to operate as stably as possible at its normally used transmission rate.

(Modulation)
Article 18. When a transmitter modulates a carrier with the frequency of a sound signal or a similar signal, the modulation factor shall be kept within ±100% in terms of the peak value of the modulated wave.
2   The transmitter at an amateur radio station shall not be provided with a function for ensuring communication secrecy.

(Conditions for Communication Method)
Article 19. The simplex operation-based radio telegraph for a ship or coast station shall be of the break-in type or another type that is equivalent or superior thereto. If the said radio telegraph uses a break-in relay, its configuration shall allow easy replacement of the break-in relay with a spare. However, this does not apply to the break-in relay of radio equipment that uses emissions of a frequency higher than 26.175 MHz.
2   The simplex operation-based radio telephone (except a radio telephone at an amateur radio station) shall have the transmission/reception switch of the single-action switching type or another type that is equivalent or superior thereto. In addition, for the radio telephone at a ship station (limited to the manual-switched type), the operator's section of the switch shall be mounted on the microphone or handset of the radio telephone.
3   The duplex operation-based radio equipment of a radio telephone station intended to perform a telecommunications service shall be of the vodas type or another type that is equivalent or superior thereto except for simpler radio equipment intended to be used for short-distance communication.
4   A voice-operated transmission/reception switch for radio telephone at a radio station in the maritime mobile service with the aim of performing a telecommunication service shall satisfy the technical conditions announced separately (*).
(Announcement: * in No. 411 in 1969)

Section 3 Transmitting Antenna

(Type, Configuration, etc. of Transmitting Antenna)
Article 20. The type and configuration of a transmitting antenna shall satisfy the following items:
1) The gain and efficiency of the antenna shall be as high as possible.
2) Matching shall be sufficient.
3) The antenna shall have a satisfactory directional pattern.

Article 21. Anyone who plans to open a radio station with the aim of performing the service defined in each of the following items may be requested to submit material related to the gain, directional pattern, etc. of the antenna of the said radio station.
1) Broadcasting service for a specific broadcasting area
2) International communication service
3) Radio beacon service and radionavigation service
4) Other radiocommunication service for specific partners

Article 22. The directional pattern of an antenna shall be defined in terms of the items stated below:
1) Direction of the principal and secondary radiations
2) Angle of the principal radiation in a horizontal plane
3) Object in the proximity of the location of the antenna that can divert the emissions from the antenna
4) Radiation from the feeder

Article 23. Deleted (Deleted in No. 61 in 1953.)