In the last communications I had with RSM, they suggested to me that
there was still a lot of work to be done before 87.5 - 88.1 can be
opened up.
There are still land mobile users operating in the A band group of
frequencies which extends up to 87 MHz.
Talk at the time was that the lower end of the band would possibly
have an EIRP limit of 5 watts, with the top end of the band limited to
1 watt.
There's obviously a fair bit of work to still be done, and any work in
this area obviously doesn't generate revenue for RSM, so I'd say it
gets a fairly low priority.


--- In LPFM_Radio@..., "Ross Levis" <ross@...> wrote:
>
> It is good to know there is some progress towards 1 watt LPFM. But what
> some are asking is will this increase in power come with further
> restrictions such as antenna height above the surrounding area,
which was
> being considered by RSM at some stage. If so then many of us will
be better
> off with our current half watt.
>
>
>
> Auckland in particular is mostly looking forward to the 87.5 to ~88.3
> guardband change to happen as soon as possible. Presumably this
will all
> happen at the same time.
>
>
>
> Ross.
>
>
>
> From: LPFM_Radio@...
[mailto:LPFM_Radio@...]
> On Behalf Of Allen Little
> Sent: Thursday, 31 July 2008 6:13 p.m.
> To: David Robinson
> Cc: Jeff Hicks
> Subject: [LPFM] Re: Low Power FM Power Increase Delays - Attention Alan
> Little
>
>
>
> Dear David,
>
> many thanks for this very well considered elaboration of the minutiae in
> spectrum planning for LPFM Power increase and Frequency changes.
>
> It has been suggested, that this might well become an election
issue, having
> regard to the fact Low Power FM Broadcasters are probably the only
> significant local radio stations in their communities of interest. Many
> operators are known to be displeased at the apparent lack of progress
> towards announced intentions.
>
> I will communicate these matters to various interested LPFM
operators and
> know you will continue to pursue the matter. All concerned eagerly
await
> the Gazette Notice and clear indication of progress towards
implementation
> of this Government Policy.
>
> Please do keep me informed of progress and lets know any way I can be of
> assistance.
>
> All the very best.
>
> Sincerely
>
> Allen
>
>
>
> Allen J Little QSM,JP
> 7 Earl Street Res Ph (06) 367-5900
> Levin 5510 Mobile (021) 025-33-330
>
>
>
> Email:- vision@...
> ------------------------------------------------------------------
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> From: David Robinson <mailto:David.Robinson@...>
>
> To: vision@...
>
> Cc: Jeff Hicks <mailto:Jeff.Hicks@...>
>
> Sent: Thursday, July 31, 2008 10:53 AM
>
> Subject: Low Power FM Power Increase Delays - Attention Alan Little
>
>
>
> Dear Alan,
>
>
>
> Further to your recent telcon with Jeff Hicks on the current delays
with the
> power increase to one watt for Low Power FM broadcast services
please note
> the following.
>
>
>
> The introduction of high powered FMBC services above 100 MHz that
started in
> 2001 meant a need for changes to our licence engineering processes by
> inclusion of coordination calculations between those services with
> aeronautical radio navigation aids in the band 108 to 117.95 MHz.
> Discussion of these requirements was included in the technical monograph
> "TM2001/003 Review of FMBC and aeronautical coordination Issues"
which has
> been available on the RSM web site for sometime. That document
notes that
> the potential for high powered FM stations to cause harmful interference
> into aeronautical receivers used for Instrument Landing Systems and
Variable
> OmniRange Systems and cause significant operational issues for
aeroplanes
> during landing approaches during poor weather and at night. In some
> circumstances the loss of these facilities due to harmful
interference can
> result in real safety of life incidents.
>
>
>
> To enable the safe operation of these aeronautical services
calculations are
> completed in accordance with ITU-R Recommendation SM.1009. Those
> calculations include the determination of signal levels for all FMBC
> services at navigational receivers in aeroplanes, including signal
levels
> for low power FM services above 106.6 MHz and located within several
> kilometres or so of an aeroplane using the navigational systems .
>
>
>
> The current planning being undertaking within our Ministry for the
roll-over
> of high powered FM services licences in 2011 includes the frequency
> reassignment of many current stations to provide improved FM
reception and
> additional spectrum capacity for new stations. This planning has taken
> longer than expected and delayed the calculations necessary for the
proper
> coordination of the low powered FM services with the aeronautical
> navigational services. The recent auction of those new licences
will, we
> expect, mean the end of significant frequency changes and that we
can now
> finalise those coordination processes.
>
>
>
> I have recently taken delivery of the necessary calculations for
Auckland,
> Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin, and plan to review these to
ensure all
> recent frequency changes are included. Once this is completed there
will be
> calculations required for services adjacent to regional airfields
before we
> can finalise areas where use of low powered FM services must be
restricted.
> (Such areas are likely to be close to major and regional aerodromes.)
>
>
>
> It is currently planned to finalise all calculations and publish a
revised
> Low Power FM General User Licence prior to November 2008.
>
>
>
> The delay to the publication of the new low powered FM General User
Licence
> is regretted.
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> David
>
> David Robinson | Senior Engineer, Operational Policy and International
> Relations | Radio Spectrum Management and Energy Safety Group
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