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Department of Industry
Radiocommunication Act

Notice No. SMSE-009-09 – New Issues of SRSP-515 and RSS-127

Notice is hereby given that Industry Canada is releasing the following new documents:

  • Standard Radio System Plan 515 (SRSP-515), Issue 1: Technical Requirements for Air-Ground Services in the Bands 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz, which sets out the minimum technical requirements for the efficient utilization of these bands;
  • Radio Standards Specification 127 (RSS-127), Issue 1: Air-Ground Equipment Operating in the Bands 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz, which sets out certification requirements for transmitters and receivers in the bands 849-851 MHz and 894-896 MHz for air-ground communications.

The above-mentioned documents were developed for new equipment and certification requirements.

SRSP-515 supersedes the technical requirements document TRC-81 (Issue 1, February 1993).

General information

The documents SRSP-515, Issue 1, and RSS-127, Issue 1, will come into force as of the date of publication of this notice.

These documents have been coordinated with industry through the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).

The Radio Equipment Technical Standards Lists will be amended to include the relevant changes.

Any inquiries regarding the SRSP should be directed to the Manager, Mobile and Personal Communications, telephone: 613-990-4722, fax: 613-952-5108, email: srsp.pnrh@ic.gc.ca, and inquiries regarding the RSS should be directed to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards, telephone: 613‑990‑4699, fax: 613-991-3961, email: res.nmr@ic.gc.ca.

Interested parties should submit their comments within 120 days of the date of publication of this notice. Soon after the close of the comment period, all comments received will be posted on Industry Canada's Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Submitting comments

Respondents are requested to provide their comments in electronic format (WordPerfect, Microsoft Word or Adobe PDF) to the Manager, Mobile and Personal Communications, for the SRSP, and to the Manager, Radio Equipment Standards, for the RSS, along with a note specifying the software, version number and operating system used.

Written submissions should be addressed to the Director General, Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch, 300 Slater Street, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0C8.

All submissions should cite Canada Gazette, Part I, the publication date, the title and notice reference number SMSE-009-09.

Obtaining copies

Copies of this notice and documents referred to herein are available electronically on the Spectrum Management and Telecommunications Web site at www.ic.gc.ca/spectrum.

Official versions of notices can be viewed at www.gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/index-eng.html. Printed copies of the Canada Gazette can be ordered by telephoning the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at 613-941-5995 or 1-800-635-7943.

August 13, 2009

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Marc Dupuis
Director General
Engineering, Planning and Standards Branch