ANNEX 6: RADIODETERMINATION APPLICATIONS

Scope of annex
This annex covers frequency bands and regulatory as well as informative parameters recommended for SRD radiodetermination applications including Equipment for Detecting Movement and Alert. Radiodetermination is defined as the determination of the position, velocity and/or other characteristics of an object, or the obtaining of information relating to these parameters, by means of the propagation properties of radio waves. Radiodetermination equipment typically conducts measurements to obtain such characteristics. Any kind of point-to-point or point-to-multipoint radio communications is outside of this definition.

Frequency Band Power / Magnetic Field Spectrum access and mitigation requirements Modulation /occupied bandwidth ECC/ERC Deliverable ETSI ENs Notes
n1 100Hz  -  148kHz
46 dBµA/m at 10 m distance at 100 Hz outside the NMR device No requirement Not specified To be defined For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications. Magnetic field strength descending 10dB/decade above 100 Hz
n2 148kHz  -  5000kHz
-15 dBµA/m at 10 m distance outside the NMR device No requirement Not specified To be defined For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications
n3 5000kHz  -  30MHz
-5 dBµA/m at 10 m distance outside the NMR device No requirement Not specified To be defined For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications
n4 30MHz  -  130MHz
-36 dBm e.r.p. outside the NMR device No requirement Not specified To be defined For enclosed Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) applications
a 30MHz  -  12.4GHz
* * * ECC/DEC/(06)08 EN 302 066 For Ground- and Wall- Probing Radar (GPR/WPR) imaging systems, subject to an appropriate licensing regime. * See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
b 2200MHz  -  8500MHz
* * * ECC/DEC/(07)01 EN 302 065 For Material Sensing Devices. * See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
c 2400MHz  -  2483.5MHz
25 mW e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 300 440
d 3100MHz  -  4800MHz
* * * ECC/REC/(11)09 EN 302 065 For UWB Location Tracking Systems Type 2 (LT2), subject to an appropriate licensing regime. * See detailed requirements in related ECC Recommendation
e 3100MHz  -  4800MHz
* * * ECC/REC/(11)10 EN 302 065 For UWB Location tracking application for emergency and disaster situations (LAES), subject to an appropriate licensing regime. * See detailed requirements in related ECC Recommendation
f1 4500MHz  -  7000MHz
-41.3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside the enclosed test tank structure No requirement Not specified EN 302 372 For Tank Level Probing Radar (TLPR)
g1 6000MHz  -  8500MHz
* * Not specified ECC/DEC/(11)02 EN 302 729 For Industrial Level Probing Radar (LPR). *See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
f2 8500MHz  -  10.6GHz
-41.3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside the enclosed test tank structure No requirement Not specified EN 302 372 For Tank Level Probing Radar (TLPR). The radiated unwanted emissions within the frequency band 10.6-10.7 GHz outside the test tank enclosure shall be less than -60 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p.
h 9200MHz  -  9500MHz
25 mW e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 300 440
i 9500MHz  -  9975MHz
25 mW e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 300 440
j 10.5GHz  -  10.6GHz
500 mW e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 300 440
k 13.4GHz  -  14GHz
25 mW e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 300 440
l 17.1GHz  -  17.3GHz
26 dBm e.i.r.p. DAA Not specified EN 303 661 For Ground Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (GBSAR). Specific requirements for the radar antenna pattern and for the implementation of Detect And Avoid (DAA) technique apply as described in EN 300 440
m 24.05GHz  -  24.25GHz
100 mW e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 300 440 The frequency band 24.0-24.25 GHz is identified with the same emission parameters in Annex 1 band m
g2 24.05GHz  -  26.5GHz
* * Not specified ECC/DEC/(11)02 EN 302 729 For Industrial Level Probing Radar (LPR). *See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
f3 24.05GHz  -  27GHz
-41.3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside the enclosed test tank structure No requirement Not specified EN 302 372 For Tank Level Probing Radar (TLPR)
g3 57GHz  -  64GHz
* * Not specified ECC/DEC/(11)02 EN 302 729 For Industrial Level Probing Radar (LPR). *See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
f4 57GHz  -  64GHz
-41.3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside the enclosed test tank structure No requirement Not specified EN 302 372 For Tank Level Probing Radar (TLPR)
q 69.8GHz  -  79.9GHz
7 dBm e.i.r.p. No requirement Not specified EN 303 940 (in development) For security scanners operated indoors
g4 75GHz  -  85GHz
* * Not specified ECC/DEC/(11)02 EN 302 729 For Industrial Level Probing Radar (LPR). *See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
f5 75GHz  -  85GHz
-41.3 dBm/MHz e.i.r.p. outside the enclosed test tank structure No requirement Not specified EN 302 372 For Tank Level Probing Radar (TLPR)
o 76GHz  -  77GHz
* * * ECC/DEC/(21)02 EN 303 661 For High Definition Ground Based Synthetic Aperture Radar (HD-GBSAR) Use is not possible in specific areas of some European countries due to exclusion zones implementation around Radio Astronomy Service (RAS) observatories in case of free line of sight. RAS exclusion zones and DAA are required only in case of outdoor use of HD-GBSAR. * See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision
r2 76.5GHz  -  80.5GHz
19 dBm peak e.i.r.p. (Note 1) 19 dBm mean e.i.r.p. (Note 2) ≤ 10.4% duty cycle in any 100 ms ≥ 1.5 GHz To be defined For security scanners operated outdoors
r1 76.5GHz  -  80.5GHz
19 dBm peak e.i.r.p. (Note 1) No requirement Not specified EN 303 940 (in development) For security scanners operated indoors
p 116GHz  -  260GHz
* * * ECC/DEC/(22)03 EN 305 550 For specific radiodetermination applications as Generic indoor surveillance radar, Radiodetermination systems for industry automation (RDI), Level probing radar (LPR), Contour determination and acquisition radar (CDR), Tank level probing radar (TLPR), Exterior vehicular radar (EVR), In-cabin vehicular radar (IVR) and Radiodetermination systems for industry automation in shielded environments (RDI-S). * See detailed requirements in related ECC Decision

Note 1 At least 23 dB out-of-band attenuation relative to the maximum allowed peak e.i.r.p. is required.
Note 2 Measured with 1 MHz RBW and averaged over Ton

Additional Information

Technical parameters also referred to in the harmonised standard
No information

Frequency issues
Sub-bands n1) to n4): Enclosed NMR sensors are devices where the material/object under investigation is put inside the enclosure of the NMR device. NMR techniques use nuclear magnetic resonance excitation and magnetic field strength response of a material/object under test to get information about material properties based on resonance frequency responses of isotopes of atoms. Nuclear magnetic resonance imaging and magnetic resonance tomography systems are not included in this scope. Sub-band r2) For security scanners operated outdoors, use is not permitted in specific areas of some European countries due to separation distances around Radio Astronomy Service (RAS) observatories as set out in the Addendum to ECC Report 344.