25 September 2013
25.09.2013
The inspectors of the Romanian National Authority for Management and Regulation in Communications (ANCOM), together with representatives of Neamt County Police Inspectorate undertook on 24 September a control action on the vehicles equipped with mobile emission-reception stations using the 27 MHz band which were driving in the adjacent area of Piatra Neamt city, to verify whether these equipment items observe the technical specifications established by the law.
The control took at place at the exit from Piatra Neamţ, where the ANCOM representatives together with the Traffic Police agents within Neamt County Police Inspectorate verified the mobile radiocommunication equipment installed on 20 vehicles. These controls showed that 3 of the verified drivers were not using stations compliant with the standards in force. Given that their technical characteristics were different from the allowed legal ones, the respective drivers were sanctioned with a warning.
According to the legislation in force, the mobile emission-reception stations operating in the 27 MHz free band may be used without a licence for the use of radio frequencies granted by ANCOM. However their users must observe a series of legal obligations. The licence-exempted band ranges between 26.960 and 27.410 MHz and is mainly intended for communications between nearby points, having a regulated power of maximum 4 Watt (effectively radiated power) and a channel bandwidth of 10 kHz and using amplitude or frequency modulations. The operating technical parameters are established by ANCOM in Decision no.1722/2011.
The mobile emission-reception stations operating in the 27 MHz band are mainly used by professional drivers who communicate on various traffic situations (jams, accidents, controls etc.). Notwithstanding that this is a free, licence-exempted band, those who are using it must understand the need to observe certain obligations, amongst which the one referring to the maximum allowed power of the equipment.
“This phenomenon has evolved lately, in the sense that the drivers use the emission-reception stations at an increased power as opposed to the maximum allowed limit. These emissions can cause harmful interferences to other radiocommunication services operating in adjacent bands or can hinder the normal use of the free band. Those using such equipment without respecting other spectrum users’ rights will bear the legal consequences, which may include the application of contravention fines. In addition, putting a question when you are at 30 km away is pointless when the person who could answer you has a station with a coverage of up to 5 km only,” the Director of the ANCOM Monitoring and Control Executive Division, Mr. Cristin POPA, said.
ANCOM will continue these control actions with the Traffic Police in other cities from the country as well as on European and national roads.
25.09.2013