scope:

The present document applies to User Equipment (UE) radio equipment type which have the following characteristics:

• these UEs have both transmit and receive capabilities and operate in a Geostationary satellite network;

• these UEs operate with an assigned channel signal bandwidth (CBw) smaller than 1 MHz;

• these UEs may be handset, handheld, portable, vehicle-mounted, host connected, semi-fixed or fixed equipment, or may be an element in a multi-mode terminal. It may consist of a number of modules with associated connections and user interface, or may be a self contained single unit;

• if the UE is an element in a multi-mode terminal, unless otherwise stated in the present document, its requirements apply only to the UE element of the terminal operating in the Mobile Satellite Service (MSS) frequency bands.

This radio equipment type is capable of operating in all or any part of the frequency bands.

The present document is intended to cover the provisions of Directive 1999/5/EC [1] (R&TTE Directive) article 3.2, which states that "..... radio equipment shall be so constructed that it effectively uses the spectrum allocated to terrestrial space radio communications and orbital resources so as to avoid harmful interference".

NOTE 1: In addition to the unwanted emission limits defined in clause 4.2.2 of the present document, additional operational constraints may be required to prevent harmful interference into services operating in the neighbouring bands outside the operational band.

In addition to the present document, other ENs that specify technical requirements in respect of essential requirements under other parts of article 3 of the R&TTE Directive [1] may apply to equipment within the scope of the present document.

NOTE 2: A list of such ENs is included on the web site http://www.newapproach.org.