Gazette Notice No. SMSE-015-04

Industry Canada

Radiocommunication Act

Notice No. SMSE-015-04

This Notice announces the publication of Issue 5 of Standard Radio System Plan 501, Technical Requirements for Land Mobile and Fixed Radio Services Operating in the Bands 406.1-430 MHz and 450-470 MHz (SRSP-501).

Issue 5 reflects changes in accordance with a new spectrum policy announced in Gazette Notice, DGTP-001-04 (March 27, 2004) permitting the operation of General Mobile Radio Service (GMRS) radios in Canada on a licence-exempt basis in a designated set of frequencies in the frequency range 462/467 MHz.

This document has been coordinated with the Radio Advisory Board of Canada (RABC).

Obtaining Copies

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

Official printed copies of gazette notices can be obtained from the Canada Gazette Web site at: http://canadagazette.gc.ca/index-e.html or by calling the sales counter of Canadian Government Publishing at
(819) 941-5995 or 1 800 635-7943.

October 16, 2004

Robert W. McCaughern
Director General
Spectrum Engineering Branch