SIST EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1:2001
(Main)Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Avalanche Beacons; Transmitter-receiver systems; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
General Information
- Abstract
To draft an EN to be harmonised under the R&TTE directive based on an existing ETS with a technical update too. Part 1: Radiocommunications aspects, technical characteristics and methods of measurement. Part 2: Essential requirements according to the R&TTE directive. Part 3: Non-Radiocommunications requirements.
- Status
- Published
- Publication Date
- 30-Nov-2001
- Technical Committee
- MOC - Mobile Communications
- Current Stage
- 6060 - National Implementation/Publication (Adopted Project)
- Start Date
- 01-Dec-2001
- Due Date
- 01-Dec-2001
- Completion Date
- 01-Dec-2001
- Mandate
- M/284
Overview
SIST EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1:2001 is a harmonized European standard focused on Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) and Radio Spectrum Matters (ERM) for avalanche beacons. Specifically, it addresses the essential requirements outlined in Article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive 1999/5/EC, covering effective radio spectrum use and minimization of harmful interference. Avalanche beacons, as defined in this standard, are portable transmitter-receiver systems designed for locating victims in snow avalanches, operating at 457 kHz. The document is developed in alignment with ETSI EN 300 718-2 and serves as a critical compliance framework for manufacturers and regulatory bodies in the field of safety and rescue equipment.
Key Topics
- Harmonization with the R&TTE Directive: Ensures that avalanche beacons meet EU legal requirements for radio and telecommunications terminal equipment.
- Scope of Application: Applies to transmitter-receiver avalanche beacons intended for search and rescue operations.
- Essential Requirements (Article 3.2): Focuses on correct use of the radio spectrum, avoiding interference with other radio services.
- Conformance Specifications: Outlines methods for verifying operational frequencies, modulation standards, field strength, and emission limits.
- Environmental Profile: Equipment must operate within defined environmental conditions as declared by the manufacturer.
- Testing and Measurement: Describes uncertainty limits for frequency, emission measurements, temperature, humidity, and transmitted signal parameters.
- Documentation and Assessment: Provides the EN Requirements Table (EN-RT) to record conformance with mandatory requirements.
Applications
Safety and Rescue Operations
Avalanche beacons are essential tools in accident and disaster control, facilitating rapid location and rescue of individuals buried by avalanches. This standard ensures that beacons:
- Maintain reliable transmission and reception under diverse environmental conditions.
- Use radio spectrum efficiently, minimizing risk of interference.
- Comply with rigorous testing and emissions criteria for operation in Europe.
Compliance and Market Access
Manufacturers and importers of avalanche transceivers must implement this standard to:
- Demonstrate compliance with EU regulatory frameworks (R&TTE Directive and successor directives).
- Pass conformity assessments necessary for CE marking.
- Ensure interoperability and harmonized operation across European markets.
Equipment Testing and Certification
Test laboratories and notified bodies use SIST EN 300 718-2 to:
- Evaluate frequency accuracy, modulation, spurious emissions, and maximum field strength.
- Report results within defined uncertainty margins.
- Verify environmental robustness for field and mountain rescue use.
Related Standards
- SIST EN 300 718-1: Focuses on technical characteristics and test methods for avalanche beacons.
- SIST EN 300 718-3: Addresses additional essential requirements, such as those related to emergency functionality.
- ETSI ETR 028: Provides guidance on measurement uncertainties for radio equipment.
- ITU Radio Regulations Appendix S1: Details emission classification and necessary bandwidths.
- Directive 1999/5/EC (R&TTE Directive): The foundational European directive for radio and telecommunications terminal equipment compliance.
Keywords: avalanche beacon standard, electromagnetic compatibility, ERM, R&TTE Directive, radio spectrum, transmitter-receiver systems, safety equipment standard, conformity assessment, rescue operations, European harmonized standards.
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Frequently Asked Questions
SIST EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1:2001 is a standard published by the Slovenian Institute for Standardization (SIST). Its full title is "Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Avalanche Beacons; Transmitter-receiver systems; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive". This standard covers: To draft an EN to be harmonised under the R&TTE directive based on an existing ETS with a technical update too. Part 1: Radiocommunications aspects, technical characteristics and methods of measurement. Part 2: Essential requirements according to the R&TTE directive. Part 3: Non-Radiocommunications requirements.
To draft an EN to be harmonised under the R&TTE directive based on an existing ETS with a technical update too. Part 1: Radiocommunications aspects, technical characteristics and methods of measurement. Part 2: Essential requirements according to the R&TTE directive. Part 3: Non-Radiocommunications requirements.
SIST EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1:2001 is classified under the following ICS (International Classification for Standards) categories: 13.200 - Accident and disaster control; 33.060.20 - Receiving and transmitting equipment; 33.100.01 - Electromagnetic compatibility in general. The ICS classification helps identify the subject area and facilitates finding related standards.
SIST EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1:2001 is associated with the following European legislation: EU Directives/Regulations: 1999/5/EC, 2014/53/EU; Standardization Mandates: M/284. When a standard is cited in the Official Journal of the European Union, products manufactured in conformity with it benefit from a presumption of conformity with the essential requirements of the corresponding EU directive or regulation.
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Standards Content (Sample)
SLOVENSKI STANDARD
01-december-2001
Elektromagnetna združljivost in zadeve v zvezi z radijskim spektrom (ERM) -
Lavinske žolne - Oddajno-sprejemni sistemi - 2. del: Harmonizirani evropski
standard (EN), ki zajema bistvene zahteve člena 3.2 direktive o radijski in
telekomunikacijski terminalski opremi (R&TTE)
Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM); Avalanche Beacons;
Transmitter-receiver systems; Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of
article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
Ta slovenski standard je istoveten z: ETSI EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1 (2001-05)
ICS:
13.200 Preprečevanje nesreč in Accident and disaster control
katastrof
33.060.20 Sprejemna in oddajna Receiving and transmitting
oprema equipment
33.100.01 Elektromagnetna združljivost Electromagnetic compatibility
na splošno in general
2003-01.Slovenski inštitut za standardizacijo. Razmnoževanje celote ali delov tega standarda ni dovoljeno.
Candidate Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series)
Electromagnetic compatibility
and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM);
Avalanche Beacons;
Transmitter-receiver systems;
Part 2: Harmonized EN covering essential requirements
of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive
2 ETSI EN 300 718-2 V1.1.1 (2001-05)
Reference
REN/ERM-RP08-0409-2
Keywords
Radio, regulation, safety, SAR, testing
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Contents
Intellectual Property Rights .4
Foreword.4
Introduction.5
1 Scope.7
2 References.7
3 Definitions, abbreviations and symbols .7
3.1 Definitions . 7
3.2 Abbreviations. 8
3.3 Symbols . 8
4 Technical conformance requirements specifications .8
4.1 Environmental profile. 8
4.2 Operating frequency. 8
4.3 Modulation and carrier keying. 8
4.3.1 Definition . 8
4.3.2 Limits. 8
4.3.3 Conformance . 8
4.4 Frequency error. 8
4.4.1 Definition . 8
4.4.2 Limits. 9
4.4.3 Conformance . 9
4.5 Maximum output field strength (H-field) . 9
4.5.1 Definition . 9
4.5.2 Limits. 9
4.5.3 Conformance . 9
4.6 Transmitter spurious emissions. 9
4.6.1 Definition . 9
4.6.2 Radiated H-field. 9
4.6.2.1 Limits. 9
4.6.2.2 Conformance. 9
4.6.3 Effective radiated power . 9
4.6.3.1 Limits. 9
4.6.3.2 Conformance. 9
4.7 Receiver spurious emissions . 10
4.7.1 Definition . 10
4.7.2 Radiated H-field. 10
4.7.2.1 Limits. 10
4.7.2.2 Conformance. 10
4.7.3 Effective radiated power . 10
4.7.3.1 Limits. 10
4.7.3.2 Conformance. 10
5 Conditions for compliance with the requirements.10
5.1 General . 10
5.1.1 Environment. 10
5.1.2 Accessories. 10
6 Measurement uncertainties.11
Annex A (normative): The EN Requirements Table (EN-RT).12
History .13
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Intellectual Property Rights
IPRs essential or potentially essential to the present document may have been declared to ETSI. The information
pertaining to these essential IPRs, if any, is publicly available for ETSI members and non-members, and can be found
in ETSI SR 000 314: "Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs); Essential, or potentially Essential, IPRs notified to ETSI in
respect of ETSI standards", which is available from the ETSI Secretariat. Latest updates are available on the ETSI Web
server (http://www.etsi.org/ipr).
Pursuant to the ETSI IPR Policy, no investigation, including IPR searches, has been carried out by ETSI. No guarantee
can be given as to the existence of other IPRs not referenced in ETSI SR 000 314 (or the updates on the ETSI Web
server) which are, or may be, or may become, essential to the present document.
Foreword
This Candidate Harmonized European Standard (Telecommunications series) has been produced by ETSI Technical
Committee Electromagnetic compatibility and Radio spectrum Matters (ERM).
The present document is part 2 of a multi-part deliverable covering the Avalanche Beacons; Transmitter-receiver
systems, as identified below:
Part 1: "Technical characteristics and test methods";
Part 2: "Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.2 of the R&TTE Directive";
Part 3: "Harmonized EN covering essential requirements of article 3.3e of the R&TTE Directive".
The present document has been produced by ETSI in response to a mandate from the European Commission issued
under Council Directive 98/34/EC laying down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical
standards and regulations.
The present document is intended to become a Harmonized Standard, the reference of which will be published in the
Official Journal of the European Communities referencing the Directive 1999/5/EC [1] of the European Parliament and
of the Council of 9 March 1999 on radio equipment and telecommunications terminal equipment and the mutual
recognition of their conformity ("the R&TTE Directive").
National transposition dates
Date of adoption of this EN: 18 May 2001
Date of latest announcement of this EN (doa): 31 August 2001
Date of latest publication of new National Standard
or endorsement of this EN (dop/e): 28 February 2002
Date of withdrawal of any conflicting National Standard (dow): 28 February 2003
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Introduction
The present document is part of a set of standards designed to fit in a modular structure to cover all radio and
telecommunications terminal equipment under the R&TTE Directive [1]. Each standard is a module in the structure.
The modular structure is shown in figure 1.
Disability*
3.3f
Emergency*
3.3e
Fraud*
3.3d
3.3c
Privacy*
No harm to the network*
3.3b
* If needed
Scoped by
Interworking via the network*
equipment
3.3a class or type
Interworking with the network
Use of spectrum
3.2
New radio harmonized standards
Spectrum
Scoped by frequency and/or equipement type
Radio Product EMC
New single multi-part standard
3.1b
EMC
Generic and base standards also notified under EMC Directive
New standard for Health for radio
(if needed)
3.1a
Safety
Standards also notified under LVD Directive
(incl acoustic safety if needed)
Non-radio Radio (RE)
TTE Non-TTE
Figure 1: Modular structure for the various standards used under the R&TTE Directive
The left hand edge of the figure shows the different clauses of article 3 of the Directive.
For article 3.3 various horizontal boxes are shown. Their dotted lines indicate that essential requirements in these areas
have to be adopted by the Commission. If such essential requirements are adopted, and as far and as long as they are
applicable, they will justify individual standards whose scope is likely to be specified by function or interface type.
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